War Time Makeshifts in the South During the War
Fred A. Olds recounts how Southern families endured shortages by inventing home made goods and self sufficiency. Salt, shoes, leather and clothing were rationed prompting saltworks, tanneries and home looms to supply needs. People used wood bottoms for shoes, kerosene replaced by candles, beeswax torches, improvised inks and papers, and cotton yarn draws. The piece notes a return to store goods after the war and laments the fade of makeshifts.
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South
North
North Carolina
Virginia
Fred A. Olds
Des Moines
They've Got Him on the List in Austins Tax Land Sells
A social note from Lexas Siftings recalls a visit by Mrs Judge Peterby and her daughter Mamie to Austin newcomers, where a wealthy capitalist is teased for appearing in the papers whenever land goes on tax sale. Mamie boasts that “pa’s name” appears in the Austin papers each tax sale.
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Austin
Judge Peterby
Mamie
Lexas Siftings
Home and Farm tips and household advice roundup
A digest of practical notes on animal care and kitchen ideas. Tips urge feeding turkeys to encourage nightly returns, warn bees may threaten fruit, and note the beneficial use of carbolic acid in stables. Recipes include Date Pie and Rice Waffles, plus a method to obtain permanent water via drainage tile and a cheap wash-stand splashers construction.
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Cincinnati Times
Boston
Troy Times
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indianapolis Journal
Water in the Pasture Missing Attention by Farmers
Essay urges farmers to ensure ample pasture water for cattle in hot weather. Frequent, consistent drinking preserves milk flow and animal health. Recommends open gates, constant trough water, and windmill pumps to avoid rationing water then notes a local pest control anecdote and a costly failed fly trap experiment.
Washing Butter The Proper Way To Draw Off Buttermilk
The article explains when to stop churning for granular butter and how to wash and separate buttermilk. It details water temperatures, salt usage, and brine washing, cautioning against cheap salts and unnecessary washing while stressing temperate handling to keep butter loose and pure.
Remarkable Field Stone In Deer Carcass Captivates Florida Resident
A Panasoffkee, Florida resident, Robert R. Smith, found a mudstone in the throat of a deer he killed eight years ago. The stone, about one inch wide and half an inch thick, resembles pawpaw seed and its uses against bites or rabid animals are unknown.
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Robert R. Smith
Panasoffkee
Fla
Specialization in farming improves profits and focus
The article argues that professional fields prize specialization and applies this to farming. It says farmers should concentrate on one profitable line such as dairying or fruit growing, while using side crops sparingly. Diversification can harm the average farmer, who should identify his best-adapted enterprise and pursue it with persistent study and patience.
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N.Y
A Chinese execution seen by a guest in China
A witness recalls a viceroy inviting him to view three executions in sedan chairs. Each condemned man chose a weapon and was beheaded, blood spurting and heads dangling. The witness notes the soldiers’ calm, the viceroy’s satisfaction, and mentions China’s large army. Additional items include a retold joke about a cross eyed man and a note on English carriage origins. Hiawatha reports a local silk worm watcher.
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China
Indianapolis Journal
Speech About Last Day Echoes From Uncle George
A Boston Transcript quote recalls a minister's remark on judgment at the last day. The speaker imagines Uncle George would savor the chance to speak, noting his daily habit of wickedness and talk, reflecting on accountability and irony.
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George
Boston Transcript
Health and digestion drive happiness and health
An essay on happiness pricing health and digestion notes that even a rich person can be miserable with dyspepsia or liver disorders. It promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as the safest vegetable remedy for such morbid conditions. The text includes brisk quips from Jewiry News and the Duluth Paragrapher about seat crowds and bakery ambitions.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Sroman
Millige
Asa
Poe
Talon
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Ges Main St. Buffalo
N. KX
Respect Your Liver and Avoid Ineffective Remedies
A collection of humorous and promotional quips on tonics and remedies. Advertising snippets praise Hostetter's Stomach Hitters, Tansill's Punch Scent cigars, Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water, Piso's Cure for Consumption, Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and a remark on jewelry pricing. Includes satirical remarks about medicines and liver health.
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Han Wert
Summersett & Arnold
Dorothy
Grandmamma
Grandpapa
Henry Talcott Mills
Boston Globe
IW. D. Boynton
Ponca
Neb
Bolton
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Flowery Kingdom
Darkey
Cuffee
England
Hiawatha
Kan
Jewiry News
Duluth Paragrapher
Duluth
R. W. Tassitut & Co
Glenn
Hill
Isaac Thompson
Lowell Vitizen
Washington
Dr. Sage
L’art de la Mode
Paris
New York
W. J. Morse
New Loris
H. H. Green & Sons
M. Ds
Atlant A
Yube
W. L. Douglass
W. L. Douglas
Brocktea
Masa
Cockle
Lng
Fuller & Fuller
Fitzgerald & Im Collectors
Indianapolis
Ind
Springer
Seave
Eboler
Peneaeor
Weyers Sehnal
Much
Goa
Merriam & CO
P Nets
Sprincfield
Mass
Nile Crease
Ime
Warren
Cvatas Nelson
Ue Brewstiswety
ECS
Hosseb Oy
Miche
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Systen
Moody
Chicinnatio
MasSit
Prof. J. Wharton
Sith Ward Clmeinwatl
Cihaen
Rilion
Philadelphia Ladies’ Rome Journal
Hanna
D G
OIL” Company
America
Coleums
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Josiah Allen
Wites
Mary J.holmes
Marion Harland
Rose Terry Cooke
Louisa M. Alcott
Will Carleton
Robert J. Burdette, Harriet Prescott Spofford
Christine Terhune
Herrick PF
Prett
Scribler
Gustavus
Exata C. Hew
Exiza R. Passer
Cresa
Curtis Publishing CO
Philadelphia, Pa
eSee Smith
O. &. Smitel , CO
ST. Mous, MO
Slamins
Sale Wean
St. Louis
Westake Ye Peta Wat Yourson
Siearante
Guna
Ile
Lovell Arms CO
Bouton
Priciae Andress
Ming
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