Keeping Hams The Massey cure for hams and shoulders
A North Carolina extension note outlines a ham curing method. Soak meat in a brine strong enough to float a potato, boil and skim, then stir in one pint black molasses per two pounds meat and half ounce saltpetre per batch. Cover meat and cure four to six weeks, then smoke with hickory wood and corn cobs. After smoking, coat with molasses and pepper, wrap in cottonbags or pack in dry oak chaff. ham improves after a year. Similar steps apply to other cuts, thinner pieces cure less.
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F. W. Massey
N.C. Fzp
Paper Church of Bergen A Paper Chapel Built In Norway
A Bergen church is constructed entirely of paper to house nearly 1,100 seats. The octagonal exterior conceals a circular interior with papier mache reliefs statues a vaulted roof and Corinthian capitals. The waterproofing is done by soaking the papier mache in a lime milk curdled milk and egg white solution.
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Bergen
Norway
Chicago Conversation and Economic Glimpses in 1890s Text
A jumble of dialogue and promotional blurbs references Cuba Spain and domestic remedies. It mentions judge and cop dialogue, Cuba’s plantations valued at 325 million, annual exports 90 million and imports 43.75 million with Spain funding nearly 50 million of that. It also promotes patent medicines including Horse? ers Stomach Bitters Brown's Iron Bitters and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonial style notes and a sample oats offer from John A. Salter Seed Co.
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Copa
Cuba
Spain
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Frank Winter
Montana
Mammoth Farm
Betrayed 4 Romance of Love Intrigue and Crime Chapter XX
Warren Leland advances his political bid by courting Clara Denton at Sedley farm while edge of danger grows. He wins a cautious ally in Mrs Denton and entangles himself with the rag picker’s warning, as Metcalf and Mildred watch. Clara contemplates his refined manners and hidden motives, setting stage for a fateful confession and entangled loyalties.
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Leland
Clare Denton
Warren Leland
Mr. Leland
Sedley
Mildred Lester
Edith Denton
Mildred
Edith
Clara Denton
Pather
Nathan Metcalf
Mr. Metralf
Claa
Cira
New York
Fifth Avenue
Lester
Congress
Mrs. Denton
Clara
Mr. Welch
Jennies
Jennie
Island
Roxbury
Oll
Newark
Toland
Connecticut
Mr. Sweetland
Metcalf
Forlura Denton
Mauvais Suiet
Lind
Ato
Passes the House as Wilson Tariff Bill Clears House
The Wilson tariff bill with income tax passed the House by 204 to 140 in a tumultuous 6 PM vote. Democrats largely supported it, with 17 defections mainly over schedules. crowding in the capitol and wives admitted to the floor marked a historic day.
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House
Yeas
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rhode Island
California
Louisiana
Geary
Sibley
Haines
Bourke Cochran
New England
Massachusetts
Stevens
Amos Cummings
House of Representatives
Capitol
Railway Figures Show U S Railroad Earnings in 1893
A Washington Sunday special reports a preliminary Interstate Commerce Commission estimate for the year ending June 30 1893. It covers 479 operating companies and 145 86958 miles of line or 87 percent of total. Gross earnings totaled 1085585281 with 322805538 from passengers and 639249365 from freight. Net earnings reached 350257749 about 3.50 percent of capitalization. A statistician notes Americans spend 400000 daily on amusements.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Salted oil well swindle tale from Titusville district
A 19th century oil swindle tale recounted from the Titusville area describes a trio of brothers selling a sterile farm for ten thousand dollars with a share of future oil, then fleeing West. An uncle later recovers the truth. one brother dies in a Colorado poorhouse, another in a grave, and the cash is claimed by relatives. Also a brief humor item shows a mother warning about late visitors to a betrothed couple.
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Titusville
B. E. Richmond
Meadville
Colorado
Louis Globe- Democrat
Not Easily Dissuaded A Sled Threat Debate
A humorous dialogue shows Little Johnny pleading for a double-ripper sled. His mother recounts a cautionary tale about a boy who crushed fingers, prompting Johnny to quip that losing nails might be convenient for cleaning. The exchange ends with both sides reframing the purchase as impractical.
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Johnny
A Tender Hearted Girl in New York Weekly Tale
A humorous dialogue from New York Weekly portrays a mother questioning a suitor about a girl’s suitability for marriage. The son replies with playful certainty that she is the kindest and most considerate woman he has met, claiming his judgment came from asking for kisses.
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Tom
New York Weekly
Syrup of Figs touted as pure laxative remedy
Knowledge Brings comfort and improvement and tends to no enjoyment when rightly used. The many who live better than others attest the value to health of Syrup of Figs. It cleanses the system without weakening organs and acts on kidneys, liver, and bowels. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. payable in 50c and $1 bottles.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Pauls
Peculiar Names in Signs Across the States
A St Louis Globe Democrat writer notes the humor of names in business signs. Examples include A Gander in grain, Gay undertaker in Chattanooga, Graves cemetery keeper in Mobile, Bright & Early law firm in South Pittsburg, and Apple fruit dealer in Indianapolis. The essay ends with the remark that there is nothing in a name. Also a child’s joke about a corn in a shoe.
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St Louis Globe-Pdemocrat
St. Louis
A. Gander
Chattanooga
Gay
Mobile
Graves
South Pittsburg
Bright & Early
Marion
Ind
Robb & Steele
Mount Vernon
Ill
Rushville
Cook & Fry
Paxton
Troy
N. C
Lynn
Mass
Apple
Indianapolis
Sickman
Cincinnati
Hoss & Harness
Kokomo
Boatman
Mississippi
William Shakespeare
Philadelphia
Charles Lamb
Chicago
George Washington
Savannah
Charles Dickens
Far West
Poems of all Ages edition touted by book agent
A humorous exchange centers on a bound edition of Poems of all Ages as an agent touts its appeal while an elderly man laments blindness. A mother warns about cold weather as children play bareheaded, recalling past hardships and a sewer contract loss.
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New York Weekly
Tobacco Growing In The South And Across The Farm
The Times-Democrat notes a strong drift among southern farmers to grow tobacco yet warns most long-time growers in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and Missouri remain poor. It advises farming one or two acres of a high priced specialty and letting others handle common tobacco. Tobacco, once successful in North Louisiana in 1892, is only a partial success this year due to a bad season.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Missouri
North Louisiana Experiment Station
Times- Democrat
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Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Aver Sie Ratax
K. Vannrve
Kixvan & Manyix
Ohio
Brown
Isaac Thompson
Beecham Uch
Beecham
Hood
Mre
Lestie C. Smith
Mas. C. W. Surra
Tunbridge, Vt
Bradfield
Sigurd
Wolly M. Joxman
Malvern
Ark
Atlani
Drogzista
Alice P. Carriston
Sweetland
Fortunatus
Clera
Le'ond
N .W. Grocers
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
Moike
Smith & Street
Boschee
J. H. Hesss
Moffat
Texas
America
NEW York Standard Watch CO
John St
W.L. Douglas
Pierre
Dora A. Gurus
Oakley, Overton Co
Tetin
Cihegrent
Luanter
Posta
Trade Company
Boston
J. Kh. Eskew
Shenandoah
Towa
Maclean
Curtis & Walker
Waurs
Wiss
Price
H. Edward Wendel
E. Cor
George Sta
Penn
Ripans
Ripans Chemical Company
Spruce Sr
New Yor
Aes Oe Ei
Salter
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