Queen Victoria’s long reign and imperial status overview
A detailed biographical sketch recalls Queen Victoria’s sixty three years and seven months on the throne, her imperial title, and long influence over politics and society. It notes her longevity, marriages, court routines, governance style, wealth, crown items, and her fondness for dogs.
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George III
England
India
House of Lords
Harl Nelson
Juhio
House of Commons
Victoria
Brit
Coutts's
London
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Treating Pear Drought and Grafting Advice
Horticultural hints discuss pear disease treatment by cutting out infected limbs and using kerosene or carbolic acid to sterilize tools. It argues top grafting from seedlings grown in place may yield the best trees, minimizing soil disturbance while protecting ground cover in winter.
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Greening
Baldwin
Vermont Experiment Station
Winster
Sounds of Despair From a Hard Luck World
A fragmentary verse voice laments hardship and fate in Ohio and Washington Street. The speaker sees sorrow, but insists the world remains the only one we have, begging for relief from worry and tears amid rough luck and rough talk.
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Ohio
Emilin
Washington Stow
Humor and quips from old papers spark playful lines
A collage of humorous lines from Philadelphia and Boston papers and Tit-Bits, with playful exchanges about marriage, spending, and everyday mischief. A Chronic Bachelor mocks parenting temper, a wife says charges bought, and a newsboy earns three pence while sparking etiquette jokes.
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Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Press
Jane
Bertha
Bostom Transcript
Mugglins
Buggins
The Hoarding Instinct in a Pittsburg Dispatch Tale
A woman, wife of a wealthy businessman, hoards discarded wardrobe items despite charity work and ample storage. Storerooms hold gowns from ten years past, essentially worthless for wear, illustrating the hoarding instinct expressed in a non profit manner. The piece notes many women harbor small hoarding habits, even if only five cent pieces.
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Pittsburg
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Minnesota Experiment Station
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Mississippi
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New York Tribune
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