Durable Hay Rack Design for Wagons and High Wheels
Instructional note by R. O. Logan in Farm and Home detailing a one piece bolted hay rack for low wagons or high wheel farm wagons. Describes dimensions for sills, supports, front post elevation, side projections, arch bow, folding standards, and options for securing the load and saving grain.
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R. O. Logan
Ice as a Necessity Warns for Winter Storage
Jacob Dickman argues in Ohio Farmer that ice storage for next summer is essential. He details practical methods for building and layering ice, using sawdust and snow to insulate, and cautions about spring thaw when air passages can hasten melting.
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Jacob Dickman
Ohio
Seeds Reproducing Vast Yields From Single Wheat Grain
A historical note explains planting seeds too densely reduces yield but an experiment shows a single wheat grain can produce 20,000 heads and 170,000 grains yielding 4 percent. It demonstrates potential output far exceeding common expectations.
Senator Relates Narrow Escape With Indian Adversary
Washington correspondence recounts Senator Stewart recalling a gold prospecting episode. An Indian companion urged a ride in a high wagon. a gun was spotted in hiding. Stewart grabbed the gunman, toppled him, freed the wagon, and pushed on with his mule, describing a near-fatal confrontation. The piece also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with testimonials and a money‑back offer.
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Washington Correspondence
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Judge Now Path for You Objection Learned by Heart
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a tense exchange with a judge and witness. The lawyer’s notes are cited as the memorized instruction guiding the testimony and expected path for the respondent.
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Philadelphia Press
Grain-O and Grain-O2 bring coffee replacement drink
Grain-O features a rich brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains. The product is marketed as safe for children and adults, easy on delicate stomachs, and substitutes coffee. Available in 15c and 25c packages at all grocers.
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Java
Young New Zealand Fan Questions Twain Real Name
A New Zealand girl writes to Mark Twain asking if Clemens is his real name. She reasons Clemens sold patent medicines and favors the name Mark. Twain replies with his usual wit noting Mark Antony appears in the Bible and expresses guarded optimism.
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Mark Twain
Clemens
Mark
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Remedy Product Claims Health Benefits
An old advertisement promotes a medicine that allegedly moves the bowels daily and supports liver and kidney function. It claims to cure headaches and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents.
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Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo
N. Y
Vermont town electric plant freezes up in record cold
A Vermont town reported its electric light plant frozen up the other night, claiming a statewide beat for cold weather disruptions. The item echoes a remark about extraordinary freezing in the Green Mountain State, with humorous asides about gravity and far western petrified scenes.
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Vermont
Green Mountain
Bob Burdette
Bob
Troy T Imes
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Farm and Livestock Prices
New York prices show patent flour at 4.00 to 4.25 and wheat No 2 red at 79 1/2 cents. Cleveland lists winter wheat patents 4.15 to 4.35 and cattle steady with steer 4.75 to 5.00. Toledo notes cash wheat 78 1/4 to 79 1/4 cents. East Liberty records cattle extra 5.40 to 5.60. Hogs traded around 5.60 to 5.90 in several markets. Cincinnati reports hogs active at 4.00 to 5.45.
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York State
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Cincinnati
Gossip Trails Young Man in Jewelry Store Visit
In Atchison Globe fashion the remark implies a young man entering a jewelry shop to view ladies ring offerings will trigger town gossip and a flurry of whispers.
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Atchison Globe
To Mothers of Large Families Lydia Pinkham Ad Appeal
The ad speaks to mothers with heavy daily demands inviting all women to seek free advice from Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Carrie Belleville Ludington Michigan praising the Vegetable Compound for easing severe menstruation and enabling her to manage housework for eight in the family.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kidnappers Terrify City as Folkloric Figures Speak
In a Baltimore American fragment a frightened elderly woman frets about walking streets alone amid bold kidnapper rumors. A satirical Bald Party figure dismisses danger, claiming kidnappers only seize people in their first childhood, hinting at absurd political commentary.
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Petes
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