Open Coal Grate Triumphs in Poets Eye
A poem by Samuel Williams Cooper laments wood fires and praises coal open grates. The verse contrasts old wood burning with modern coal warmth, praising durability and comfort while questioning forest waste and smoky logs.
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Samuel Williams Cooper
Tit for Tat Ends in Pig Farm Prison
Mr Tucker and his wife witness pigs fattening. son Billy pleads for Budge the pig with the black spot. The couple is driven from home to a shed prison where men dine as pigs perform daily chores. observers note pigs have risen and grown fat while neighbors debate liberty and survival.
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Dream of Tucker the Pig Ends in a Real Morning Twist
A man near prison contemplates a pig dinner as a piglet pleads to spare Tucker. A dream scene unfolds with farmyard voices debating eating him. He awakens relieved, and his son Billy learns Tucker will stay as a pet while others remain.
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Primary Classes Teach New Words By Sentence Method
The excerpt outlines teaching strategies for beginners through primary grades. It emphasizes using sentences on the board to illustrate meaning, underlining and pronouncing new words, and having students create their own sentences. It suggests spelling and phonetic analysis of words within classroom dialogue.
Beechers and Copeland Advertise Farm Machinery Line
Beechers and Copeland promote Walter A. Wood enclosed gear mowing machines at 65 dollars, Wood’s mower 63 dollars, Meadow King mower 60 dollars, plus Reed gear attachments. They tout Harrows, plows, cultivators, wagons, fencing, paints, stoves, ranges and the New Hartford sewing machine with low cash prices and broad hardware offerings.
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Boiled Flowers in a New York Garden Joke
A young New York woman with a tiny garden teaches admirers to water it. An admirer sprays the plants from a bathtub faucet, then she discovers the hot water has been turned on and the pansy and shrub are boiled. She vows to serve them at dinner.
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