All Sorts in The Warren Mail November 25 1884
A light anthology of witticisms and anecdotes on wages teachers students and public figures. Includes quips about labor wages Cleveland’s election and Horace Greeley. A poem fragment by W W Fink in Century concludes the column.
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W. W. Fink
Emorest
Demorest
W. Jennings Demorest
New York
Warren Mail
Stoneboro
Jamestown
Youngston
Andover
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Pat
Youngstown
Sleeping Love plate promo in Godey’s Lady's Book 1885
An engraving titled Sleeping Love offered to new subscribers of Godey’s Lady's Book for 1885 features a sleeping boy depicted amid wildflowers and forest shade, praised for its artistic simplicity and composition. Also advertised are dyspepsia tablets and a tonic with claims of quick relief and liver digestion benefits from Johnson & Siegfried.
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Perault
Ofrodey
Love
Messrs
J. H. Hausenbeek &Co
Godey
Johnson & Siegfried
School Books and Blank Books at A. A. Davis Co
A. A. Davis & Co offers school books and blank books for students and teachers. The store highlights affordable options and a range of sizes and formats to meet classroom needs.
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A. A. Davis & Co
Mother's love and Peruna cures deafness in daughter
A Kentucky mother credits Peruna with curing her daughter's deafness from chronic catarrh after years of failed remedies. Dr. Ong reports a large trade in Peruna. A Lewis County farmer credits Peruna and Manalin with lifting six months of illness and a cough, proclaiming himself well.
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Henry Schualen
Ashland
A. R. Ong
Martins Ferry
Gillespie
Peruna
Manalin
Ice as an Economy Not a Luxury for Farmers
The article argues farmers should view ice as an economical asset rather than a luxury. It cites ice’s role in preserving food, reducing fuel and labor, and enabling year round dairy and poultry efficiency. It also notes city practices, shipping, dairy benefits, and encourages improved fowl breeds and egg sizing to boost farm profits.
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Walter A. Wood
W. Anson Wood
Chase Taylor & Co
Buckeye
Jackson
Wetherill
Paris
NEW Hartford
Poultry and eggs prices rise with wealth and demand
The article notes eggs and poultry rise with national wealth. Fresh eggs stay in demand at high prices. savory fowls sell as other meats lag. Small farmers dominate production. large southern planters rely on cotton and tobacco. Rail and carrier improvements ease marketing. Colorado uses dedicated cars for live fowl transport.
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California
Paris
Great Britain
New England
Middle States
Western States
Canada
South
Kentucky
Colorado
Nutritional Comparison Of Legumes And Grains
The American Miller notes legumes such as peas beans lentils and vetches contain rich nourishing matter comparable to grains. Legumes offer 24 to 31 percent nourishing substance versus grains up to 15 percent, with higher phosphorus in legumen and similar albuminous content though gluten in cereals remains dominant.
Imagined New York Society Men and Their Habits
A New York Cor. describes two archetypes among the city's young men: the poised, English-leaning Knickerbocker society figure who seldom appears in print yet moves in exclusive circles, and the prodigal son type who splurges on gowns and amusements, often seen in papers, then settles into business life.
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Knickerbocker
Union
New York
Oxford
Prince of Wales
Burke
Twenty Third Street
Cor
San Francisco
Argonaut
Letter from Canada man on disciplining boys sparks debate
A Canadian reader writes a letter denouncing boys as inherently bad and recounts using corporal punishment. He urges restraint and cautions that if he visits the United States he would refrain from such discipline, prompting reader reaction on child-rearing.
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Canada
America
Global curiosities and statistics from a 19th century paper
Notes cover a spider’s web as a natural marvel, German naval gains, a poisonous fish, South Carolina mill data, an Australian to London telegraph feat, notable deaths, a comical Connecticut job inquiry, advertising trends, cholera observations, a dramatic family reunion at a funeral, swallows deserting French towns during cholera, global Christian demographics, and literacy rates across states.
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South Carolina
Albany
Shakspeare
France
Baltimore American
Indiana
Massachusetts
California
Colorado
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Missouri
New Watermelon Variants and Table Preparations
The article notes vanilla and lemon flavored watermelons produced by injecting flavors during growth, with limited availability. It also records varied serving ideas such as melon salad with pepper oil and vinegar, molasses on melons, lemon squeezed onto fruit, and eating plain as preferred by the interviewer, citing a Boston family and a Philadelphia Times mention.
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Epicures
Boston
Anecdotes on Fame From James Payn in Cornhill Magazine
The writer James Payn recalls receiving brandy from anonymous admirers and money loans as tokens of fame. He recounts visiting a suburban police office for reward handbills, noting that the inspector, though labeled intelligent, assists him despite the narrator being out of the district.
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James Payn
Cornhill Magazine
Costly cactus spared by roof painter fall
An Austin capitalist mourned a crushed imported cactus after a roof painter fell and broke his neck on the stone steps. The servant reports no injury to the painter, sparking the merchant’s wry reaction and relieved tears.
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Austin
Flinders
Texas Siftings
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