School Days at the Hill A Chronicle of Tim and Tim's Seat
Horace Seymour Keller recalls school days with Tim left on a low front seat while Jim and Bill occupy higher spots. The piece frames a prim teacher, sly seating, and a rural arc as Tim grows wiser from his vantage point and his brothers pursue different paths, ending with a note on a county judge race.
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Jim
Tim
Bill
Brother Jim
Horace Seymour Keller
N. Y. Sun
The Boy Who Got His Wish Fairy Tale
A boy named Emory Wheeler in a cruel home meets a tiny old man who grants one wish with a luck stone. He wishes to stop washing and school, then is kidnapped and forced to work in a cave, enduring harsh food and misery away from his family.
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Emory
Emory Wheeler
Emory’s Wish for Freedom and Water in the Cave
A boy named Emory endures abuse in a cave where a cruel man and wife force him to work and deny him water. A talking old man offers a lucky stone and a chance to wish for happiness, leading Emory to plead for his former life with washing and schooling. He awakens to his mother calling him to wash and go to school, realizing others may not value their blessings.
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Emory
Emory Wheeler
Chicago Record-Herald
Ventilation in Dair y Barns and Construction Tips
Farmers mistake ventilation for sanitation in old barns. Moisture must be kept as vapor. heat loss and drafts are controlled by double air spaces and insulated flues. The King system uses external or internal flues with two‑layer walls, tar paper, and tight construction to create a box‑stove like draft.
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H. E. Cook
Method of grafting English walnut on Black walnut
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes a successful spring graft using tongue graft on a one year seedling. Mrs J Kay adds a girdling technique with a bud, inserting the English walnut bark into the stock and tying it, with sap union expected by next spring. a diagram explains the process.
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New Yorker
Moorestown
N. J
English of the Swiss Inaccurate Grammar Noted
Report cites examples from a London Chronicle piece showing Swiss English errors in hotel notices and guidebook ads. It quotes ungrammatical phrases urging guests not to take clothes to see the sun rise and others about solitude and dress for dinner.
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Berne
Jura Mountains
London Chronicle
Sea Gypsies of Mergui Float Between Islands
In the Mergui archipelago off lower Burma, sea gypsies live in covered boats with families and pets. By day they fish or dive for oysters and turtles, returning to shore each night. When weather turns rough they land with their dogs and poach porcupines and squirrels for meals.
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Mergui
Lower
Burmah
Oxen as Racers in France Train for Saddle Riding
Oxen in France are being trained as saddle riders with several races organized to test their speed and jumping ability. They are trained for flat courses and as jumpers, using bridles and saddles similar to those used for hunters.
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France
Huntera
Efficient Siloing Cuts Feed Costs and Improves Winter Keep
A farmer reports eight years using a silo with seven years of whole silage and a recent upgrade with a gas engine and cutter blower. The new system lowered costs and produced silage worth nearly double, using yellow corn harvested for the silo and glazed ears picked for the best yield. The approach fed livestock through winter, per Farm and Home.
Soil Depletion From Apple Cropping vs Wheat Over 20 Years
The Cornell bulletin compares nutrient loss from 20 years of continuous apple cropping to wheat. Apple production removes far more nitrogen and potash and about half more phosphoric acid, signaling rapid soil depletion. Burnt apple tree hardwood illustrates potash removal.
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Cornell Experiment Station
Voorhees
Pointers for Dairymen from a Practical Guide
Practical guidance on dairy operation includes how to handle milk and cream for butter quality keep milk separate and test quality wash and join utensils properly chill and preserve milk for calves feed cows pumpkins and grain to boost milk yield dehorn restless cows and carefully handle heifers after first calf manage manure value at twenty dollars per cow and deter pests with hanging shelves from cellar ceilings.
Mulch in Spring Benefits Young Plants
Mulch in spring helps keep soil from drying out and overheating. It moderates day night temperature swings that harm tender roots and supports an even temperature. Straw mulch also suppresses weed growth and moisture loss.
From Girlhood to Womanhood Lydia Pinkham Advice Tale
The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for girls entering puberty and mothers guiding them. It cites letters from Myrtle Mills and Matilda Borman praising relief from dizziness headaches and irregular menses, and invites others to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Matilda Borman
Mrs. Pinkham
Farmington
Iowa
Washington Inn Sign Faces Modern Signage
In a witty exchange the Chicago Daily News notes an old inn frequented by George Washington has altered its sign from “Accommodation to Man and Beast” to “Accommodation to Man and Automobile.” The tale contrasts past travelers with today’s era of gasoline and cars.
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George Washington
Moin
Chicago Daily News
Financier Defined as Man with So Much Money
A humorous dialogue explains a financier as a man with so much money that a legislative committee must search to determine its ownership, set in Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs
Dodd's Kidney Pills End Sciatic Pains Claim
Mineral Idaho resident D. B Colson proclaims a cure for sciatic pain using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the pills relieved his awful hip pains and asserts the medicine removes uric acid by restoring kidney health, preventing rheumatism and sciatica.
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Mineral
Idaho
Colson
Dodd
For Women and Household Goods Advertisements
A collage of older ads promotes Cuticura products for female ailments and general antiseptic care, Red Cross Wall Blue for laundry, and Piso’s Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds. Also mentions ball blue and moral quotes about poverty and life.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
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