The Crowning of the Year and Halloween in Verse
The piece combines a harvest meditation from St. Louis Globe-Democrat with a Halloween verse by Nora Chesson. It contrasts autumnal calm and harvest abundance with playful fairy imagery and festive rites. The verses evoke seasonal change, mystical folk figures, and the merriment of Halloween celebrations.
The Storm and Song in a Library of Verses
A collage of verse snippets from newspapers contrasts stoic civic resolve with workers’ songs about hardship and hope. It features Nebraskas quoting urging perseverance, references to The Moonshiners Song, Atlanta Constitution, and London Daily News with lines on weathering storms, making do, and youthful voices in Faust.
Pumpkin Pie and the Republic’s Promise
A verse notes Dame Freedom stealing a golden dish from the sun to create pumpkin pie with aromas of Araby the Blest. The poem frames the idea of a republic where all people share abundance, not just an upper crust, reflecting on national equality and opportunity.
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Freedom
N. Y. Sun
No Last Rose of Summer Noted in Houston Post
Poem fragment notes roses blooming from May to May first in the south with red white and yellow petals. The plain is described as starry with rare blooms, reflecting a southern climate observation by J. M. Lewis in the Houston Post.
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South
Broath
J. M. Lewis
Houston Post
Bag holder invention praised for farm use
A Prairie Farmer reader from Stephenson county Illinois describes a bag holder built from a two inch strip frame with a wooden back and a sheet iron hopper cut to slope. Hooks at the bottom corners support the bag while a bolted strip with holes serves as a hanging and adjustment aid. The device, illustrated in the paper, promises to save labor though some worry about bag wear.
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Stephenson County
Illinois
Prairie Farmer
Ill
Som
Fertilizing Orchards and Soil Care Principles
Farmers often neglect orchard nutrition assuming soil alone suffices. Excess leaf, fruit, and pasture use exhausts minerals, causing weak trees and poor yields. Use a complete fertilizer early, then switch to legume and grass rotations with clover and acid phosphate plus potash. 400 pounds per acre can meet fruit needs as trees mature.
Farmers Advice From The Farm Journal On Harvest And Lawn Care
Snow covers wheat but harms harvest gear and warns against adulterated bran. Look ahead to price stability and avoid dumping harvests. If lawn grass is thin, reseed with wood ashes. Do not try hornets for profit. Husking corn after freeze thaw threatens farm boys.
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Farm Journal
Seven Chinese political parties named by Shimkoron
The Shimkoron outlines seven major Chinese factions rivaling the notion of a single anti-foreigner mood. Conservatives back the court while a China Japan alliance and republican factions push reform and national self rule. Other groups favor constitutional evolution, a “great man,” dismemberment by foreign concessions, and an educational approach.
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China
Shimkoron
Peking Court
Russia
England
Nowise
Republican Party
United States
Constitutional Party
Shanghai
Shantung
Germany
Yunnan
France
Equally Maddening in the Shade of a Busy House
Ruffon Wratz moves to shade seeking rest as noise from a nearby house draws attention. Sarold Storey considers the sounds may come from a voice studio or a painless dental parlor, reflecting a humorous local dialogue from the Chicago Tribune.
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Sarold Storey
Voice Catcher
Chicago Tribune
Not in the List Convent Remark Sparks Abridged Wealth Tale
A social vignette notes a contractor's wife aiming to lavish wealth on her daughters at a St. Peter's convent. When the nun says ambition is lacking, the mother replies to “buy it,” insisting expense is no object and wealth proves value.
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Contractor
False Gains in Calf Ration Cheating Warned
The speaker argues no man can cheat his calves and young stock without losing money in the end. He warns that any attempt to skim profits on rations will surface in fall accounting, revealing the cheater.
Millet seed keeps chickens busy and content
Millet seed is praised as one of the finest foods for chickens and other fowls. Scattered among dry leaves it can keep a drove of chickens busy and happy for hours.
Markets Report From New York And Other Cities
The market notes flour quiet in New York with wheat at 92 5?4 cents and corn 65 cents. Oats 36 44 cents. Livestock prices show cattle quiet, veals 5.00 to 9.50, sheep 3.50 to 5.25, lambs 7.00 to 8.25, hogs 5.60 to 5.75. similar quotes from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg for wheat corn oats butter eggs cheese potatoes hay and cattle and hogs with varied ranges.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Politician notes on city blast before election
A Chicago Sun remark cites a fatal blast in the city with two hundred fifty killed as a politician notes the timing of an election just a month away. The exchange highlights the tension between catastrophe and political calendars.
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Chicago Sun
The Parachute Top Priority on Airships
Quoted remark from a Washington Star feature emphasizes the parachute as the crucial safety element for airships. A Somerville Journal notice suggests good conversation centers on others, not the talker, reflecting on interpersonal approach.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted by Bradford Reader
Bradford Tennessee October 23 Special reports scientific findings link kidney trouble to many diseases and touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure. A local testimonial from J A Davis claims dramatic recovery after several boxes, urging early treatment to prevent progression to Brights Disease Dropsy Diabetes Rheumatism and more.
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Bradford
Tenn
J. A. Davis
Dodd
Bright
Restored Hair with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
An anecdotal testimonial from Fred'k Busche of New York City describes relief from a severe scalp condition and hair loss after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He claims hair was restored and health maintained, recommending ongoing use for scalp care. Biography note adds a reflective line about truth.
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Fred’k Busche
East 57Th St
New York City
One Complaint About Prison Life
A burglar on a three year sentence tells a visitor he has only one fault with prison life. He complains that guards refuse to let him carry a night key, while a good woman tries to offer missionary work behind bars. The exchange appears in the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Left an Impression Phrenologist Joke in Detroit Free Press
A father explains his son’s head is full of bumps after his knowledge is knocked into it while a phrenologist comments on the unusual head. The Detroit Free Press frames the quip as a light humor item in a newspaper column.
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Detroit Free Press
Policy Holders’ Committee Probes $200000 Expenditures
Judge Kohlsaat cites Moulton Rosenfeld and Moore to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt over the September 1905 purchase of 8000 shares of Security Life and Annuity Company stock and February 1905 Life Insurance Company of Pennsylvania deals, with the committee ready to disclose all details.
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Western Life Indemnity Company
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Rosenfeld
Life Insurance Company of Pennsylvania
Security Life and Annuity Company
Moulton
Moore
Kohlsaat
Hervey B. Hicks
Justice of the peace marriage tips and ad blurbs
A dated miscellany notes that choosing a justice of the peace over a minister invites potential appeals in higher courts. It advertises Red Cross Ball Blue and a 2 cm package for five cents, plus quips about love and hunger between meals and a testimonial about Piso's Cure. A closing line notes a man seeking work need not carry a gun.
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Justice of the Peace
Red Cross
Great Song Writer Paul Dresser Endorses Doan’s Pills
Paul Dresser of New York author of Banks of the Wabash writes a testimonial praising Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes kidney pain and backache and says Foster Milburn Co sells the pills for 50 cents a box in Buffalo, New York.
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Paul Dresser
New York
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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