After Election Era, Reform Emerges From Wreckage
The piece argues that the 1900 results reflect fatigue with old money battles and a rise of reform sentiment. It cites New York and Philadelphia as bellwethers, predicts tariff revision and civic cleansing as future aims, and contrasts American trends with Europe’s democratic pullback while urging unity under Democratic leadership.
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Terse View of Gold Balance and Port Rico Coffee Woes
The piece discusses a supposed six to eight hundred million balance abroad eroded by foreign borrowing and investment across Europe and Russia, with October gold exports shifting to imports. It notes American investments in British consols, German bonds, and European securities, plus railway and industry deals funded by borrowed money amid a European financial crisis. It highlights Porto Rico coffee woes from Spain and Cuba tariffs and requests for American reciprocity to aid Porto Rican farmers.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Windines for Lifting Hows in Butchering Day
A detailed illustration for a portable derrick windlass rig shows a post mounted arm capable of vertical and circular movement. Bearings sized to fit 1½ to 2 inches, four to six inch post diameter, and standard blacksmith work are noted. Cost is described as very small for the complete derrick and fittings.
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American Agriculturial
Davenport
Poultry and Farm Practices in 19th Century Notes
The article discusses makeshift home wind breaks using burlap or canvas curtains, curtain ties, and doorless openings to protect houses from wind. It covers splints for animal lameness, poultry breeding and culling, and disease prevention for chicks, emphasizing inbreeding and the value of standard poultry varieties, fat ducks, and bran as a nutritious feed adjunct.
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Indianapolis News
London Live Stock Journal
Tea and kitchen tips from a bygone era
Practical advice on tea strength and water boiling, plus recipes and household hints. Quince pudding with eggs and cream, icing for special shaped cakes, pot roast beef, and improved methods for custard pies. Tips cover breakfasts, salads, cleaning, and other domestic howtos for efficient, tidy homes.
A Shrewd Man and Miscellany from Old Baltimore
A collage of anecdotes and ad copy from a 19th to early 20th century paper. It mentions Boonville subsidies for pie plants, Buckwheat cakes, Prof Bunsen and a locksmithing joke, a mock tale about women and keys, a mirror quip, and an ad for Garteia Tea claimed as a universal family remedy.
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Brooklyn
Stone thrown by wife wounds man in cheek and eye
A surgeon dresses a cheek wound and eye injury after a stone hits the patient. The man reveals the assailant is his wife who was aiming at the neighbor's hens. He adds he stood behind her during the incident.
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Bunsen
Madiun
Baker’s chocolate and cocoas trademark warning
Consumers are advised to examine packages of Baker's Chocolate or Baker's Cocos for the familiar chocolate girl trademark. Numerous imitations exist. A free copy of Miss Parlon's recipes is available by writing to Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass.
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Miss Parlon
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Blue Necktie Sale Mismatch Sparks Witty Exchange
Mr. Drinker asks for a blue necktie to suit his eyes. A salesman replies, wax jokingly, that none are available to match his eyes, offering a tie to match his nose instead in a playful exchange.
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Drinker
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