Reed verses Canmon Uncle Joe dislikes to use it
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon resisting a special order session and the use of a fast passage machine. The piece discusses opinions on reviving the whipping post for wife beaters, divorce ease, and U S foreign policy quips. It includes anecdotes about Senator Hale, Dolliver, Clapp, and Penrose during Mormon Smoot hearings.
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Washington
Senator Hate
Jaele Sam
Washington, Jan. C
Cannon
Tom Reed
Taylor
Reed Smoot
Apostle Penrose
Brigham Bb. Roberts
God
Tayler
Penrose
Brigham H. Roberts
Roberts
A Wise Inspector and the Train Diamond Theft
A narrator recounts aiding detectives in a train jewel theft case that nets a fake, counterfeit scheme. An advertised “found jewels” trap misleads the thief, leading to a failed handoff and a tunnel escape. The narrator deciphers the initials G U E as Get Up Early and reflects on counterfeits and police missteps.
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Thijs
G. UV
Ult
Lotty
Daosthy
Breaking a Draft Colt: Training Steps for Early Harness
The article outlines methods from Joby Buckler on training draft colts. Use a light bit early and fit harness to ease handling, then pair with a steady older horse to teach starting, stopping, and loading. Progress to paired work before heavy field tasks in hot weather.
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Joby Buckler
Breeders Gazette
The Frog's Skin Breathing and Water Absorption
The article explains frog skin as a breathing organ with air supply from moist skin. It describes extensive water absorption, moisture loss effects on respiration, and a protective internal water sack that helps the amphibian survive dry periods.
Origin of a Phrase Petting into a Serape
A London Chronicle note explains the phrase petting into a serape arose from Scottish golfers in rabbit scrapes on sandy downs. Rules formed at St Andrews to define actions when the ball fell into such a scrape, spreading the term southward without its practical meaning.
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Scotland
St. Andrew’'s
London Chronicle
Time tested hog feed correcting mix with charcoal salt and ashes
The passage describes a corrective feed for pigs using nine bushels charcoal eight pounds salt two quarts all slaked lime one bushel wood ashes mixed with warm water and copperas dissolved in a separate trough for hogs. It cites Theodore Louis and others and notes weight gains and corn savings from such regimens.
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Theodore Louis
Henry
Harness Fit and Care Rationale from National Stockman
Guidance on selecting a proper harness and collar for a horse. Emphasizes correct fit, avoiding tightness and rubbing, and adjusting promptly for comfort and effectiveness. Practical notes on placing and breaking in harness to ensure safety and performance.
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National Stockman
Pulpit Hourglasses Enduring Sermon Time Limits
After the reformation English pulpits featured hourglasses to curb long sermons. Puritan preachers in the mid seventeenth century spoke two hours or more, prompting fixed hourglasses and attendants. Iron brackets and costly designs carried the hourglasses, which remained in some churches for years before fading after the Restoration.
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England
Pearson's Weekly
Troubles of a mysterious nature at dambing tine
The passage presents unclear claims about problems of an inthimanatory character at dambing tine, noted by a highly conditioned eye. It reads as a fragmented description without verifiable events, persons, or places.
Feeding the Sow and Livestock Through Winter
Practical notes from agricultural writers on winter feeding for sows and other stock. Guidance covers nutritious but nonconcentrated rations, limited early post farrowing feeds, slop mixtures of middlings and oats, millet hay caution, and using cottonseed products with care. Also mentions silage based feeds for ewes, ash as mineral supplement, and general diet planning for ruminants and pigs.
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Mimericaan Agriculturist
New Yorker
Greenland Iceberg Story Toward Sea Passage
A massive Greenland iceberg formation, long in the making, describes how a snowflake grows into a glacier and finally drifts from the ice cap through Greenland valleys toward the sea, threatening ships.
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Greenland
Monkeys and Magpies Outwitted by Simple Math
A short folkloric tale describes five or six men marching toward a pair of animals, then four return, leaving the others hidden. The clever men trick the animals into thinking all have left, allowing the remaining pursuers to capture them.
No Longer In Commercial Life Dr Guy Reflects on Medicine
A dramatic exchange recalls doctors profiting from patients as a graveyard scene appraises past medical egotism. The Boston Transcript frames Dr. Quickly-Indeed noting no more money from former patients.
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Guy
Dr. Quickly
Boston Transcript
Toasts and excesses in a ceremonial banquet speech
A playful exchange defines a banquet toast as a dry remark. Excerpted dialogue shows a boy asking why speeches at banquets are called toasts and the father answering with a wry note on dryness.
Too True George and the sickening sight of infidelity
Dialogue fragment contrasts two men views on betrayal and sexual jealousy. Harry reframes the sickening act as another man making love to his girl, revealing tension and possessiveness in a rough exchange.
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George
Harry
Origin of prison stripes traced to biblical rule
The New Orleans Thief Democrat comments on stripes as a badge of infamy citing Deuteronomy about forty lashes and argues that modern prisons use striped clothing to mark offenders, suggesting a long history of physical markings across societies.
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New Orleans
Care of a Razor Advice From an Expert Barber
An expert barber explains that many men mismanage razors by overusing them without rest. Rest periods, alternating two razors, and careful stropping prevent dulling. avoid heavy pressure and overstropping. lightly rest the blade on leather and strop briefly after shaving for best condition.
History of the U S Capital's Shifting Seats
The capital of the United States moved among Philadelphia Baltimore Philadelphia Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton and New York from 1774 to 1800 before finally settling in Washington. The sequence includes dates such as Sept 5 1774, Dec 20 1776, March 1777, Sept 1777, Sept 30 1777, and multiple changes through 1784 and 1789.
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United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lancaster
York
Wey
Princeton
N. C
Annapolis
Trenuton
New York
Washington
The Courage of Failure and Moral Resolve
A reflection on steadfastness in duty praising those who persist with unwavering conviction despite setbacks. It argues that true character lies in remaining faithful to a just cause even at the cost of defeat, rather than compromising conscience for easy success.
Better Than Text Books Honesty and Honor
A New York World excerpt extols honor as surpassing study, claiming honesty fearlessness courtesy and fidelity to conscience set standards surpass calculus Sanskrit Greek roots and Roman history, asserting no college teaches higher values.
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New York World
Office Boy Passes Up Jones Claim For Now
A humor sketch shows a senior and junior partner debating a new office boy who already misnames the partner as Jones. The junior notes the youth will likely switch to Bill soon as he settles in.
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Jones
Bill
Can Tell a Lie Nordy Washington could not tell a lie
A quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes Nordy Washington was known for truthfulness while a character Butts laments his wife’s knack for spotting lies, contrasting honesty with perception.
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Nordy
Washington
Butts
Louisville Courier- Journal
Quiet Return Home and Morning Growls Sparked by Quiet Man
A man arriving home at eight in the morning can move upstairs unseen or awaken others with his loud growls the following morning in New York.
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New York
Hotel Colenso Change Hands As Hollingsworths Take Over
Last week Mary A Hollingsworth acquired the half interest of Hotel Colenso from the Crawford sisters. The Hollingsworths prepare extensive repairs to expand the business. Queen Esther Circle members plan a photo gallery and music program at J T Andersons East Main Street tomorrow evening with 10 cent admission. Public baths with hot water and quality laundry are advertised by J A Crawford Washington Steam Laundry. Charlotte cruise tomorrow departs from John sons bakery.
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Colenso
Crawford Sisters
Mary A. Hollingsworth
The
Hollingsworths
Queen Esther Circle
J.T. Anderson
East Main Street
J. A. Crawford
Washington
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Blood Cleanse
Greatly in demand medicine meets modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser. Cures stomach and liver troubles. Try Dr King s New Life Pills at J H Stewart s drug store. 2tc guaranteed.
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Dr. King
J. H. Stewart’s
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