Sewing Machine No 436 New Wheeler & Wilson Prize
A verdict praising Wheeler and Wilson New No 6 sewing machine details exhaustive tests by the institute judges. They find superior rotary hook design, independent take-up lever, hollow needle bar, and broad range of tasks from heavy leather to delicate ruffling. The board awards the Gold Medal and lauds the machine as superior to existing models.
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Wheeler & Wilsons New So G
Ruffier, &c
Wheeler & Wilson
Iits
John A. Bassett
Moses
Beach
H. W. Bteele
John Matthews
Reuben
Bully
Board of
Sis
Board of Direction
Wheeler & Wiedal
rPedericka
Managing Hired Help on the Farm and Prompt Pay
Farmers face difficulty recruiting workers due to slow wage payments under the dilatory system. The piece argues for cash pay every Saturday night, noting prompt payment boosts punctuality and labor quality, citing nurseries and large employers as examples, and urging farmers to adopt pay-as-you-go to attract reliable labor. It links payment practices to better labor outcomes and reduced credit system negatives.
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New York Sun
Hair care and canary feeding tips from old paper notes
A collection of household hints appears from a Christian Monitor correspondent. It covers hair care using a cold tea rinse, safe paint cleaning with Spanish white and soft cloth, a method to refresh canvases without damage, canary care with licorice and sugar, and a traditional Western Rural administration cake recipe with detailed mixing steps.
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Diotin
The
Christian Monitor
Canaries
A Marvelous Cure Quack Curtis Aids Sir Robert Peel
A British quack known as John Harrison Curtis Aurist boasted cures by syringing and watches. He attempted treatment on Sir Robert Peel for temporary deafness using a weak ticking watch then a louder one, claiming remarkable results. Peel reportedly heard clearly after the procedure.
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Great Britain
John Harrison Curtis
Robert Peel
Peel
Curtis
Sir Robert
Springfeld
Mana
A Coroner's Boy Delivers Inquest Tales in Detroit Free Press
A coroner's office boy minds inquiries, stirs the coal stove, and explains inquests with cheerful detail. He imagines grisly murder scenes for reporters, hoping for daily inquests to boost business, then laments quiet days and retail patience. The boy's mix of sympathy and ambition earns reader reverence.
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Death
Detroit Free Preas
Reed's Temple of Music and household advice ad
An advertisement lists rosewood pianos for 800 dollars and walnut organs with six stops at 125 dollars, plus second hand pianos up to 200 dollars from Reed's Temple of Music in Chicago. The piece then pivots to a moral observation about a woman aiming to preside at home and ends with a garbled pitch for Bitters temperance tonic and travel quips about national reach.
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Reed's Temple of Music
Chicago
States
Mississippi Valley
New England
Gore
Medical quackery ad claims in Elmington column
Fragment from a 1874 New Jersey and New Orleans advertisement page praising Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets for cures of ulcers and blood diseases. Includes testimonials, endorsements by Dr. Pierce and Wilhoft's Tonic, plus notices about Sheridan's Cavalry Condition and hotel rates. Mentions Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and free candy offer from Dyball Chicago.
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Flemigaton
Hunterdon Co
N. J
James O. Bellis
Pierce
Winnert
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Wilhoft
Wheflock, Fixing & Co
Johnson
Sheridan
J. Walker
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Winkcar
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Petirican’ Institute
New
Yotieside Judges
Mr. Hammer
Holloway
Wfe
Virginiater
Egham
Sherman House
Dynam
Dyball
Northwestern
Nat Co
Withsow & Con
Portland
Maine
M.spenxoxx
Hanover
Boston
G. Webber & Co
Marion C
Cowen & CO
Eighth Street
New York
Goonseed
the Bible, Book and Map House
Chicago III
Endatamp
Tice
DR. T.P. Childs
They
Miami
Telegraph Institute
Janesville
Wis
C. Rosa
Williamaborgh
N. Y
Wonsters
John Worth & CO
Louis, Mo
Simpson & Gault
Cincinnati
A. Ricu McNap
St. Joseph, Mo
Aavertining
Pe BN
Monroe Bt
Lory Inge
Bel
Meenar Fee Aadine HL
W. Hirii
Decetur
Journal
Toul Renna
Toledo
Ohio
AMES
Beamiess
J E. Woodtead
Madison St
John Kern
Market St
St. Louis
Blanchard
Mars
United State
Boataloea
Mark
Rufus Blanchard
Clark St
Chiesgo
Optic’s Magazine
Oliver Optic
Elijah Kellogg
LEE & Shepard, Publishers
ASET
American Sewing Machine CO
Wabash Avenue
Weekly
SUN
Cong
New York City
Boston Globe
Inter. Ocean
Ziegler, McCurdy & CO
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Fireside Publishing Company
Williams J
Boudren
G Company
Bridgeport
Conn
R. P. Hall
Galvano - Electric
Mallon Regelplo
Adireas
Tribune
Tan
ATS
M’f'c CO
Broadway
Mr. Y
United States
Gallatin, Tenn
Cooper
Washington Irving
Dickens
Hackeray
Thas
Dumas
Yinkie
Corene
Umes Payne
Hawthorne Palter Bescott
Anthony
Brice
Lakeside Library
Lark
Richmond
Tat Camao
Aving
Mason & Hamlin Organ CO
Union Square
Tremont &J
Adams St
Reed Organ
Pianisi
Mendeleso Ozar
Bob
Oliver Ditson
Jong
Aepec Peren
Benj
Sera
Fedsral and Reels
Risnur
Huteraran
John
Shorry
Godey
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