Beauty and rarity of the Black Sumatra fowl
Agricultural hints discuss the Black Sumatra as a rare, beautiful breed facing near extinction without outcrossing. The article notes its black plumage, long tail, triple comb, multiple spurs, and potential classification as ornamental despite some utility as a poultry meal. Strong emphasis on environment, inbreeding risks, and debates about origin and desirability.
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Sumatra
Father Short Ang
Rae
Babcock
Orange Judd Farmer
Fodder's Balance Key to Animal Digestion
The article argues that animals cannot thrive on concentrated feed alone and require bulk for proper digestion. It emphasizes a balance of quality and quantity, warning that too much bulk or too little impairs health and returns.
Pink Pills Help Lansingburg Veteran Rebound After Sunstroke
R W Edwards of Lansingburg recounts sunstroke injury during the war leading to heart disease, nervous prostration, and rheumatism. After using Pink Pills, his symptoms largely abate. he reports restored strength, better sleep, and renewed spirit, claiming his joints move freely and energy returns.
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Troy
Times
R. W.edwards
Lansingburg
Poat Lyon
G. Alr
Cohoes
Albany Co
Winchester
Washington
Mr. Edwards
The Dinner Tiff and the Kept Rose
A brief domestic scene shows Mrs Newed criticizing meals while a man recalls a rose she gave him. He leaves after the dinner, yet keeps the rose, hinting at a loyal but troubled romance. The piece closes with a reflection on fidelity and memory.
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Washington Post
Gone Tut Not Forgotten Lines of a Money Topic
A humorous exchange contrasts Mrs Betterdays and Mrs Jones over money. Jones notes Mrs Betterdays values her funds more after loss, while Mrs Jones remarks how the topic has become her enduring conversation since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
How She Knew in a Pearson's Weekly vignette
A child narrates how a dog shows affection by tasting and wagging his tail. Emily explains to Mrs. Smith that the dog liked her after a visit to her aunt, and the mother asks how she knows. The line reflects a simple, charming lesson in animal behavior.
Dictionary Puns and Barbs In Quick Fire Roasts
A nimble exchange reveals a playful duel of wits about volumes and a single dictionary. The roguish banter features Matts and Spatts trading lines on memory and book lore with a final jab about a black eye from a door.
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Matts
Reform and Country Life Dialogues from Life and Judge
Excerpted quips showing reform talk and rural manners. Behind the Age notes Mamma asks if the country boys are nice, while Gotrox quips on saving money and drinking. Sommy from New York remarks on swearing, reflecting social attitudes in brief humorous exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotrox
Tommy
Sommy
New York
Close Observer Notion in Acquaintanceship Promise
A fragment from a New York Weekly item notes a line about a close observer and the impossibility of a true marriage. The speaker offers a mere acquaintanceship, while the other accepts a drift into an image of companionship rather than commitment.
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N. Y
From the Book World and Noted Publications
A scattered review of literary figures and events. Henet Roencrort mirrors Zola and Clarette by taking up cycling while Joan Sherman works on a public service memoir. The Browning Society marks a baptism anniversary in London. Conan Dorie buys land atop a Scottish mountain to build and write. Lady Jeunr’s New Woman essays spark surprise. Sir Francis Jewne bikes with her. Paris faces a Bashkirtseff fever from Motoyosi Savian’s poverty death. Alexandre Dumas fils remarries, with Saydou and Ernest Legouvé as witnesses.
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Henet Roencrort
Zola
Jules Clarette
Joan Sherman
Browning Society
London
Conan Dorie
Jeunr
Francis Jewne
Paris
Marie Bashkirtseff
Motoyosi Savian
Alexandre Dumas
Firs
Mme. Regnier
Saydou
Ernest Legouve
Paris Exhibition plans draw 57 architects in contest
Paris entries for the 1900 Exposition run high with 57 architects competing to prepare plans. A massive carrier pigeon flight in Paris released 60 thousand birds in one morning from near the Eiffel Tower, five thousand at a signal. Paris papers note Chateau de la Chesnaye sale where Ferdinand de Lesseps died and over 160 acres of his forest land to be sold. M Grandidier's Chinese ceramics collection of 3,000 pieces opens at the Louvre with the donor named curator for life and a 1200 dollar annual stipend.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Chateau de la Chesnaye
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Lorme
M. Grandidier
Louvre Museum
World News and Local Notes From Various Lands
Eightieth birthday gifts to Bismarck fill three rooms. Henry M. Stanley urges a Mediterranean to Cape Africa railroad. Esutio CastTetar named for Cesare Cantù successor at the French Academy of Moral Sciences. A centenary Wedgewood pottery show to mark his birth in Burslem Staffordshire. Sir Arthur Brads named private secretary to Queen Victoria, a former royal artillery officer who served in Zululand.
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Bismarck
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Mediterranean
Cape
Esutio CastTetar
Academy of Moral Seiefs
Cesare Cantu
Burschem
Staffordshire
Wedgewood
Arthur Brads
Queen Victoria
Royal Artillery
Zululand
Fashion Notes on Stripes Lace and Sleeves
The article describes current fashion trends with black and white, stripes, pekins, ecru lace, net, and insertion used in collars, yokes, berthas, and skirt trim. It notes tan plaited and rosetted chiffon collars, and gigot sleeves finished in gathers or plaits at the shoulders, emphasizing lavish summer wear.
Cool and Comfortable Head Rest Cover Details
A sensible head rest uses white or pale duck fabric for cool firmness and laundry durability. An interlining is essential for easy removal, with optional buttoned sides, lace frill, and embroidery in black floss or etched poppies or hop blossoms in long and short stitch.
The True Remedy Syrup of Figs Sold by California Fig Syrup Co
A vintage notice touts Syrup of Figs as the gentle cleansing remedy for colds headaches and fevers. It claims the true remedy is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and offered in 50 cent bottles at druggists.
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New York
Taly Oy
Chalde
Qay
Porik
Mers
Courn
Hay
Choica
Louisville
California Fig Syrup Co
Tender-hearted children praised by Anna Post in town
Anna Post recalls the Marshall boys as exceptionally sensitive, noting neither could fetch water without bursting into tears. Her reflective moment highlights their gentle temperaments in a small community setting.
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Anna Post
Marshall
Hostetter's Stomach Sitters Advertisement Claim
An old promotional line extols Hostetter's Stomach Sitters as a grand renovator of health and flesh. It promises digestion aid, appetite and sleep recovery, and claims to cure malaria kidney and rheumatic trouble nervousness constipation and biliousness. The tone imitates a period-era medical ad.
Fragmentary court scene quoted in Harper's Bazar
A damaged OCR fragment shows a witness deflecting a question about a sudden assault. The text suggests a courtroom setting with a judge and a frightened victim describing a hard hit.
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Harper's Bazar
Do you think Blickens would deceive a friend
A brief exchange from the Washington Star quotes a dialogue about trust and deceit, noting that Blickens would not fool a friend and that friends are unlikely to believe his words. The line underlines a theme of credibility among acquaintances.
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Blickens
Washington Star
Quotation Exchange Shows Boy and Kite Dialogue
A brief, playful exchange from two newspapers highlights a boy addressing a kite and the kite replying in a fanciful line. The snippet contrasts a whimsical moment with a remark about men who shrink to nothing, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Constitution Cure
An old classified style ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is a Constitution cure with repeated price notation. The snippet notes high costs charged to men who paid too much, reflecting a sensational sales pitch from the period.
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Hall
Price Sic
Regulates and Promotes Women's Sanctions for Health
The text describes a product claim that it regulates and promotes all the womanly sanctions, improves digestion, enriches the blood, dispels aches and pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings refreshing sleep, and restores health and strength.
Poem fragment hints at engagement bands and summer whimsy
A fragmentary verse muses on engagement rings worn on the left hand and the ease of romance in summer. The speaker imagines a carefree life, swinging in a hammock built for two, and expresses playful affection toward a summer maiden.
Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away Ad
A humorous and promotional collage notes the dangers of tobacco with quips about its effects and a mock cure. It includes ad lines for Sterling Remedy Co and Druggists, references to a book and various products, and a briefBilling style exchange about baptism and a child.
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Ad. Sterling Remedy Coy
New York City
Chicago
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