Stranger’s Lying Test Bends Squan Creek Folks to Buy Land
In Squan Creek in 1858 a mysterious stranger tested locals by soliciting marsh land sales through tall lies. Ten men, including Nicodemus Thompson and Hosanna Bloomfield, spun fabrications. the stranger fined them five dollars each for deceit, clearing about $300 with $80 paid to court. The affair sparked distrust, ruin of improvements, and a shift away from deception as a sales tactic.
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Squan Creek
Keyport
Jabez Snow
Henry Williams
Squaw Creek
Nicodemus Thompson
Ife
Hetty
Hosanna Bloomfield
Cat Island
Heesanna
Squar
Wilcox
New Jersey
Barnabas Jones
Barnegat
Barnabas
Harvard College
Enoch Reynolds
Enoch
Marsh
Sandy Hook
Sum
Allus
Road and Highway Circulation Fueled by Shared Prosperity
The Suffern Independent argues roads are vital like arteries, linking village prosperity to farmer access and regional mobility. It questions neglecting highways, notes urban centers rely on surrounding area reach, and compares impact if Erie Railroad were abandoned on nearby farmers.
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New York
Erie
Portrait of a Man and Wife in Changing Light
A descriptive vignette depicts a gray haired man at a window scene with a dying terrace grass, leafless trees, and a visiting lively wife whose presence and infant display prompt a moment of renewed youth. The narrative, from Elizabeth Cherry Haire in Banner of Gold, reflects on aging, love, and perception.
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Semene
Elizabeth Cherry Haire
Life in the Country and Rural Road Plans
The California Cultivator urges equalization of rural districts with cities through state aided highways and other improvements. A detailed road numbering system would locate every farm by block and letter, enabling rural free delivery and closer connection to urban areas. The plan envisions easier communication and faster transit across the countryside.
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California
L. A. W. Bulletin
RUNNING A CREAMERY
The article warns cooperatives fail mainly from milk shortages and overinvestment. It urges ensuring ample milk supply from good dairy cows, fair pricing, and avoiding promoter overpricing. It cautions against paying too much for stock to fund premade creameries and emphasizes slow industry growth.
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Dakota Field and Farm
Dairy tips and feeding guidance from Western Plowman
The Western Plowman urges careful dairy practices. Do not overfeed oil meal, favor flaxseed or limited oil meal, and avoid moldy feed. If butter does not come, test milk from each cow. jar and shake after 12 hours to separate butter.
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Oil Meal Trust
Iry
Calf Rearing Advice Warns Against Overfeeding with Separator Milk
Wallace's Farmer urges careful feeding of hand raised calves using separator milk balanced with cornmeal and flax seed meal. Do not overfeed as excess milk yields diminishing returns. half the milk should go to calves and the rest to pigs if balanced, starting strong with proper proportions and shelled corn after two months.
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Wallace
Patriot Puffly Sparks Wartime Patriotic Flair
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Puffly loudly declaring mock wartime orders in a restaurant. He demands regular army beans, consomme, Spanish buns, shelled peas, naval oranges, and Manila cheroots while flashing national emblems, then leaves a half-dollar and departs.
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Puffly
Puifly
Detroit Free Press
Reflections of a Bachelor Humble Folks Sayings
A collection of wry maxims on pride, love, and gender roles. Humorous quips note men avoid doors, temper in debates, and women fix their hair to please, ending with a cheeky line about marriage and self restraint. Originally attributed to the New York Press.
Remarkable recovery after years of paralysis
The Monitor reports Mr Petch once bedridden with spinal sclerosis and declared incurable by doctors, was cured after taking Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A yearlong observation confirmed the permanence of his recovery and the pills were praised as a valuable remedy sold by druggists.
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Monitor
Meaford
Ontario
Petch
Canadian Mutual Life Association
Williams
The
Mr. Petch
How to Control Them with Sticks on Horns
A guide from Orange Judd Farmer describes fixing a six foot stick to the horns with a four foot crossbar below the head using a nose ring or muzzle strap. Bind the crossing points, add rear ropes, and stand behind to gain leverage. pulling on the upright lifts the head, aiding control of a riderless animal.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Men seek glow in cannon's mouth or own mouths
Quotation from the Boston Transcript notes that many prefer self-application of risk or glory over external danger, highlighting a ironic view of courage and self-reliance.
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Boston Transcript
Allen's Foot-Ease and Nerve Restorer Advertisements
An assortment of 19th century remedy ads featuring Allen's Foot-Ease promise foot pain relief and comfort for tight shoes. Dr Kline's nerve restorer offers a free trial and $2 bottle with home address in Philadelphia. Other lines mock casual shopping vanity and suggest products to curb fits and improve appetite.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
To Cure a Cold in One Day Adverts Tate Laxative
An old patent medicine touts a one day cure for colds with Tate Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad promises a full refund from druggists if the remedy fails, priced at 25 cents.
Regularity in Milking Time and Udder Treatment
The text emphasizes regular milkings as essential for dairy cows. It notes cows are timekeepers and delays cause worry and reduced yields. Some cows resist easy milking and require kneading to release all milk, or else small amounts remain, risking premature drying of the cow.
Six Best Winter Apples for Family Use and Market
The article lists six leading winter apple varieties for family and market use: King, Spy, Spitzenburg, Baldwin, Greening for sour apples, and Sweet Pound, Belle Bonne for sweet apples. It notes Belle Bonne as a great keeper and historic Connecticut fruit, with Hubbardston Nonesuch Seek-No-Farther suggested as near-certain crops. remarks on their strong resistance to insects and fungi.
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King
Spy
Spitzenburg
Baldwin
Greening
Connecticut
Hubbardston
Nonesuch
Seek-No
Appies
Public Clocks and a Remedy for Digestive Ailments
Public clocks in big cities set town time for wide districts. The passage shifts to health, noting kidney and bladder issues and recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia, rheumatism, constipation, biliousness, and nervousness.
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America
The Dangers of Camp in Brooklyn Life
In a Brooklyn Life dialogue Amy-Oh warns Belle about Bob possibly being shot in Cuba while Belle recalls seeing him “half shot” at Hempstead and fearing for his safety. The exchange captures wartime anxiety and social gossip in a local column.
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Amy
Belle
Bob
Cuba
Hempstead
Brooklyn
Piso's Cure Cured Throat and Lung Trouble
E Cady of Huntington Indiana reports that Piso's Cure cured a three year throat and lung ailment. The note is dated November 12 1894 and reflects a testimonial style common to patent medicine advertisements of the period.
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Piso
E. Cady
Huntington
Ind
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