A Literary Woman's Trousseau Romance in Letters
A writer narrates a diaric string of notes from March to July about a senator, a beloved editor Freddie, and a planned June wedding. The narrator details hat and gown anxieties, shopping sprees, and emotional turmoil as she chooses love over status, revealing Freddie's rise to Herald editor and their final decision to marry.
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Ator
Freddie
Freddia
Dorser's
Jardiniers
The
Herald
Conner's
Darser's
Troussian
Bracing Wire Fence Anchors for Corner Posts
Ohio farmer J G Allxhouse outlines best practices for bracing end posts with anchors and two at angled corners. He explains using anchor blocks, dual cables at right angles, or paired large posts braced along the lower resistance line to improve stability when fencing angles occur.
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Kay
J. G. Allxhouse
Ohio
Irrigating Clay Soils Versus Sandy Soils in Humid States
Agricultural notes compare irrigation challenges in humid regions with arid zones. Heavy rains after irrigating clay soils can reduce yields, as shown by Wisconsin potato tests where irrigated clay soil lost 46 bushels per acre while sandy soil gained 41. Topdressing wheat with fine manure protects plants in winter and conserves labor in spring.
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Wisconsin Agricultural College
Treatment of Colts By Green From Farm Field and Fireside
A farmer explains management of young horses from yearling to four years old. He advocates tying colts at night in stalls during winter with bedding, light grain in morning, and regular turnout. Two-year-olds should work lightly, three-year-olds paired to work half a day, and proper feeding to develop stronger, more valuable horses.
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Washington
la Ferte
Freddie
Loye
Tom
Freddie Yd
Browning
Mme. LaFerte
Emporium
Preddie
Billie
Ian
Myearling
Hogs And Their Ways In Feeding And Care
The article discusses hog feeding with corn and wheat, noting corn aids fattening while sour grain wastes value. It warns against overcrowded pens, stresses clean bedding, and argues hogs benefit from exercise and clean yards. It highlights the pumpkin as strong hog food and advises feeding seeds in small, repeated loads.
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Hetter
Tribune
Cattle Fence Opening Revealed in Rural Advice
A passage through a fence offers an easy, lasting opening that cattle cannot pass or force open, a concept from Orange Judd Farmer. The piece contrasts gate-like openings with permanent breaks and notes such openings can be created in minutes. It also includes Rural World guidance on turkey care and shipping.
Fragmentary column quotes mix with ads and jokes
A collage of brief, period voice items includes garbled remarks about a Bath and a cantankerous constituent, a farmer's quip on studying by pine tallern dips, a misheard dinner remark, and scattered notes on longevity, medicine, and chocolate makers. The piece reads like a late 19th century newspaper mashup of snippets and ads.
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Welsh Testimonial
From the Cardiff Times a Mrs Thomas of Alexandra Road Geil Yabrod Pontypridd testifies to the cure she found with St Jacobs Oil after severe ankle sprains left her unable to stand for months. She credits the remedy with rapid relief and notes doctors seldom disagree on its value, while praising the product’s long-standing reputation and international awards.
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Monte
Cardiff Times
St. Jacobe
Alexandra
Geil
Yabrod
Pontypridd
South Walea
St. Jacobs
Thomas
St. Jacobs Oi
Industrial Advances Hint at Rapid Growth Across Sectors
The report notes a 32,000,000 silk cargo arriving in San Francisco from the Orient and shifts toward faster trade with 27 hour rail service between New York and Chicago. It mentions a 12,000 ton hydraulic forging press for the Carnegie armor plate plant, wireless telegraphy forecasts by James Brown Lindeau of Scotland, and Texas plans to employ 4,000 convicts on 5,000 acres of sugar cane. A Texas coastal canal proposal from the Mississippi to Rio Grande is set at 1,500,000 dollars, six feet deep and 60 feet wide.
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San Francisco
Orient
New Yorks
Chicago
Carnegie
James Brown Lindeau
Duidee
Scotland
Ski
Texas
Mississippi River
Pasture Lot for Home Hog Paling Advice
E A Mathes advises farmers to provide separate pasture areas for brood sows and market hogs, seeded with white clover, shade from trees, ample clean water, and a large cement or rock vat for wallowing. He notes no disease issues during grass season and stresses cement or oak plank curbs to keep water clean.
Unusual Case of Chronic Sciatic Rheumatism Cures
Mrs El Jenor Guardhouse of enter Missouri suffered forty years with sciatic rheumatism deemed incurable. After using eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports no ache or pain and remains healthy, surprising skeptical doctors with a permanent recovery.
Peruna praised by Sister Superior for influenza remedy
A Catholic institution at Obie records a Sister Superior’s endorsement of Dr Hartman’s Peruna as a superior influenza, catarrh, and bronchitis treatment. The document cites prompt relief, urges readers to contact Dr Hartman for advice, and includes assorted historical notes and advertisements.
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Obie
Hartman
United Later
Thanas Phronichi
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