Rusé tale of a hopeful husband and the tyrant wife
T Arthur Montgomery narrates his tale of courting peril and pride. He schemes to impress Mamie with heroics by hiring a husky waiter to stage an assault, enjoys a public victory, and earns admiration and a proposal. After marriage the blackmailer Murphy leverages fear, Mamie’s laughter shatters his authority, and the husband remains subservient.
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Mamie
Arthur
Ted Murphy
Murphy
Dea
Arthur Montgomery
Hints on Butchering Hog Meat Preparation and Smoking
Instructional piece from Ohio Farmer by B. P. Wagner outlines hog selection the Poland China breed, feeding to six months, then fattening on corn or mush. Details killing methods, scalding, scraping, hanging, evisceration, cooling, salting, and smoking with hickory chips or squid preparation.
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B. P. Wagner
Ohio
A Little Horse Sense and Farm Fodder Notes
Advice on horse care and work from grooming to feeding includes keeping stalls clean and dry fodder, avoiding drafts, and using leather shoe protection. It also cites a French salt study for sheep showing modest weight and wool gains with salt. duration unspecified.
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Miles
Box ing Hoge for Shipping
Instructions from Up-to-Date Farming advise preparing a hog for shipment. Keep the hog alone in a pen, feed lightly to condition him, measure the animal and cut the box accordingly, allow movement, ensure the box is tall enough, use strong light wood, and provide ample water and food for the journey.
Baby beef production tips for feeders and fattening
Agricultural Epitomator notes that baby beef feeders can gain over two pounds daily for a year with proper age appropriate feeding. It stresses selecting fast gaining breeds, weighing regularly, and targeting fat distribution for economical, speedy conversion of food to saleable weight.
Good Tonics for Hogs and Varied Feeds
An Arkansas Bulletin item advises keeping a hog tonic mixture in a protected box for all hogs including pigs and old hogs. The recipe uses charcoal, salt, hardwood ashes, lime, and other additives to aid bone-building and parasite removal, plus the value of a varied feed and ample clean water. It stresses shelter, cleanliness, and ample space to prevent foul conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Galt
Arkansas Bulletin
Hiding Manure Pile In Plain Sight
A simple inexpensive method to conceal manure piles from view is illustrated. Build a two sided fence of boards painted to resemble the stable, concealing the eye sore beneath the stable window and shielding neighbors and passers by from the odor and sight.
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Orange Judd
Apples Exports Surge and Egg Value Reaches High
The article notes a five year rise in U S apple exports to Europe from 25000 to over 1 5 million barrels and cites an expert's claim that the hen, not the eagle, is the great American bird backed by a yearly egg market value of about 200 million dollars.
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Europe
Agricultural Department
Pasture Sod Method for Corn Plowed Deep in Spring
A reader suggests plowing pasture sod late in fall at two inches deep, then in spring plow five inches, harrow, and plant. They claim the method yields excellent mechanical condition of the ground after testing, as noted by the Mid-Jiland Farmer.
The Cure Promised by Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine
A testimonial letter describes relief from prolonged ovarian inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The writer cites severe menstrual pains, weakness, weight loss, and a near operation, then credits two bottles and ten weeks of treatment with full recovery and renewed health. Additional letters praise similar recoveries and urge other women to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bailey
Atlanta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Barrer
North Boulevard
Atlanta, Ga
Lydia Elkham
Minuie Orroson
Otho
Iowa
Cant Beat Them hotel bill gag rails on gas bite
A Washington visitor joking about a hotel burned gas gag finds a nitpick bill line that reads bite charge for burning gas all night. The quip reflects light social critique and shows how a hotel stay becomes a humorous anecdote in newspapers read across the era.
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Barthaldt
Washington
Georgy
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Rates to the Sunny South for Monthly Holidays
Advertisement from M Beall A G P A Mobile and Ohio Railroad offers monthly travel rates to southern destinations. Lists first and third Tuesdays for special paid trips. Readers urged to specify desired point of destination when requesting rates.
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Omeseekers
South
M. Beall
Mobile & Ohio R. R
St. Loui
Versatile Wigeles-Dmvveon at Ward Caucus and Sunday School
The snippet notes Gent Wigeles-Dmvveon as a versatile figure able to speak at a ward caucus or at the Sunday school anniversary. A benighted exchange with Miss Boxley hints at a marriage proposal or romantic interest. City paper humorously questions nerve food and social expectations.
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Wigeles
Caugus
Somerville Journal
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Lucinda
Joe
Horace Seymour Keller
T. Arthur Montgomery
Jove
Beelzebub
France
New York Central
West
East
George Daniels
Grand Central Station
New York
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philippines
Detroit
Manila
Kaw
Detroit Free Présa
Nottapenni
Boxley
Nottapenmi
Philadelphia Press
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Lus Man
Uns
Addres
Scranton
Ssi Piast
Fr. Fee
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