Fireman Mike O'Rafferty in a heroic blaze poem
A dramatic, rough edged poem depicts Fireman Mike O'Rafferty fighting a warehouse blaze. He climbs ladders through burning rain and braces a collapsing roof to save lives, aware fame may never come from a risky night shift. The piece ends musing on quiet, earned honor beyond public glory.
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Uxea
Mike O'Rafferty
Engine
Bullion
O'Rafferty
Jess
Lincoln
L. AW. Bulletin
Death of Bigfoot Wallace Echoed In Bonded Memories
The writer recalls Bigfoot Wallace the famed blood and thunder raconteur, recounting childhood nights of listening to his stories and the shock of learning his death. The piece reflects on a brother’s influence, shared adventures, and the end of an era in frontier lore.
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Gfoot Wallace
Indiana
Moon
Bigfoot
Fred
Bigfoot Wallace
Plains
Father
Wallace
Mountain Railroads and Colorado Safety Record
The piece praises Colorado’s accident record for passengers, notes safer mountain railroading through high quality equipment and careful operations, and recalls early railway dreams and public skepticism. It cites the Denver Times on mountain routes and contrasts Union Pacific and Rio Grande lines with life safety.
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Union
Denver Times
Union Pacific
Congress
Colorado
Rio Grande
Nonsense Dialogue Snippets From Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of comic exchanges and malapropisms from Melbourne Weekly Times Philadelphia Record and Sydney Town and Country Journal. Jokes cover misheard names faulty luck at home and a doctor patient price quip reflecting influenza era humor.
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Mra Box
Johnnie
Tommy
Sydney Town and Country Journal
Jones
Jamech J-jones
Jone
Pamesh Ja-james
Johnny Smithere
Smithers
Jimmy Smithers
Jimmy
Melbourne Weekly Times
Walker
Philadelphia
Mysterious Light at Sea From Royal Geographical Tale
The prince of Monaco described an overwater beacon in the Bay of Biscay that attracted two steamers and nearly caused a collision. He had lowered an electric buoy to study sea life and afterward avoided displaying it on busy routes.
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Prince of
Monaco
America
Royal Geographical Society
London
Bay of Biscay
Europe
Mediterranean
The Jewish Nose: A Study of Dimensional Variation Across Jewry
The article surveys the Jewish nose noting low frequency of hooked profiles in major Jewish centers. It cites Mayer and Kopernicki and Weissenberg on 9 percent hooked noses, Weisbach on nose length, and Olechsowicz on Polish gentry. It concludes the nose is not often convex yet impressionistically hooked due to wing tucking.
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Mayer and Kopernicki
Weissenberg
Weisbach
Patagonian
Poland
Europe
Algeria
Russia
Bosnia
Asia
Progressive milking methods to keep milk clean and pure
D Hott outlines dairy hygiene from clean hands and cloth wipes to sanitary pails and wire strainers. Milk is aerated, cooled, and separated promptly to remove taints and dirt, with emphasis on avoiding filth and ensuring butter and milk quality.
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Dairy Room
Horticultural Hints on Potatoes and Orchard Protection
The note discusses Clover as manure for potatoes and confirms that spraying has value like tillage and pruning. It recounts cellar storage of apples up to eight feet deep in 1896, and advises using plastered lath or wire netting to protect trees from mice and rabbits. It warns that thawing in light causes more damage than freezing, and suggests careful handling of tender plants.
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J. S. Woodward
Westers
Watering Trough from Farm Lumber Plans
A farmer asks how to make a cheap watering trough from readily available materials. If a log is available, sizes given include two planks 12 inches wide for sides, two boards 18 inches wide for ends, all two inches thick, with specific lengths to fit the trough and a bottom plank.
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Tem
Beveled Edges and Groove Detail for Joined Ends
The piece describes planed edges and a lower edge bevel for two end pieces. Grooves one-half inch deep are cut in the sides to accept the ends. Joints are coated with white lead and fastened with side-to-side rods, one end threaded for a nut, securing the assembly.
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Rattom
UTA BIC Box Construction Described With Ground Clearance
Article outlines a trough style box built above ground to resist water, using heavy screws and a ten to fifteen year lifespan. Fig. 1 shows the basic form while Fig. 2 shows perpendicular end insertions, grooved sides, bottom integrated, and a clamped assembly via rods and nuts for stability. Ohio Parmer.
Managing Milk Cows Says Gentle Milking Boosts Yield
A dairy expert advises patient gentle milking to avoid irritation and poor milk output. Do not leave cows waiting, milk to the last drop, and provide wholesome feed, salt, shelter, good ventilation, and clean water. The article notes bitter weed can taint milk and suggests sugar to remove off flavors.
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G. B. Dillop
Journal of Agriculture
Lifting a Kettle Device and An Exchange of Belven
A description of a simple lever kettle lift using a side rope to swing a kettle from a brick foundation to a wheelbarrow for easier stock cooking. Also an anecdote about a farmer who bought fat steers at $3.75 per hundred and later found he had sent lean cattle, realizing the misweight in market sales.
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Belven
Iran
Widely Advertised Remedies and Odd Notices
A collage of patent medicine pitches, travel ads, and miscellany items. Claims for deafness cures, stomach bitters, and foot powders mingle with rail excursion promos to Texas and Missouri routes. Public notices, seed catalogs, and small humorous vignettes fill the page.
New Sheet Music “Better Be Wise Than Rich” Arranged For Hane
A promotional note for a new sheet music piece titled Better Be Wise Than Rich, arranged for Hane in The Pioneer Limited. Composed by Capt. Frederick Phinney, Bandmaster of the United States Band, Chicago. Published by S Brainard’s Sousa Co, Chicago and distributed by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway for 20 cents with a contact in St Paul for orders.
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Hane
Pioneer Limited Sarch
Frederick Phinney
United States Band
Chicago
S. Brainard’s Sous Co
Abe
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EH Oorrtann
Williston, No
Mike O'Rutterty
Joot
Mountain Railroads
Rask
Enid
Jagesfivr
Paris
Big Foot Wallace
Kansas Agricultural
Daley
Hall
Eireul Bend Force
Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. FJ
the. Stane
Aga
Missouri
Kaasse
Texas
Southwest
Empire State of the Union
Middle States
Commissioners of
T. B. Cockerly
Dist. P. A
Dea Moines
Crescent
Koreke Springs
Arkansas
Ozark Mountaine
Aleepots
Prisco Fine
Plank
Century
Brisco Ticket Office
Broadway
St. Louis
Tam
Indianapolis Journal
Allen S. Olmsted
Laftoy
Allen
Danny
Comsat F Bane
Atchison Globe
Perfection Mfg. Co
Molino Globe
St. Jacobs Oil
Ayer
Dr. Ayer
AJ. Tower
Boston
Hood
Michigan
Azna Surmentana
Kalamazoo
Mich
Buizanera J. Girreis
Moose Lake
Minn
Aluerta
Jagnow
Douglastown
N. Y
California
Fie Sgave Co
Caliroria Fro Simur Co
Caifornia Vic Syrup Co
LW Va
Canvagener
Ronait
Os Ened
Vies
Cme
Ous
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