Humorous Tales From Old Time Figures
A Mississippi farmer survives a cyclone and surfaces on a log, remarking it was ridiculous. In Boston Bates Hall a bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes prompts a joke by two old ladies who mistake him for a Negro. Mark Twain is teased over manuscript copies, and Grover Cleveland’s hunting trip ends with a witty guide quip about his fiber.
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Boston Public Library
Bates Hall
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Dr. Holmes
Mark Twain
West
Mail
Twain
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Parishes with no paupers or pubs in Scotland
In Scotland 46 parishes report no paupers poor rates or public houses. English knee breeches movement shows progress. Scotland sees unusually high coast marriages last year due to a profitable fishing season. Limerick mayor and high sheriff decline British honors during their term. Garten-Taube offers prizes to answer how mothers can marry off daughters. Paris pressures orthography reform, opposed by Francois Coppee.
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Scotland
England
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Paris
Francois Coppee
It Depended Cassella Debate on Women as Letter Speakers
A fragment quotes a woman insisting that women are stronger letter speakers while a man counters that quantity can be mistaken for quality. The line appears to reflect a dialogue on communication or rhetoric in a historical context.
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Cassella
Rheumatism Cure Promised by Blood Remedy
A patient recounts severe rheumatic pain and ineffective external treatments. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, pains diminished and then disappeared, praised as a safe blood remedy. The ad-style narrative urges immediate treatment to prevent heart involvement and promote lasting relief.
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Stephenson
Dr. Williams
The Lightning Nailer for No Drip Strips
Robert H. Smith describes a magnetized eight inch tool for installing no drip sticks in 15 pound shipping cases. The device uses a wooden handle and steel magnetic shank to lift and drive tacks, improving speed and avoiding finger injuries. It promises mortarless use, portability, durability, and precision in placement, with practice needed to master technique.
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Robert H. Smith
Morceless
The Working Hen and Scratching Provisions
The article notes that winter hen labor should be encouraged by a scratching floor or shed. It suggests design ideas including a dry grain feeding area, straw coverage, and roost droppings kept separate. Open to minimal protection sheds near Cornell show best results with fresh air offsetting cold.
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Cornell
Fermers
Use of Hen Manure in Garden Care
Strong nitrogen manure should be used with caution. If possible mix poultry manure with stable manure or apply to leafy plants like asparagus, lettuce, or rhu barb. Avoid excessive top growth on root or fruit crops without potash. Mixing manure with ashes after soil incorporation recommended to control nitrogen release.
Insect Destroyers on the Farm Birds Clear Insects
The article notes poultry as a major insect destroyer. Hens, turkeys, and guinea fowl collectively reduce grubs worms and larvae, with hens scratching for food, turkeys sweeping field corners, and guineas tirelessly searching grass blades for insects.
Warm drinking water for poultry in winter
Farmers should warm water to about 100 degrees for poultry twice daily to prevent freezing. Warm water aids digestion, supports egg and flesh production, and prevents reduced intake from cold, ensuring hens get sufficient water for higher yields.
Poultry Notes On Winter Feeding And Care
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on maintaining laying in cold weather. Highlights include fresh eggs, fresh comb healing, use of scraps, milk versus corn for protein, water temperature, supply of grit and green food, and debates on skim milk versus corn for balanced rations. Readers asked for opinions.
Russia Sells Millions of Eggs to Foreign Markets
Russia is the world’s largest egg seller. It ships about 150,000,000 dozen eggs yearly to other countries as poultry raising rises. China is thought to be the largest producer but keeps no statistics. Japan consumes most eggs at home, with over 400,000,000 people. homes are supplied by vast flocks.
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Russia
China
New York Tribune
Francis
St. Toms Exposition
Lion Coffee
Grocers
Woolson Spice
Toledo
Ohio
Canary Farm Run By Wisconsin Couple Receives Noted Profit
The village of Scofield in Marathon county hosts a canary farm run by Mr and Mrs Herman Neuport who produce about 1000 birds yearly with a profitable result. The Neuports have practiced this unique occupation for 40 years, 23 of them in Wisconsin, showcasing skill judgment and patience.
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Scofield
Marathon County
Herman Neuport
Neuports
Wisconsin
Sentinel
Damaged Excerpt Shows Quip On Rail Damages Suit
A fragment from a newspaper column quotes the New York Tribune on lawsuits against railway firms, a derailed car anecdote, jokes from Detroit Free Press and Washington Post, and assorted notices about health cures and travel ads. The piece includes jokes about insurance and a 1905 Chautauqua in Citronelle Alabama.
Grass seed firm sparks talk on political life
In a two sentence note the passage discusses political life and compares monarchies to republics, mentioning A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin and a remarkable type of grass that became a major hay producer in America. The fragment hints at a broader civic theme tied to agriculture and industry without clear chronology.
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A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
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Salter’s grass and farm seeds discussed by editors and farmers
A noisy catalog of agricultural topics fills a page with ad-like praise for Salter’s Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermis Teosinte Victorian Rape and Speltz seed crops. It notes yield claims, animal feeding benefits, and farm use at various local spots while urging readers to request the big seed catalog from John A Sulzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis. The clipping also includes unrelated quotes about cures and alcohol.
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Salter
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Speltz
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