The Vagrant Empress and a Christmas Homefront Tale
A New England family ride home in a rickety wagon in late November. Martha Crocker battles despair over her hard marriage to Benjamin as sister Jane probes loyalty and the hope of returning home. Amid dreary aging and a lone baby's highchair, the tale contrasts fear, tender regret, and a hint of brighter domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Seem
Martha Crocker
Hhorée
Martha
Jane
Benjamin
New England
June
Juno Hobson
Gavie
Marth
Drok
Jane Hobson
Ben
Bie
Murthy Crocker
Benjamin Crocker
Unhappy Puerto Rico and the Island’s Fortresses.
A compact historical vignette traces Puerto Rico from early colonial woes through 17th and 18th century sieges and piracy. It notes ant invasions in 1516, smallpox outbreaks, 1520 attacks, darting Caribs, Drake’s 1570s raids, fortifications at San Juan and Morro, Dutch and English raids, and the enduring resilience of the islanders amid ongoing maritime conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Germin
Spain
St. Kitts
Don Federico Tolero
Prto Rico
Tortuga
Hayth
Fred A. Ober
Punchline Parade of Nonsense and Courtroom Banter
A collage of humorous snippets from cartoons and jokes. The pieces feature exchanges in a courtroom, naval misadventures, parade of family quips, and satirical lines about newspapers and editors. Names pop up in short gags and playful misunderstandings, reflecting lighthearted press humor.
Maud Echo Hawk a Civilized Pawnee Teacher in Carlisle Narrative
A long feature describes Maud Echo Hawk, a Pawnee woman, as an Indian teacher who embodies a refined image of civilization through work at Carlisle and Mope Indian school in Springfield. It notes her sewing role, education, marriage prospects, and bittersweet ties to her people, with praise and paternalist tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Indian School Service Istitute
Thedian Service
Mand Echo Hawk
Maud Evho Hawk
Wigwam Ag
Carlisle Indian School
Echo Hawk
Mope Indian School
Springfield
Carlisle
Lincoln Institute
Philadelphia
Oklahoma
Denver
Comfortable stalls improve dairy cow safety and hygiene
A description praises a tying stall system with 34 feet wide stalls and a cross-bar floor that keeps cows dry and prevents udder injuries from neighbors. A four foot front partition, tight floor, and double stall floor minimize manure contact and define feeding racks with wide slats for head access.
Configuring Dairy Stall Gear and MilkRoom Tips
The article details stall construction for a dairy cow with a 30 inch floor clearance, a central ring for restraining, and a grain ensilage box opposite the cow. It covers feeding setup, bedding, and rack placement to aid milking, plus notes on comfort and handling. It also discusses dairy facilities like a dry ventilated cellar, ice, a milk house, a separator, and the importance of ensilage and proper heifer handling for profitability. It includes dairy science notes on microbes in cheese making by Dr. Olsen and advice on cool buttermilk as a summer drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hoard
Northwestern farmer urged to back cooperative creamery
The article notes two key points about cheese farming. Dairying after many years of grain cropping depletes soil fertility, yet milk can be used differently. It argues a cooperative creamery offers stable returns, reduces dependence on buyers, and maintains soil fertility by directing skim milk to calves and pigs while ensuring quicker cash from butter sales.
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Cooperative
Value of wide tires in Australia testifies to road savings
A Sydney correspondent reports wide tires vastly reduce road damage and inefficiency. He describes wagons carrying five tons on six inch tires sinking little while narrow tires sink deep in rough roads. Wide tires reduce dust issues in dry weather and improve traction, suggesting substantial annual savings in road maintenance and better transport efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Ater
Market Wagon Box A Handy Farm Transport Aid
A New Market Wagon Box shows inside arrangements to carry dairy eggs butter and vegetables without needing a separate wagon. The rear doors open into a closet and side drawers hold small items while a raised top stores produce. The box is removable for general wagon use. Also notes on applying horticultural knowledge and road building essentials including a road machine stone crusher and a twelve ton steam roller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temselves
N. Y
Dignified Woman and Curious Question About an Operation
A long fragment recounts a dignified woman recovering in a city hospital and amusingly describing her rumored brain operation as a way to handle affairs. The tale features a curious woman inquiring about the procedure, a humorous exchange, and a concluding note referencing Cincinnati encampment travelads and a Atchison Globe snippet.
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Awell
Dutabe
St. Louis Republic
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She Williston Graphic
Corstas
Williston
Dak
Flere
Walal
Robert James
the Eternal Feminine
Mary Knight Potter, Courele
Jim Dutton
Murthy
Marty
Gould
Leven Ubrup
China
Cpan Belay
Detroit Free Press
Jane Robson
Puerto Rico
Europe
England
France
Italy
Paris
Assistance Publique
Napias
United States
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Rome
Aslan
Chicago Chronicle
Ton
Chicago Tribune
Everett
Puck
Jimmy
Pearson
Tommy
Sammy Swackhammer
Cincinnati Enquirer
Servia
Numder
Einlsrants
Havana
Posalbl
Olsen
Norway
Camembert
JA. W
Bulletin
Hood
America
Cincinnati
Monon
Manon
J Reed
Chiego
Tin
Gomiptnens
Iis
Atchison Globe
L. A. W. Bulletin
Tures
Lowell
Cosian
Manx
Albany
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