A young man who had become smitten with a south-western beauty, who was the daughter of a blooming widow, after a protracted courtship plucked up sufficient courage to propose, when the damsel replied, " I should be glad to accommodate you were I not already, engaged ; but ma wishes to marry, and I think she is just now without an engagement." The young man left for his childhood's home. To Take the Rust out of Steel.—Cover the steel well with sweet oil, and let it remain there for two or three days; then use unslaked lime .finely powdered, and tub until all the rust disappears.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 151, 1 October 1872, Page 6
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104Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 151, 1 October 1872, Page 6
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