The Strain of Work and Patent Remedies Show Hours of Toll
The item presents testimonials and humorous quips about kidney pills and household starch products. It includes a Washington D C lieutenant’s claim of lifting 600 pounds after using Dean's Kidney Pills, followed by ad-like notes for Defiance Gotu Water Starch and a joke about billboards.
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George G. Warren
No. 8 Chemical
Washington, D. C. Bays
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Teetotaler and bibulous friend tale from a distillery
A teetotaler tries to persuade a drinking friend while passing a town distillery. The friend retorts about whisky and mocks the idea of stopping, suggesting the distillery should make workers toil overtime to curb thirst. Defiance Starch is briefly praised in the opening line as a household staple.
No man ought ever to write a Jove letter without thinking
A Somerville Journal aphorism notes the need to consider how a letter would sound when read aloud in court, warning writers to weigh public perception and legal scrutiny before sending or publishing.
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Somerville Journal
Effects of Prosperity 1897 1903 Prices Rise Across Goods
The six years of prosperity from 1897 to 1903 saw breadstuffs rise 11 percent, meats 28.1 percent, dairy and garden products 50.1 percent, and clothing 24.1 percent. Farmers and stockmen profited most, while miners gained 42.1 percent from metal prices. Railway freight rates fell 44 percent, from 0.798 to 0.763 per ton mile, with railroad worker pay rising slightly above 5.5 percent in the period.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Two bores never get any amuse Mant out of each other
Two people are described as perpetual dullards in a brief, wry cartoon caption noting their stumbling attempts at humor and mutual boredom. The line plays on their mutual lack of amusement and is presented in a clipped, ironic tone.
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Texan
Montana
Value of Competitive Tests for Dairy Cows
Graves Co Kentucky letter argues against overvaluing competitive dairy cow tests. He notes tests fail to prove breed differences since averages are unknown and selected cows are not representative. He concedes data accumulation offers material for study on milk production.
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Graves Co
James Eaton
Graded Milk and Cream Proposal Sparks City Debate
Professor Fraser of Titois Hixperiment station first suggested grading milk and cream for urban use. He argues for standardization to protect buyers and reward quality, noting current practices misuse pricing and misrepresent fat content. A tiered system could pay farmers based on butter fat percentages, ensuring fair returns for high quality cream.
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Fraser
Titois Hixperiment Staion
Ice Cream Trade and Butter Flavor in Dairy Practice
The article discusses ice cream becoming more profitable for farmers who supply cream, noting quality and cleanliness are crucial. It covers butter flavor influenced by lactic acid bacteria, risks from putrefactive bacteria, and limited help from pasteurization. It also explains daily cream delivery in summer and every other day in winter, stressing the need for reliable delivery and the dairy cow as a pioneer helper in harvesting feed and turning it into food.
Unclear farm report on milking stool issue
Fragmentary OCR note hints at farm use involving a cow and milking stool. Text is garbled with unreadable terms, lacking names, places, or dates. Unable to determine a coherent event or entities beyond the rural farming context.
Apple Packages and Box Use Rise in Apple Trade
The discussion on how to package apples for general market focuses on barrels versus boxes. Boxes, printable from any wood, are rising rapidly while barrel-making relies on stave mills and specific woods. The piece notes concerns about combines in production and urges farmers toward independent box production, with circular saws and untapped power potential highlighted.
Gather the Bag Worms and Top-Grafting Apple Trees
Bag worm cocoons hang from branches and can defoliate cedars and other trees. Destroy collected cocoons. In Top-Gworking apple trees, prune heavily and spread manure, then top graft with a local variety to regain productivity within three years. David Rubie, Lincoln Co Oregon. Farmers' Review.
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the Review
David Rubie
Lincoln Co
Oregon
Farmers’ Review
Protect the fowls at night amid prowling threats
The text warns guardians to shield poultry after dark as nocturnal predators pose constant danger. It notes scarce safe situations where prowling animals can be trusted unassisted, and mentions lingering mystery about the cow's udder.
Fragmentary Punches of Odd Dialogue and Nonsense
A garbled mix of archaic dialogue and nonsensical phrases from Punch style text. Characters discuss work suitability and manners, followed by a jumble about syrups for children tea time and a baffling sea bottle remark. The piece reads as a clipped Victorian humor extract with unclear narrative continuity.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh and Other Remedies
Fragmentary ad filled text extols nostrums like catarrh ointments, laxatives, and foot powders with dubious claims. Mentions products from Cheney and Co Toledo and Allen S. Olmsted, plus generic lines about digestion, religion, and a joke about a Norborne schoolgirl.
Stop Women First Letter to Mary Pinkham
A letter from Mrs. Mary Dimmick in Washington asks Lydia E. Pinkham’s guidance for severe monthly pains and possible ovarian trouble, expressing reluctance to surgery. A second letter thanks Pinkham after using Vegetable Compound and urges others to learn its value.
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Doar
Pinkham
Evan
Mary Dimmick
Hoth
Capitol Bts
Benning
P.O
Washington, D.C
Mia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Sith
Capitol Streets
Benning P.C
Washington, D. A
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Relief From Digestive Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach distress and related illnesses. It claims to detoxify the liver and bowels, improve appetite and digestion, and cites testimonials from patients in Buffalo and New Jersey who report lasting health improvements after using the remedy. The piece emphasizes it contains no alcohol and offers a free medical advisor book.
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Plevee
Dr. Pierce
Discu
Pierce
Panary-Arabblans
Olan
J. V. Proc
Buffalo
N.Y
Golden Medical
Laas
North
Aritonton
New Jersey
Astor Avenue
Hans Rere Hines
Thanet
Golden
Anal Wilglaas
Riley Street
AutYalu
Nox
Common Sense Medical Advisor
Th Vy Pierce
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