Writer Toit Seely Joins Ambush of Secretaries on Train
In a curious incident aboard the Congressional Limited at Jersey City, writer Toit Seely, traveling with Ma, was seated near Secretary May. A man on the opposite side, unaware Seely was the American premier, jabbed Hay and asked for a confectionery. John Tay passed the sugar as the scene unfolded.
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Toit Seely
Tennsylvania
Jersey City
Congressional
Eame H
May
Intel Vernier
Mr. Hay
John Tay
Watch Lost in New York Subways Story
A man visiting New York during subway construction loses a cherished watch. He asks the street commissioner to find it, who vows to search. Later, returning to Manhattan, the man discovers the watch is worthless and messages the commissioner to stop.
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New York
Manhattan
Wiewaleh
Park Avenue
Redrawing Uintah lands for settlement opens Aug 28
Over one million acres of Uintah Indian reservation will be opened for settlement on August 28. Registration starts on August dat at Grand Jimellon continuing August 12. From Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo the Colorado wildland is the shortest route to Grand Junettes or reservation points. C H Speers G P Al Denver publish a booklet with fund rates and details.
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Uintah Indian Reservation
Grand Jimellon
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado Wildland
Grand Junettes
C. H. Speers
G. P
al Denver
Town Topics Quips About Fishing Record
A Town Topics quip notes the boastful claim that someone “caught just 0 fish,” with 0 of them reaching 0 inches in length, using a satirical take on exaggerated fishing feats and wording to lampoon the boast.
Newly Purchased Birds and Poultry House Design
A guide warns buyers to source fowl only from known healthy stock and to inspect premises before purchase to prevent disease spread. It describes quarantine for new birds, separating them for weeks, and notes filthy conditions at a large advertised poultry yard. It also outlines a practical open scratching shed construction with mesh covering and snow protection.
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Cornell
A Cheap Storm Shed For Farm Stock From The Farmers' Review
A farmer explains how to build an economical storm shed using crotches and poles, outlining measurements and steps to create a semicircular stacker line, framing, and fencing. The design aims to shelter cattle and horses with minimal cost while guiding placement, orientation, and stacking.
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4. M. Caldwell
Farmers’ Review
Hens in a Bag Exposes Poultry Poke Risk
Emma Simmerg recounts buying a dozen hens for 25 cents each that were delivered in a bag. The birds were poor, skinny, and sickly, with roup and pipping from the roosts. After inspecting them, she demanded a return, ensuring the seller took back the birds. She warns she will not buy fowl again without seeing them first.
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Pip
Emma Simmerg
Yarmers’ Review
Egg Supply Fears Settle as Prices Rise and Fowl Breeding Rates
The article argues there is no danger of egg oversupply given rising prices and active poultry breeding. It notes scientific assistance and strong demand have outpaced supply, encouraging farmers to expand flocks with confidence in stable poultry and egg prices. It also stresses the need for permanent pasture seeded to yield year round feed.
Size of the Grass Ration in Steer Feeding
Farmers in the western United States overuse corn in steer diets. Historical notes show 12 to 15 pounds per day is optimal, while 20 to 30 pounds waste grain and money. With corn around 60 cents a bushel, excessive feeding yields minimal weight gain and higher costs.
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United States
Chicago
Grateful to Cuticura Relief for Severe Skin Sickness
A letter from Miss Nellie Vander Wiels of Lakeside New Jersey credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing months of painful facial and neck sores, itching and bleeding after failed remedies. She endorses publishing the matter to aid others.
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Nellie Vander Wiels
Lakeside
Woman buys hat declares independence in bonnet style
The piece compares a woman's confident purchase of a fashionable bonnet to a grocer trying to steer food choices. It extols Lion Coffee as pure and uniform, arguing that independent shoppers prefer trusted brands over loose coffee, and notes grocers adapt to customer needs.
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Woolson Spice GO
Loledo
Ohio
Olio
Newlyweds Roast Chicken Remark Sparks Debate
Mrs Newlywed admonishes Mr Newlywed after his grim roast chicken joke about the dead, causing a sharp quip from Meggendort er Blaetter. The exchange highlights married banter and humorous dark wit in a light column.
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Mr. Newlywed
Mrs. Newlywed
George
Meggendorter Blaetter
Woman seeks twenty five pounds of beef to view loss
A woman visits a butcher and asks to cut off twenty five pounds of beef to see how it would look in a lump, explaining a doctor told her she has lost twenty five pounds of fresh through eyesight. The punchline reveals she did not intend to buy.
Woman Triumphs Over Chronic Headache Through Pink Pills
A Louisiana woman describes years of headaches and weakness ending after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She recounts relief from anemia and neuralgia, with improved liver and kidney function, after three boxes. The pills are sold by all druggists as a cure for headaches and related ailments.
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Anmiuia
de. Williams
Armenia
Stella Blocker
Williams
Miss Blocker
Leander
Louisiana
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