Kidney Pills Promise Relief From Daily Ailments
An old advertisement claims thousands suffer backache headaches dizziness and other kidney related symptoms. It highlights Mrs Anthony Cadrette of Leonester Mass praising Dean's Kidney Pills for a dramatic recovery after faithful use. The piece includes an etiquette quip about ladies walking inside a gentleman and cites the Cleveland Plain Dealer on exceptions to street etiquette.
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Anthony Cadrette
Mechanic Street
Leonmester
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure claim for eczema ends long suffering
A 60 year old veteran reports over thirty five years of severe eczema. After unsuccessful government examinations and costly medicines he credits Cuticura for a complete cure following two cakes of Soap two boxes of Ointment and two bottles of Resolvent. July 17 1905 Richmondale Ross Co Ohio.
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Government
Joan T. Roach
Richmondale
Ross Co
Ohio
Ecuador signs contract to import immigrants
The government of Ecuador contracts with a Guayaquil agency to import 6,000 immigrant families into the lower and eastern republic. The agreement requires white immigrants, preferably of German or Dutch descent.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Deafness Cure Promoted by Hale Catarrh Cure Ad
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous linings of the Eustachian tube. It promises Hale Catarrh Cure can restore hearing, offering one hundred dollars for untreatable catarrh and urging readers to request circulars. Product sold by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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J. Cheney & Ci
Toledo
Druggista
Nest for egg eating hens shows a Prairie Farmer diagram
A Lake County correspondent describes a nest design to prevent hens from eating eggs. A false bottom with a two and a half inch hole guides eggs into a padded inner shelf and a rear compartment, letting the egg disappear from the bird’s view and easing collection.
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Lake County
Fowls Without Lice Highlighted by Maine Station Visit
The Maine experiment station reported by Farmers' Review shows lice control is achievable with clean pens, unused incubators, and lice-free eggs. Prof. Charles Wood says starting with pristine pens and birds prevents infestation, suggesting large-scale success is possible on any farm.
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Farmers’ Review
Maine
Yiite
Charles Wood
Dark Poultry Houses Need More Light For Hens
The article notes many poultry houses remain dark across the country and questions how hens survive disease risk and how dry floors exist. It urges adding windows now while weather allows, arguing light boosts fowl health, especially in winter when birds stay indoors longer and snow impedes outdoor time.
Transferring Bees Between Hives Methods Compared
Historical note outlines three bee transfer methods from old hive boxes. It describes a bottom up shifting technique with an empty box, drum on hives to move workers, and a multi hive plan using a movable frame hive to boost honey and wax yield while separating brood top to bottom.
Handy egg turner draws curtain cloth for eggs
A sketch shows a combined egg drawer and turner used to keep eggs for hatching. The device rotates and positions eggs on a curtain cloth style rack, enabling frequent turning to aid incubation. The description notes the method as efficient for maintaining even warmth and turning intervals.
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Turner
Homemade Egg Turning Device and Cheap Drinking Fountain
The article describes an egg turning device using a roller curtain cloth wound on a rod with a crank to rotate eggs with a short crank turn. It also outlines a cheap drinking fountain made from an ordinary red clay pot inverted on a saucer with a cork stopper and reaming to fit, relying on porosity to keep water cool.
The Farmer and the Auto Revolt
The Rural New Yorker laments the auto hog and notes farmers once hated the horse and rider. It warns that autos may become cheaper for farmers, potentially changing attitudes as history could repeat itself with a new shift in ownership and sentiment.
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New Yorker
Marketing Hint for Honey and Turnips Use
A Marketing Hint notes honey sources shrink yearly so avoid shipping honey or wax to distant markets until the local supply is full. Farm Journal suggests considering origin quality first. It also says turnips are best harvested by letting sheep graze in the field.
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Farm Journal
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Carpet Dyes and Laxatives Featured in Reader Notes
A mixed page notes carpet dyes branded PUTNAM FACELESS DYES praised for brightness and ease, while Brandreth's Pills touted as a trusted old family laxative. It mentions Miss Braddon, the novelist, and a Kaiser backed marriage match for a court aide, with Reynolds' Newspaper as source.
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German Ocean
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Mia
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Brandreth
Miss Braddon
Lady Audley
Kaiser
Berlin
Reynolds
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Paxton CO
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Quaker Oat Company
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Wilwankes, Wis
Berpur
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