George W Curtis Dead The Noted Editor Dies at West Brighton
George W William Curtis died about 2 00 am at his home in West Brighton Staten Island His wife unmarried daughter and son Dr F Curtis of Boston were at his bedside The death was peaceful and the nature of his disease cited as cancer in the stomach though physicians disagreed on its exact form The noted reformer and editor passed away after a long illness with family nearby
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Staten Island
New York
George W. Curtis
West Brighton
Dr. F. ©. Curtis
Boston
George William Curtis
Market report from St Paul and Minneapolis grain and livestock
Prices across cattle sheep and hogs at St Paul Union Stock Yards with ranges for prime and common cattle and calves. Reports show hog and sheep values, plus grain prices from Minneapolis and Chicago markets with closing figures for wheat corn pork lard and short ribs.
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St. Paul Union
St. Pat
Pago
Chicago
Chicaco
A. Ee
Ste. May
Malaria dangers and Peruna remedy advertised in 1900s prose
An article fragment warns that malaria peaks in August to October, spread by contaminated water and windborne spores. It promotes Peruna as a universal cure, claims immediate benefits, and directs readers to buy at drug stores or request free literature. Also features an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery with a money back guarantee and trial bottles.
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Peruna
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Dr. L. A. Sheetz Drug Store
Sizore
Washington encampment excursion tickets offered
Due to the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment in Washington DC, excursion trains will run from September 1 to 20 at greatly reduced rates with return passage included. Tickets available via Railway agents. Also advertisement for Dr Kline's Givat Nerve Restorer promising cures with free trial bottle.
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Wea
Grand Anny of the Republic
Ashington
D.C
Coeon
Washington
Te Tatura
Gco& WN. OW. Railway
Kline
Borsule
Farm and Stock Yard Notes on Clover and Farm Economy
A rural column discusses crop pests and drought impacts on turnips, cabbage, rape, beets, and mangels with clover as a key soil improver. It urges expanding farm girls education to include clothing, dairying, gardening, and home sanitation, and advocates winter work to retain labor. It covers straw and drainage practices, cattle economics, and spaying heifers for profitable meat, urging broader cattle breeding and dairy emphasis in Iowa farming.
Calf health and feeding advice from Harpers Ferry station
A reader from Harpers Ferry Iowa reports spring calves born in April grew ill by mid June after switching from skim milk with oil meal to plain milk. Experts suspect digestive upset from abrupt diet change and too little oil. Advise reintroducing oil or corn meal mix with oil, include oat meal, warm milk, and partial rationing for calves. The station notes a second experiment on feeding meals with skim milk in Bulletin No. 10.
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M. J. Gumason
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Rennet Ag
Gabrilson
Roads for Steel Macadam and County Tax Plans
Article argues for road improvements through steel or macadam where feasible and by county level taxes where gravel or stone works not available. Calls for subdistricts, draining, proper bed formation, and local supervision, emphasizing farmer stake and equal tax burden to fund better roads, similar to railroad support.
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Wade
Wasted corn fodder vexes Iowa farming habits
The article urges economic farming by using all crop parts. It argues Iowa farmers waste corn fodder and stover while other industries maximize every resource. It notes silage, hay, and clover as rotation aids but stresses using fodder to avoid waste and bolster farm profitability.
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Iowa
Sra
College
Profitable Feeding for Beef Makers in Modern Farms
The article argues profitable beef production shifts from cheap corn to on farm feeding tied to better quarters and intelligent feeding. It recommends finishing steers on a mixed ration including clover hay roots oats bran flax meal and emphasizes regular feeding ample water and avoiding poor housing. Continuous gains reduce losses and sequence to include other feeds in the final month.
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Iowa
Questions Answered Canning Cucumbers and Lightning Rods
In Dallas Center Iowa readers ask about preserving cucumbers for market. A B McOium advises selecting cucumbers at the right growth stage, making a brine of salt and cucumbers, storing in brine till winter, then sorting, placing in vinegar and seasoning to taste. He notes sizes from one and a half to four and a half inches and suggests steaming before vinegar if removed from salt. The lightning rod query recommends galvanized fence wire as acceptable, six to eight strands twisted into a cable, with points harder than iron, installed deep into moist earth for security.
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Dallas Center
Iowa
A. B. McOium
Stryter
Victor
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters Ad
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cent price. It also promotes Electric Bitters as purer tonic for stomach liver and kidney ailments with a 50 cent bottle price and satisfaction guarantee from Dr. L A Sheetz.
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Bucklen
L. A. Sheetz
Colchester Artics and a Dead Undertaker Shop
Town items and notices report Colchester undertaker’s business failing and call it dead. Advertisements tout Kemp’s Balsam for throat and lungs with trial bottles from druggists. Hood’s Sarsaparilla praised by a colonist for scrofula. Propriety firm Ordway & Co. sent Sulphur Bitters to Catholic Home for the Aged.
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Messers A. P. Ordway & Co
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