Willow Lake Nursery founder Rumph built fruit empire near Perry
In 1867 at about sixteen, Sam Rumph conceived fruit farming near Willow Lake in Houston County. He grafted stock, built Willow Lake Nursery with 153 varieties, and expanded to 60 acres selling $30,000 of stock. He bred Elberta peaches, runs Elberta fruit farm with 20,000 trees on 110 acres, and Cleveland orchard with 20,000 trees. He ships fruit nationwide, makes vinegar and wine, and uses own crates. Willow culture and diversified crops, including willows for market, are highlighted as profitable. He emphasizes honesty, quality, and self-reliance in nursery work.
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Huckle Berry Cordial Heals Baby in Alabama Letter
A reader from Leesburg Alabama reports giving Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial to a ten month old. The medicine produced a happy recovery and is recommended for every home. In New Orleans a brass band of fourteen newsboys is in high demand and claimed as the only newsboy band in the United States.
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The Mind Cure and Cordial Remedy Claim
The article discusses the mind cure as a theory for certain hysterical cases while promoting Dr. Biggers' Huckleberry Cordial as the surest cure for chronic bowel troubles croup colic diarrhoea and dysentery. It also notes E Gatchell discovering a snow bed three feet thick in a Cambria County mountain cavern.
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