Santa Fe Excursions Offer Low Fares to Great Southwest
The Santa Fe Route announces homeseekers trips on five excursions beginning 1896 from the east to Arkansas Arizona Western Kansas Southern Oklahoma and Indian Territory with about one fare for the trip and liberal privileges. G T Nicholson and G P Tie Brock in Chicago promote free descriptive literature on the Great Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southwest
Santa Fe
Arkansas
Arizona
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
G. T. Nicholson
G. P. Tie Brock
Chicago
Spring Trip South Ticket Offer Across Southern Rail Lines
A railroad promotion advertises May 5 ticket sales from northern ip cities to destinations on the Me and Nashville line covering Alabama Mississippi and portions of Kentucky with round trip fare valid for return within days after payment of $2 at the destination. It urges asking ticket agents and refers to C P Atmore Louisville as Passenger Agent. The fragment mentions Lawrence of Uniontown Kentucky and notes a young poet connected to Irish peat industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
M. Magely
N. W
P. A
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
N. West
M. V. Richards
Bere Railway
Washington, D.C
How Successful Farmers Operate This Department of the Farm
Practical guidance on silos, crops, and poultry from farmers and experts. Notes on ensilage versus field curing, corn and clover as silo crops, silo costs, and the importance of balanced rations. Includes farmer anecdotes on poultry breeds, housing, and winter egg production, plus a warning on indigestion in winter flocks and a recommended feeding regimen.
Breeding Success Hinges on Proper Physical Organization
The speaker argues that regardless of breed tendencies, strong results require a solid physical organization. He stresses that success in breeding owes half to structure and coordinated effort.
Exporting Horse Meat To Meet Foreign Tastes Sparks Debate
The piece discusses exporting horse meat to countries where it is a staple, noting cultural differences and previous failures with canned meat. It suggests smoking or live shipment to avoid fraud and unhealthful perceptions, arguing that live shipping could be profitable at 7 cents per pound in Germany.
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Germany
Poultry Notes on Selling Eggs and Hen Nutrition
The article advises selling eggs direct to consumers for better prices and satisfaction. It discusses breeding from older hens for vigorous chicks, the risk of vitality loss from constant one year breeding, and suggests providing lime or shell aids to strengthen eggshells. It notes hens may eat straw and even broken eggs, forming crop wads as hatch time nears.
Bright New Tweeds Catch Eye In Town Shops
New tweed fabrics appear in local shops with vivid colors and bold patterns. Retailers showcase a range of bright weaves aimed at fashion-conscious buyers this season.
Barred Plymouth Rocks Best Fowl for Market Says Hoyne
C L Hoyne in Farmers' Review says Barred Plymouth Rocks excel for market use. He notes his flock includes Buff Cochins Dark Brahmas Light Brahmas Houdans Brown Leghorns and Bantams. His hens live in non freezing houses fed warm mash in winter and greens in summer with potatoes in cold months.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rocks
C. L. Hoyne
Farmers’ Review
A Precocious Pallet
Roy R. Tennant notes four years in poultry farming with White Leghorns, White Plymouth Rocks, and Light Brahmas. He describes coops, winter feed, peak poultry markets by season, egg production patterns, losses to predators, and a blunt line on remedies.
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Plymouth
Roy R. Tennant
Artichokes for Hogs Question Profitability
A Farmers' Review letter asks readers to share experience feeding artichokes to hogs and whether growing artichokes pays versus other crops. It notes artichokes have some value but questions overall profitability and pest resistance, seeking practical reports from readers.
Not Corn for Growth
Corn is excellent for grown up stock yet too heating for growing stock. If fat producing grain is not carefully managed we risk stunting and other losses in stock. The phrase Almighty Dollar linked to Washington Irving satirizes American appetite for gain.
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Washington Irving
Woman credits Pink Pills with cure for long illness in Brooklyn
Mrs. Anna L. Smith of 311 Pulaski Avenue Brooklyn recounts years of indigestion and related ailments. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills as prescribed by a physician she reports renewed health and regained ability to manage her home. Pills sold by John Duryea corner DeKalb and Sumner or by mail from Schenectady, 50 cents a box or six for 2 50.
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Standard Union
Brooklyn
N. Fey
Anna L. Smith
Pulaski Avenue
John Duryea
DeKalb and
Sumner Avenues
Schenectady
N. Y
Question on choosing the best bicycle ends with brisk advice
A reader asks how to pick the best bicycle and is advised to buy one and test it. The quip notes that after a week, the wheel is deemed the best in the market as a common humorous measure.
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Watts
Potts
Half Fare Homeseekers Excursion to Virginia and Carolina
May 5 sale of homeseekers tickets from West and Northwest over Big Four Route to Virginia and North Carolina at one fare round trip. Promotes Virginia as land of cheap farms, mild winters and good markets. Free descriptive pamphlet and time folders from U L Truitt N W P A 234 Clark St Chicago IL.
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Virginia
Carolina
Chesapeake & Ohio
North Carolina
South
U. L. Truitt
Clark St
Chicago
Opportunities For Gain In Grain Speculation
The article notes grain speculation peaks during the growing season as factors for and against the crop shift. It endorses W. E. Singer & Co as reliable and in touch with exchanges, urging readers to contact them for particulars at their address.
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W. E. Singer & Co
Portrait Commission Interrupted by Ear Referenced
A fragment shows a baron acknowledging a portrait with the remark that an ear has just been made, prompting a shift to starting another painting. The terse exchange implies status or reputation tied to a sitter and a painter’s task.
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Baron
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Hall's Catarrh Cure
Local applications fail to reach the diseased ear portion. Deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Nine of ten cases are due to Catarrh. A $100 reward offered for any Deafness caused by Catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Send for free circulars. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Tin.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tic
Fragmented courtroom exchange with racial slur here
A partial OCR shows a brief courtroom exchange with the phrase I shall expect you to tell the truth. The dialogue includes dialectal speech and a question about giving the whole truth.
Railway Sell Tickets At Low Rates To Missouri Kansas Texas
On May 5 the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway will offer tickets at very low rates to points in Missouri Kansas and Texas. For details contact H A Cherrier 316 Marquette Building Chicago Illinois or T B Cockerly 503 Locust Street Des Moines Iowa.
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Missouri, Kas
A Woman's Good Reason
Dialogue hints at marital trust as a woman notes she never questions her husband’s love, implying steady affection without daily reassurance. Subtext suggests calm confidence in marriage rather than explicit vows or routines.
Salzer Seed Co Potatoes Offer and Hamilton Tomb Claim
An advertisement touts Triumph potatoes at 1 dollar per bushel and 2 dollars per barrel with mixed deals, urging payment to John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. It also claims the finest tomb in Great Britain is the Duke of Hamilton's tomb valued at over 1 million dollars.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter
Great Britain
Duke of Hamilton
Walking Bites and Remedies Highlight Early 20th Century Quips
A string of brief notes mentions Hindervorns to remove pests from cows and a druggist reference in Washington. It notes Roman Catholics are rare in Sweden with 510 adherents out of 4,744,400, and praises Parker's Ginger Tonic for cold relief and digestion. It claims Brazil grows half the world’s coffee and Michigan yields a fifth of iron, mining 000.000 tons annually.
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Sweden
Two Choice Volumes in a Foreign Parable
A pair of witty men debate a father’s literacy noting his twobooks library is simply a bank book and a check book. The quip implies practical finance trumps erudition.
Proof of Versatility in Local Banter
A lively exchange shows Todgery borrowing $10 last month and Todgers reporting he has received thirteen original excuses for not returning it. The banter highlights a versatile personality nicknamed Bi That De Beat.
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Todgery
Biggs
Todgers
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted for West Travel
An advert claims Westward emigrants can rely on Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to counter malarial miasma. The tonic is described as a remedy for dyspepsia biliousness constipation nervous complaints rheumatism and related ailments.
Spring signs and a curious street moment
A reader describes an unusual incident as a man performs a back somersault from an electric car and steps away as it stops, amid questions about signs of spring in the area.
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Yenendas
Swanson EvMatic agency request for 5 Drops
A resident in Milbank South Dakota asks Swanson Coxe Co for an agency and orders a dozen bottles of 5 Drops by express citing his wife’s 16 year catarrh hay fever. A testimonial from Cherry Valley Illinois praises Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The text notes Cuba’s coastline and a British Museum detail.
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Swanson Race
EvMatic Coxe Co
Dearborn St
Chicago
Express
Rev. L. Wow Wat
Milbank
Marvelous nerve cure touted by Dr Khline in Philadelphia
Advertisement claims all fits swap free after first day using Dr Khline's Great Nerve Restorer. Includes promise of marvelous cures, trial bottle offer, and free S2trial bottle. Mail to Dr Kiine, 991 Arehbt., Phila. for more details.
Soap Bubble Film Reaches 2 500 000th Inch Thickness
A film of a soap bubble measures 2.5 millionths of an inch thick, reported as a notable micro thickness. The finding highlights extreme thinness achievable by surface tension without claiming broader implications.
Teething Remedy Ad Claims Timne Syrup for Children
An early advertisement touts Baby teething relief with Mrs Wixstow Timne Syrup for Children Teething. It lists Camphor Ice with Glycerine used for chapped hands and face and cold sores, from C G Clark Co New Haven.
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Flegeman
E. C. G. Clark Co
N. Haven
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Ara Falls
Niagara Falls
ELL Machinery
Ecataiowne
Ty Fagine and Iron Works
Pech Mig. Co
Hieux City
Iowa
Beet & Crass Machinery Co
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Washington, D. C
Mechem Investment ,O
Mining Exchange
Denver
Cole
Dairy and Poultry
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J. Smith
University of Wisconsin
A. Z. Copeland
Cc. G. G. Valverde
Colorado
Homeseekers’ Excursion
Parker
Brazil
Michigan
Cuba
Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley, His
British Museum
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Caylowell
Mass
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W.E. Singer & Co
Orf
St. J B
Aco S
Rattle
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Quinn
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Whitehall
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Los Angeles
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Atlasts
W. B. Pai
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