Frauds in a Base of Hay Warn of Watch Case Frauds
The Cincinnati ercal reports a fifty one pound stone found in hay suggesting large scale deceit in fake gold watch cases. It notes counterfeiters stamp cases with bogus assay marks and FOB terms, with Ducker Hampden Watch Company of ton, Ohio exposing manufacturers in questionable business.
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Cincinnati
Ercal
United States
C.O. D
Ducker-Hampden Watch Company
Ton
Ohio
Woman's Secret Idea Becomes Worth Telling
A proverb-like reflection on privacy and speech showing that what a woman keeps hidden may still carry value when shared. The line suggests discretion versus disclosure and the social perception of secrets.
Salzer Seed Catalog Promises High Yields and Fodder Varieties
An ad from Salzer Co. La Crosse Wis touts early potato yields and a catalog of seeds including Teosinte high output, Victoria Rape for livestock, New National Oats with strong acre claims, and a wide range of clover alfalfa grasses and grains. It offers samples and a $100 value to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Salzer
Wisconsin
John A. Salzer Co
la Crosse
Wis
Mat's Catarrh Cure Promised Fast Relief Across Stages
An ad claims Mat's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease with a convalescent treatment. It says the remedy acts on mucous surfaces to destroy the disease foundation and build up the constitution. Proponents offer a hundred dollars for any incurable case and urge trial with testimonials.
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Manly
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Chee Yon Ag
Fian
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Plakham
Ipa Haske
Silver Lake
Mass
Templar
Independent
Order of Good Templars
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Tre Hart
N.D
Floor Finish for painted or wood floors advised
The Floor Finish is recommended to give a nice finish to any painted or natural wood floor. Ask your dealer or send to Chas. Naeckel & Sons Paint House Davenport Iowa for details. Fool-One who is and doesn't know.
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Chas. Naeckel & Sons Paint House
Davenport
Iowa
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Use Defiance Starch
An ad promises Defiance Starch keeps clothes white at 10 cents for 16 ounces. A woman reads a novel and droops a tear for the persecuted hero.
Defiance Starch Offer Sells 16 Ounce Pack for 10 Cents
Ad copy touts Defiance starch with Triumph branding and promises best value. promotes a 16 ounce pack priced at 10 cents and claims quality and reliability.
Laundry blueing sample offer from The Laundry Co Chicago
An old classified style notice offers 10 cents equal to 20 cents worth of blueing for laundry. The ad directs grocers to send for a sample to The Laundry Co at 14 Michigan Street in Chicago, and adds a slogan about religion never wearing out from daily use.
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the Laundry Co
Michigan Street
Chicago
Wheat novelty seed offer from Salter Seed Co
An advertisement extols 0 Bu. Macaron wheat introduced by the U S Department of Agriculture claiming yields of 80 bu per acre on good land and 40 to 60 bu on dry land in Montana North Dakota Colorado and similar states. It touts related barley and grass seeds and offers free samples and a catalog for 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin.
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U. S
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Best Results in Starching From Defiance Starch Claims
The ad touts Defiance Starch as yielding best starching results with no cooking required and promises four or more for some money. It frames support for a delusion as courting deception.
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine tablets as a cough suppressant and cold remedy priced at 25 cents. The copy adds a moral jab about insincerity as a social aside.
Putnam Faceless Dues Footnote and Quips From Advertisements
An OCR fragment lists varied curiosities and ads including refunds for PUTNAM FACELESS DUES, remarks by an optimist, farm choices for Het, names Rockfelter and Rothchild, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a price mention of 256 a bottle, notes on a beefsteak, and a claim about a statue in Gizeh.
City columns mix satire and snippets in Ames Times
A collage of puns and social notes pokes fun at politics, economics, and culture in Ames and beyond. References to King Herod, Salt River dam, Whitaker Wright, coal costs, Berlin cooking schools, funerals, London and Plymouth Rock, cotton profits, Byron manuscripts, and leap year bachelor trends mingle in a light editorial mishmash.
German Professors Award Ph D To American Girl
The University of Berlin grants a Ph D to an American girl amid tight questions of acceptance. Professors consider whether a crowd of German scholars can deny her any thing as the vote shows doubt and hope in academic culture.
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University of Berlin
Spain weighs new navy and shipyard patronage
The note suggests Spain considering a naval build and hopes it will favor U.S. shipyards when funds are allocated, reflecting wartime trade and industry interests.
Pope Blesses Friend’s Fountain Pen In Kind Gesture
The pope is described as gentle and forgiving after he blessed a friend’s fountain pen. The act is cited as evidence of his compassionate disposition and personal grace.
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Pope Pius X
Poison in Succotash Threatens New Jersey Family
A New Jersey family is poisoned by succotash in a distressing incident. Investigators note prunes may be dangerous, leaving open the possibility of hope for the man who boards.
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New Jersey
Sisters Undergo Surgery in Georgia This Week
Three sisters were operated on in Georgia the other day for appendicitis. Society reporters omit details on the procedure and the refreshments served.
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Georgia
German airship project leader raises $112,500
Count Zephelin of Germany seeks funds to construct an airship and has gathered $112,500. He stands in the same financial class as Professor Lang.
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Zephelin
Germany
Prof. Lang
How to Interest the Young in Sunday School Discussed
At a teachers' convention the question How to Interest the Young in the Sunday School was discussed. Perhaps having a Christmas tree every week would help some.
Train Collision in Kansas Signals Passenger Injury Caution
A Kansas newspaper reports a collision between a freight train and a heavily loaded passenger. The incident highlights safety concerns as a passenger is carried by the weight and cautions that a passenger should not walk on railroad tracks when intoxicated or heavily loaded.
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Kansas
First Million May Not Guarantee Wealth Says Old Proverb
Gen Jiminez reportedly won a key victory in Santo Domingo and lured away the army's only private, leaving the government with officers only. The old saying about early riches is challenged by current times.
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Jiminez
Santo Domingo
Professor Vincent on stage morality and stage wrath
Prof Vincent argues melo dramas strengthen morals yet admits a wrathful impulse to throw objects at the stage may be immoral. He suggests qualification of remarks to cover such acts.
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Vincent
Pilgrims Pledge Health Across Oceans Amid Cocktails
The poem compares Pilgrims on both sides of the ocean toasting each other’s health with cocktails, noting it is sad and mocking their inability to mix drinks properly in London.
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London
Scientist’s Money Microbe Theory Sparks Public Unloading
The scientist who proposed that money hosts microbes faced a backlash as people began to unload paper currency on him, a reaction revealing the theory’s social impact and public response.
Unlucky Note on Uncle Sam Motto E Pluribus Unum
An eastern pa ser correspondent notes that the motto E Pluribus Unum has thirteen letters It is said to be unlucky to meddle with the motto and that suspicion surrounds alterations or embellishments to the inscription.
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Uncle Sam
Brooklyn School Discipline Proposals Stir Debate
The Brooklyn public school principals seek power to discipline and recommend returning corporal punishment with a short rubber hose. The remark reflects a historic stance on student behavior and discipline in the school system.
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Brooklyn
Meat for Poultry Aids Growth and Disease Resistance
The article argues that feeding meat to poultry, especially growing chicks, boosts vigor and rapid growth, and reduces disease. Experiments at an eastern station compared geese given meat with a meatless, balanced diet, showing the meat-fed flock thrived and stayed healthier. It notes meat sources like ground bones, horse flesh, and inexpensive fish as practical farm supplements.
Poultry Feeding Machine at Ontario Agricultural College
An illustrated device forces grain porridge from a top reservoir into fowls fattened for market. A foot treadle-operated pump drives a nozzle that delivers food to the crop. Profit hinges on selling fancy birds for at least one cent more per pound than naturally fed.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Geese Popular in Germany Despite Falling Local Rearing
The U S consul in Leipzig notes geese are the most popular domestic fowl in Germany yet only about 4 million are raised there and the number is declining. Imports rise with three year totals of 6 220 055 in 1900 6 431 247 in 1901 and 7 54 145 in 1902 most from Russia near the Black Sea.
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United States
Leipsic
Germany
Russia
Black Sea
Poultry products market potential and farm cow advantage
The article notes that poultry products are easy to market and portable to town. It also highlights the farm cow as having a comparative advantage in farming contexts.
Rose Bleaching Bive Promises White Clothes
An advert claims Rose Bleaching Bive will whiten yellowed clothing and make fabrics bright white. Sold by all grocers at 10 cents. The copy adds a homely sentiment about a happy home reflecting heaven.
Cheap Excursions to the South for $10 Round Trip
The Kansas City Southern railway offers $10 round trips on February 16, March 1 and 13 to all points on the Port Arthur Route including Beaumont Port Arthur Lake Charles Shreveport Texarkana Fort Smith Mena De Queen and intermediates. Tickets return within 21 days with stopovers south of Kansas City. Inquiries go to G P and T A 8 G Warner. Some get rich quick schemes are worse than highway robbery.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Mena
de Queen
Kansas City
G. Warner
G. P
T. A
Farmers Organize a Grain and Live Stock Commission Co
A Chicago based Farmers' Grain and Live Stock Commission Co plans to handle shipments to primary markets. It will run feeding stations for stock and operate elevators with strong backing from influential farmers and business men. The proposal aims to energize markets and expand farmers profits.
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Farmers’ Grain and Live Stock Commission Co
Chicago
Old Colony Building
Lil
Defiance Starch Remains Best Value for Your Money
Some grocers say they do not stock De fiance Starch because they carry other brands with 20 oz per package that won’t sell before Defiance. Defiance offers 16 oz for the same price and no cooling needed, making 146 oz worth more than 12 oz for the same money.
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Defiance
Advertisements and moral quotes from Davenport trade cards
A collage of old promotional phrases urging readers to try chewing gums and floor finishes. Mentions White Sue Black Joe A Pleasant Sale and West's Cream Gum with warnings about health and virtue, plus a Davenport Iowa firm Chas Naeckel & Sons and a note on self correction.
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West
Eye disease cure claims by Dr. W C Coffee
An ad-promotional notice credits Des Moines oculist Dr. W C Coffee with home eye remedies for cataracts lids ulcers and other eye troubles. It mentions a 60 000 copy 0 page book on eye diseases and offers free copies to readers. Also includes an unrelated clothing wash tip and a brief note by Eleanor R Parker.
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W. C. Coffee
Des Moines
Iowa
Coffee
Ema
Exse
Dr. Coffee
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Rockfelter
Rothchild
Gizeh
Cairo
The
Ames Times
B. A Nardin
Ames
Herod
Salt River, Ariz
Whitaker Wright
Berlin
Tor
Plymouth Rock
Father Time
Daniel J. Sully
Mr. Morgan
Byron
Spain
Cale
Chas. Naeckel & Sons
Eleanor RR. Parker
New York City
Lumbago and Sciatica
St. Jacobs
Price
Tone
Tone Brothers
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
GLOBE
Earth
Ido, sStCantan
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LA Crosse, Wis
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
George Morton
St. Louis
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