Farmers Month at World's Fair Promotes Agriculture
The article extols August and September as Farmers Month at the World’s Fair in St. Louis. It highlights large Agriculture and Horticulture pavilions, Grange House visitor services, and extensive exhibits from every state and major countries. It notes education on crop rotation, fertilization, irrigation, and pest control, aiming to boost farming’s standing worldwide.
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St. Louis
Palace of Agriculture
Palace of
Exis
United States
Pain Balm touted as quick healer for injuries
A local advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a fast acting antiseptic liniment for cuts, bruises, burns, and sprains. It claims pain relief and healing in a third of the usual time, preventing blood poisoning, with availability at all druggists.
Mandy the Dead? A Tale of Tears and Regret
Daniel Webster tells of an old woman near death who appears to die. When she wakes the husband exclaims surprise and the wife rebukes him for not crying. She laments that crying then would have helped if she were truly dead. The moment moves him to tears.
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Daniel Webster
Mandy
Electric Bitters Restored Bedridden Soldier to Health
Fearful odds against him, bedridden and destitute, J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio suffered kidney disease with no relief from doctors. He tried Electric Bitters, rose to his feet quickly, and now declares he is on the road to complete recovery. The remedy is touted as best for liver and kidney troubles and all stomach and bowel complaints, 50 cents, guaranteed by L. M. Bosworth, druggist.
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J. J. Havens
Versailles
L. M. Bosworth
Black as the Formal Standard in Men’s Evening Dress
A historical note traces the shift from colorful attire to black for formal wear after a line in Bulwer Lytton's Pelham. It cites a Lady Frances Pelham letter and notes the fashion spread through male society, ending with a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and its availability.
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Bulwer Lytton
Pelham
Lady Frances Pelham
Frances
Chambers
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Iowa Merchant
Joseph McElhiney of Linton Iowa reports selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for over twenty years and endorses it as a reliable remedy for coughs and colds. He notes quick relief and pleasant taste and states it is for sale by all druggists.
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Joseph McElhiney
Linton
Iowa
Prosperity Promoters Equitable Record
A compact listing outlines virtues for personal success including punctuality politeness principle penetration poise precision prudence perception perseverance and an equitable record. Each trait is described as a time saver confidence builder or opportunity unlocker guiding right conduct and resource management.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised at Bosworth Drug
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming they restore regularity and improve health by gently re balancing the organs. Sold for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth’s drug store.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
What Wealth Brings
A humorous remark by the late Colonel Ingersoll during a gathering on wealth contrasts obsession with money with a shopper’s excess. He imagines a man with millions of hats shoes gloves handkerchiefs suspenders and neckties waking before dawn and working late just to buy another necktie.
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Colonel Ingersoll
World Famous salve guarantees cures for various ailments
Claiming worldwide fame this salve surpasses all others for cuts corns burns boils ulcers and more. Cure guaranteed. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth druggist.
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L. M. Bosworth
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Woolson Spice Couny
Toledo
Lion Coffee Woolson Spice CO
Grore
U’s
J. B. Kooser & Company
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Lord’s Best
Undertaker
G. D
Palace Livery
Sale Stable
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Nelson House
Geo. Nichols
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AMES
E. F. Posegate
Pa Penue
W. M. Greeley
Daniel McCarthy
Henry Wilson Cashier
Union National
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National City Bank
New York
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Des Moines
Buckien’s
Arnica
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D. D
Hamilton's
F. H. Waters
Keedicks Store
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
M’carthy
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W. E. Harriman
B. Gardwick
Mutual Phone
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