Seed ads tout Salter Macaroni Wheat and seeds from La Crosse Wis
Purported seed strain Dakota grown Macaroni Wheat claims drought tolerance and high yields across several states with estimates of 40 to 80 bushels per acre. The notice promotes a seed book and free samples for 10 to 14 cents, plus mention of other seeds. Additional lines reference Japanese calico printing mills, a 6 to 14 day pile cure with PaZO ointment, and Denmark exporting poultry and eggs to England.
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Salter
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Mich
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
Kan
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
William Oats
Wis. C
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
The notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including backache, nervousness, and bearing-down feelings. Testimonials from Mrs. Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs. Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania are cited. The ad claims the product has cured thousands of women for thirty years.
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Lydia E
Wi'l Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Limitations of a maid and the gendered adjectives
The piece relays a May day scene where a salesman touts an automatic cleaning machine, only to be quizzed on vast tasks the device cannot perform. It pivots to a reflection on gendered language, noting adjectives reserved for men versus women and the odd history of terms like handsome and pretty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Orleans Picayune
Animal Post Cards from Milwaukee Zoo
A set of eight attractive animal post cards in five colors from Washington Park Zoo Milwaukee. Cards mailed for twelve cents to readers of The Evening Wisconsin Company Milwaukee Wis. Also contains short clippings and ads about lemon pie mixes and humorous tidbits.
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Washington Park Zoo
Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin Company
Wis
Catarrh Cure and Patent Medicine Claims
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a promised one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. It includes testimonials from Waldring Kinnan and Marvin and notes the product is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Garfield Tea and Brom Quinine style cures with broad medical claims and various testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Immigration from the South Ex Pec t ed
U S farmers see strong prospects in Western Canada with favorable rail rates to the Northwest. Reports from Cardston and Magrath in Alberta describe mild winter, early spring potential, and high yields of wheat and oats amid optimistic migration and settlement outlooks supported by Canadian government rates and local crop data.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Joom 430
Quincy Building
Chicago
Ill
St. Paul
Canadian Northwest
Cardston
H. Howe
Magrath
Alta
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
Concerted Broadside of Pianola Pianos on Fleet
A witty note about twenty six pianola pianos on a big fleet banging together as a concerted broadside. A mock complaint from Chuggerton and Carr compares a cautious chauf feur to a motorman and a crew member who slows at crossings.
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Chuggerton
Carr—llad
Carr
Puck
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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J. H. Gregor & Son
ManoLencan
Winters
Diana
Ine Silyer
With Specialty Co
Leveland
Ss. N. Y
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Seth
Florida
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England
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Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
W.l.douglas
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Douglas Manos
Eac Oe
Ouglas & Pias
Ieee
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Rochester
N. Y
Tf Burbank
Rivers
Paties
New York
Walter Scott
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Wilmette
Chicago Tribune
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ER. W. Grov
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South
Kansas City Times
Dodd
Lewis
Sloan
Quincy
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
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Montana
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Washington
Lemmon
Butte County
South Dakota
Hettinger
Adams County
N. Dakota
Bowman
Bowman County
North Dakota
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Judith Basin
Fr. A. Miller
Geo. B. Haynes
Adams Street
Repalox
Cascaret
United States
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Eaiala
Thia Nippei
Gal . Co
Hawkeye
Anet Daye
IMEAN
27Th St
New Yor
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Norfolk
Home Invent Ce
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Wien
Sterling Remedy Company
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