Just As You Like It and Pigs in the Cornfield Tale
Fragmented prose blends philosophy and rural anecdote with reflections on ambition tenacity and happiness. It recalls a boy chasing pigs through cornfields a memory of family life songs and life’s enduring lullabies alongside a note on a trans transferred collier Cassina to the War Department for use as transport, capable of carrying a fall regiment.
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George
Eld
Christendom
Cassina
War Department
Navy Department
Be Strong in the Battle of Life Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
A vintage testimonial touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims most people harbor impurities and urges use for health, featuring a quote from Hakon Hammer of Pottstown Pennsylvania endorsing the product.
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Hakon Hammer
Pottstown
Big Sensation Exploded Hoon Case Fake
The Thereocratic campaign’s first big sensation about Private Lawrence Hoon of Company EK Fourth United States in Manila was exposed as a fake within 48 hours. The story claimed a harsh sentence for writing to General Otis but court records showed the misconduct involved false recommendations by multiple soldiers.
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AiLean Enquirer
McLean Press
Lawrence Hoon
Company EK
United States
Belle Center
O. Hoon
Manilla
Otis
Ilena
Hoon
McLean
Army
Epon
McKinley
McKin-neys
Republican Party
Still More Counterfeiting Uncovered by Secret Service
Secret service traces another gang of counterfeiters and seizes a large shipment of bogus Hillers Stomach Bitters imitated to fool buyers. The article warns buyers to beware of counterfeits while noting the Bitters claim to aid indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness and debility and to restore vigor.
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Secret Service
Hosterters
Hand Painted Collars Trend From Paris Craze
The latest craze features hand-painted collars and cuffs to finish walking suits. Originating in Paris, it extends the taste for hand-painted attire such as gowns, fans, and shoes. At drawing rooms this season sprays of painted flowers adorn trains corners and draperies edging.
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Paris
Superstitions Around Newborns Across Europe
A survey of old beliefs from Spain Ireland Holland and Romania. Practices include pine sap from pine-tre... kept short due to OCR and fragmentary text.
Names Shared Across Samoan Gender Roles
In parts of Samoa, men’s names are common among women. The practice reflects belief that a baby girl born after a brother’s death inherits the departed spirit and must bear the same baptismal name, transferring identity between siblings.
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Island
Samoa
Cheap Farm Cistern Construction Instructions
An Ohio Farmer article by George W. Crown outlines a method to build a cheap durable cement cistern on farm soil. It describes excavating a round cavity, shaping the walls, adding a brick top to guard against frost, and finishing with troweled cement walls and a tile liner for sanitation to provide a long lasting water supply.
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Ohio
Tirele
George W. Crown
Robbed the Grave and a tale of cure with Electric Bitters
A Philadelphia man, Colin Olivér, describes a near death ordeal until Electric Bitters revived him after three doctors gave up. The account praises the tonic and urges others to try it. Also noted are a government payment dispute, Head's Sarsaparilla promotion, and British interest in American cup races with steamship excursions.
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Colin Olivér
Philadelphia
W .H. McKee
England
Diseases of corn and the rust like brown blotches on leaves
The article explains corn rust and Burrell's bacterial disease of corn, noting rust appears mid summer with blotches on leaves that turn blackish later, and bacteria infestation reduces ears and stalks. Rotation is suggested as a preventive measure, with likely need for testing rotations on farms.
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Burrell
Towels Educated by Carcaraty Canty Canty
An odd fragment notes a curious promotional line about towels and a listed price 26c with references to quantities like 100 and 0. C. fall. The garbled text mentions dragglataretund mones and a cathartic cure claim, reflecting a fragmented vintage advertisement tone.
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C. Fall
Word to Mothers About Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Mothers of children with croup or severe cold should use Chamberlains Cough Remedy with confidence as it contains no opiate or narcotic. The remedy has gained wide approval in the United States and abroad for treating colds and croup. Sold by W H McKee.
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United States
WH. McKee
To KSI1 Tree Lice Destructive Pests on Trees
Tree lice are a serious pest, more damaging than caterpillars to acale trees. They resemble bark blisters and blend with the bark, spreading in chains that eventually strip sap and threaten the wood. Removal requires scraping the insects off and applying diluted wood alcohol to the tree.
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Earth
Kite
Republican Times
Sami
Hood's
Spain
Ireland
Jiara
Holland
Pregaddin
PBS
inutNors Methodists
Ilad
S. Wein Mitchell
Johnston
Willems, Davis, Brooks
Aa Alverettes
Little Tiver Pits
Age
Firsale
Cline’s Pharmacy
McKee's Drug Store
Athens
Cine & Son
Alvan
Broadway
Dever
Colquitt, Ga
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlusta. Ga
America
South
New-York Weekly Tribune
The
Messenger and
Herald
Dou Paver
Nra
NEW York Weekly Tribune
Bis Tocat
Jo Hus
Messenger and Herald
Athers, Ohio
Reuben
Dade Reuben
New York
Marietta Commercial College
Marietta, Ohio
Ohio Valley B. C
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