Alaska Garden Prospects: Letters Detail Yukon Seeds and Yields
Letters from Alaska growers describe mixed seasons yet notable gains in home gardening from Fortman to Nome. Reported successes include large potatoes, early cabbages, and radishes thriving in coastal soils while some fruit trees and onions failed or were damaged by frost. The letters emphasize practical, questionably favorable results and value of experiment-station seeds for pioneer instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant. Industry of the
United. ‘States
Department of” Agriculture
Alaska
Ohio
Jeraey Wakefield
Stride
Haines
Bri Columbia
Williams
Montauk Point
Eagle
Henry Burke
Chena
Co. A. Fowler
Kuskokwim River
W.H. Snyder
C Council
C.W. Thornton
Nome
Suamet
Testing Paint Purity of White Lead for Consumers
Property owners are advised to verify the purity and quality of white lead before buying paint. National Lead Co. offers a free testing outfit and a free book on paint, mailing from Woodbridge Building, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Co
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
A Model' Man by Edwin E Stillman
Benton Schuyler a financially strapped young man answers a mysterious ad for a tailor’s model and lands a life of luxury with changing uniforms and pay. He discovers the scheme is a ruse by French tailors and is exposed when a miniature pin reveals a mistaken identity, ending his easy gig. He continues in a bank under new mentorship with Miss Holgerley showing quiet affection.
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Benton Schuyler
Anguille & Oiseaux
Schuyler
Hehuffer
Schuy
Prince Hal
Con
Coz
Mansfield
Hal
Gald
Clinton
Kate
Higorley
Miss Halgerley
Mr. Schuyler
Halt Kate
Miss Edgerley
Miss Eidgerley
Aiguille & Ciseaux
Oiseaux
Katherine
Holgerley & Clinton
Miss Holgerley
Benton
Ruy Bias
Telephone Girl Tests Oath Before Judge
A courtroom exchange shows a telephone operator insisting she understands the nature of an oath as she faces the judge. The terse dialogue highlights questions of oath comprehension and witness credibility in a terse, clipped scene.
Prescribed Cuticura Cures Baby Eczema After Failure
A Kansas mother recounts persistent facial eczema in her one month old baby. After three months with a doctor and no improvement, Cuticura products were used. One cake of Soap, a third of a box of Ointment, and half a bottle of Resolvent led to full recovery. Now two and a half years old, no eczema returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
French Lady in America Seeks Help for Carpenter Price Dispute
A French woman living in the United States hired a carpenter for work at a set price. Later she learned he charged more than agreed. When she tried to protest, her English faltered and she remarked, You are dearer to me now than when we were first engaged. The remark drew attention in the Success column.
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America
Distemper Remedy Promoted by Spohn Medical Co Ad
The ad touts Spotin's Distemper Cart as the top horse treatment after 40 years of experience, labeling it the greatest blood purifier. It offers a 50e bottle and $1.00 price, with druggists or manufacturers seeking agents and a free book from Spahn Medical Co Goshen Ind. The regional joke about a mother and her child follows.
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Spotin
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
America
U.S
The
Pompeian Mfg. Co
Prospect St
Cleveland
Lydia Pinkham remedy praised by Manning woman
A Manning Town resident credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of severe female complaints. The letter urges sick women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Mass and to try the remedy, noting its longstanding use and claimed cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia F. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning Town
Pinkham
Lydia E
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Eye Salve Promise From Pettis Old Reliable
If your eyes bother you grab Pettis Eye Salve, the old reliable remedy that has long been a top seller with druggists. Toward Bros of Buffalo offers this trusted eye remedy as a staple product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toward Bros
Buffalo, N
Fragmented ad snippets echoing 19th century commerce and quotes
A collage of vintage ad lines and sayings. Mentions selling guns and traps, furs and hides from Minneapolis. References to medicines for teething, salves, and a variety of quotes about virtue and diligence. Includes rental or sale crops payments and advice to not loaf on the job.
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Wertienre
Jay A
Portios
Tanalna
Edwin E. Stillman
Shortstory Pub. Co
Baby
Bud Doble
Carters
Maclaren
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Schiller
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
D. Mulhall
Sioux City
Windsor Purity Gandy Co
Des. Moines
Watson E. Coleman
Wash Patenington
D.C
Thompson
Defiance
Lotus Aliens
Auburndale Goldfish Company
North Peoria Street
Chicago
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