Frederick Mayer Boots and Shoes Maker of German Thrift
The article profiles Frederick Mayer founder of the F Mayer Boot and Shoe Company in Milwaukee and Seattle. It traces his migration from Niernstein Hessen Darmstadt in 1851 to Milwaukee, his shift from apprentice to entrepreneur, and the growth of Mayer factories. It notes the 9,666 pair per day capacity, six hundred thousand dollars in annual wages, and sixty five traveling salesmen across 24 states. Mayer died March 16 1893 and was succeeded by his sons who continued the founder’s policy, creating a lasting monument of German thrift and industry with brands like Yienerbut Leading Lady Martha Washington and German Cushion Shoes. It closes with a line about Germanys savings banks and deposits.
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F. Mayer
Mayer
Frederick Mayer
F. Mayer Bear & Shoe Company
German American National Alliance
Milwaukee
Seattle
Niernstein
Hessen Darmatadt
Wisconsin
R. Sublins
New World
America
J. Mayer
Mayer Shoes
George P. Mayer
Fred J. Mayer
Adam J. Mayer
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Con
Cure of a Century Old Skin Ailment by Cuticlea Remedies
S. P. Keyes of Boston Massachusetts recounts twenty five years of severe scalp neck and shoulder misery. After costly doctor visits and hospital care failed him he tried Cutleura Remedies and was quickly cured. October 12 1909.
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Cutiura
P. Keyes
Congress St
Boston
Mass
Convalescent praises Cuticura for clear skin
In a Philadelphia letter dated May 1 1909 Wim J Sadijer reports a ten day treatment with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cleared pimples on his face after months of doctor visits. He states he is perfectly well and provides his address 1614 Susquehanna Ave.
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Wim. J. Sadjier
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure for Constitutional Disease
An old advertisement offers $1000 reward for a cure of catarrh claiming Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitutional disease by cleansing mucous surfaces. It asserts internal use builds strength and health, with testimonials available, and lists P F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as distributors.
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Catarrt Dbetig
PF. J. Cheney &O
Dabe Mall
Gultlog the Actio Abaceens Talk About the Ultimate Cong
A fragment mentions Uncle Jerry Peebles and a pipe rite with remnant tobacco in a life memory scene. The garbled text hints at a personal reflection or obituary fragment involving a family member and a pipe ritual.
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Abaceens
Jerry Peebles
Hatteras Struggles Through Polar Storm to Queen's Island
The voyage amid a ten hour storm ends with Hatteras and companions reaching a warm polar sea. A desperate chase, a fierce hurricane, and a rescue of Hatteras unfold as the sloop navigates ice, bears, and a glowing fog. They land briefly on Queen's Island where Hatteras survives and a formal lat long is recorded by Clawbenny and crew.
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Apent Stack
Hatteras
Bell
Altimont
Clawbenny
Johnson
Hatters
Polar Basin
Iftte Bay
Altamont
Little Bay
Altamont Harbor
Victoria Bay
Hetteras
Land
Altarnont
Tlatteras
Tatteras
Koch Ovat
Steep
Wile Hatteras
Faustus
Duitty
Veela
Uchowvhorszay
North Pole
Duke
Shitteras
Telluna
Hatteray
Liv
Hut Hatteras
Doctor
Altos Iauit
Royal Geographical Society of London
Ishkind
Perth
Phittenes
Cormbibnder
Arls
Liverpool
Admiralty
Strict Captain Commands Sailors In Dinner Crisis
An English captain enforces rigid discipline aboard his ship during a port visit. Sailors deputed to fill steward duties fail to serve a lady promptly. A baker bread request is met with a naval salute and the reply I’m told off for taters, highlighting literal obedience to orders.
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London Telegraph
Shoe
Mata
Humorous Letters and Misprints Across Papers
A compilation of brief quirky quotes and jokes from early 20th century papers. It includes a child’s bathroom towel boast, a joke about Bohemians and lunches, a matrimonial bureau quip, a punchline about proofs and pole discovery, and a British court remark on Cleachtog’s safety.
Turkey Ailments And Field Tips From Rural Advice
Readers learn about turkey illnesses with signs like swollen heads and discoloration, and simple care such as clean feeding boards, fresh water, and isolating sick birds. Solutions include egg white rinse, quinine, and easily digested foods. The text also covers pest control for Hawks and Crows and future pipe production from Calabash gourds, plus tree protection to prevent mice and rabbits.
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Turkey
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Growth of Bacteria in Milk From Udder to Bottle
The article describes how fresh cow milk starts free from bacteria but can become contaminated at many points from milking to storage. Bacteria enter via teat openings, dirt, dust, manure, and unclean equipment. Proper milking and handling can keep bacteria to a few hundred per cubic centimeter, while poor practices may surge to over a billion per cc.
Miner discovers rich ore vein and seeks winze financing
The superintendent of a Western mine strikes a vertical ore vein and plans a winze to expose the fault. He informs the board of the find and is told to begin shipping only after a winze is sunk, costing about a thousand dollars. A cheeky telegram asks about cheaper options.
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Uuil
New York Post
Extermination of Canadian thistles by field experiments
State experiment stations report a method to kill Canadian thistles by repeated cutting and burning, exhausting the plant's underground reserves. A successful test near Minot reduced thistles on two and a half acres after plowing, sowing millet and rye, and reseeding with millet and later tillet, costing about 10.50 per acre.
Water Ways and Bacon Clash in Odd Exchange
A fragmentary exchange hints at a Water Ways and a Bacon clash described as misguided. A quoted line distinguishes one as a Wall Street broker and the other as a Minoan. The piece mentions an English dog deceiving a blind man to avoid taxes.
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Wall Street
Youkera
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