Frog Farm Success Sparks Frog Shooting Hobby
Miss Mona Selden of Friendship New Jersey built a twenty acre frog farm after leaving teaching at ten dollars a week. She shoots frogs for sport and profits and soon became a prosperous citizen with a thriving market for her catch. Neighbors scoffed at first but then joined in selling frogs to Miss Selden who resold to the New York market.
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Mona Seldon
Friendship
N. J
Miss Selden
Reisons
Miss Seldon
New York
Seldon
New Jersey Herald
Shaker Digestive Cordial Promoted as Cure for Indigestion
Advertised remedy claims indigestion is caused by fermenting food poisons in the stomach and blood. It promises permanent cure by cleansing digestive poisons and alleviating symptoms such as headache dizziness nausea stomach ache weakness and loss of appetite. Sold by druggists for about one dollar per bottle.
DeWitts Colic Cholera Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement urges mothers to keep DeWitts Colic Cholera Cure to combat summer child deaths from bowel troubles. Claims perfect safety and instant relief for cramps bilious colic dysentery and diarrhoea. By Dr W A Wright.
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W. A. Wright
Georgia States Horticultural Society to Meet in Griffin
The twentieth annual session of the Georgia States Horticultural Society will be held at Griffin on August 5, 6, and 7. The association aims to promote the progress of horticulture across the state.
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The
Georgia States Horticultural Society
Griffin
Dishes and forks of the road among the tramp and old maid
An old maid leaving her back door with a load of food questions what the tramp and his friends do for dishes. The tramp replies they avoid plates to spare washing and use one of the forks of the road with a big knife.
Ossco man cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
A. L. Wooster of Ossco Michigan suffered twenty years from piles and was quickly cured using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve described as an absolute cure for all skin diseases. Dr. W. A. Wricrr promotes the preparation and claims it is used more than all others combined.
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A. L. Wooster
Ossco
Mich
DeWitt
W. A. Wricrr
Cotton mill shutdowns in New England affect southern planters
The stoppage of New England cotton mills could impact southern planters who increased their acreage. With likely good seasons the coming cotton crop may exceed last year, but reduced demand could naturally push prices down.
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New England
South
Mountain City Business College Ad at Wiley Brothers
An advertisement invites readers to attend Mountain City Business College run by Wiley Brothers in Chattanooga Tenn offering studies alongside views of renowned scenery.
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Wiley Brothers
Mountain City Business College
Chattanooga Tonn
Simmons Liver Regulator Ad Endorsed for Spring Cure
An advertisement touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a trusted spring medicine. It urges readers not to switch brands and notes the red Z on the package as a telltale mark.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted as Universal Remedy
An advertisement extols One Minute cough cure as the standard preparation for all coughs and colds, claiming it is the only harmless remedy delivering immediate results. Dr. W. A. Wright is cited as endorsing the product.
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W. A. Wincut
Free silver plan without key states for President
The Columbus Enquirer discusses electing a President without New York New Jersey Connecticut Maryland or Indiana. It suggests securing electoral votes on a free silver platform and explores the political path while warning about health from constipation. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised as a remedy for constipation.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maryland
Indiana
Columbus Enquirer
DeWitt
W. A. Wricut
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Claim for Eczema Cure
An advertisement asserts eczema can be permanently cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. It also claims the salve never fails to cure piles and credits Dr. W. A. Wright as a promoter.
Potato bug appears in Savannah not allied with gold bug
A potato bug has been found in Savannah and is not connected to the gold bug issue. The brief notes the separate nature of the potato bug occurrence from any related gold bug matter.
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Savannah
Breathing at High Altitude Studied by Turin Professors
The Turin researcher Mosso measured carbonic acid exhaled by a man at about 20 000 feet and found little difference from sea level. He exposed himself to rarefied air at Turin's Physiological Institution noting breathing was fine at 4 cm pressure but difficult at 40 cm, hindering observations.
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Mosso
Turin
Monte Rosa
Physiological Institution
London Globe
Caricaturist Frank Gould and a Jailer Joke in Barnstaple
Mr C Gould earned early fame as a caricaturist in Barnstaple by sketching the jailer who reported to the mayor. The mayor warned the boy about his drawings. A separate note mentions Muslim women covering the face with a veil to keep modesty when startled, leaving legs bare to the knees.
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C. Gould
Barnstaple
Frank Gould
Pearson’s Weekly
The Throne of Thunder in Kamerun Mounts West Africa
The article describes Mungo Mah Etindah and the twin Kamerun peaks as the highest on the western African coast. It notes the dramatic views from the bay, the island Fernando Po nearby, and nearby ranges Rumbi and Omon, with volcanic islands Principe San Thome Ascencion St Helena and Tristan d Acunda in the Atlantic.
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Kamerans
Fernando Po
Big Kamerun
Little Kamerun
Mungo’ Mah Etindah
West Africa
Kamerun
Rumbi
Omon
Mungo
Sierra del Crystal
Kamerun Mountain
Atlantic
Principe
San’ Thome
Ascencion
St. Helena
Tristan d’Acunda
National Review
First Maine carriage tale from Rev. Francis Winter
The Rev. Francis Winter, Boston-born and Harvard educated, settled in Bath in 1767 and led Revolutionary efforts there. He married Abigail Alden in 1768, traveled by horseback then by Maine’s first carriage, a two wheeled chaise, with two enslaved people clearing roads, before selling it in 1771.
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Francis Winter
Boston
Harvard College
Bath
Lemuel Standish
Mr. Winter
Adams
Otis
Warren
Lewiston Journal
Australian coroner cites common sense verdict
An Irishman who tried to light green wood with powder was blown to pieces when a keg sprayed a stream into the fire. The coroner verdict blamed the act on lack of common sense, noting the man did not intend to kill himself and lacked a means to breathe.
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Australia
Remark by Sir Francis Scott on Ashanti campaign
The British commander Sir Francis Scott, reviewing troops after the Ashanti expedition, quipped that if there had been fighting many faces would have been absent, noting the campaign offered no chance to engage the enemy. The remark is likened to the style of the famed bull-maker Sir Boyle Roche.
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Francis Scott
Ashanti
Boyle Roche
England
Francis
No Argument Against Tobacco
Dialogue notes a humorous exchange about smoking and cooking meals. Old Drywater claims man alone smokes as a habit while Young Paffs counters that no animal cooks its meals, illustrating a playful contrast in a Pick Me Up brief.
Condition of Crops Shows Great Improvement Across State
The report notes corn and cotton prospects improving with June moisture and healthy plant growth. Oats largely failed due to spring drought, while wheat bested expectations in some areas. Sugarcane sorghum and peas thrive. fruit crops fall short from dry spring and insect pressure. Livestock fairs well though some glanders among horses led to prompt destructions. warns against roaming Gypsy horse traders.
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C.uxsy
Remedy for Cotton Lice in Cotton Plants
The State Agricultural Department says tobacco decoction is a preferred remedy over arsenites. Boil refuse tobacco stems or dust in water, dilute to two gallons per pound of tobacco, and spray affected leaves. Kerosene emulsion also works if thoroughly mixed. Rapid cultivation helps by removing lice or boosting growth. lice typically rise in cool May nights and fade with June heat.
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State Agricultural Department
Preventive measures for Horn fly in cattle
Eggs of the Horn fly are laid in fresh cow dung where larvae develop. In hot weather the life cycle can complete in two weeks. Light fish oil with a touch of carbolic acid repels flies if reapplied every four to five days. tobacco powder kills flies when dusted on the cattle. Use fish oil on the belly and other areas hard to reach with tobacco powder. Destroy larvae by drying droppings each morning or by mixing plaster with manure in barns. State Agricultural Department.
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State Agricultural Department
The Knife Fear Rumor Prompts Cancer Blood Remedy Ad
A 1896 anti operation advertisement warns against unnecessary surgical cuts. It extols S S S as a blood purifier that cures cancer by removing the disease from the blood, citing a testimonial from William Veer of Walstown South Dakota and urging readers to avoid the knife.
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Sonte
S.S.S
William Veer
Walshtown
Southkota
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Georgia
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