Southern progress spurs cotton region toward diversified farming
The Baltimore American notes that southern states have grown into major coal, iron, and textile producers. With low cotton prices, farmers turn to wheat, corn, truck farming, vegetables, berries, potatoes, and cabbage. Waste lands are reclaimed, two months longer seasons boost profits, and cheap labor plus shipping enable rapid regional development in manufacturing, minerals, and agriculture.
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South
New England
Baltimore American
Bradfield Regulator Ad for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement from The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia promotes a finely illustrated booklet aimed at expectant mothers detailing its use and benefits for pregnancy care.
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THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
Brazen verger swindles bride over church fees
Sagar, a Halifax parish verger, figures in Dean Pigou's tales. A bridegroom discovers he cannot pay fees after a wedding. Sagar lures the bride to the vestry and pretends to show “Black Bibles,” then locks her inside and demands payment before releasing her. The bridegroom finally pays up.
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Sagar
Halifax
Dean Pigou
De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Promises Cures
An advertisement urges sufferers to treat piles with De Witts Witch Hazel Salve claiming it cures the disease itself not just symptoms. It states the product never fails and cites Dr W A Wiicur L Homes as endorsers.
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de Witt
The Giddy Girl as Companion and Wife
A concise aphorism about a lively woman who pleases as a companion yet fails as a wife. It notes that a truth confined to a nutshell cannot be housed by narrow minds and that desire grows with possession, leading to unfulfilled wants.
DeWitts Little Early Risers Pills Promote Bile Flow
Advertises DeWitts Little Early Risers as a cure for liver congestion and biliousness. Claims to relieve right side tenderness, shoulder blade pains, constipation, dullness, and headaches by opening bile ducts. Presents Dr W A Wricut and L Holmes as endorsers.
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DeWitt
W. A
Proverbial Wit on Human Nature and Value
A reflective saying contrasts superstition with human nature in all clothes and a warning that a small theoretical insight may become a large practical mistake. The piece threads together thrift, prudence, and the limits of wisdom.
Velvet Beans Seed Ad from Ocala Florida
Advertisement for Velvet beans described as the greatest fertilizing and stock food plant for the South. Offers 16c quart, 30c postpaid, 60c per peck, $2.00 per bushel F. O. B. Ocala. Sold by J. B. Surron Seedsman, Ocala Florida.
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South
Mme
St. Germain
Paris
United States
Canada
King Harvardco
Washington St
Chicago
A Scapegrace’s Trick Revealed by Fake Father Voice
A spendthrift young man, skilled in mimicry, dupes a cashier by imitating his father’s voice to obtain cash. He phones the office asking for $20 but is told by the cashier to take $10. He later takes the smaller sum, and the tale ends with the elder’s arrival triggering a scene.
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Weely Telegraph
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
A brief advertisement asserts pneumonia lagrippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough respond to One Minute Cough Cure. It urges timely use to avoid doctor bills or an undertaker and names Dr. W A Wright and L Howmes.
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W. A. Wright
L. Howmes
Mummification Methods and Costs in Ancient Egypt
The article outlines three mummification methods from Budge's Guide. The first removes brain through the nose and guts via a side incision, with Canopic jars and aromatic additives, costing a talent and silver. The second saves the brain, dissolves intestines, and uses natron, costing 22 mine. The third, for the poor, involves cleansing with astringent and salt for 70 days at a very low cost.
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Budge
Jefferson's Ten Rules from a Practical Maxim
A compact list of Benjamin Franklin's well known maxims adapted as practical guidance. The rules emphasize doing tasks today, self-reliance, prudent spending, avoiding unnecessary purchases, modest desires, contentment, calm handling of trouble, and measured speech when anger rises.
Patti the Diva Visits San Francisco and Salt Lake City
A San Francisco newspaper man recounts Patti’s visits to San Francisco and Salt Lake City. He notes her dramatic greetings about breathing the cities’ air and paying her troubles, then reflects on his view of her acting, admitting admiration for two public exhibitions while criticizing her hypocrisy.
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San Francisco
Patti
Salt Lake City
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