Cornstalk Gold Rush Promises New South Industry
Ex Senator Walsh praises cornstalk value and Prater forecasts profits of 15 to 25 dollars per acre as mills would process stalks into cellulose, gunpowder substitute, papier, cattle feed, and roofing material. He notes glucose from green stalks and compares corn and cotton benefits for the south. Col Redding says full cornstalk forage is tested at the experiment station farm with shredded stalks fed to animals.
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Walsh
South
St. Louis
Prater
Louisiana
The
Agricultural Society
Col Redding
State Experiment Station
Experiment Station
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertisement
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as best for cuts sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Promises guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded and a 25 cent price per box sold by S B Burr.
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S. B. Burr
Early Spring Blooms From Branches For Indoor Windows
A Wicks Magazine correspondent describes forcing branches from lilac cherry peach plum and apple trees in February or March by placing cut top branches in water in a warm sunny window with a touch of charcoal or ammonia. Buds open in days and flowers appear with fragrance filling the room. Persian lilac is noted as a top variety.
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Wicks Magazine
Vapor Bath Cabinet sales pitch promises easy profits
A reader letter claims weekly earnings from selling a $5 Vapor Bath Cabinet to families and physicians. The author asserts cures for colds, rheumatism, neuralgia, malaria, grippe, and various ailments, claiming customers buy multiple units. Encourages readers to contact World Mfg Co in Columbus, Ohio for samples and success stories.
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Y. World Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
J. B. PH
The Inventor's Bicycle With Automatic Skirt Adjuster
A drama unfolds as Montague Vanderveer declares wealth from inventions including a robotic selfshaver and an auto skirt adjuster bicycle. The beautiful maiden spurns him for a man whose name is in everyone's mouth, revealing a twist that forces Vanderveer to flee into the cold.
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Montague Vanderveer
The
San Francisco Examiner
Montague
Montague Vandiveer
Mr Cleveland as President in Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly discusses Mr Cleveland as president in a non partisan view by Woodrow Wilson. It notes Cleveland’s independent executive style and his unique personality as the central figure in recent American politics.
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The
Atlantic Monthly
North American Review
Forum
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Lincoln
Labor Saving Device Inventions Fizzle At Test
A man touting a self lighting pipe with vest battery visits the scientific editor. He claims a fuse and wires will light the bowl at a press of a button but the device fails to produce any light after half an hour of tinkering. The editor supplies a pen and mucilage brush for improvisation.
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Philadephia Record
Inventor Says He Will Take It Home Then Return With Fix
A man declares he will not do well and will take the device home to repair and demonstrate later. He leaves the room after lighting his patented pipe with a match obtained from the office boy.
South manufactures its own goods as factory profits rise
The South’s mills and iron works stay busy while Northern plants close, proving strong provincial demand for home products. The article argues Southern factories have profits, urges investment to build a regional manufacturing boom, and emphasizes near raw materials as a key advantage.
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New England
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
South
United States
Southwest
Houston
Pos
Trapping Crows for Sportsmen in Fields
Crow trapping is a laborious activity described by the Philadelphia Record. Two trappers use bait carcasses and a hidden bough-house net to capture 40 to 60 crows per pull, with each net spring requiring quick, careful work to prevent escapes. Prices run about 10 dollars per 100, rising when scarce.
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Philadelphia
Private affairs vs public life in court sentences
A quotation contrasts personal matters with public duties. It notes that few life or 99-year sentences in the United States exceed twenty years in practice.
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United States
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Royal Cotton
Bucklen
Szodman
Duphiss
Newra
Uville
Pp. P.P
W. H. Wilder
Albany
Hot Springs
Ark
James M. Mewton
Aberdeen, Brown Co
J. D. Johnston
Johnston & Co
Savannah
Zipman
Atlantic
Pacific
Lifpman
Lipphan Bros., Rornmess
Lippman Brick
Savannah, GA
Mons
Pneumon
U.S
Journal of Medicing
Xytor
W.H. Feeke
W. H
By Goritna
Whyte
AA Labor Saving Machine
Lord Melbourne
Grattus
EPPS
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co., Ltd
Homa
Paic Chemists
London
Eygland
Wade & Butcher
Sheffield
England
Vuunr
Ona
A.M. Rothschild & C
State St
van Buren
Jackson
Chicaco
World Almanac and Encyclopedia
Pulitzer
New Yorks
U. S
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