Pilgrim Mother Statue Unveiled at Plymouth Rock
A statue of the Pilgrim Mother was unveiled at Plymouth Rock Massachusetts honoring pioneering women who endured hardship to build a nation. The text links her domestic duties and healing skills to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with a Massachusetts woman’s testimonial praising its benefits and offering to answer inquiries.
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Plymouth Rock
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Massachusetts
J. W. Critchett
Hammond Street
Cambridge
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers to Check for Bayer Cross
A vintage alert urges consumers to demand Bayer branded aspirin. It warns that only packages or tablets bearing the Bayer name are genuine and proven safe by physicians for 26 years. The notice cautions against imitations and advises saying Bayer at purchase.
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Bayer
A Good Reason Traffic Cop-Speedin’ exchange
A playful exchange unfolds as a driver speeds home while a traffic officer clocks him. The victim jokes that today is someone else’s birthday and not his own, highlighting a light moment amid a rush to reach home.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Since Fifty Years
A harmless vegetable butter color used by millions for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores sell bottles of Dandelion for 35 cents as an advertised product.
Two cows in the field prompts student joke
A teacher asks why the sentence The boy suggests perhaps one is a calf. The exchange reflects a classroom moment cited by Pearson's.
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Pearson
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Purge and Tone Digestion
Advertising claim for Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills at 372 Pearl Street New York states the product acts as purgative and also has a tonic effect on digestion. Consumers urged to test the remedy themselves at the listed address.
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Wright
Pearl St
N.Y
Adv
Contemplation Shapes the Contemplated Thing
Reflection precedes creation as the idea forms within thought. The quote attributed to Disraeli emphasizes that inner consideration gives rise to outer reality, asserting thought as the maker of what is ultimately produced.
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Disraeli
Nervous Breakdown Recovery Ad in Bakersfield
Mrs. Gertrude Higley of 1224 Truxton Ave credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with curing her nervous breakdown after ineffective care. She claims never to have relapsed and endorses the tonic and nervine as addressing the root cause. Free medical advice offered by Dr. Pierce at Burgalo, N Y.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Dr. Pierce
Gertrude Higley
Truxton Ave
Pierce
Burgalo
N. Y
California news briefs recounts from farms and pioneers
California readers learn of a root cutting device in development by Professor Stirnaman and John Conrad to ease sorghum harvests, oak acorn abundance aiding hogs, Sonoma County pioneers reunion highlights, Sacramento’s famed John O Day jailed repeatedly, grape growers seek revived exchange, UC geologist Hinds surveying near Redding, Ruth Aiken named LA credential office head, and a regional farm bureau vote endorsing amendments 2,3,4,28 while opposing 8,20 and tax exemptions.
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BR. J. Stirnaman
John P. Conrad
Agronomy
Shasta
Sonoma County
Santa Rosa
Joseph M. Talbot
Bennett Valley
John S. Taylor
Nevada County
Sacramento
California
John J. O’day
Sacramento Valley
O’day
Frank L. Gafney
Will C. Wood
Ruth Aiken
State Commission of Credentials
Los Angeles
State Educational Department
Carrie Parsons Bryant
State Board of Education
Farm Bureau
Region No. 7
Lassen
Tehama
Glenn
Colusa
Yale
Solano
Handy irrigation pipe for small gardeners advised
J G Hootman of Puente recommends a three quarter inch pipe with a hose connection and a steel plug. Holes along one side sized for auto oil cocks let water flow into furrows. Frames can support ends off ground. Sugar beet harvest starts in Pleasanton district with Spreckels Sugar buying all. Apple crop in Yucaipa valley is good this year with peak passed and picking to continue through another month.
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J. G. Hootman
Puente
Yucaipa Valley
Olive harvest progresses in Tehama county with Maywood olives
Vin cent P. Dole president of Old Monk Olive Co and eastern distributor of Maywood olives spent three days at Coring examining his fifty acre Savilano grove and making purchases for eastern markets. He reports strong demand for Maywood olives. Sylmar Olive Co of San Fernando bought seventy five tons packed in fifty gallon brine barrels and shipped to its Southern California plant for processing.
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Tehama
Vincent P. Dole
Old Monk Olive Company
Coring
Sylmar Olive Company
San Fernando
California
Red spider pest quickens in California orchards
Entomologist T. D. Urbahn of the California Department of Agriculture notes the red spider, long watched in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, is rapidly developing a severe infestation after a period of mild outbreaks during past seasons.
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Sacramento
San Joaquin
T. D. Urbahns
California Department of Agriculture
Delegation of Merchants to Attend Fullerton Convention
Commission merchants expect a large delegation to the fifty-ninth fruit growers and farmers convention in Fullerton on November 9 and 10. They will question Chris L. Christensen, chief of the U.S. Division of Cooperative Marketing, about the Sherman plan and its impact on western fruit and vegetable shipments.
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Commission
Fruit Growers’ and Farmers’ Convention
Fullerton
Chris L. Christensen
United States Division of Co-operative Marketing
G. H. Hecke
California Department of Agriculture
Hecke
Christensen
Puncture vine pest warning from state biologist in Chico
W. E. B. Glendenning, head of the biological work for the state highway commission, returns to Chico after county investigations on eradicating the puncture vine pest. He praises work in Butte County and urges Chico residents to prevent its encroachment locally.
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W. E B. Glendenning
State Highway Commission
Chico
Butte County
California
Evaporated Apples Season In Sebastopol Upbeat
Sebastopol evaporated apples will be normal in quality and pack, with over 2,000 pounds sold this season and a projected total of 3 500 tons by season's end. Demand is rising and prices trend upward, with district receipts likely exceeding half a million dollars.
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Sebastopol
Cotton growers group backs valley wide cotton variety
After a three hour discussion in Sacramento a group of cotton growers adopted resolutions urging one variety for the Sacramento valley and the appointment of two state cotton inspectors. The meeting was organized by the Sacramento Valley Regional Advisory Council and the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce.
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Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
Sacramento Valley Regional Advisory Council
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Cattle Driven Out From Tulare County Range
J Judd and John Blick, leading stockmen on the Kaweah River south fork, with extensive grazing lands, recently moved five carloads of fine beef steers from the upper regions of Tulare county to market.
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Tulare County
J. Judd
John Blick
Kaweah River
Citrus Expert Studying June Drop In Central California
Dr. H S Fawcett, a citriculture expert, is in Porterville to study the June drop in central California citrus groves. The research is conducted under the State University with financing help from the California Fruit Growers Exchange.
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H. S. Fawcett
Porterville
Citrus
Central
California
State University
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Grape Shipments Hit 7000 Acres in Lodi District
Grape shipments from the Lodi district reach 7,000 acres for the season. Shipping remains strong with excellent prices prevailing in Eastern markets for the first time in several weeks.
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Lodi
Farm Bureau Fair Showcases Nevada County ExhIbits
The Grass Valley Farm Bureau Fair drew attention with a grand display of fruits vegetables nuts and flowers and other golf products. Over fifty exhibits represented Nevada county sections at altitudes from 1000 to 3000 feet.
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Grass Valley
Nevada County
California Packing completes eighty four day Hanford canning run
The California Packing Corporation reports eighty four days of activity at its Hanford plant with $300000 spent on fruit and $190000 on wages. This season 700 tons of apricots, 6000 tons of peaches, 1300 tons of grapes and 40 tons of plums were canned locally.
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California Packing Corporation
Hanford
Auburn Fruit Exchange Sets City Shipping Record
The Auburn Fruit Exchange shipped the final car of the season as all fruit loads move in part loads from Newcastle. The season total reached 387 cars, a new record for any fruit shipping house from Auburn.
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Auburn
Newcastle
Auburn Fruit Exchange
Calipatria ranch plans extensive cabbage and crop mix
A. A. Gibson and Brother plant fifty acres to cabbage on their southeast Calipatria ranches. Last season they grew forty acres of cabbage yielding six to eight tons per acre. They plan almost 500 acres of barley, plus twenty acres of peas and twenty five acres of cucumbers.
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A. A. Gibson and Brother
Calipatria
Rancher Analyzes Cotton Growth Without Summer Irrigation
Al Newby of the McFar land district proposes that cotton can be grown with no summer irrigation on good soil. He argues water is unnecessary in summer to achieve a bale per acre, provided winter irrigation and ample cultivation.
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al Newby
McFarland District
Walnut Growers Hear Picking Speedup Advice
Walnut growers of the Hemet valley gathered at Olaf H. Eggen’s grove to view a demonstration by W B Hooper state extension specialist. Hooper urged speeding the first harvest to reduce mouldy dark kernels and to prevent sunburn, wormy and off quality nuts.
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Hemet Valley
Olaf H. Eggen
W. B. Hooper
Hooper
Burney Declares Potato Capital Of Shasta County
Fred Greer and Salve Bue of Burney in Shasta County harvest forty acre fields in potatoes. Each will gather 4,000 sacks of tubers, or 100 sacks per acre. The potato crop sells at a better price than last year. The ash soil around Burney suits potato growing well.
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Fred Greer
Salve Bue
Burney
Shasta County
Turkeys Raised At Owen Ranch Signal Holiday Supply
An experiment in turkey raising on the T. P. Owen ranch in Lucerne Valley twenty five miles east of Victorville shows strong potential for the region as a source of holiday birds. Manager B. S. Bomgardner reports raising 1500 turkeys for the Thanksgiving and Christmas trade.
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T. P. Owen
Lucerne Valley
Victorville
Owen
B. S. Bomgardner
Almond grower ships crop to Oakdale in truck
Henry Freevert of the McFarland district reports harvesting four and a half tons of Nonpareils one ton of Texas Prolifics and half a ton of Drake Seedlings. The Oakdale branch paid 15 cents for hard shells and 22 cents for soft shells. Freevert hulls his own almonds.
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Henry Freevert
McFarland
Oakdale
Texas
California
Placer County Growers Hear USDA Inspector At Auburn Event
Dr. J. R. Magness head of the USDA standardization department told Placer County growers about fruit quality after inspecting over fifty ears. The remarks came during the sixth annual Placer County Fruit Growers convention in Auburn on October 12 and 13.
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Placer County
United States Department of Agriculture
J. R. Magness
Auburn
Nature and wisdom always vote the same ticket
A compact aphorism linking nature to wisdom, suggesting unity in judgment and choice across realms. The line echoes a belief in inherent alignment between natural order and prudent thinking, implying consistency in decisive action.
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Nature
Wisdom
Jad Salts Kidney Flush Promised To Aid Function
An advertisement urges readers to drink water daily and take four ounces of Jad Salts before breakfast to flush clogged kidneys. It claims the effervescent blend from grape and lemon acids with lithia neutralizes urine acids, relieves bladder disorders, and keeps kidneys active, with a local druggist noting strong sales to those seeking early kidney relief.
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Guticura Laboratories
Dept. M, Malden, Maas
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
San Francisco
California Grape Growers’ Exchange
N., E. A. Hinds
Geology Department
University of California
Redding
Weaverville
Herault
Berkeley
Pleasanton
Spreckels Sugar Company
Hardy A
Wrigley’s
Northland Fox Exchange
Houghton, Mich
O. H. Morris
Davis St
Evanston, Ill
Whiting Gold Rhfning CO
Hwifth Ave
New York
Chatham-Phenix Bank
Amazon
Hall & Ruckel
Mitchell
Hall & Buckel
New York City
Celta C
Dreatt Co
NY N
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