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Field notes from Alfred Wilson detailing farm costs and profits for two wheat fields. Includes per acre costs for seed, harvesting, threshing, hauling, and expected yields. Mentions profit after expenses and comparison of yields across fields as reading for the recipient.
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Indian Head
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Stubbie
Alfred Wilson
Raver Casat
Expensive Blessing Sparks Roof Joke at White House
A Westerner with fifteen sons visits the White House. The president praises the large family while the father explains the roof was spared by using shingles to discipline the boys, calling it an expensive blessing.
A Voice from the Pulpit and Various Notices
A Presbyterian minister Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin testifies to kidney disorder recovery after using Deans Kidney Pills priced 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a mix of humor lines travel rates baby food cures and advertised tonics with prices and brief testimonials.
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Jacob D. van Doren
Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Real estate boom nets $2,700 for four Chicago lots
Louis Seeberger recounts a remarkable sale where four unlikely railroad side lots in Chicago sold for $2,700 total after a misread bid. The owner initially priced them at $25 each, but the railroad company offered the final amount, revealing a dramatic market misalignment and prudent transaction timing.
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Louis Seeberger
Atomarty
Chicago
Ife
Chicago Daily News
Lafayette Receives a Grateful Welcome in New York Harbor
The aging Marquis de Lafayette arrives to a grand, improvised tribute as New York officials and Boston hosts arrange a ceremonial greeting. Colors fly, bands play, and two civilians aboard confide with the captain before dignitaries acknowledge the honored guest. Lafayette vows fond affection for New York.
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Lafayette
Stiten Island
Messieurst
New York
Staf
Marquis de Lafayette
Boston
Monsieur
Patrick Henrys Grandchild Inmate Seeks Memory Of Virginia
Virginia Henry Beasley 86, penniless charity inmate at Old Ladies Home Ithaca New York, is the sole surviving grandchild of Patrick Henry. Her father Nathaniel Henry, a Danville lawyer with a large Virginia estate and many slaves, had six children. She has lived in the home nineteen years and remains largely silent about her family history.
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Virginia Henry Beasley
Patrick Henry
Old Ladies’ Home
Ithaca
Old Virginia
Nathaniel W. Henry
Wood Ridge
Danville
Nathaniel Henry
Henry
Virginia Beasley Lingered in Lynchburg Life After War
A fragmentary obituary style portrait recalls Virginia Beasley, once the belle of Virginia, widow of John Beasley. She endured destitution after his death, lived with relatives during the Civil War, and now relies on a sister in Lynchburg while savoring memories of her beauty and her famous grandfather Patrick Henry. Professor Tyler consulted her for his biography of Henry, noting her gaze still bears the mark of the orator’s fortitude.
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Virginia
John Beasley
Lynchburg
Wisah
Vetindine
Beasley
Moses Colt Tyler
Cornell University
Patrick Slenry
Congress
Senator Knox Bargains and a Secret Book Bid
Colleagues recount Senator Philander C Knox using a representative to buy rare books at a New York auction. Mrs Knox bid to surprise him but was outbid by the senator’s trusted agent who paid handsomely to complete the set. She suspects the senator would object to surprises. A revival of Uncle Tom's Cabin will feature a real bag of cotton from Mississippi.
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Inox
Mrs. Knox
Washington
Mississippi
Renowned swimmer lauds Vernna tonic in Providence letter
John W. Glenister of Providence Rhode Island famed long distance swimmer endorses Vernna as a tonic. He details his notable feats in America and England and shares his opinion in a letter.
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John W. Glenister
Providence
R. I
America
Eagland
Peruna Medicine Company Endorsed by Athlete Glenister
A Columbus Ohio letter from John W Glenister praises Peruna for spring training use. He reports two bottles helped him and urges fellow athletes to try it to improve the system before competition. The endorsement appears in New York advertising copy for the Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus Ohio.
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Ste
Pinkham
Lydia Ekbunkbom
New York
Peruna Medicine Companys
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Glenister
Athletes Seek Peruna To Combat Spring Ailments
The article argues athletes must keep digestion, circulation, and sleep in good order during spring. It warns that lingering catarrhal conditions weaken health and mood, urging use of Peruna as a reliable tonic to stay in the pink of condition and avoid feeling under the weather.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
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Nickel Plate Road
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Big Rock, I
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Everest
David Kennedy
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John Glenister
Michigan
Peruna
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
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Oregon
Montana
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British Columbia
C. S. Crane
St. Louis
Beadler
Lock Box
Port Wayne
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