Cure Your Kidneys And Bladder Health Ad
An advertisement urges curing kidney and bladder troubles by tackling the cause with Dean's Kidney Pills. It cites Captain S D Hunter of Pittsburgh Fire Department as a user who claims lasting relief after an earlier kidney attack. The ad notes the product costs 50 cents and is sold by Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York. A short joke follows about meeting a spouse under peculiar circumstances.
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Dean
S. D. Hunter
Pittsburg
Wylie Avenue
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
When Tortoise Beats Hare in Dallas News Joke
A Dallas News cartoon captions Bilkins as the slowest coach ever. He jokes he will lead only when taken to the cemetery, a taunting gag on coaching pace.
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Bilkins
Dallas News
Absence Excuse Tells of Helping a Dead Lady
A New York teacher received a note explaining Emma was absent to assist an old woman who died and had no one to do her work. The peculiar excuse reflects a child’s attempt to account for missing school.
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New York City
Emma
New York Times
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Ingredients Revealed
A pugnacious claim extols Dr Pierce Honest branding and public testimonials for his Favorite Prescription. It asserts the tonic and nervine are alcohol free and tailored for female diseases with transparent ingredient disclosure and emphasis on truth and reliability.
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R. V. Pierce
Plans for a Permanent Barn With Efficient Hay Storage
A design for a durable barn to hold four cows two horses and twelve tons of hay outlines an eight foot perimeter wall a 20 by 30 foot frame with 12 foot posts and a stone wall option. It describes hay chutes from basement ceiling to near the roof and a cantilevered hay platform.
Ground Floor Plan for Stable and Passage Layout
A historic schematic notes areas A to F detailing cow stalls 314 ft wide in the stable, feed alleys, gutter behind cows, horse stalls 5 ft wide, manurers and passage. Structure readiness hinges on lumber and labor costs in the district.
Practical pumping and wall construction guidance from a historical note
The article discusses hand pumping water fifty feet high requiring 10 to 15 pounds with a two inch cylinder and four times that with a 4 inch cylinder, suggesting a two inch pump with an air chamber or a windmill as better options. It then compares concrete and stone walls, endorsing concrete for strength and frost resistance, detailing mix ratios and材料, and estimating quantities and labor: a one foot wall 20 by 40 feet nine feet high with footings needs 33 barrels Portland cement 35 yards gravel 10 yards stone filler and six workers in five and a half days.
Amount of cement for 10 by 32 foot cattle stable
To floor a 10 by 32 foot cattle stable four barrels of Portland cement are required along with 314 cubic yards of clean gravel and one cubic yard of small stones. The cement stored in a shed had absorbed moisture and is no good for concrete work. Cement should be kept in a very dry place.
Roofing and Siding Q and A from an 19th Century Reader
A historical query on roof protection and siding answers three questions. First, coal tar dressing on a moderately pitched shingle roof can prevent leakage. Second, basswood is unsuitable for exterior work even when painted. Third, roofing shingles do not color rainwater once the cistern has been emptied twice after installation.
Senor Quesada as Cuban Minister and Orator
The Outlook in 1899 notes Senor Quesada, Cuban Minister to the United States, as an eloquent orator who spoke at the Esteban Theatre in Matanzas Cuba. George Kennan recalls witnessing the audience moved to emotion by Quesada’s tribute to the dead patriot Marti. In a Washington letter he mentions his rhetorical power.
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Senor Quesada
United States
George Kennan
Quesada
Esteban
Matanzas
Cuba
Marti
Peruna Medicine Company
Washington, D. C
Bankhead Endorses Peruna Catarrh Remedy
Congressman J H Bankhead of Alabama endorses Peruna as a top catarrh cure and family tonic. The letter from Washington D C calls Peruna a remarkable remedy and promises free expert advice from Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio. All correspondence kept confidential.
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J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
J. Fi. Bankhead
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Cotum Ohio
Old Maid Defined and Legal Jibe Cartoon Clip
A Chicago Journal quip defines an old maid as a derelict for not being married. Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo promotes eye ear nose throat services. A courtroom cartoon contrasts a young lawyer failing to draw information with an old lawyer who uses a hammer to break bottling.
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Chicago Journal
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
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Eser
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Jefferson
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Douglas
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Canada
Charles Pilling
Cilford Block
Grand Forks
North Dakota
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Grant Ave
Grand Rapids
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Randolph & Canal Sts
Cortlandt Street
Chicago
U.S
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Lane
Woodward
le Roy
Lion Coffee
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Toledo
Ohio
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Pyle & DeHaven
Ezita
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Baer
Fulness
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