Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Stomach Disorders
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach and intestinal disorders. It claims the preparation uses pure glycerine and extracts from Golden Root, Cherrybark, Queen's Root, Blood Root, and Mandrake Root, endorsed by medical professionals.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Jefferson Medie
Chien
Hobart A. Hare
Iaie
U Univeralt Bi Neon
University of New
Yorden
Ihe
Ssi
Pang
Skeletons or bones with the people off explained
A plainspoken note asks what skeletons are and answers that they are bones with the people off. The dialogue uses childlike terms to describe skeletal remains and their relation to bodies.
Ethel Prays to Smash Brother’s Traps
A seven year old NH girl named Ethel prays at family prayers for God to smash her brother Willie's traps. She explains she set them herself just before coming upstairs, showing a mix of innocence and mischief in a humorous domestic vignette.
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Ethel
New Hampshire
Willie
Jesus
Mother
God
Muzzer
Weaning and raising colts from a farmer’s viewpoint
George Glynn of Buena Vista County Iowa shares a full-season plan for raising colts starting at birth. He recommends early separation at four months, steady feeding, and tying during the day while letting the colt run free at night to build strong adults and maximize long term farm gains.
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George Glynn
Buena Vista Co
Iowa
Sex of offspring influenced by sires and mating frequency
In Wisconsin, F A Strohsehvin reports observations on cattle and poultry showing sex ratios shift with sire age and mating rate. He cites European experiments noting stallion service per day affects male to female offspring and suggests single mating favors females in poultry. He invites further input.
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Europe
Germany
F. A. Strohsehvin
Winnchago Co
Wis
Potato Raising Techniques in Whiteside County
J H N Martin of Whiteside County describes planting times for early and late potatoes, seed selection, and field prep. He notes drilling with planters, prefer smooth seed tubers, repeated harrowing, and annual seed selection to produce good, uniform crops. He mentions past early Obies and years of selection.
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Whiteside County
J. HN. Martin
Whiteside Co
City and Country Hens Prove Winter Egg Output Differing
Aaron Kline notes city flocks often produce more eggs in winter than larger farm flocks due to feed. He cites a city ten hens yielding six to eight daily with scraps, while farm flocks of 125 to 180 hens produced nine to ten eggs daily under proper housing. He suggests appropriate feed could raise farm earnings to about $2 daily from 125 to 130 hens.
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Plymouth Rock
Chicago
Aaron Kline
Farmers’ Review
Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for twitching nerves
Mrs Elizabeth Rannells of Newton Kansas recounts a hereditary nervous twitching illness in her lower limbs that troubled her for years. After two boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills she slept better and the twitching stopped though she briefly relapsed before final relief. The pills are promoted for bloodlessness indigestion influenza headaches lumbago sciatica neuralgia nervousness spinal weakness and women’s ailments.
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Williame
Elizabeth Rannells
East Seventh Street
Newton
Kansans
Dr. Williams
Toften
Hands Up and Dash as Poker Thief Flees
A belated pedestrian is startled by a robber who shouts hands up then grimly grins. The thief jokes about hands and reveals he is heading home from a poker party, then quickly escapes after a quick dollar is handed over.
Embarrassing Questions in Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchange reveals a lawyer asking a witness where she was kissed and the plaintiff responding with a blush and clarification that the question refers to where he kissed her rather than the act itself.
Proposals Explained In Family Banter From Aged Letter
In a playful exchange a daughter asks if Harold has proposed while mother insists proposals come in sighs and looks rather than words. The mother’s humorous guidance highlights courtship through subtle signals and unspoken cues.
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Harold
Jane
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Many children are sickly. Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children used by Mother Gray a nurse in Children's Home New York cure feverishness headache stomach troubles teething troubles break up colds and destroy worms Sold at all druggists 25c sample mailed free Address Alles S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
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Mother Gray
New York
Alles S. Olmsted
le Roy
Growth of Livestock Values and Herd Sizes in the United States
The article traces the rise in total livestock value from 1850 to 1900, noting 1900 totals by state with Iowa leading, Texas second, and Illinois third. It also lists expansions in cattle, dairy cows, horses, mules, swine, sheep, chickens, and wool production from 1870 to 1900.
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United States
Towa
Texas
Winois
Corn Planting Method From Winnebago County
W N Wells describes selecting seed grown on his farm and preparing clay loam soil for corn. He notes sandy land dries quicker and can be worked earlier, aiming for fine soil dust and planting checks three feet six inches apart with 1½ to 2 inches depth when moist and 2 to 3 inches when dry, then dragging the rows once or twice after planting.
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W. N. Wells
Winnebago County
First Kiss Recalled In Short Exchange
In a playful exchange Patience asks Patrice about their first kiss, but Patrice says she was too young to remember.
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Patrice
Dr J H Rindlaub Specialist Eye Ear Nose Throat Fargo
An advertisement for Dr J H Rindlaub, specialist in eye ear nose and throat care based in Fargo North Dakota. The blurb also includes a humorous aside about truthfulness and camping.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Woman Proud of Beau Yet Ashamed as Husband
A terse reflection notes the shift from romance to marriage where a woman who once admired a man as a suitor becomes embarrassed by him as a spouse. The observation hints at evolving social expectations and personal compatibility in marriages.
Footman and Candor as Social Admonitions
A reflective piece on social roles and discretion. It contrasts a footman’s deferential waiting with candor’s impact on friendships and outlines the danger of judging a woman by what she withholds.
Corn Not Suitable for Development of Growlog Pigs
Readable portion notes corn does not aid the development of growlog pigs. The fragment suggests feeding issues or growth limits tied to corn-based diets, with no further details on alternative feeds or experimental results.
Oats Stand Out As Best Horse Feed, Says Scientist
In Coluray, experts argue oats uniquely supply energy and balance fat and flesh elements for horses. They claim no other feed matches oats and that horses respond quickly, with the saying he is feeling his oats reflecting proven effect.
Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail Offers Low Fare Tickets
Homeseekers and Gettiera to points in Nebraska and beyond the line announce sale dates February 20 March 6 and 20 for round trip and one way tickets at very low rates. One way tickets two dollars above half fare while round trips are three fourths of the regular one way rate with a twenty one day limit. Tickets good to Southeast West and Northwest at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Central offices provide full details via M and St agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Homeseekers
Gettiera
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Terriory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Drink More Water Essential to Vitality and Power
The article stresses that free water is vital for digestion, absorption, elimination, and overall body function. It notes an average adult must drink at least two quarts of pure water daily, with the Japanese soldiers reportedly consuming two to four gallons daily to sustain exceptional endurance.
Aren't you too small to act as pursemaid to my children
A concise 19th century dialogue shows a lady asking a diminutive applicant if she is too small for the role. The applicant replies no, asserting the children are the ones too large, in a witty reversal.
Garfield Tea promotes herbal kidney and liver relief
Garfield Tea claims to be a natural remedy for kidney and liver trouble constipation and sick headache. It promises no harmful ingredients and is sold at all drug stores with free samples available from Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
A Woman in a Paradox Talks on Silence’s Value
A woman becomes a figure of paradox as she discusses the worth of silence, speaking for hours about its power, limits, and implications in daily life and communication.
Liquor Age and Men's Reluctance to Wait
A humorous observation notes that liquor improves with age yet many men refuse to wait for aging. The line contrasts patience with impatience in enjoying spirits.
Guaranteed Cure Ad for Pit Pain Relief Ointment
An advertising notice promises a guaranteed cure for pit pain with a refund if Pad Ointment fails to cure within six to ten days. The text lists terms and a price of 50 cents and mentions authorization to refund money on failure.
To Be Really Disappointed in Love Quote
A terse aphorism notes that true disappointment in love arises from prior marriage experience. It distills a sentiment about romance and commitment into a single reflective line.
Nervous Prostration Relief Promised by Vegetable Compound
Reader letters tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and related symptoms in women. Mrs M E Shotwell of Brooklyn reports long relief after doctors failed, urging other women to try the product and be cured.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. E. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ave
Sidham
Yale
Lydia B. Pinkhaw
Eich, Wests
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