Nebraska Land and Crop Profits and Opportunities
A Nebraska and Kansas farming promotion argues climate, cheap land, and strong soils favor cattle and crops. It cites alfalfa yields, school funding from land sales, and compares 160 to 640 acre farms with corn production and rent income, urging readers to choose western farming over Illinois investments. It ends urging renters to act now and noting W. S. Winger of Farmington, Iowa as signer.
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Nebraska
Neb
Kan
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Timothy
Ilinoss
West
Stops the Cough and Cures a Cold in One Day Ad
An old advertisement touts two Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to stop coughs and work off colds in a day. It promises no cure no pay and lists a 25 cent price.
Oil Wagon Venture Promises Regular Country Runs
N. S. Overen announces the purchase of Harry Pacey's oil wagon and plans to make regular trips into the country. He will handle only the finest grades of oil to win a fair share of local patronage.
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Harry Pacey
N. S. Overen
Sale of Brimfield Presbyterian Church Building
Trustees offer Brimfield Presbyterian Church building for sale in Brimfield for 500 dollars cash. Sale subject to Peoria Presbytery approval. Inquiries to J J Porsell or any board member.
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Brimfield
Kiowa and Comanche Agency offers 20000 farms for homestead settlement
The Kiowa and Comanche Opening Agency invites home seekers to obtain a good home under the Homestead Law. Twenty thousand farms of 169 acres will be opened in Oklahoma's fairest region with level prairies rich bottoms elm and pecan groves and mild climate. Special advantages to old soldiers. Address LL. O. Cox, Attorney at Law, Manajver, Comanche, Indian Territory.
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Kiowa and
Oklahoma
Stamp
LL. O. Cox
Manajver
Advertising Extremes Across Cultures in Historical Notices
A collage of old ad prose shows dramatic claims from a jilted lover mother and Chinese quacks. The jilted lover laments a rival and vows public exposure while a mother pleads for her son’s return, and a Ming dynasty cure promises miraculous health and vitality through a five to twenty day regimen.
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China
America
Gacwig
Diffraction Grating and Mother Nature Link Colors
The article explains how diffraction gratings split light into component colors, mirroring sunlight and elements. It notes oyster shells and iridescent insects show natural diffraction patterns, with nature’s repeated use of the principle.
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Mother Nature
Breooth Lady Book Agent Targets New York Homes
A stylish woman posing as a book canvasser travels with a liveried footman to wealthy households in New York. She gains entry and pressures residents to subscribe to a lavish illustrated edition of a standard work, a scheme resembling blackmail. The report notes her convincing demeanor and the risky nature of her ruse.
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Breooth
New York
Gmc
Vita
Rainbow City Pan American Exposition Color Scheme Revealed
The Rainbow City design for the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo features a new Spanish renaissance color plan. Charles Y. Turner Jr and studio experts in New York developed durable mural colors to harmonize with the exposition’s architecture and hold their hue throughout the event.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Rainbow City
Charles Y. Turner
N.A
New York City
New York
Pan American Exposition Bands to Feature Many Noted Orchestras
Sousa's Band leads a roster including the Mexican Government Mounted Band and others from Canada and the United States. The event runs May 1 to Nov 1 with daily concerts at the exposition grounds. Minerals and machinery displays from the Americas accompany the musical program.
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Ameiein
Sousa
Europe
European
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Fanciuilli
Seventy-first Regiment Band
New York
Manhattan Beach
Canada
Thirteenth Regiment
Hamilton
Lower Canada
Elgin Band
Elgin
Carlisle Indian Band
Washington
New York City
Boston
Salem
Mass
Brooks Chicago Marine Band
B. B. Brooks
Chicago
Ithaca Band
Ithaca
N. Y
EN. Truman
New New York State
Boston Ladies
United States
Buffalo
Seventy-fourth Regiment
Sixty-fifth Regiment
Camp Alger
South
Central America
Mexico
Americas
Rare Floral and Electrical Displays at Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American Exposition will feature advanced floral lighting in fountain basins with dewy dazzlement by concealed lamps. Henry E. Austin notes Omaha successes, predicting even richer color effects at Buffalo. Brush arc lights and Ohio State building prominence highlight the electrical and social attractions for visitors.
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Earth
Heaven
Omaha
Henry E. Austin
Mechanical and Electrical Bureau
Brush
Ohio State Building
Buffalo
Mexican Appointment to Pan American Exposition Post
Engineer Albino R. Nuncio was named Mexican representative to the Pan American Exposition by the Ministry of Fomento, moving from the storehouse ministry's second section.
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Africa
Asia
Chicago Record
Associated Press
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Mercator
Winger
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Emigration Agt
Comanche
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Arg Stee
Raser
Actory
The
Ohio Building
Ghid State Building
Doric
Ohio
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