Irrigated Agriculture in the Sacramento Valley
A traveler sketches the Sacramento Valley 200 miles long, 7 to 50 miles wide, praising fertile land and irrigation plans. He notes vast untiled areas, declining wheat farming, and a shift to small farms under new irrigation schemes. The piece promotes land opportunity and tickets for related SP pamphlets.
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Boards of Trade and Chambers of ‘Commerce
Sacramento River
United States Reclamation Service
California
Fortier
United States Department of Agriculture
Southern Pacific
Sacramento Valley
A. J. Wells
Lydia Pinkham Advice Column Promise
A reader asks about remedies for backache fatigue and menstrual pains. The letter cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helpful and requests guidance for improving health during pregnancy or with related symptoms.
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Abe
Pinkham
Lydia
Otta
Lynn
Mass
Harpers Bazaar humor fragment on travel and medical talk
A clipped dialogue from Harper's Bazar about seasickness on a yacht and a jab at medical hospital care. It references Mrs Knicker and Mrs Bocke, a smoker's remark about a 5c cigar, and a Peoria factory dealer.
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Lewis
al Best
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
One Day Cold Cure Dialogues on Tablets
Fragmentary ad style note promises a one day cure for a cold with tablets at a low price. Mentions gratis samples and a movie style signature on each box. Includes a quip about a man losing dignity due to his wife.
Lost Weight Recovery Told By Kidney Pills User
A man describes rapid weight loss due to kidney trouble with severe back pain headaches and dizziness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered and has weighed 188 pounds since 1896. Sold by dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The man notes excuses for wrongdoing are readily found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Patent Patent Medicine Ad Claims Cure All
An OCR fragment touts a tonic sold by J. Cre nby 3 Co Toledo Ohio as a cure all for fevers coughs blood impurities and a long list of ailments. It promises direct absorption and mentions European imports and constitutional care.
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Bana Ali Oenerat
F. J. Cheney
J. Crenby
Toledo
Oia
Ate
What Tim Really Is A Personal Name Or A Joke
A Virginia man recalls a Richmond resident known as Tim with the digressive claim that his full name is actually a long joke about mortality. An Evansville man, while drinking soup, nearly swallows a pearl valued at hundreds of dollars in a tale warning of the Indiana eating method. A new congressman quips that in this era of accusations it is sometimes a luxury not to be noticed.
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Virginia
Megro
Richmond
Tim
Darky
Timothy
Jackson
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Solo or Accompaniment Echoes in Journal Note
A Courier Journal item recalls a musical moment where a solo was denied and the crowd talked instead. The exchange highlights expectations of performance and reaction during the show.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Over Sea Habit and the Coffee Habit Compared
A Western state letter describes coffee harming the heart and nerves. The writer details worsened anxiety and asthma from coffee, then credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring health after quitting coffee and adopting Postum as a hot drink. The account promotes Postum by the Postum Company of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Tully
Postim
Postim Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvilly
Telesajphic Briefs From A Fragmented Era
Freder ich VII ascends as king of Denmark amid public joy and grief for King Christian's death. US Steel opens a major McKeesport mill. King Edward to visit London Jan 30 after a serious ankle injury. Indianapolis mayor faces kidnapping rumors tied to Governor Goebel murder case. Police in St. Louis restrict oath taking and profanity on duty. Ohio House backs direct senator election and Cincinnati municipal probe. Illinois drainage, finance and county audits prompt reforms. Missouri courts limit stock ownership challenges to Mr. Rogers case. Chicago authorities press to curb reckless driving amid 140 highway deaths last year. Coal miners and operators in Indianapolis deadlock on wage demands, with statewide strike risk.
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Frederick VII
Denmark
Christian Testill
United States Steel Corporation
McKeesport
Edward
London
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Ind
Taylor
Kentucky
Goebel
St. Louis Board of Police, Commissioners
Kiely
Ohio House
Meek
Senate
Congress
United States
House
Little Substitute House
Cincinnati
Iowa Senate Committee On Insurance
Mossberry
Iowa
Whipple
Drainage Board
Chicago
Evanston
Calumet
McCormick
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
Gildersleeve
New York Supreme Court
Court of Original Jurisdiction
Hadley
Standard
Waters-Pierce
Republic Oil
Missouri City
Chi’s
John Mitchell
Joint Scale Committee
Contra
P. L. Robbing
Pityburg
Acesret
Potendite
Ktol Bins
Still at It Reading Roosevelt Message
The speaker declares constant reading of Roosevelt's message and other duties set aside. They aim to finish the message before the next one is released, promising steady progress and determination.
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Roosevelt
Salter Seed Co offers Bargain Seed Book and free seed
The notice promotes a seed catalogue from John A. Salter Seed Co of Lock Drawer W La Crosse Wis. It promises bargains on seeds and a free package of corn ___ mos, claiming enough seed to grow 6 tons of grass on a farm.
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Ae Salser
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse, Wis
Storkland and the Gates of Paradise
A Denver News poem by A. A. Mayfield describes Storkland as a sacred realm inside Paradise where only the pure may enter. It reflects on motherhood, the world’s sadness, and a dream of easy street offering jobs to all.
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Paradise
God
A. A. Mayfield
Denver News
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Bessie Marley
Wise
J. A. M. Gregory
Ben
Bartlehent
Russ
Pregory
St. Jacobs
S. Howland
Madison Avenue
New York City
Nublack
Siee
Aes
Telesajphic Briefs
Storkland
Thangyys
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