Dean's Pills Kidney Remedy Ad from Cambridge City
An old advertisement urges readers to treat kidney problems with Dean's Pills from House's Drug Store. It cites Mrs. Lin Miner of Cambridge City endorsing relief from backaches dizziness and weakness after using the product priced at 60 cents, with Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY listed as the makers.
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Cambridge City
Dean’s
Lin Miner
N. Gay St
Dean
House
Miner
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Ten Commandments of the Mail Order Cases
A satirical list condemns deceptive mail order practices. It warns readers about schemes demanding advance payments, church purchases, and reliance on distant firms while denying local help. The piece urges skepticism toward aggressive sales tactics and advocates careful dealings with trusted local merchants.
Bartel Overall shifts branch to Richmond plant
The New Castle branch factory of Bartel Overall is moved to Richmond and consolidated with the parent plant in that city. The change ends operations at the New Castle location and expands the Richmond facility.
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Bartel Overall Company
New Castle
Richmond
City
Public Penance for Slander in 19th Century London
In 1822 crowds gathered around Bethnal Green church to witness Sarah Green, a married woman, perform penance for slander by calling Ann Johnson an opprobrious name. She wore a white dress, recited a formal repentance in the vestry, and was led away by beadles through the mob to her home.
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Bethnal Green Church
London
Sarah Green
Ann Johnson
William Johnson
St. Matthew
Bethnal Green
Diversity in Retail Trade Is Spreading
The Nation's Business notes how shoppers now find safety razors and electric flatirons across hardware drug cigar and department stores, plus mail order and direct mail options. The piece highlights growing diversification in U S retail over recent years.
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John
Norway's inebriates homes claim high cure rates
A report describes a Norwegian method to treat habitual drunkards. In the homes inmates receive only wine, with all food flavored by wine. Initially there are no complaints, but the wine-based regime grows tiresome and even the heaviest drinkers question the grape's virtues, yet some claim cures for the worst cases.
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Norway
Origin of Sterling and its meaning in English money
The Easterlings or Hanseatic merchants were the original moneyers of England. Their name came to denote coin or goods of fixed standard value. In Edward I’s era a coin called dinarius was termed sterling, later applying to the English pound regarded as the world’s best value before the war.
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Hanseatic League
England
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Greenland Naming by Eric the Red Explained
The article notes Greenland was named by Norse explorer Eric the Red after his 985 return to attract settlers. It describes a cold climate with a freezing mean annual isotherm crossing the island’s southern end, yet summer warmth supports vegetation in interior fjord areas and sheltered northern locales.
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Greenland
Eric the Red
Odd Argentine Vehicle Carreta Described for Market Transport
The article outlines the carretta, a massive two wheeled Argentine cart used to move hides and wool to markets. It features broad, often ten foot diameter wheels and is typically drawn by 18 to 20 horses or oxen, with a leather rope harness attaching to a single coach animal.
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Detroit Newm
Cream and Milk Must Be of Good Quality
United States Department of Agriculture urges strict quality standards for both milk and cream. Emphasizes pasteurization, tuberculin testing, and reliable fat content, noting interstate commerce rules for butterfat levels from 18 to 40 percent depending on product type.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Moonblindness in Horses A Curious Eye Disease
Moonblindness is a peculiar horse eye ailment seen in some regions that comes and goes before causing total blindness. The text notes no proven facts linking wolf teeth to the disease and suggests eye protection from bright light and boric acid cleansing, with pyoctanin blue drops to delay progression.
Treat Small Grain for Smut With Formaldehyde
The article explains treating small grain for smut with formaldehyde or copper carbonate, while corn smut differs as it is carried in soil not seed. It advises avoiding seed ears from infected plants to build a smut resistant strain, a process that will take many years.
Best Depth for Plowing Depends Much on Soil
Plowing depth for corn and wheat varies with soil diameter and timing. Shallow plowing is under five inches, deep plowing over six inches. Generally six inches is the limit, with deeper done in fall for next year’s corn and shallower for wheat or oats.
Farming hints from agricultural notes on poultry and crops
Advice on poultry care stresses rest for hens and shading for heat, while crop guidance warns against uncertain seed origin and overpasturing. It urges careful pruning of vines, proper feeding for crops, and attentive chick temperature and feeding methods in early life.
Urges Smaller Cities to Widen Through Streets
Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile association, urges smaller cities to widen streets and improve arterial connections to handle growing motor traffic. He calls for cooperative traffic planning, scientific city studies, and action now to avoid prohibitive widening costs later.
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Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Henry
Clean Up Back Yards Movement Launched By Real Estate Boards
The National Association of Real Estate Boards industrial division launches a national drive to clean up unattractive city back yards visible from railroad rights of way. Railroads cooperate with industrial realtors as civic groups join to present cities favorably to travelers. Joseph Kramer of Dayton Ohio chairs the committee developing intercity industrial real estate exchanges and district development ideas.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
United States
Joseph Kramer
Dayton
Ohio
Trees Replace Signs Along Colorado Springs Roads
The Colorado Springs Automobile Club aims to beautify motor routes by planting 10 000 trees and removing unsightly signs. Members have already removed signs from Ute Pass amid legal tensions, drawing citizen and visitor support for the reform. The plan covers routes to Manitou and the Pikes Peak area, shaping a scenic highway network.
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Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Rockies
Manitou
Ten Leading States Show Rise In Home Ownership 1900 20
Only twenty of forty eight states increased home ownership from 1900 to 1920. The top states were North Dakota Wisconsin South Dakota Idaho Minnesota Montana Utah Maine New Mexico and Michigan. Maine was the only eastern state in the top ten with Wisconsin and Michigan as middle western representatives.
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North Dakota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Idaho
Minnesota
Montana
Utah
Maine
New Mexico
Michigan
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Harold Estate Case
In Wayne circuit court April term 1924 Edith B Harold administratrix seeks final settlement of Guy H Harold estate. The court will examine the account July 1 1924 and all heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account and vouchers should not be approved. Edith B Harold administratrix. John C Dodson attorney. 7-8
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Amelia. Bennett
Wayne Circuit Court
Margaret Grove Bennett
Amelia B. Bennett
Argaret Grove Bennett
Guy H A Harold
Edith B. Harold
Guy H. Harold
Eatate
Eirault
Edith B. Barold
John C. Dodacn
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K. P. Temple
DR. C. Albertson
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Xhone
Chicago Veterinary College
Dublin
R. C. Leslie
Callaway Blook
A &E
Goodrich
Silvertown Cord
Silvertown
Ryan
Dayton’s Tire Shop
Sterling
Hall
Sol Co
Toledo, Ohio
Odety
Cambridge City Iron & Metal Co
Fred Storch
Prop
Tron
North Foote
Phone
Shedron & Denany
Noah Waddell
Chas
Morris
Lincoln Highway
Smith’s
Connell’s
Cambridge City, Indiana
Wright & Son
Fee Ambulance Service
Mrs Bertha Baird
THE
First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Trust Department
Sion
F. M. Jones & CO
Wayne Trust Go
Centerville
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
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