Household cures and farming notes from varied sources
Hoarseness relief with egg white gargle and warm water. advice on planting trees gradually and soil care. charcoal in water for headaches. poultry fattening with corn meal mush and occasional variations. lemon-syrup setup with corn starch. pest control by tarred building edges. a father’s small land gift yielding five acres and $500 profit. storm wind patterns. Virginia pone recipe from corn meal and eggs.
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Hixbury
New Yorker
Germantown Telegraph
Ohio
Virginia
Land Drainage in the West Promises Profitable Transformations
The article explains underdrainage using tile to boost crop production on western farms. It notes economic barriers, the need for information, and the benefits of drainage, including extended seasons, higher yields, and cheaper fencing. It urges learning costs and professional help, with examples from Indiana and Illinois.
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Europe
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago Times
Proper feeding and discretion in housed cattle
The article stresses careful selection and balanced mixing of fodder for housed cattle. It highlights monitoring each animal’s digestive capacity, avoiding frequent diet changes, and using a bran and oil cake meal blend with hay to maintain uniform condition. Oats remain useful for all ages, with bran valued for breeding stock and soil fertility due to phosphates.
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National Live Stock Journal
Common Fowls Deserve Careful Improvement for Farms
Fanny Field argues that thoroughbreds are unaffordable for many farmers and that common hens can outperform fancy fowls in eggs and meat. A flock of ten hens can supply a family of six with eggs and chickens. twenty common hens once produced $15 in three summer months with simple feed and free range. She urges selecting the largest hens for breeders to boost size and laying quality, noting hardy, good foragers and early-maturing traits in common fowls.
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West
Hamburgs
Fanny Field
Prairie
Dom Pedro the elephant put in irons at the zoo
The Philadelphia Record reports the Zoological Garden staff restrained Dom Pedro with chains after a recent aggression. Workers replaced an insecure tusk clamp, using ropes and a block and tackle to flip the animal, then fitted a stronger clamp and kept him upright tied by one foot with head constrained by chains pending temper improvement.
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Zoological Garden
Dom Pedro
Dom
Empress
Pendegast
Enupe
Pendergast
Brown
Philadelphia Record
Cure for sudden pains cited by Courier editor
The Courier editor W. F. Cook felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder and neck and found relief after rubbing the area with St Jacobs Oil. A separate Arkansas Traveler item recalls a woman confessing she gave her husband the wrong medicine, noting his improved condition the next morning.
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Courier
W. F. Cook
St. Jacobs Oil
Canajohurie
M Y
Arkanasis
Arkansaw
How To Get Well From Old Time Remedies
A column cites quack cures and nostrums with a punch line Take Hop Bitters. It mentions holiday goods catalogs from David C. Cook and praises Lydia E. Pinkham remedies from Massachusetts as popular cures of the era. The piece mocks excessive indulgence and warns readers about health fads.
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Express
David C. Cook
Kidney-Wort promoted as remedy for liver and kidney ills
An ad claims Kidney-Wort cures liver and kidney diseases and acts as a cathartic and diuretic in dry or liquid form. It references the Phrenological Journal remarking that women whistling daily would improve health.
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Phrenological Journal
Picayune
Binghamton Oil Refining Company
Binghamton
Wells, Richardson& Co
Burlington Vt
Kedney
Swort
Twenty four Hours to Live Health Claim Note
A Louisville reader reports perfect health after an apparent near death, credits Dr Wa Hatw’s Balsam for the Lines with nine bottles, and says no other medicine was used. Also features a Benson Celery and Chamomile Pills ad and a quip about oyster dealers.
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John Kuhn
Lafayette
Ind
Dr. Wa. Hatw
Volratc Belt Co offers 30 day trial for electro belts
Marshall Michigan based Volratc Belt Co advertises Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances with a thirty day trial for men and youths afflicted with nervous debility and related troubles. No risk as trial period guarantees restoration of health and vigor. Address given. Also mentions other medical and consumer products and a note on pennies caption controversy.
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Volratc Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Dye
Quack Remedies and Odd Claims Hit The Newsprint
A jumble of notices and quips from various papers touts cures and strange ads. Remedies like Mishler's Herb Bitters and Buchupaiba claim quick fixes, while Wise's Axle Grease and Lyon's Heel-Stiffeners are pitched as must haves. A stray safety tip urges Redding's Russia Salve for accidents and Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water for sore eyes.
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Danville
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Linn
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Ohio Dairy
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Toledo
Wnemia
Philadely P Ita
Popular Science Monthly
Science of Love
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V. Y. News
Philadelphia News
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Detroit Post
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V. O. Picayune
Redding
Russia
Lyon
Isaac Thompson
Wist
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Linimert
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Lockport
N. Y
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Lynn
Lydia E. Pinknan
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J. Welson & Son
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York
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Martin Chuzzlewit
TEA Club
Great London Tea Company
Washington Street
Boston
Petrolina
Dr.sanford
DR. Sanford
Duane Street
N.Y
ALL Druggis
Agricultural and Family Journal of America
Prairie Farmer
Prairie Farmer Pub. CO
Svat Fornd
New Illustrated
Mason Haml Organ and Piano Co
Trit
Frazer
Mankind
Penzer
Parsons
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Mexico
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Masonic Publishers and Manufacturers
Broadway
National Copying Co
Add. D. R. Sri Rt
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Demorest
Illustrated Monthly
W. Jennings Demorest
East 14Th Street
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Art Fenett
Bragdon
Union Square
New Yorkty
ALL & CO
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Ontario Street
Beers Bouoks
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Marcus A. Ward
Willard Tract Repository
Fourth Ave
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Philad’a
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Santa Claus
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Burnham
State Street
Kruse
Arsenal St
St. Louis, Mo
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