Farm notes and market talk from Bartlett and Bonham
Farmer’s notes discuss a 430 pound dressed hog sale and turkey sales by P E Morgan to Howle Co. Bartlett Tribune notes 1906 cattle down vs 1905, cites Kansas City data, and J M Randolph of Cameron urges selling poultry by the pound. Bonham News reports peanut yields, hay value, and cotton price context for 1907 planting decisions.
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P. E. Morgan
Howle & Co
Bartlett
Tribune
Bartlett Tribune
J. M. Randolph
Cameron
Irish Potato Culture by Ad Jaw n Gonzales
In fall or early winter, haul barnyard manure and old hay onto the potato land, plow deep, rest land, then harrow and plow again. By mid February, prepare level soil and begin planting if weather allows, using cotton seed meal as sole fertilizer in furrows. Cut potatoes by hand with two eyes, dust with air shaken lime to prevent decay, and plant about 12 inches apart with 4 inch covering.
Potato Cultivation Techniques and Yields Shared
Instructions cover soil preparation with harrowing and plowing, keeping land level, and using cultivators. Recommends Home or Southern Fall Grown Early Triumph seed potatoes. Estimates yields of 100 to 150 bushels per acre with good soil and cultivation.
Catarrh cures sales decline noted in stores
There is a marked fall in catarrh cure sales in real stores over the past year. Hyomei stands out as a remedy in reduced demand, with no disagreeable dosing. Pace's Neu Drug Store offers a money back guarantee if the treatment does not cure, for five dollars.
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Grosa
Cyomei
Pace
Neu- Drug
Traustlike Boy Tale Skewers Tourists and Candy
The late Henry Altemus a Philadelphia publisher warned at a journalists dinner that tourists bring trouble. He recalled a child story about a boy who hoards candy while his little brother cries, illustrating the cupidity and selfishness he associated with visitors.
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Henry Altemus
Philadelphia
Mi o na stomach tablets hailed as cure for indigestion
An ad warns against Digestives and promotes Mi o na stomach tablets for permanent relief. It explains the tablets strengthen digestion by triggering gastric juice and readiness to digest food, sold in a 50 cent box with a Pace's New Drug Store guarantee of money back if unsatisfied.
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Pace
New Drug Store
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Quick Kidney Relief
An old advertisement claims danger signals from kidney secretions and back pain warn of kidney illness. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure with testimonial from W. E. Pampell of Temple Texas and lists Reese & Soap's drug store as a local outlet and Doan's as priced at 50 cents.
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W. E. Pampell
Temple
Texas
Moffat Road
Dean
Doan
Cameron
Reese & Soap
Orsilbura
Buffalo
New York
Sul Age
Unite Stas
Maynet Geme
Ytida
Ular
Simple home remedy claims cure for rheumatism and kidney troubles
Advertisement urges use of harmless ingredients from a pharmacy to form a mixture ofium extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to relieve rheumatism backache weak vision bladder and blood issues. It asserts permanent cure and low risk. The note adds a jab contrasting a Panama alligator incident with a Texas legislature episode.
White's Cream Vermifuge advertised for babies
A pillared plea urges mothers not to experiment with remedies and promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a gentle worm medicine that strengthens the system and fattening puny babies. An unnamed testimonial claims rapid improvement after one bottle. Sold by Pace Marshall Drug Co.
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Pace-Marshall Drug Co
Kingston Jamaica Losses From Earthquake and Fire Reach 15 Million
The Kingston Jamaica event caused an estimated 15 million in damages from earthquake and fire. Many fear insurance companies will not pay the loss due to the disaster.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Austria's Empire Faces Revolution After 4 Billion Smokes
Report notes Austria burned four billion cigarettes last season amid growing discontent with imperial rule. Critics blame state policies, shortages, and rising prices fueling unrest and calls for major political change.
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Austria
Patent Cold Cure Ad Promises One Day Relief
An old advertisement touts a home remedy to cure a cold in one day using laxative bromide and quinine tablets. It claims druggists will refund the purchase if the remedy fails and includes the label details E. W. Groves and box markings.
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E. W. Groves
Disturbed congregation urged to buy Foley’s Honey and Tar
A notice requests the individual who disturbed a Sunday service by coughing to purchase Foley’s Honey and Tar from Geo. A. Thomas & Son. The ad hints at common saying that many exceptions prove one rule.
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Foley
Geo. A. Thomas & Son
Guaranteed milk purity under pure food act rule
A brief note asserts that even the milk in the coconut is safeguarded by the pure food act, emphasizing strict standards and enforcement to ensure consumer safety.
Trust to Nature Healing Presses US Health Reform
A promotional description extols natural stomach and liver restoration through glycerin extracts of native roots such as Golden Seal Queen’s root Stone root Bloodroot Mandrake root and Black Cherrybark. It touts Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as an alcohol free remedy, claiming benefits for fatigue nervous exhaustion and thin blood by cleansing and invigorating the stomach liver and blood.
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Pierce’ Golden
Great men as landmarks along the eternal way
A reflective meditation on how notable individuals become enduring markers in history, shaping moral memory and guiding future generations. The phrase underscores reverence for legacy, prompting readers to consider influence, virtue, and the path of humanity.
Genuine Cure Promised for Various Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for constipation indigestion liver complaints headaches and biliousness. It claims pleasant taste and no bad after effects with a money back guarantee and lists Cameron Drug Co as retailer. A final line about a girl being pretty is included but unrelated.
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the Herald
Dr. Caldwell
Cameron Drug Co
Unmarried Life Described As Constant Danger
A fragment reflects on single status as a source of ongoing risk and threat, noting the social pressure and fear associated with not being married. The terse line hints at personal insecurity and cultural expectations without specifics.
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Praised By Kansas Writer
A Kansas reader touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as a rapid cough and lung cure. He claims long use with success for coughs bronchitis influenza and pulmonary diseases. Pace Marshall Drug Co. sells the remedy.
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Kansas
Ballard
T. C. H.—. Horton
Pace- Marshall Drug Co
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Poland
H.im
Forte
Chicago
Becaue
Kansas City
Sam
Bonham News
AD Jawn
Gonzales
Hyomei
Traustlike
Lins
Bailey
Washington
Arbuckles
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Snoop
Dr. Soon
Dr. Shoop
Carrie Nation
Star Plug
Hooper
Hoorek Medicine Co. (Inc
Dallas
Geo
A. Thomas & Son
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