Golden Medical Discovery praised as blood purifier cures
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for blood and skin diseases from eruptions to scrofula. It claims liver stimulation and healthful action across organs, with mention of salts, eczema, boils, and other conditions. Also notes a trained land turtle visiting Parker Ford and Mackey's claim of its identifying initials. The piece ends with a comment on the empty-wheel trust as a grinding monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Michael Ackey
Parker Ford
Chester County
Pottstown
Mackeyterday
Mackey
Working Girls and a Health Advice from Lydia Pinkham
A Brooklyn working girl describes the harsh life and health struggles of women in labor, noting back pain and menstrual irregularities. Mary Smylie of Philadelphia endorses Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after relief from painful menstruation and kidney trouble, urging fellow workers to seek aid.
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OUR Lady
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fala
Mary Smylie
Susquehanna Avenue
Kensington
Philadelphia
Lydia EZ. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Cattle Shortage Signals Gains for Stockmen and Breeders
The column discusses a cattle market shortage amid shrinking receipts at Chicago and a 40 percent expected drop in beef cattle from the corn belt. It notes higher prices aiding stockmen, urges caution against overstocking, and highlights value from pure-blood stock and diversified farm strategies. It then shifts to garden succession for farmers, stressing regular planting, near-house gardens, and horse-powered cultivation for continuous green produce.
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Chicago
Plowing Green Crops Suggests Lime After Harvest
Farmers with crimson scarlet and clover crops can delay plowing until May 15 to allow a green crop follow. If growing another green crop, plant Southern cow pea and plow under vines as seed pods form. Apply about twenty bushels of lime or wood ashes per acre after plowing.
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Acre
Celery Genetics of Crisp Brittle Stalks and Blanching Timing
The text explains that celery growers should aim for crisp, brittle stalks that break into two or three pieces. Achieving brittleness requires starting blanching early and growing rapidly. Delayed blanching yields white stalks but less brittleness.
Beware of the Jiujutsu Cult Warns Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record flags Jiujutsu as a Japanese cult using yielding wrestling to defeat opponents. It notes the arts include a code of conduct and ethics and warns that aggressors may suffer harm if Japan resists coercion, stressing the danger of the unknown force behind the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Japan
California Laxative Syrup of Figs Ad and Travel Notice
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as safe for ladies and warns to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. It also promotes a local sleeper train from Indianapolis to New York via Pennsylvania Lines, listing schedule milestones and agent contacts. Beecham's pills are marketed for constipation with claims of broad health benefits and pricing.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
New York
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
New York City
West Wington Street
Jackson Place
Union Station
Geo. E. Rockwell
Beecham
B.f.allen Co
Canal St
Hostetters Stomach Bitters Promises Historic Benefit
An ad style note extols Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a nearly half century old botanic remedy for malaria rheumatic kidney complaints dyspepsia constipation and biliousness. There is also a Hall's Catarrh Cure offer with a $100 reward and testimonials authority from F J Cheney Co and West Trusx. A Chicago reference to Columbian coins as better halves closes the snippet.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J Cheney
Rm. West
Chicago
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Henry Small
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Conn
Smith
Morse Bros
Canton
Mass
Ln.a
Pearline
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HAY & Willits M’f’g. CO
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Sapolio
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MEG CO
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MUU
Martin H. Rice
W. H. Leeny
John Sohley
J. Ww. Miller
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Mortimer C. Nye
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Sutton
Alfred R. Hovey
Nichiley
Build'g
St. Jacobs
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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