Practical Household Tips and A Chinese Story
A compilation of domestic hints on plant care and winter blooms, cooking preserves, and a food preparation guide for tomatoes coffee cake and quince marmalade. A long anecdote recounts a Chinese rice planter and a merchant in Hong Kong, highlighting poverty, famine, and a Chinese farmer’s kindness to a stranded English officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilera
Gentieman
Hong Kong
China
Earth
Avais
Lance
Aiong
Confucius
Towl
What Becomes of AM the Pins
A calculation shows Birmingham produces 87,000,000 pins daily while London and Dublin add 17,000,000 for Great Britain and Ireland. Europe totals 80,000,000 daily, United States over 51,000,000 daily. Global annual production about 99,200,000,000 pins worth about 2,300,000. Pins lost daily estimated at 181,000,000 worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
London
Dublin
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Holland
Germany
Europe
United States
Ava
Roy
Odd Bits and Advertisements in a Distant Ledger
A collage of quirky notes and promotional blurbs from a historic page celebrates employment pride, medical cures, inventions, and social observations. Highlights include a Buffalo Express employee praising Dr Thomas Electric Oil for piles, notes on composting farm waste, a Niagra River bridge project, and curious tidbits about bachelors in New Orleans society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs
Folsom Street
Buffalo
U.S. ‘Express Company
Thomas
Pope & Billau
Health Remedies and Gossip From a Local Paper
A crowd of health ads and short notices fill the page, praising Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for neuralgia and ailments, Shilohs products, dandelion cures, and Crohn’s era remedies. Local names Pope and Billy, Weller, Wheeler, French, and Cedar Rapids merchants appear alongside brief verses, quotes, and social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Dr. White
Gale
Pope & JaiMay
Town Ave
Cadar Rapids
Bilan
Coz
Adin
Cedar Rapids
Alexandar& Lagrange
Marion
Bombay
Poonah
Major Nash
Telegraph
Pr. Thomas
Pope & Bilan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ores
Sondre
Yantain
Mbenard
Peerless Symedy Ff
Llingla
All Druggi
Mott’s
Rogers
SYM
Denton
John F. Heney
Curran
Kew
York
American Line Tip Co
Fey
Arenis
Paagwis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mass
Urea
Pis
Stense
Aaron Illernedis
Elroumenis
Goveran
Lydia E
Pinkhagi
Western Avenue
Tenn
Mast
Price
Adaréss
Gedar Rapids
R. M. Garrison
Jupiter
Detroit
Bren Press
de Quincay
Ban Wullia
Science Association
Ab Boston
Middlerib
Syell
Fitac Itis
Germantown Telen
New Orleans
Jaaly
Niagara River
Trafic
B.A. Buck
Manyrana
Theodore Geiger
Stuttgart
Peterjohne
Fred
Scott
Peterjohn
Pacific Coast
Noties
California
Nevadas
Dora Reech
Elm St
Dr. Thomas
Toonmder
Pope & Billy
Emily Faithfull
Toba
Pope & Billi
Aboneghead
Anita
Shiloh
Wl, Weller
Wee!er & Prench
Boddeall
Evis
Sir Thomas Browne
Dandelion
W. L. Weller
Wheeler & Freud
Pegey
Taomay
Helee
Pone & Blau
Ife
F. Burrows
Burrows & Winstanley
Sarnia
Wilkesport
Pope & Bijey
W. L. Weller and
Wheeler & French
G. Rideout & Co
Barclay Street
New York
T. Z. Cook
Laurance
Gwa Avenue
Amark
George A. Glark
Gorham Company Sterling Silverware
Pega Rogers, Smith & Co
Jewett
Braun. & Sones
W.C. Lawton
FE. Newcomb
Revolution Store
J. T. Liddle
Ever Wrenn. Yey
VEL Ban Ian North
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Center
LEAD
ALLE
Saltlake Lake
Lane Francisco
Ins
Groux
Guy
Afi
Colorath
Sreun Bay
Blubes Ik
Rathwey
Milwaukee
Sarquetie
Houghton
Ond
Isa J
Nees
Watertown
Mes
Ore
Boston
New England
Ganadaaux
Dire
Wertanil
Atoutcagg Jk
SOUL
NORLH
Iria Tieome Baad Brewin
Pullman Hotel
Ullman
Chigago
North
Bali
Anco
Marvin Hughitt
W. H. Stenett
Omulgo
Ilm
Ou Ie
IBBO
Imamparr Srye Cam Mid
Seerer, Rola
Rid Ta Pt Etn
Powel
Toxmera
Ike Varmsors Messanel
SAKOR
Irkrae Prange
Gloni
Jo Incea
Faad Baaan
Willywats
Tha Uoncneriay
Hera Coser
Gies Clele
Hailea
America
Sibeling
I Wiens Avoir
Maltine
OLD Reliable Drug Store
Cotar Rapiis
Airee
Lgenye Marion
Ean JS
Goan Shah
Solomon & Busch
Clothiers
Iowa Ave
Agematt
Solomon & Bosch
A. Co. Soule
Farmer’s Spring Wagons
AXD
TS Carriage Material
Ea A
Dalzell
Commercial St
Iterial Com
Star Wagon Maufacturing CO
Star Wagon Company
Towa
G. A. Ghler
EIMSE
Eagle Brewery
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Morthern
Knoiz
Wissconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Territory
Dakota
Northwest
Chicago
Recine
Oshkosh
Rock Island
Davenport
St. Paul
Minneagalis
Orlanville
Minn
Mitchell
Tod
Roward
Smiluay
Spremmild
W.C Tanacene
H Carpenter
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