Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed By Medical Leaders
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach disorders and indigestion. It highlights glycerine as a key ingredient and cites endorsements from medical professors and colleges. The copy claims relief for dyspepsia heartburn constipation and related digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Pierce
Tf. R.bartholow
Jefferson Med 1 College
Hobart A. Hare
Cal Department
University of A
Laurence Johnson
Medical Apartment
University of New York
Win M. Hare
Hahnemann Medical College
John M. Scudder
John King
Skeletons outnumber the living in odd explanation
A curious dialogue explains bones as skeletons, with playful phrases. The exchange contrasts Little Brother Willie asking about skele tons and Bigger Brother Skeletons, noting they are bones with the people off.
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Willie
Skele
Ethel’s Prayer Turns to Mash Willie’s Traps
Seven year old Ethel in New Hampshire toys with prayer to stop her brother Willie’s bird traps. She asks God to smash the traps but explains she destroyed them herself just before bed. The mother questions the request while Ethel proudly admits she acted first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethels
New Hampshire
Ethel
Willie
Mother
God
Care of Colts Advice From a Buena Vista Iowa Farmer
George Giyan of Buena Vista County Iowa shares practical, year round methods for raising colts. He advocates early separation from the dam at four months, careful tying and grazing, and emphasizes cost efficiency through winter bedding and feeding to produce healthy, marketable horses.
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George Giyan
Buena Vista Co
Iowa
Observations On Sex Ratios In Animals From Wisconsin Farmer
A Wisconsin reader details personal observations on calf and chick sex ratios, noting that weaker animals tend to produce more females while stronger stock yields more males. He cites European experiments suggesting stallion serving frequency affects offspring sex and asks others to respond with further data.
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Europe
Germany
Pro
F. A. Strolischein
Winnebago Co
Wis
Potato Raising Practices in Whiteside County
J H Martin from Whiteside County describes planting times for early and late potatoes, seed selection focusing on smooth, large-eyed tubers, and planting methods using planters in drills. He details land preparation with rye cover, manure in winter, multiple harrowings, ridge planting, and post emergence cultivation, noting success with Early Ohios through continual selection.
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Whiteside County
J. H. Martin
Whiteside Co
City and Country Hens
A comparison of winter egg production by city and farm flocks suggests city hens may average more eggs per day due to feeding. Observations include a city flock of ten hens yielding six to eight eggs daily on scraps, while farm flocks of 125 to 180 hens produced nine to ten eggs daily with better housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Chicago
Aaron Kline
Farmers’ Review
Livestock Values and Growth in the United States
The value of livestock rose markedly from 1850 to 1900 with census figures showing 544 million in 1850 and 2.981 billion in 1900. Iowa led in 1900 with 278.8 million, followed by Texas and Illinois. Cattle, dairy cows, horses, mules, swine, sheep, chickens, and wool production all expanded notably between 1870 and 1900.
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United States
Iowa
Texas
Illinois
Deags the Corn After Planting
W L Wells of Winnebago County Illinois explains his corn planting method. He prefers self grown seed and preps clay loam and sandy land early for better drying and handling. He plants in checks three feet six inches apart and seeds 1 1/4 to 2 inches deep when moist and 2 1/2 to 3 inches deep when dry, then drags once or twice after planting.
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W. L. Wells
Winnebago County
Healed hereditary nervous twitching with Dr Williams pills
Mrs Elizabeth Rannells of Newton Kansas describes a two year battle with nervous twitching in her legs. She credits six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills with stopping the tremors and restoring sleep. The pills are promoted as cures for bloodlessness indiges tion influenza headaches lumbago sciatica neuralgia nervousness and female ailments.
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Elizabeth Rannells
East Seventh Street
Newton
Kansas
Dr. Williams
Toften
Wands Up and a Footpad’s Poker Party Exit
A belated pedestrian is startled by a robber who shouts wands up but smiles at the grim truth. The thief mutters an allusion to hands and admits returning from a poker party before darting away after a hurried dollar exchange.
Embarrassing Exchange Probed by Nervous Plaintiff
A courtroom moment features a lawyer probing intimate details and the Pretty Plaintiff blushingly explains the kiss occurred in the defendant's arms rather than on the lips, prompting a tense exchange.
Proposals Made Up Of Sighs And Looks
A mother counsels her daughter that proposals often come in sighs and looks rather than words. The playful exchange suggests romantic expectations in a domestic scene.
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Harold
Jane
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Many children are sickly. Mother Gray a nurse at a Children's Home New York offers powders that cure feverishness head aches stomach troubles teething disorders and breakups colds and destroy worms. Sample mailed free addressed to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
First Kiss Remembered In Quiet Exchange
A light exchange recalls early affection as Patience asks Patrice about their first kiss and Patrice notes she was too young.
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Patrice
Dr. J H Rinolaub Specialist Eye Ear Nose Throat Fargo
Eye ear nose throat specialist Dr. J H Rinolaub operates in Fargo North Dakota. The item hints at a camping anecdote about truthfulness and enjoyment.
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J. H. Rinolaub
Fargo, N. D
Wife’s view shifts from beau to husband over time
A proverb notes that a woman may feel pride in a man as a lover but disillusionment grows after marriage. The line reflects changing perceptions of intimate relationships and social dynamics within long-term unions.
Food man waits for bartender to declare enough
A concise remark defines a food man as someone who relies on the bartender to signal when his limit is reached. The quip uses a playful contrast between eating and drinking boundaries.
Candor and Silence Shape Friendships and Judgments
A reflection on how blunt honesty can break ties and how what a woman omits in speech often reveals more than words. The piece contrasts frankness with the cost in personal relationships and social perception.
Corn Not Suited for Growth of Pigs, Study Finds
The report states corn is not suitable for developing growing pigs, indicating alternative feed strategies are needed to optimize growth and health. It notes nutrient balance issues and potential impacts on weight gain and feed efficiency.
Oats Best Feed for Horses Revealed by Scientists
The article states oats uniquely provide energy to horses and balance fat forming and fresh forming elements. It claims no other feed matches oats and that horses respond quickly, with the phrase fueling his oats common among horsemen.
Homeseekers Special Fares From Minneapolis Route
The Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A. offers February 20, March 6 and 20 travel to Nebraska Eastern Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and more. One way tickets two dollars above half fare. round trips three fourths of the regular one way rate with twenty one day limit. Twenty one day tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays to SE West Northwest points at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Contact M. & L. agents or A B Curtis G P T A Minneapolis for details.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Terriory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A
A. B. Cutis
Minneapolis
Minn
Drink More Water for Vitality and Stamina
The article explains water as essential for digestion, absorption, waste elimination, and overall bodily function. An average adult needs at least two quarts of pure water daily, noting the high water content of the body and comparing to Japanese soldiers who reportedly consume two to four gallons daily.
Size and temperament in a comic family clash
A small applicant is told by a woman that she is too small to act as nursemaid, but the reply flips the insult by noting the children are the ones who are too large for the nursemaid. The exchange highlights humor through reverse roles.
Garfield Tea Ad Promotes Kidney and Liver Health
Garfield Tea offers a natural laxative and remedy for kidney and liver trouble constipation and sick headache. The Brooklyn based Garfield Tea Co. advertises no harmful ingredients and urges readers to request a free sample from drug stores or the company.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Woman’s paradoxical chatter on silence’s value
A woman is described as a paradox capable of speaking for hours about the worth of silence, highlighting the tension between discourse and restraint.
Liquor Improves with Age Yet Men Refuse Patience
A pithy saying notes that liquor matures with time while the average man resists waiting. The quip highlights impatience as a barrier to enjoying finer spirits.
Guaranteed Cure For Piles Claim Ad
An advertisement touts PAZO ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles with itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. It states druggists may refund money if the product fails to cure within 66 to 14 days.
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Diemer
M. D
Manufecturer
Springfield
Mia
To Be Disappointed in Love After Marriage Insight
A reflective line notes that true disappointment in love often follows at least one prior marriage, suggesting that deeper romantic expectations may endure beyond initial unions. It posits marriage as a catalyst for recognizing imperfect love.
Nervous Prostration and a Patent Remedy Appeal
A newspaper feature argues women suffer nerv ous prostration from bodily imbalance and urges Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. Testimonial from Mrs M EB Shotwell of Brooklyn claims dramatic relief after doctors failed, noting restored health and youth.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. EB. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tam
Lydia KE
Pinkham
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Preston
Mini
Esota
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U.S
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