Insomnia Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Manchester New Hampshire woman recovering from a severe apoplectic shock credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring sleep and strength after six weeks of illness. She reports night rest improved after taking the pills and recommends them for nervous troubles and blood weakness. The ad notes pills sold by the Dr Williams Medicine Company at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Fletcher
Blodge Street
Manchester
N. H
Mrs. Loveland
Everett
Brandreth's Pills A Timeless Blood Purifier Remedy
A well known remedy Brandreth's Pills are described as safe for all ages being purely vegetable and acting consistently at one dose. They purify blood aid digestion and relieve constipation dyspepsia and impurities. Used for over a century they remain widely sold plain or sugar coated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
Gricket Fights in China Show Crickets Worth Hundreds
A. Furkercous toured San-hui and observed guarding houses with earthenware cricket bowls. Crickets are separated by sex by day and mated at night. They are weighed before fights and prodded with glass to provoke anger. Champions can fetch several hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Furkercous
San-huil
Kwangtung Province
Coffee Importers Promote Postum As Medicine
An advertising piece notes debate over coffee and Postum Food Coffee, arguing coffee causes tissue irritation and disease. It claims ten days off coffee shows relief from nervous trouble dyspepsia bowel issues heart strain and vision problems, presenting Postum as the solution with the slogan There’s a reason for Postum.
Methods for the Successful Poultryman
Practical poultry keeping guidance on hatch timing for market broilers, incubation vs natural incubation, and the value of selecting eggs and stock. It describes evaluating hens, using trap nests, and recording hen performance to breed prolific layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Lilies for Late Fall Planting Tips for hardy garden bulbs
The article guides fall planting of lilies, stressing good drainage and bed elevation, loam soil with rotting manure, and sand for heavy soil. Bulbs go 5 to 8 inches deep with a protective mulch of leaves or straw for winter, removed as shoots appear in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uly
Cattle in Alaska and Farm Experiments
Cattle taken by Prof. Georgeson to Sitka Alaska lost flesh on the journey but now regain condition eating native grass. Experiments with native seeds planned with no grain given. Alcohol from green cornstalks and corncobs advances farm power. A cement wash coat uses equal parts sand and cement for a squid like finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Georgeson
Sitka
Pest Control Strategy Against Invasions
A concise wartime guidance urges early study of pests as a threat and intelligent, targeted action to defeat infestations. It emphasizes defense against future incursions and continuous vigilance to protect homes and crops.
Irrigable Land and the Water Supply
This article outlines soil characteristics for irrigation, noting that native vegetation indicates soil quality and drainage suitability. It warns about alkali soils, deep rooting, and the impact of subsoil layers on moisture storage and water efficiency. It covers water rights, sources, cooperative companies, and the need for proper drainage and surface grading for productive irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
United Effort
Mutual Water Company
Commonwealths
Missouri Woman Recalls Debilitating Suffering and Relief
Mrs J B Johnson of Columbia Missouri describes two years of dropsy heart pain and disordered kidney action after an operation. She began using Deans Kidney Pills and after two boxes her trouble did not reappear. She calls the remedy wonderful. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnson
West Dickman Street
Columbia
Dean
foster-Milburn "Co
Buffalo
Suspicion Replaced by Vigilance and Price Hikes
The note lists price pressures for hides fur and pests and calls for trade tags and a price list by John Mack & Co at 15 N. 2d St. Minneapolis. It mentions Doctor J H Rindalub as a specialist in Fargo and cites Maxim quotes about virtue and infant remedies. Shouts of joy are noted as giving pessimists headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mack & Co
N. 2d St
Minneapolis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers $100 Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts the medicine works internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and promises $100 for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Toilet Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Reqiven
Ilall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Bald
The Spider Tempts the Fly to a Parlor Doom
A playful verse scene features a spider inviting the fly into a parlor. The fly replies with wit, noting the parlor is really a dining room and questions the trap. The exchange blends whimsy with a sharp moral twist.
Mouse Flyer Floats Across Kitchen in Late Night Debacle
In Dows Iowa a household awoke at midnight to a strange sound. A mouse got its tail tangled in sticky fly paper and sailed around the kitchen like a tiny flying machine, outclassing the Santos-Dumont craft in a comic, chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dows
Iowa
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Higgins
Ecaounty Fair
Gricket
China
Rae Broilers
S. Fortier
Cache la Poudre
Big Thompson Rivers
Colorado
California
Santa Clara Valley
San Joaquin Valley
K. GC
Davis
United States
Garden City
Kan
Missouri
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Dodds
Phy
Carters
Fargo Tannery
A. Monson
Fargo
N. DB
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