Sufferer Credits Cuticura Remedies For Eczema Cure
A 60 year old former soldier from Richmonddale Ohio reports thirty five years of severe eczema all over his body. After unsuccessful trials with doctors and medicines he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, claiming complete recovery after two treatments.
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Cuthura
John T Reach
Richmondale
Ross Co
Ohio
A Limit and She Discuss Trust and Easter Hat
A Limit and She clash over trust in marriage while arguing about wearing last year's hat at Easter. The exchange highlights tensions over expectations and personal choice within their relationship.
Brandreth's Pills: A Century-Old Family Laxative
The advertisement touts Brandreth's Pills as a safe family laxative suitable for all ages with consistent dosing. It claims herbal ingredients, three-year mellowing of each pill, and a long history of use by grandparents, available plain or sugar-coated everywhere.
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Brandreth
Towne and Browne Debate Patent Medicines
The exchange centers on Towne’s belief in medical complications and Browne’s comment that he suspects Towne reads many patent medicine ads. The dialogue hints at skepticism toward patent cures and contrasts personal health concerns with commercial remedies.
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Towne
Browne
Painted cheeks and noses become playful couple banter
A lighthearted exchange about a couple with red cheeks and painted features. The dialogue notes the couple’s painted noses and cheeks as part of a witty, game like remark without clear context.
Cautionary Note on Castorta Bottle Inspection
Public health warning urges mothers to thoroughly examine each bottle of Castorta marketed for infants and children to ensure safety and proper use, citing risks from improper packaging or mislabeling.
Quaker Oats Family Pack Ad Promises Free China Gift
An advertisement urged readers to buy Quaker Oats in large family packs at the same price as inferior brands. It claimed the QUAKER name guarantees purity like sterling silver and promised a free imported china piece inside each package to entice purchases.
Poem Reader Offends Mother. Editor Demands Removal
A reader shares a sentimental poem that deeply moves a mother who cries while a nearby editor rebukes the work. The editor admonishes the creator to withdraw the piece and avoid causing further distress to his mother.
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors received patent grants reported by Lothrope and Johnson of Pioneer Press and others. Listed are lawn mower by One B Emerson, car seal by Frank W Greene and O B Emerson, cot ton chopper by Hadfield F E Johnson, wagon stake by Henry C Lyon, hammer by William H Thompson, and a smut machine by an unnamed inventor from Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Northwestern
Lothrope & Johnson
L Pioneer Pressuilding
St. Paul
Minn
Guy H. Bryan
Plankinton
S. D
B. Emerson
Waterville
Frank W. Greene
O. B. Emerson
Hadfield FE Johnson
Axel
Cotton Chopper
Henry Keller
Sauk Center
Wagon Stake
Henry C. Lyon
Howard Lake
Hammer
William H. Thompson
Fairmount
N. D
Smut Machine
Milk and Landscape Bargain Negotiation
A farmer jokes that a glass of milk is of little value and offers a landscape painting in exchange. The artist asks for payment, and the farmer agrees to a landscape to settle the deal. The exchange reads like a light anecdote about barter in rural life.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad From Fargo Specialist
An old advertisement from Fargo North Dakota lists J H Rindlaub an eye ear nose throat specialist. It promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and colic in infants and mentions calming effects for difficult dispositions.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Dairy record: three-quarter-bred Jersey Ladysmith cow
Ladysmith, a three-quarter-bred Jersey cow owned by Mrs. H. L. Saunders of Coorparoo, calved in 1900 and for 11.5 months until July 15 produced up to 9 quarts per day. Her peak single day yield reached 30 quarts on August 10, with a total milk weight of 77 pounds eight ounces that day. The cow was weighed daily and milk tested for 14 days in August by the Department of Agriculture.
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Jersey
Ladysmith
H. L. Saunders
Hill Crest House
Watson Street
Coorparoo
Department of Agriculture
Experiments in meadow manuring shows yield gains
West Virginia University agricultural station reports meadow manuring increases from about 1.5 tons per acre to over 5.5 in successive years. The study contrasts stable manure with commercial fertilizer, noting soil improvement and higher long term value from manure. Conclusions: both methods profitable. stable manure improves soil texture. fall application with spring harrowing preferred. top-dressing boosts soil health. Washington capital growth cited for context of urban opportunities.
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
George Washington
Congress
National Capital
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Washington Star
Shepherd
New
Washington
Spain
Philippines
Anacostia River
Capitol Hill
United States
Suggestions for Building a Farm Ice House
Guidelines for planning and constructing a farm ice house before winter. It covers foundations for clay or light soil, using bricks or gravel for drainage, frame construction with two by six sills and toe nailed studs, waterproof roofing with wide eaves, interior lining with boards and insulating shavings, and using a barn corner as an ice house with a floor below ground level for natural cooling and drainage.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Young Girls
Public notice promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy guiding mothers and daughters through puberty. It cites letters from Myrtle Mills and Matilda Borman praising relief from headaches irregular periods and dizziness, urging mothers to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia LE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Pinkham
Lydia EB
Matilda Borman
Mrs. Pinkham
Tam
Farmington
Iowa
Five Passenger Model C Ford With Double Opposed Engine
Five pass Model C Ford in good running order with detachable to mean. Asking $450 cash. Original cost $1,000.
Warning to Girls From Burney Bird Auto Co
A terse message from Burney Bird Auto Co of St Paul urges caution to girls about marriage and costly ties to unsuitable men. The note warns against rushing into marriage and notes the difficulty of breaking away from a dependent relationship. A Toronto dispatch reports a bizarre incident of a long white creature resembling a string appearing in a water tap at 618 Manning Avenue.
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Manning Avenue
Toronto
Canada
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