Tennessee State Fair aims for best in the South in 1909
The Tennessee State Fair seeks to elevate Southern farming by showcasing modern methods and production. State control begins Jan 1 1910 with premium funds exceeding 35,000 dollars, plus hundreds in prizes for events like the American Berkshire Congress. The expo aims to attract Northern breeders and feature free attractions including the Weber Band and fireworks.
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Tennessee
South
Mason and Dixon
American Berkshire Congress
American Association of Fairs and Expositions
Memphin
United States
Weber
Cincinnati
Rube Shields
State Fair Aims At Raising Southern Agriculture Profits
The Tennessee State Fair at Nashville promotes modern farming methods to boost income for farmers and stock raisers. It emphasizes maximizing land use and livestock improvements, with a focus on turning learning into practical profit. The fair features over ten thousand dollars of free amusements and aims to raise the average farmer income by about five hundred dollars annually.
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South
Tennessee
Woman's Department
Tair Ia
Nashville
Wevar
Kidney Pills Promise Health In Johnson City Ad Claims
Testimonial style ad claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney troubles with a Johnson City user namechecked as C Boasley living at 106 avenue. It markets the product via Patton Drug Co and Foster Milburn Co as sole U.S. distributors, with other remedies like Doan's ointment and Electric Bitters praised for general health and relief from eczema, headaches, and weakness.
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Johnson City
C. Boasley
106 Avenue
Tenn
Dean
Patton Drug Co
Prive Sicents
Fosters Milburn Co
Botfula
New York
Remedies and anecdotes from era pharmacy ads and quips
A collage of promotional notices and jokes: Maude Tyner asserts Dr Caldwell's Serap Pepsin cured her, offered free samples from Caldwell Building Monticello IL, and druggists sell it. Alex Benton touts Dr King’s New Discovery for asthma and coughs with trials. and Dean’s Regulats advertised as a laxative and digestive aid. Trophy quotes and humor spatterings echo period advertising voice.
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Manito Tymne
Rt. Louks
Maude ‘Tyner
McLaren Ave
St. Louis
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell
Monticello
Sec
Madaim
Alex
Benton
Fort Edward
Bald
H.C. Miller
Jokes Clash Over Hills and Remedies in Odd Exchange
A bustling editor mocks a struggling humorist in a Crestfallen exchange over jokes and hills. The piece shifts to a local ad note praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a laxative tonic for children, with producers in Montivella and vendors nationwide.
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Chicago News
Curry
Trowbridge
Eversole
Hindsboro
Pepsin Symp Co
Caldwell
Montivella
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised As Family Healer
A caller urges quick relief for various injuries and ailments describing Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the greatest healer on the trek. Sold by H. C. Miller, the remedy is claimed to cure burns cuts piles and aches for the family.
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Moses
Baby
Johnnie
Mamie
Billie
Trek
H. C. Miller
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