Leek Growing Tips and Trench Planting Advice
Leeks for the insides favor growing and bleaching. Baked leeks, soups, and blanched plants are discussed. Planting notes include trenches, manure mix, spacing eight inches apart, and not pressing soil around the stem. Market prices vary for long white leeks versus green.
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New York
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Troubles Says Buyer
Mrs Mary Wagner describes severe kidney trouble with frequent discharges and back pains. After five weeks in bed and unrelieved by physicians she used Doan's Kidney Pills and recovered, reporting five years of excellent health. Foster Milburn Co. markets in Buffalo New York at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Mary Wagner
Kossuth St
Bridgeport
Conn
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Sweet Soldiering Method in Circus Management
A Washington Star excerpt praises the flawless system of Barnum & Bailey's circus as a model of organization from manager to roustabout. It notes how the mobile camp’s precision inspired German officers to study its transport and camp construction for military efficiency. The piece ends with a poem about a graduate awaiting her fate.
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Borneo
Barnum & Bailey
Berlin
Imperial Army
Washington Star
W. J. Lampton
New York Times
Wifey’s Idea at Hotel Office Sparks Pet Dilemma
In a Life section snippet, Wifey tells Algy that the hotel clerk refuses pets, forcing Fido and Algy to be kenneled in the basement as part of a humorous domestic moment.
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Wifey
Algy
Fido
Testing Woods for Lead Pencils to Replenish Supply
The Forest Service, with the Department of Agriculture, plans testing of national forest woods to replace red cedar used for pencil cores. Species to be tested include Rocky Mountain red cedar, alligator juniper, western juniper, redwood, incense cedar, western cedar, Port Oxford cedar, and Alaska cypress. Four major manufacturers will test the specimens as supply fears grow about a five year depletion of cedar.
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Forest Service
National Forest Woods
Department of Agriculture
Forest Bureau
National Forest
Port Oxford
Wise Words From Pointed Paragraphs in the Chicago News
A collage of social maxims and wry observations on men and women. The quips touch on misfortune on Fridays, appearances, miscommunication, curiosity, and money influencing friendship and beauty. The quotes come from Pointed Paragraphs in the Chicago News.
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Cordelia
Chicago News
Steed Smarter Than Soldier In Colonial Parade Joke
The Dundee Advertiser recounts Trooper Brown of the British territorial forces with a green horse that learned to stay silent in war. At the first camp parade Brown waits for a yawn to slip the bit, noting the animal’s stubborn quiet implies it is not tired despite its dray horse lineage.
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Trooper Brown
Brown
Dundee Advertiser
Height of Extravagance Simon Legree Between Acts 1917
Quoted aside from a theatre page, the snippet recalls actors speaking of bygone riches in Western audiences and stage abuses as shells of gold and silver and even vegetables and eggs were tossed on stage. The remark echoes Puck style humor about audience gifts and extravagance in early 20th century theatre.
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Simon Legree
Betwen
Puck
Too Late to Exchange and Oyster Beds Protected
In a London opinion the London Lancet notes urgency in protecting English oyster beds from sewage contamination while foreign beds lack similar safeguards. A cartoonish dialogue shows a nurse and Master Bobby debating changing a baby’s sex, implying a mistaken humorous exchange.
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Bobby
London
London Lancet
Thomas W Evans Museum and Dental Institute
The final settlement of litigation over the estate of Thomas M Evans the notable Paris Berlin trained dentist and friend of Napoleon III will fund a Thomas W Evans Museum and Dental Institute in Philadelphia. About one and a half million dollars will support the project which would elevate Philadelphia to a world center in dental education and manufacture of dental supplies.
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Thomas M. Evans
Napoleon III
Philedelp
Paris
Berlin
Thomas W. Evans
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Two Authors Complain of Mail and Rejection
A Washington Star exchange has two young authors lamenting mail. One notes bills and rejected manuscripts fill the inbox while the other adds nothing is due or nothing is happening.
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Washington Star
A Collection of 19th Century Patent Remedy Snippets
A mosaic of vintage product pitches and quips. Teething remedies claim to ease gums and wind colic while Marine Eye products offer eye relief and salve with prices cited. Narrow jokes about gossip and travel appear alongside a vagrancy charge and a testimonial about foot relief from Mrs Matilda Holtert.
Weigler Howson Son Becomes Noted Young Surgeon
Gausler reports the young surgeon son is progressing well and improving daily. He recently operated on his tenth patient and the patient survived nearly twenty hours.
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Weigler
Gausler
Chicago News
Flashy lodge regalia draw demand for elaborate outfits
Millions of dollars are spent annually in the United States on lodge regalia. Red, yellow and blue dominate designs meant to dazzle and inspire humility. A Kansas City firm sells about $3,000,000 worth yearly and displays three outfits worth over $200 each.
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United States
Kansas City
Kansas
Soft White Hands Promoted by Cuticura Remedies
Novel advertisement outlines using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to soften and whiten hands, prevent redness and chapping, with nightly treatment steps and linen wraps for severe cases. Sold by Potter Drug & Chem Corp BostonMass. Also includes a humor exchange on How to Meet Trouble and a Capudine cold remedy plug with prices.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Stump Homes Build From Great Pacific Northwest Firs
The article describes hollowed stump houses in the Pacific Northwest where settlers carve out interiors to make dwellings for families and even dance platforms. Stump homes are often temporary, later becoming stables or enclosures, with large firs like sequoias noted for their size and rapid decay making hollowing easier.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Washington
Oregon
Chicago Tribune
Motor Cars Equal More Doctors and Society’s Health Outlook
A polemical piece argues that rising motor car use lets one physician see more patients daily than ten years ago. It criticizes European mental health trends and cites Blaschko’s sick club statistics, contrasting higher illness rates in diverse groups.
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Europe
Prussia
Blaschko
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by readers
Oronogo and St Louis women report relief from female ills after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The ads claim cures for inflammation ulceration irregularities and bearing down with improved nerves and digestion.
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Oronogo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mak McKinaut
St. Louis
Lydin E. Pinkham
AL. Herzon
Prescott Ave
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