Chickadees And Companions In Winter Woodlands
Wilson Flagg notes how chickadees invite nut hatch, creeper, and downy woodpecker companions in winter. they forage together, use a shared call, and rely on hole nests. He describes plumage, nesting, and insectivorous habits and warns about shrikes and English sparrows impacting small birds.
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Middle States
Satan
Dr. Coues
Coues
Missouri
Gentry
Wilson Flagg Pita
Boston
Editor’s Biographical Sketches Boost Crosby County Paper
The Crosby County editor planned to publish biographical sketches to double circulation. Patrons who faced indictments in other states bought copies to suppress their profiles, some paying up to twenty dollars, enabling the editor to rise from poverty to affluence.
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Crosby County
Remarkable Camden Man With One Leg and One Arm
The Camden Daily Post notes a one legged and one armed colored man who supports himself by driving a cart and performs tasks as quickly and thoroughly as any teamster with full limbs. He is described as among the city's most remarkable men.
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Camden
N. J
Snow Fertility Boosts Ammonia Production in Nature
Snow contributes to natural ammonia formation more than any other process, highlighting its key role in fertilization cycles and soil nutrient availability.
How to Walk with an Escort in Public Etiquette
A guide on proper escorting behavior in daylight and night settings. It covers when a lady may take a gentleman’s arm, roles of protector and leader, keeping distance at doors and in crowds, and adapting to different social contexts both in America and abroad.
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N. Y. Ledger
Portrait of a rich but unhappy farmer
A pen portrait lampoons a prosperous farmer who hoards wealth, fears drought and floods, distrusts banks and neighbors, yet cannot enjoy family happiness. The piece urges rich grumblers to read the warning and curb complaints about economy and luck.
Mischief Maker Firing False Alarms Plagues New York
Authorities seek raise in patrols after a serial prankster triggers 76 engines and 16 ladder companies with false fire alarms. Superintendent Walling coordinates with officers to end the nuisance and offers a heavy reward for capture.
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New York
Walling
N. FY. Mail
Doughnut Profits Buy Mansion, Says Chicago Times
The Chicago Times notes Americans love pies and doughnuts with the doughnut trade financing a remarkable home. A woman reportedly built a $29,000 mansion entirely from doughnut sale proceeds, illustrating pastry profits in national lore.
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Chicago Times
A Hotel Man's Luck and Musical Giggles
A Salt Lake Tribune note praises a Great German Remedy for rheumatism and burns, claiming quick chest and shoulder relief after three days. It then quips about music value tables, joking how many Schuberts equal one Handel and how a concert might lose value due to a missing bass-drum player.
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J. G. Tyler
Union Depot Hotel
Ogden
St. Jacobs
Salt Lake
Utah
Handel
Beethoven
Chopin
Schumann
Sx Millarcs
Schubert
Musicval Herald
Convalescent Folk Seek Restored Strength With Tonics
A column notes how sick individuals recover with rest but feel weak and may benefit from tonics like Dr. Guysett's Yellow Deck and Sarsaparils. A humorous hotel scene shows a country cousin asked how he likes his steak cooked and replying in plain terms, delighting in his own blunt answer.
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Dr. Guysett
Deacon Wilder Promotes Hop Bitters Across Community
A deacon shares how Hop Bitters kept his family well during a sick season, claiming three dollars’ worth saved doctor bills and kept them working while others paid high medical costs. The Philadelphia News warns of adulteration risks and unreliable ingredients in products.
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Deacon Wilder
Taylor
Taken Out of Bed Dear Sir Dr Pierce Letter
A customer thanks Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York for relief from a seven year illness with the Favorite Prescription. Amanda K Ennis of Fulton Michigan reports she could move about after one bottle and signs her testimonial respectfully. A separate note mentions a wedding tie vote in Boston reporting two apples agree to marry.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Amanda K. Ennis
Fulton, Mich
Snakes and Consumption Warn of Hidden Dangers
A collation of health warnings and cures notes venomous snakes in India and tuberculosis like consumption as deadly threats. It cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for scrofulous and tubercular disease, praises Benson’s Skin Cure for skin ailments, and ends with a quip about a boy and a saw.
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India
R. V. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Dr._Benson
Medical and household remedies cited in 19th century ads
A collage of promotional blurbs for tonics and tonics like Kidney-Wort, Dr Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills, and Hall's Balsam, along with ads for the Voltaic Belt Co and various quack cures. The varied snippets reference health cures, personal anecdotes, and advice on daily living, typical of period notices and medical nostrums.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Dr.e
N. B
Don’t Throw up the Sponge and Burdock Remedy Ad
Dyspepsia and general debility are urged to avoid surrendering to fate. A Burdock remedy is recommended as unfailing, priced at $1. Yate Coliege contemplates a new plan. Readers with any horrible diagrams are asked to forward them for Burlington Hawkeye notices.
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Yate CoLiece
Burlington Hawkeye
Various patent medicines and household products advertised
An assortment of old time product pitches lists Russia Salve for healing, Wise's Axle Grease to save time and reduce friction, Brown's Bronchial Tracheas for sore throat, Hale's Honey and Tar for coughs, Pike’s toothache drops, and Spring Tobacco suggesting consumer health and novelty remedies.
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Defiance County Express
Frank
Culley
Defiance
Ohio
Bale
Lean Durst
France
John
Moses
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia News
Wye
Boston S
Japan
The
Orient
Boston Transcript
Baltimore News
Detroit Free Press
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Derson
the Simpleton
Boston Post
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Josh Billings
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tom Taums
Chicago
R.K. Helphenstine
Washington, D.C
W. D. Wright
Cincinnati
Wm. Hall
Ungs
Buenaparsa
New Hartford
Tnere
Papa
Bullet
SueLu
Russia
Wise
Brown
Hale
Horehound
Tar
Cron Pike
Tootache
Isaac Thompson
Lyon
East Liberty
Charles A. Vogeler CO
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Wells
Richardson Ry
Golor
Rymen of
America
Iit
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington
Hostetter
Bulle
Heddie la Saint
Gro. F. Williams
N. Y
Potomac
Shenandoah
Cumberland
Epwin Fons
Chicago Tribune
Ambos
Inter Ocean
Gema
Pete
R. Cary
Tinea
Mexican Mustang Lintmert
Hunny
A. W
Providence
R. L
Barstow Stove Company
Pen
Hunt
Reet
Goun Stainer
Rubenstein
Sullivan
Rheinberger
Franz
Ruth and
Boaz
E. A. Andrews
W. C. Perres
Mement Kim
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & CO
DE Thomas Eclectric
Pensions
United States
P.h.fitzgerald
U.S
Indianapolis
Ind
Hubbard Bros
Ill
Bros. , Pub
Harv Spalding
Deland & CO
H. A
L. J. Deland & CO
Fairport
N.Y
H. G. Root
Pearl St
Piso
Ihox
Mark Twain
Cole
James
Brother
Pella
Iowa
Gene J
J.e.sh Pary & CO
Cinsinwati
Kansas City
S. Meam
Green River
Rockford
F. I. PO
Genay
Aurora
Kane Co
Til
Cleveland
Kendall& CO
Taxkio Street
Frazer
Frazer’s
Ita
I. A. Slocum
Peat St
H. E. Gelston & CO
Washington, D. C
Valentine
Janesville Wire
Enterprize i
C. O. D. Wigs
E. Burnham
State Street
Best Commercial College
C- BabyLizs
Dubuque, la
Lebanon
J. A. Bronson
Detroit, Mich
W.zixeter & Co
Natiional’ Publishing Co
A. W. Hamilton & Co
Ann Arbor
Dr. Chase
Watson
Siriano Sakes
Anna
Nat'1Book Co
Beckman St
H.hallett &Co
Portland
Saal Testo
Port
Toledo
John Hodge
Audists
Looxvert
goeRk
Rhea
Iundersell
Nesty Beautiful
R. H. Shumway
Rockford, Il
R. B
Druccists
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