All Played Out at Quitting Time and Tansac Tonic
A Chicago Tribune fragment recalls a man awaking from a foggy ride to find a stranger beside him and a wife absent on the journey. The narrator reflects on a misplaced gesture and the awkward moment that follows.
Swamp-Root Endorsed by Druggists for Kidney Health
For years druggists have noted Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer and Co as a trusted kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is sold on its merit and promises to support natural organ function. A 10 cent sample may be requested by writing to the company.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cuticura Trio Advertises 25C Talcum
An advertisement urges readers to add Cuticura Talcum to toilet requisites. It promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete trio for face skin baby and dusting powder use. The talcum is priced at 25 cents and available everywhere.
Otto Kahn Critiques Modern Beachwear on Coronado Beach
New York financier Otto Kahn objects to the one piece maillot style worn by a beachgoer at Coronado, remarking that the current swimsuit lacks modesty. He points out a young woman in a black silk maillot running along the sand, implying the style prevents a refined or “rapt” impression.
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Otto Kahn
New York
Coronado
Castoria Safety Reminder Amid Infant Care Appeals
A public health notice urges caregivers to examine every bottle of Castoria, the historic infant remedy, to ensure safety and proper use, reflecting concerns about product authenticity and dosing in child health.
Cut Out Unneeded Things for Quick Feel-Good Boost
A man advises an immediate action to feel better by cutting out things one knows they should remove. He frames it as a hunch and warns it is not advice, urging start right away. The quote emphasizes self-improvement through simple, decisive steps.
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Doan
Indiana
Fred Canan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffald
Handkerchiefs and Soap Tips From an Advertisement
Children’s handkerchiefs look hopeless after washing. Use good soap and rinse in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue. Cook out for propositions that will not bear looking into.
Preparing Pork for Home Use and Sale Curing Methods
From Farmers Bulletin 1986 by the U S Department of Agriculture. It covers hog age eight to twelve months as best for home meat supply, fat level for juiciness, and the need to fatten old hogs before slaughter. Emphasizes healthy hogs, thorough cooking, and avoiding disease transmission, with guidance on holding hogs without feed 18 to 24 hours before killing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Bulletin
Right Time to Plant Corn
A rural note explains there is a right time to plant corn and that farmers vary in timing by calendar leaves or moon phases. It cautions that corn is a hot weather plant and warns many plant too early. It states April plantings germinate slowly while mid May seed yields better with rainfall patterns affecting crop speed and outcome.
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Corn Belt
Silage Made From Clover Explains Yearly Forage Use
A short note describes making silage from clover and sweet alfalfa, highlighting its usefulness as forage. The text implies practical fodder production without detailed steps or outcomes.
Proper Tools For Hog Killing And Meat Preparation
The bulletin describes essential equipment for humane hog slaughter and meat processing. It lists a straight knife, cutting knife, 14 inch steel, hog hook, bell scraper, gambrel, and meat saw, plus a barrel for scalding if hogs are small.
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Department of Agriculture
Successful Tomato Growing Described in Farm Bulletin No 1288
The article outlines how tomato cultivation, canning, and distribution have evolved in the United States. It highlights key factors for success, including good practices, seeds, fertilizer, planting, cultivation, and thorough spraying, and notes county and state leaders in production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Indiana
Missouri
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Utah
Ilinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Restoring Soils with Sweet Clover Spotlight
Sweet clover ranks as a top soil restoring plant praised for its capability to rebuild soil fertility. It supports nitrogen fixation and organic matter, benefiting subsequent crops and long term soil health.
Sudan grass as emergency hay and summer pasture crop
Sudan grass proves highly adaptable as an emergency hay crop and is rapidly replacing millet in many states. Thousands of farmers use it successfully as summer pasture, offering strong returns and aiding permanent pastures and feed lots.
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Sudan
Grasa
Soy Beans Emphasized In Corn Acreage Reallocation
The note urges careful attention to soybeans in the acreage reallocation alongside corn. Soybeans are highlighted as a high protein, high oil crop and will influence overall crop value as corn acreage declines.
Evolution of the Human Body From Past Vestiges
A report notes scientific views on human remnants such as body hair, movable ear muscles, a nonfunctional third eyelid in some animals, the vermiform appendix often unused, and occasional short tails in newborns. It cites examples from medical writings and references The Outline of Science.
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Saya
London
Man
Soldier Coward alias A Coward and his postwar school
A reader from South Carolina corrects a prior reference to a Confederate soldier named Coward. The writer notes that A Coward rose to colonel during service and later ran a military school in South Carolina for many years after the war.
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Coward
South Carolina
A. Coward
Wooden wedding celebration in the bunkhouse
Brick Top shares cigars with marines as Red jokes about a non wedding and marks five years since a past escape, framing a light wartime moment from The Leatherneck.
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Fellows
Brick Top
Red
Jane
Birds as Weather Prophets Common in Some Regions
The article notes birds signaling weather in parts of the country. The green woodpecker, called the rat bird for its laughing cry before rain, and the missel thrush, the storm cock, which sings prior to wind and rain.
Highest-Priced Tobacco From Cuban Coastal Region
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the world’s most expensive tobacco grows near Cuba’s western coast in a region over twenty five miles square. The unique, fine aromatic tobacco cannot be produced elsewhere.
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Cuba
Brooklyn Eagle
Untapped Country Within Us Mentioned by Pilot
Fragmentary quotation cites a pilot noting vast untapped internal country within our gusts and arms. The text suggests a metaphorical inner landscape referenced by a speaker. No further readable context or identification is present.
The Charm of a Bathroom and Theft of Wool
A fragmented ad style text first praises bathroom charm and whiteness of cloths via Red Cross Bail Blue while noting wolves disguise themselves in sheep's clothing. The passage blends marketing tone with moral imagery.
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