Oldest Man in America Isaac Brock Praises Peruna
Isaac Brock of McLennan County aged about 120 years extols Dr Hartman’s Peruna as the best remedy for coughs colds and diarrhea. He credits long life and good health to the remedy and says it meets all his needs and is especially valuable to the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Peruna
Hartman
Peruana
Agron Bancroft
Massachusetts
George Bancroft
M. A. Dew. Howe
Mr. Bancroft
Trade trends show growing bank payments and hopeful contracts
The report notes higher payment volumes through banks and improved trade conditions despite weather delays. Iron and steel concessions rise slowly, with no major production disruption expected. Building and wood sectors expand, plans for heavy materials and new enterprises suggest large employment. Wholesale markets gain interest. buyers visit more confidently, with solid orders in dry goods, millinery, footwear and food products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aginst
Dun
Weekly Review of Trade
Trade and industry reports show irregular activity
New York reports irregular trade due to stormy weather and tariff talks. Price unsettlements and concessions by manufacturers in leading stones aim to secure business. Overall business remains below exportations and industrial output is erratic. Weekly business failures total 282 for the week ending Feb 18, with prior weeks and years shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities For Cattle Hogs Wheat and More
Cattle hog and sheep price ranges listed for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Grains including wheat corn oats and rye shown with No 2 and No 3 grades and price per bushel or per unit. Also butter eggs clover seed and pork prices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Henry
Ste. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Reorganization Plans Touched for Pillsbury-Washburn Mills
Creditors committee announces reorganization for Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company limited. Report notes Boston wool buyers active in Montana field and speculation that the aim is to push higher wool prices before storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade and Industry
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company, Limited
Boston
Montana
Ind
Salmon leaps into Mrs Gross boat at Green Lake
A humorous incident from Green Lake ends with Mrs Gross catching an eight-pound salmon that jumped into the boat after the fish slipped under her sit. The tale from the Montreal Herald adds local whimsy to fishing lore.
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Mrs. Gross
Green Lake
Various 19th century ads and quips collection
A collage of promotional notices and jokes including Halls Catarrh Cure offer, Mother Gray relief for women, Red Cross Ball Blue endorsement, Brom Quinine claim, Garfield Tea, Marine Eye Remedy, and humorous language about proofreading and fashion.
Wings and weight reveal paradox in bird flight laws
Scientists note a puzzling rule where wing size does not scale with body size. The Australian crane, weighing 300 times a sparrow, has only one seventh the wing area. Comparisons across insects and birds show varied wing surface per pound, challenging universal flight laws.
Wish For Death Suffering From Kidney Troubles Ends
Mrs Josephine Jeffery of Marion Tennessee credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life after gradual decline from visual disturbances, weakness, kidney pain, and nervousness. Doctors had given up hope but she recovered after using the medicine sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. The piece also includes rural chit chat about a young man and a postmistress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Jeffery
Washington Sts
Marion
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Munyon's Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Munyon's Cold Remedy relieves head and throat symptoms and lung congestion quickly. It claims to curb fevers discharges and aches from colds and prevent pneumonia with a 25 cent price. Also advertises Rheumatism Kidney and Vitalizer remedies and urges readers to ask their druggist for faster cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Aj.tower Co
USA
Tower Canadian Co
Umirzo
Tomomro
Can
Carters
ITES
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
LaCrosse
Wis
Frey
REX CO
Minneapolis
Minn
CHI
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Mother Gray
Cis
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Gunner
Guyer
BE. W. Grove
Japan
Russia
Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Frea
Putnam
Cynthia Brown
Bacon Ridge
Paxton
Mass
Cabcarets Rec
Idaho
Snake River Country
E. L. Lomax
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Omaha, Neb
POHN
Colt Distemper
The
Aez UL
Riades
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