Practical tips for farming and kitchen crafts in 19th century press
A column blends farm advice and home cooking notes. It covers grazing sheep in wheat to improve yield, drying cherries in a cool oven with sugar dusting, strawberry blossom removal for next-year crops, the perishability of fresh peas and sweet corn, baking fish with potatoes in the pan, and home recipes for strawberry fritters and a coconut cake with detailed quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Wisconsin Horticultural
N. Y
N. Y. Post
Mississippi Skeeters Near Mississippi City Stir Curiosity
An anecdote from the Mississippi City railroad station describes the biting mosquitoes in April and a local resident recounts summer swarms that could carry twenty of the insects on a back. A mule story with a horse-fly twist underscores the locals’ disbelief and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi City
Skeeters
William
Kinder
Detroit Free Press
What He Really Was Afraid Of
A Philadelphia magnate with silver stock experience once rode to New York in the same coach seat as a noted burglar for over an hour and appeared amused. A well-dressed stranger later claimed to represent stockholders of the Great Inducement Silver Mine and tried to speak with him before Short abruptly moved away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mr. Short
Philadelphia
Very Cheap Paint for Farm Roofs Exploited by Travelers
Enterprising individuals travel through the central part of the state offering to coat farm building roofs with a cheap chemi cal paint. Prices range from thirty cents to one dollar per 100 square feet. The mixture uses gas tar with gasoline or naptha and additives like ochre or cement to thicken it. Applied with a long handled brush, it risks tainting water systems and yields a dubious odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
The Iron Craft Through Four Millennia
The text notes that the craft of working in iron spans at least four thousand years of human history, highlighting its ancient origins and enduring significance in metalwork.
Sale of a Famous Trotting Stallion Black Cloud
The estate of the late Andrew Cutter of Parma Michigan sold the trotting stallion Black Cloud to M W Wagner mayor of Marshall Michigan. Black Cloud with a 2 17 record is described as one of the handsomest race horses. Wagner, a large Marshall manufacturer and Voltaic Belt Co business manager, will have the horse driven by a Chicago driver this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Cloud
Andrew Cutter
Parma
Mich
M. W. Wagner
Marshall
Mayer M. W. Wagner
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Chicago
I Don't Believe It Dr Guysott Cure Story
A Philadelphia Press note recalls a comical scene as Mrs Tomly asks in a window dialogue if the voice is Henry and the neighbor Mr Tomly, known for confusion, answers from the corner of Austin Avenue and B Street. The piece mocks quick medical cures for dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Guysott
Mrs. Tomly
Henry
Mr. Tomly
Sharah
Sarah
Austin Avenue
B Street
Philadelphia Press
Odd Remedies Bits From Advertisements and Quips
A fragmented slate of old time ads and quips tout cures and tonics for skin ailments lungs and stomachs plus household products and hardware like Lyon's heel stiffeners and Wells roguish potions. It includes claims of cures by dispensaries and various nostrums with prices and addresses.
Vegetable Hair Restorer promises instant benefits for hair
An advertisement touts a vegetable hair restorer that clears dandruff, restores natural hair color, and promotes new growth without harming health. It claims quick darkening to glossy brown and urges readers to ask their druggist, noting wrappers from Morrison Plummer & Co and C. N. Crittenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison, Plummer & Co
Chicago
C. N. Crittenton
New York
Popular Medicine Claims and Insect Pest Remedies
A collection of brief notices and ad-like snippets quotes testimonials for Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription curing a daughter's decline, wartime style promotions for an Inventors Hand-Book, Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for fatigue, a joke about marriage for convenience, and a pest control product Rough on Rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Mary Hinson
Montrose
Kan
Veteran Soldier Praises Hunt's Remedy for Kidney Pain
A Lynn Massachusetts man from No and Common Street testifies that during Spottsylvania duties he was badly injured with damaged kidneys and back. After suffering severe pain he found relief using Hunt's Remedy and now recommends it to others with kidney or liver troubles. Dated April 26 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Bowes
No. & Common Street
Lynn
Mass
Spottsylvania
Hunt
Testimonial for Hunt's Remedy From John F Cox
A letter from John F Cox of Pleasant Street describes severe kidney pain and sediment in urine reversed by Hunt's Remedy. He claims a single bottle cured him and endorses the product to others in his city and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Boston
John F. Cox
Pleasant Street
Hop Bitters Promises Cures and Renewed Health
Letters from Dublin and Malden praise Hop Bitters for curing back pains neuralgia female troubles and kidney liver and urinary complaints. A Boston physician callous cure is claimed with seven bottles curing an invalid husband and eight neighbors saved. The ad extols health restoration and warns of doctors nostrums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
R. Fitzpatrick
Boston
FE. D. Slack
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Mississippi
Wise
Henry Cake
San Francisco Post
Jefferson City
J. C. Riddler
Picayune
Lowwell CitiZen
Worup
Orrumwa
Ila
J. N. Armstrong
Chicago Herald
Glenn
Hill
Redding
Russia
Lyon
Isaac Thompson
Walnut Leaf
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Worvo’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Ely
Charlotte Parker
Waverly
N.Y
Pelco
East Liberty
Philadelphias
Baltimore
Brooklyn Eagle
N. W. Fitzgerald
Washington, D. C
Owego
N. T
Matnen, Mass
Hostetter
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Ohio
Jone
Jones OF
Binghamton
Binghamton, N.Y
Deland & CO
Fairport
Vici
Newark Machine CO
Newark, O
Standard Library
Addiress Funk & Wagnalls
Dey St
Young
America
Absech St
Aess
Pentz Rein Holder CO
Canton
Railroad Gazette
A Journal OF Transportation, Engineering and Railroad News
Broadway
Twombly Knlting Machine Co
Tremont Street
PMI Ilus
Aultman & Taylor Co
Mansfield
Gro. W
Best Commercial College
U- Baylixs
Dubuque
Staaspard Curr Co
Pearl St
Johnson & CO
Genen Eens
Malden, Mass
Sam
Fagan
Aeeaeaeilene
Queen City
Ates Ing
Queen City Suspender Co
Cincinnati
C. O
Burnham
Ais Te Street
Bam
Woolley, M.D
Atlanta, Ga
True & Co
Augusta
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wie
Dr. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ue du
Kruse
Arsenal
H.hallett & Co
Portland
Gents
National Publishing Co
Sastnon
Semele
Esi
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