Garden tips and home remedies from 19th century periodicals
Practical notes on livestock diets garden crops and water purification. Advice includes geese on grass, egg yolk in milk for asparagus, cherries about ducks and geese counts, squash cakes and fried treats, shading blackberry plants to prevent frost heave, and cistern purification using hardwood ashes or potassa salts.
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N. Y
United States
Germantown Telegraph
Chicago Journal
N. Y. Post
Charles Green
N. Y. Tribune
Johnson
Breeding and training for farm horses urged by Iowa paper
The article argues farmers err in chasing oversized Clydesdales and Norman horses, stressing muscle, action, and endurance through selective lineage. It warns against friend influence and poor trainers, and promotes breeding with strong ancestry plus thorough training to maximize value. The piece ends noting Towa State Register.
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Towa
Widow of Junius Booth Honored at Long Branch
The widow Mary Anne Times Booth remains in a green old age at Long Branch. She was a beautiful girl in her youth and is held in honor and respect by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junius Brutus Booth
Long Branch
Mary Anne
N. Y. Graphic
Rochester Birthplace Claim for English Word Telegraph
Rochester proclaims its role as the birthplace of a noted English word, described as American by analogy to the term telegram in Webster’s Unabridged. The note appears in the Christian Union.
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Rochester
Webster
Christian Union
Dahlia's fading popularity sparks debate among gardeners
The Germantown Telegraph notes the dahlia once a leading premium prize at floral shows now seen less praise. Experts blame overplanting from a single root and weather, with roots stored like potatoes and timing for planting tied to Lima bean planting. A separate N . Herald item recalls Rev. Collyer praising theater attendance despite church stage antipathy.
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Germantown
Ella Dietz
New York
Robert Collyer
N. ¥. Herald
Constipation remedies and odd ad lines from a 19th century page
An advertisement extols Dr. Guysetts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for constipation claiming it restores balance, purifies blood, and cures liver and kidney complaints. It includes anecdotal testimonials from J. M. Morrison and notes glass eyes for hogs and a lawyer joke about seeking affection.
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J. M. Morrison
Monroe, O
Dr. Gingsett
New Six Story Buffalo Institute Opens For Incurables
The World’s Dispensary Medical Association announces a six story hospital in Buffalo rebuilt after Pierce's Palace Hotel fire. Ten eminent physicians form the staff offering care for chronic ailments, with prompt inquiries to the association in Buffalo, New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Evening Open For Gentlemen Advertises Curropopist
An advert in the Commercial Bulletin notes the business is open in the evening, marketed as convenient for gentlemen who are corned at night.
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Boston
Commercial Bulletin
Allen's Lung Balsam Endorsed by Physicians Nationwide
The American Christian Review promotes Allen's Lung Balsam as a ten year standard cure for colds and consumptive relief, with wide distribution in the United States Canada and parts of Europe. It claims safety for families and urges stocking a bottle at home for coughs and croup. Also mentions Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water and Frazer Axle Grease.
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American Christian Review
Cincinnati
Our
Allen
United States
Canada
Europe
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Weakness
A reader from Wheeling West Virginia reports his wife cured of long standing female weakness after using the Favorite Prescription. She discarded the supporter after one bottle and resumed regular washing. The letter traces a testimonial from James Miller.
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Pierce
James Miller
Jacob Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Ksatin Ticti Frank
Jesse James
Fing
Ford Boys
Woduay
B. Beach & CO
Cuicaco
Lil
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claims cure for lung ailments
An old advertisement claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures consumption and lung diseases and urges sending two stamps for a pamphlet from Worui's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
The arrival of an air rival of Man in Europe
A magazine piece notes the first arrival of a rival figure in Europe. The visitor felt lost and puzzled about hotel options but likely was not met by a hostile crowd of hack drivers. The text hints at confusion and a travel cue toward Fifth Avenue in a brisk, witty Burlington Hawk-eye style.
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Europe
Burlington Hawkee
Dairymen of
America
Spring House Renovation Prompts Health Note
A Patriot Conard V. H. editorial urges good housewives to cleanse their household and family with Hop Bitters to prevent spring malaria and digestive issues. The piece emphasizes purifying the blood and regulating the stomach and bowels as the best remedy.
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Ble
Conard V. H. Patriot
Rumor longs for currency as a disappointed youth laments fame
A disheartened young man wishes to be a rumor, seeing how quickly rumors gain traction, a status he feels he has never achieved. He muses on the ease of spreading whispers compared to his own lacking prominence.
Emphatic Cure-All Claims for Kidney and Nerve Remedies
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s large illustrated treatise and Kidney-Wort as a universal kidney liver and bowel remedy with claims of radical cures. It mockingly contrasts a policeman with an old hat and promotes Dr. Benson’s Celery and Chamomile Pills for nerves along with a Skin Cure for skin and scalp disorders.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Boston
Dr. Benson
Comet dash toward sun and cures in ads mix in snippet
A scientist warns of a big comet heading toward a spotted sun with a playful aim to “knock the spots off it.” The passage also surveys a mix of 19th century ads promoting Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, bed claims, dyes, pest remedies, and health tonics with varied quips.
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Lydia E. Pickham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
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Baltimore
J.l.case T M.co
Wisconsin
Ragine
Larp
Haiti
Amos
Tan
St. Vitus
Dr. RichMonp
Illustrated Journal of Wealth
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Parsons
Lecter
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Johnson & Co
Bangor
A.reed & Sons’ Organs
Reed
Temple OF Music
USA
Nlark
Nat East
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B.C. Strahl
Wabashay
Wells, Richardson &Co
Barlington
Mrs. and
JAS
A. Garfield
Garfield
Queen Victoria
Isident Arthur
Iys
RUS & Illingworth
Rockford
Leslie Khah
B. Owens
Addres
Fulton Street
Helms & Diehl
Com
Merch's
Water St
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Iowa. R. Land Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Queen City Suspender Company
Cine Cinnati
Queen City Suspender Co
Ohi
C.K. Hines Dela. Ave
Phila
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Co
Fi Khert Ind
Cary, Fulton & CO
Summer St
Wise
J. Outi
H.chambers & CO
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St. Louis
Roth & Bru
New Oxford, Pa
Threshers
Free
Aultman & Taylor CO
Man ‘Cneld
da. J. OvervneNs
Lebanon
Olliq
Best Commercial College
Davies, Dubuque, la
WEFK
H. Hallett & Co
Portland, Me
Bronson
Detroit
Mich
True & Co
Augusta
COB, Yonge & CO
St. Lowatts, Mo
Stinson & Co
Portland
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