Home Farm and Garden Tips From Historic Column
A collection of practical notes on eggs storage positions for longevity, lime for soft-shell eggs, oyster shell access for hens, cattle feeding guidance, stuffed potatoes recipe, soil fertility cautions about removing straw, sowing small seeds with moist bricks, oxen housing and clipping to beat heat, and soil and manure suggestions for flower beds and garden soil improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Boston
Hanamann
How a Horse Saved His Wagon in Brunswick Tale
A village incident recounts Mr. B. L. Pennell tying his horse before Dr. Merryman’s shop. A runaway heavy wagon sped by, missing Pennell’s wagon by inches as the Pennell horse leaped aside. Observing the danger, the Pennell horse redirected its gear to the sidewalk, narrowly averting collision, praised for instinctive quick thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Pennell
E. J. Merryman
Brunswick
Postmaster General May Move Against Small Country Newspapers
A Chicago Banner summary notes the Postmaster General may exclude small country papers from mail as second class. It cites 1874 postal law demanding one free copy per subscriber and argues the ruling would harm co operatives while strengthening better papers.
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Sidney, O
National Congress
Chicago
Flannel and Cheviot Dresses From London and Paris Tailors
Harper's Bazar notes women’s dresses in dark blue flannel and Cheviot, trimmed with mohair braid and white or black braids. Descriptions cover kilts, basques, vests, plastrons, and sailor collars with varying trims, including red cashmere, gilt braid, and crocheted buttons.
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London
Paris
Harper's Bazar
German Lt Wissmann finds Lake Lincoln during African trek
Lieutenant Wissmann, a German army officer, completed a cross continent voyage from the west coast San Haola de Londa to the east coast Sandani. He explored Dr Livingstone's Lake Lincoln, confirming its position and building on Cameron and Stanley's indirect descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wissmann
Africa
San Haola de Londa
Sandani
Dr. Livingstone
Lincoln
Cameron
Stanley
Grand Jury Remarks On Roads And Taxes By Pike County
The Pike County Georgia Grand Jury in its last presentment delivers a wry remark comparing bad roads to bad whisky, noting taxes imposed upon the people as heavy and alarming. The piece also cites Boston rail lines carrying over forty million passengers with eight fatal accidents in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike County
Boston
Doen Post
Twenty Years Sufferer Praises Golden Medical Discovery
R V Pierce M D of Buffalo New York recounts a shipwreck ordeal on the Atlantic yielding chronic leg abscesses. After costly treatment with no relief, he credits the Golden Medical Discovery with a complete cure in under three months. The note closes with a quip from the Boston Transcript about Arthur Sullivan’s knighthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Sir
Atlantic Ocean
Wx. Ryper
Jefferson St
Buffalo, N.Y
Remarkable Pneumonia Cure by Haw's Balsam for the Lungs
A Owego New York daughter fell to pneumonia after a violent cold. Doctors gave up hope. A friend urged Dr Haw's Balsam for the Lungs as a last resort. The remedy produced a marked improvement and, with continued use, a permanent cure followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Barnaby
Owego
N. Y
Wm. Haw
Woman's Dominion Sparks Controversy Over Bakers Aid
A Pittsburgh Telegraph excerpt notes a controversial critic worried by a rising influence of a woman's role in baking days. The piece frames a female assistant as the new cook, stirring debate about gender and labor in domestic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Telegraph
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription praised by many
Wrecks of Humanity pamphlet and World’s Dispensary ad promote a cure for nervous debility and weak back. The Conundrum Club quips death is like a dog show tag bound to a car. Thousands of women bless the remedy for backache, fatigue, and internal ills, with druggists selling the medicine widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Advertiser
California man dies by inches in tape measure choke
A California man died from asphyxiation after choking on a tape measure. The coroner ruled the death an accidental injury caused by the device. The unusual case was reported by the Darlington Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliornia
Darlington Free Press
Brown's Iron Bitters Praised By Rev G W Offley
New Bern North Carolina minister Rev G W Offley testimonials that he has taken Brown's Iron Bitters and regards it as one of the best medicines known, highlighting its reputed health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern, N. C
G. W. Offley
Vaulting ambition The design of the bank burglar
The article notes a bold bank burglar with a vaulting approach. It mentions the idea of clever methods to bypass vaults and highlights a sensational style that dramatizes daring criminal planning.
Quack Remedies and Self Made Dreams in a Frontier Era
A collage of anecdotes and testimonials on health cures and self reliance. An old Missouri butcher touts St Jacobs Oil for neuralgia, a cranky buyer praises it as the best cure for backache, while a young man hawks mining ventures and book deals. Other notes include a woman praising Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, and a Rochester resident with a cracked voice kept to his word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St. Jacobs
Blake
St. Jacobs Oil
Tennessee
Wall Street News
A Lapy
Dr. Guysett
Orwell
Ely
P.F. Hyatt
M. D
Bordentown
N. J
Glens Sulphur Soap Praised for Purifying Effects
An ad like Boston Transcript style extols Glenns Sulphur Soap as unequaled for wholesomeness and cleansing power. It mentions a musician’s livelihood and includes line about Buchu paiba and kidney disease cures, ending with Wists Axle Grease claim.
Unlabeled Health Patent Remedies Among Old Newspaper Ads
A collage of 19th century patent medicine and product notices touts Brown's Iron Bitters for debility, Wells' Health Renewer for dyspepsia, and Brown's Bronchial Troches. Other items promote Chrolithion Collars, Lyon's Metallic Heel Stiffeners, Wells' Rough on Corns, and Wise's Axle Grease alongside odd quips and confections.
Hunt's Remedy Aids Boston Woman In Kidney Trouble Cure
A Boston resident describes long kidney disease and dropsy with severe back and limb pain. After temporary hospital relief and four bottles of Hunt's Remedy her symptoms improved, appetite returned, swelling subsided, and daily work resumed. She endorses the remedy to other women.
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Hunt
Boston
WM. Gray
Baggage-master Endorses Hunt's Remedy
A baggage master on the Eastern Railroad in BostonTestifies that Hunt's Remedy, a kidney and liver medicine, helped his family for months and comes highly recommended by Portsmouth friends cured of kidney troubles His wife uses it for dyspepsia with rapid improvement and he calls it a family medicine of real merit. April 27, 1883.
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David Smith
Tribune
Arthur Sullivan
Boston Transcript
Detroit Free Press
Rochester
New York
Pat eTeer
East Liberty
Philadelphias
Baltimore
Y Rman
Charles A. Vogeler CO
A. Vogeler & CO
Glenn
Wist
Georgia
Rock HI
8. C
Rev. J
White
San Francisco
Frep
Brown
Lyon
Wise
Catarreh
Neals Sores
Magal
Mall
America
Murmard
Hubbard Bros
LaSalle St
Ill
Deland & CO
H.A.& L. J.deland & CO
Farrort
N.Y
XMS
Onsumptaon
F.C. M.len
Lake Side Bay
SUN
I. W. England
New York City
Aultman & Taylor Go
Mansfield
Ohio
Jord Phas
Keith Peper
L.a.l.smithacu
Ags. Valatice
J. W. Buel
Russia
Siberia
Axtra Terma
V.w. Ae Cheater
Thayer Co
Neb
Johnson & CO
Mass
A.reed & Sons
Reed’s Temple OF Music
State Street
Cleveland
Kendall
Ec Sian
Outfit
Belford, Clarke & CO
Madison M'f’g CO
Madison, Wis
C. G. Bfessey
Avileme
Kans
Plymouth Hocks
Queen City
Queen City Suspender Co
Cincinnati
United States
J.C. Lighthouse & Bizo
J. H Binch & Co
Dey St
C.o.p
B.c.strehl
Wabashaw
American School of Telegraphy
Addis H Hallett & Co
Portland
NaTional Pupilsmina Co
Srerpum Ens
Lebanon
Iinson & Co
Economy Printing Co
Newburyport
True & Co
Augusta
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