Home, Farm and Garden Practical Notes From 19th Century Press
A collage of agricultural tips and miscellany including tomato lore for liver health and soil care praise. Advice on barn roofs from The New York Times and curry powder in pickles. Pages discuss insect control with Paris green, feeding pigs on cooked roots for richer pork, and egg preservation in bran boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
WN. Y. Post
New England
New York
Chicago
Bering
Baltimore
Emancipation Fifty Years On in the West Indies
The London Times surveys West Indian progress fifty years after emancipation noting export values fell from 9.93 million to 8.90 million pounds as population rose from 958 540 to 1 493 062. It cites low wages Jamaica Barbados and Trinidad and reports high underfeeding infant mortality and illegitimacy rates amid poverty and economic shift.
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Jamaica
Barbados
Trinidad
United States
Antigua
Erc
London Times
Remove the Old Canes of Raspberries
Charles A. Green warns removing old raspberry canes after fruiting improves future yields. He notes dead canes drain plant vitality and hinder bearing, urging quick trimming and burning of canes to clear fields and aid cultivation.
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Charles A. Green
Sean
Detrois Post and Tribune
Society of Friends Growing in America and North Carolina
The Philadelphia Press reports that the Society of Friends is not declining in America but growing steadily. In North Carolina membership has more than doubled in twenty years with notable growth in the western regions, and a larger share of members are young.
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Society of Friends
America
North Carolina
West
Philadephia Press
Cor nelius Vanderbilt Leads Young Men's Christian Association Effort
Cor nelius Vanderbilt, noted as Vanderbilt's coldest son, runs the Young Men's Christian Association branch at Grand Central Depot and personally leads religious services twice weekly. He also serves as Superintendent of the Sunday school.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Oungy Men’s Christian Association
Grand Central Depot
N. Y
St Jacobs Oil touted as cure amid varied old claims
A string of brief anecdotes tout St Jacobs Oil as a universal cure for injuries and ailments. The Philadelphia Herald notes a President’s Western trip wrap up after riding horses and mules. Ely Cream Balm praised for catarrh relief by S B Lewis of Clinton Wisconsin. A joke from Boston Courier about a new comet’s tail.
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Philadelphia Herald
Ely
S. B. Lewis
Clinton
Wis
Golden Medical Discovery in 19th Century Claims
An advertisement touts Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for consumption, night sweats, coughing, and bronchitis, sold by druggists. An anti vivisectionist quip in the Picayune remarks that cracking an oyster’s shell with a knife harms the oyster, and suggests roasting it instead.
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N. Og. Picayune
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Touted For Women’s Ailments
In 1900s style ad copy the piece promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for women’s painful maladies. It notes sales by druggists and contrasts crude slang with a refined phrase. A high school girl condemns vulgar expressions like tumble to the racket and prefers clearer language.
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Dr. Pierce
Derrick
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed as Blood Tonic
Dr. N. 8. Ruggles of Manion Massachusetts recommends Brown's Iron Bitters as a valued tonic to enrich the blood and relieve dyspeptic symptoms while claiming it does not harm the teeth.
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Manion
Mass
Ruggles
Fragments of 18th Century Piano Markings and Patent Remedies
A collage of handwritten notes and ad style blurbs includes a Cincinnati piano marked Achern 1761, vague comments on sound evolving from that pattern, claims mocking “Rough on Corns” with Wess labeling, chatter about Baboo Magoom dar, praise for Brown’s Bitters and Pierce’s pills, a brick anecdote, and Wise’s Axle Grease.
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Cincinnati
Achern
Norristown Herald
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer Promises Quick Hair Renewal
The advertisement touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a pure vegetable formula that cleanses dandruff, restores gray hair to its natural color, and stimulates new growth without harm. It claims immediate effects unlike sulfur compounds and nitrate products, with a glossy brown result in days and full product warrants. McOrrison PlummeR Co and C N Cairrenton are listed as wholesale or distributors in Chicago and New York. Also advertised are Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffener for boots and Wells’ Health Renewer for digestion and vigor.
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McOrrison, Plummer & Co
Chicago
Ill
C. N. Cairrenton
New York
Patent Remedies and Insect Repellents Advertised
An OCR readable fragment lists Glenns Sulphur Soap for skin diseases, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water for sore eyes, Buchu Paiba for kidney and bladder issues, Reppinas Russia Salve for skin disease, and Rough on Rats products. It cites druggists selling items and prices like 26c and $1. It ends with a warning to avoid dying in the house.
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Glenn
Hill
Isaac Thompson
Hunt's Remedy Praised By Army Veteran For Kidney and Nerve Relief
In a May 1983 letter from Dover New Hampshire veteran Cou 8S F Tronirts describes spinal paralysis and kidney bladder weakness from Chickahominy swamps service. He credits Hunt's Remedy purchased at Wingate's drug store with restoring sleep and urinary strength and notes a local case of Bright's Disease deemed incurable by doctors.
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F. Tronirts
Dover
N. H
Army of the Potomac
Chickahominy
Boston
Hunt
Wingate
Bright
Tibbits
Hunt's Remedy Endorsed by Putnam Assistant Postmaster
Whitney, assistant postmaster in Putnam Connecticut, writes of eighteen months of kidney and liver illness. He describes severe symptoms including blood in urine and prostration, credits Hunt's Remedy with the best results and recommends it to others.
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H&s. Whitney
Putnam, Conn
Hunt
Hop Bitters Credited For Wide Range Of Ailments
Advertisements tout Hop Bitters as a universal cure for ague biliousness nervousness neuralgia and stomach kidney diseases. Readers share personal relief from paralysis headaches Liver Kidney and Bright's disease claims. Testimonials mention recovery from gravel kidney trouble and general malarial climate ailments.
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Bright
T. R. Arry
Ludington, Mich
Alexander
Healing claim for Hop Bitters from Monroe letter
A Monroe reader reports using Hop Bitters for kidney and bladder inflammation with dramatic success after four doctors failed. The testimonial says the Bitters cured him and felt like magic.
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Monroe, Mich
W. L. Carter
Greats Hop Bitters Endorsed By Chicago Reader
J C Stoetzel of 638 Fulton Street Chicago writes that Hop Bitters relieved typhoid fever and lingering debility after months of illness. He urges others in feeble health to try the remedy and praises its value.
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J. C. Stoetzel
Fulton St
Chicago
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Paris Green
Ichigan Agricultural College
Detroit Post
British West Indies
Joe Smyrk
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Paul
St. Jacobs
Mary
Mr. Rattler
Boston Courier
S. Wess
Rochester Post-Express
Huntsville
Ala
J. T. Ridley
N. Y. Picayune
Wise
F. L. Pond
Aurora
Kane Co
Hayfever
USA
Ely Brothers
Owego
N.Y
BEA Jones
Aluiess Jones
Binghamton
Department OF Immigration
Atchison, Topeka & Santa FE
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
C. B. Schmidt
Torprka
Kan
Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Brown & Hollard
Dearborn Street
Sandard Life Association
Fort Wayne, Ind
Grand Rapids, Mich
Dr. Chase
A.W. Hamilton & Co
Ant Arr
Mich
Lyon
Reppina
Russia
New York Express
Charles A. Vogeler CO
A. Vogeler & CO
U. 8S. Postal Service
Flanl
Hostetter
MiediTes
F.H Rotschaus
Monroe &J
Geld
Patt Nilsson
Whitney
Thomas
Amare
O Boc
Hubbard Bros., Publishers
Tiffin
Loomis & Nyman
Ohio
Wilkinson Bubrger
Graves
cuiRe
Best
Sohn Wilkins No
Jey
Wen Avenue
Hop Bitters
Oswego Sun
Deland & CO
H. A
L. J. Deland & CO
Farnport
Anakesis
Anakestis
Makers
Mansfield
Chicago Scale CO
Chicdle
Best Commercial College
C. Bayliss
Dubuque, la
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Hagan
Moody's New Tailor
400Dy & CO. ii
P. W. Ziegler & CO
Uopia
B.m. Woo.Ley
M. D
Atlanta
J.C. McCurdy& Co
Ad. Moors & Surry
Watertown, N. Y
FREA
Jay Bronson
Derxorr
Mica
True & Co
Augusta
Nparpe Curng Co
Pearl St
Hallett & Co
Portland, Me
Gouods
Burnham
State Street
Eon Verday
Srimeon Boh
Portland
Kause
Arsenal
Hubbell
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