Home, Farm and Garden Tidbits From Various Papers
An anonymous authority advises kerosene oil soaked rags pegged to ground to deter squash pests. Recipes cover almond cakes and a rich weekly spread of farm tips. Florist E P D Sturtevant grows Victoria regia outdoors in Bordentown New Jersey. Household hints include a curry soap recipe and cow horse care using cayenne pepper tea for curing cribbing in horses.
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St. Louis Globe
Chicago Journal
E. PD. Sturtevant
Bordentown
N. J
Victoria Regia
South America
San Francisco Chronicle
Office Gauntlet at Congress Street West Ends in Vacation Ruse
A puzzled man and a boy staged a ruse at an office on Congress Street West. The man, posing as a money broker, left notes claiming a traveler’s delay and rheumatism, while the clerk’s boy relayed the excuses to deter visitors seeking payment. The sting failed to locate the debtor and left the worker disheartened.
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Congress Street
Eest
Tennessee
Detroit
Ree Press
Weeds a Blessing in Disguise for Soil Use
The article argues that weeds, though often seen as curses, force cultivators to work the soil. Weeds loosen and mellow ground, admit light and air, and help retain moisture for crops. Early weed growth is easy to remove, but later it becomes heavy and competes for fertility.
Unusual parade sight in Fulton street scene
A one legged man with a sack of flour, his wife pushing a baby in a crambulator, and his father in law with a codfish formed a curious group seen on Fulton New York streets. All were drunk except the baby, the perambulator and the cod fish.
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Fulton
N. Y
Longtime Tappahannock Mayor For Four Decades
The Mayor of Tappahannock Virginia has served for forty two consecutive years and may remain in office for life if he chooses. The note appears in the Detroit Post.
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Tappahannock, Va
Detroit Post
Speedy Cure for Rheumatic Gout Cited in New York Firm
The New York Herald notes the rapid relief of Thaddeus Davids Esq of the great ink firm at 127 William Street New York from rheumatic gout using St Jacobs Oil as reported by the St Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota.
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New York Herald
Thaddeus Davids
William Street
New York
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Paul( Minn
Pioneer Press
Beetle Travels From Tur Colorado to Europe
A quirky note from the Boston Commercial Bulletin reports a Tur Colorado beetle traveling to Europe while a mosquito remains in place and continues to hum.
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Europe
Boston Commercial Bulletin
St Jacobs Oil Endorsed by Rt Rev Bishop Gilmour
Baltimore Catholic Mirror notes approval of St Jacobs Oil with endorsement from the Rt Rev Bishop Gilmour, highlighting the remedy’s favor in religious circles.
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St. Jacobs
Gilmour
Baltimore (Md
Catholic Mirror
Sam Rideout as Austin Clerk Mocked by Friends
In Texas Siftings the Austin clerk Sam Rideout is teased for poor looks and morals. A friend trio mocks his family doctor Dr Doesem and clergyman Parson Southern using mercantile slang, accusing them of selling second-hand goods and swindling.
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Rovneu
Saamm
Sam Rideout
Austin
Sam
Doesem
Eee
Gilhooly
Texas Siftings
Two Women and a Doctor in a Poor Tenement Tale
A widow and invalid mother on a straw bed in a dilapidated city tenement receives aid from two Christian ladies. One offers a missionary testament and prayer while the other provides food and fuel but buys Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla instead of a physician. Weeks later she returns to washing and ironing. The piece ends by asking why Arabi Bey is favored by children, noting him as an Arabian Knight.
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Dr. Guysett
Various patent medicines and scientific notes cited in a 19th century clipping
A collage of items highlights patent medicines such as Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla and Kidney-Wort in liquid and dry forms from Wells Richardson Co. It mentions Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Diamond Dyes directions, and claims about kidney, liver, and bowel cures. The piece also notes other topics including a Popular Science Monthly writer, a quip about banking balance, a Saratoga lisp incident, and Wist's Axle Grease for wagons.
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Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Invisible Poison and the Malaria Threat Explained
A detailed overview explains malaria as a disease of decaying vegetation spores in air and water. It links malarial poison to stagnant pools, poor drainage, and low wells, then promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as the proven remedy to protect kidneys and liver and prevent malaria.
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America
Oita
Warner
Kansas City
New York
C.F. William
Grand Ave
William & Co
Great Enterprise and Local Advertisements Featured
A Rochester business profile highlights Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company as a leading enterprise with widespread household use. In other clips a Philadelphia paper features a poem, Boston Post notes on editors, Wells' Health Renewer promotes renewed vigor, and Pittsburgh Pie Factory notes produce color for dirt concealment.
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Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company
Rochester
Triumphant claims for Ferrerric O11 remedy in cold relief
Mrs Seigfried of Marion Ohio reports Thomas Ferrerric O11 fast relief from a severe cold and internal pain. The item appears amid jumbled clippings mentioning various topics and promotional lines. The fragment references rat and pest control products and a note about Iowa State Fair quilt exhibits.
Celery and Chamomile Fills Claim Cure for Headache Nerves
An ad promotes Celery and Chamomile Fills by Dr. G C W Benson as a revolutionary remedy for sick and nervous headache neuralgia and dyspepsia. Sold in Baltimore addresses by mail two boxes for 1 or eight boxes for 2 50.
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GC. W. Benson
Baltimore
End of summer notes on girls and injury risk
A Chicago Herald reflection notes that girls remain liable to be struck by the sun in winter as in summer, warning about exposure and risk across seasons. The piece discusses caution and health considerations for young women and sun exposure.
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New York
Chicago
Liberty
Baltimore
Chicago Herald
Advertising Claims For Bitters And Skincare Remedies
A Renovating Remedy is to be found in Buxpack Bicop Bitters and touted as an antidote for sick headache female weakness biliousness indigestion constipation and other diseases of a kindred nature priced at 1. REppino's Russia Salve is advertised as unequaled for chilblains chapped hands frost bites and similar conditions. The corset fashion note asserts its enduring status and permanence.
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Reppino
Russia
Dr Dye Electro Voltaic Belts Trial Offer
Tue Vouratc Belt Co of Marshal Michigan offers a thirty day trial of Dr Dye s Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances for nervous debility lost vitality and related troubles with a guarantee of restoration of health and vigor. No risk due to the trial period and address provided. Wise advertising also promotes axle grease and yeast product use with various claims.
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Tue Vouratc Belt Co
Marshal
Mich
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Ocyo
Washington
Washington Post
Arabi Bey
George C. Coleman
Seymour, Ind
Somerspopy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Popular Science Monthly
Saratoga
New Haven Register
Wist
Austina
Texas
Philadelphia
Boston Post
Pittsburgh
M. C. Picayune
Chicago Tribune
Lyon
Wise
National
McEnirt
Emerson
Perkins’ Lee
Zerrain
Perauss
Ae * Emerson
Merald
Chadwick
Yexitcern
Hazzak
Burrer-Field
White House
Bradley & CO
Ethcn
Hubbard Bros
Lit
Leage, Ill
Andr
C.B. Beach &O
National Publicaine Co
Ridge
Ste Ve
Ridge's
Woolrich & CO
Parsons
Johnson &Co
Boston
Mass
Bangor
Frazer
Frazer's
Lehmann
State & Adams
Sta
Sammis & Latham
Nassau St
N.Y
United States
Lockport
Merchant's
Coc
Otp
Ness. Hiontgomer
Wabash Av
AED & CO
Lilinois
L W School of
Chaddock College
Iinois
Joan T. Lona
LL. D
Quincy, al
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Chicdh
Oldest
Best ‘Commercial College
C. Baylins
Dubuque, la
J. A. Bronson
Detroit, Mich
P.w.ziketer & Co
E. Burnham
State Street
Stinson & Uo
Portland, Me
Kruse
Arsenal
Adar’s H Hallett & Co
Adarvss True & Co
Augusta
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