Letter on Canadian homesteading shows genuine claim
A 1899 letter by W. H. Kinkade from Alamedia Assiniboia West Canada explains land costs and conditions for homesteading. He cites government agents, prices for land and improvements, and advice for prospective settlers on wages, work, and timing to maximize farm viability in a prairie region.
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Wada
Canada
Inquielan
W. H. Nkade
Alamédia
Assiniboia
Klokade
Heranbouta
Assiniabola
Homestead
W. H. Kinkade
Sad State of Affairs in Greenland Nights
Mrs. Benham complains about six months of darkness for Greenland residents. Benham notes the hardship for poor men when a wife’s mother drops in to spend the evening, as quoted from Harpers Bazar.
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Mrs. Benham
Greenland
Benham
Harpers Bazar
Japanese Crown Prince Solo Dutch Treat Tour Mentioned
A Cleveland Pisiu Dealer quotes a fragment calling the crown prince of Japan's visit a Dutch treat bridal tour. The remark notes the prince is said to be coming alone, suggesting a private or unconventional trip.
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Japan
Cleveland
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Ad Boosts Comfort For Feet
An 8 line ad shows Allen's Foot-Ease powder promising relief for light or new shoes, corns, swollen and sweaty feet with 26 cent price. It notes free samples and lists address in LeRoy New York. The snippet also mentions readers encouraged to read advertisements for bargains and reliability of advertisers.
Boftleigh-Weally’s Caution Sparks Quiet Quip
A garbled historical note shows a playful exchange where one speaker warns another not to reveal plans, while a third voice dismisses the risk. The fragment hints at local newspaper banter and voiced caution amid uncertain context.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Copy and Personal Testimonials
An old Philadelphia Bulletin item cites Hall's Catarrh Cure and Privo as internal remedies, followed by a reader testimonial claiming no cure matches Piso’s for consumption, plus a fragment about a poet with a sweetheart. The text blends product pitches with personal quotes and dates, reflecting period advertising and literary aside.
Conservation of Manure and Orchard Culture in 19th Century Agriculture
Farmers are urged to save nitrogen from manure to avoid losses from weather and air. Deep cultivated apple and pear trees resist winter better than those in grass, but one harsh 1885-9 winter skewed results. Experiments in Michigan and Connecticut show cultivated peach and sprayed orchards yield more fruit. Potash forms affect potato yields and starch content, with sulphate often giving drier tubers and slightly higher starch.
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John McDonald
Michigan
McDonald
T. Wikinson
Branch County
Connecticut
Europe
Disease in Sheep From Tapeworm Brains and Dog Transmission
Experimental results show pure maturate harms tubers while certain salts depress starch. The disease in sheep stems from Taenia multiceps cysts in brain or spinal cord, spread when dogs ingest infected sheep brains. Symptoms include stupor, fixed pupil, impaired senses, weight loss, and circling if brain location is in the cortex. Mortality and parasite spread occur via scavengers like wolves, coyotes, and foxes. emphasis on preventing access and safe disposal of infected remains.
Poisonous evergreen shrub with white tubular flowers described
The plant known as hemlock or teucotace is a poisonous evergreen shrub two to four feet tall. It has thick sharply saw-edged leaves and white tubular flowers in late spring. It grows densely along stream banks in the Allegheny mountains from West Virginia to northern Georgia.
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Alleghany Mountains
West Virginia
Georgia
Windmills Drive Garden Irrigation in Midwest Farms
Farmers across Kansas and Nebraska use windmills to irrigate home patches of ground often ten to twelve acres. Experiments show strawberries and vegetables thriving with limited water, especially where soil puddles easily. Near the Great Lakes rainfall supports moisture, while west of the Missouri soil water lies deep and lifting water costly.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Middle West
Great Lakes
Missouri
Cleanliness in Pasteurization and Milk Coloring
H B Gurler claims to have Milk so clean it needs no pasteurization drawing attention in Chicago where his milk fetches 1 1/2 cents a quart, while others sell for 6 7 cents. The piece also notes pistachio green coloring from spinach, beets yielding red, and carrot-derived yellow for foods.
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Farmers’ Review
H. B. Gurler
Gurler
Traca
Chicago
Epinach
Fort Jefferson Transformed Into Navy Fortress
The Army and Navy Journal notes a long coast defense dispute and reports the president’s transfer of Dry Tortugas to Navy control. Admiral Bunce argues Tortugas serves naval defense, not military fortification, urging cooperation of land and sea forces.
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Navy
Army
Navy Journal
St Longeland
Kioje Bay
Baltic
Bouett Williaumey
Nargis
Caspian Sea
Nelson
Madalena
Sardinia
Itn
New York
Europe
Germany
England
North Atlantic
United States Navy
Fort Jefferson
Tortugas
Gulf of Mexico
Isthmian Canal
Treasury ruling frees autos as household effects abroad
The acting secretary of the treasury ruled that an automobile is not free of duty as a personal effect but can be free of duty as one of four household effects used abroad by the owner for at least one year.
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Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Prairie Dog Hides Panned for Market in Republic County
A farmer in Republic county gathers prairie dogs skins and cures them in casts as a potential future market emerges for their meat. The item reflects early utilitarian uses of prairie wildlife and hints at evolving local trade.
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Republic County
Ifana
Patents Listed by Northwestern Inventors Last Week
Patent notices include Edward J. Brennan of St. Paul Minn listing track laying machines and folding beds by inventors from Minnesota and South Dakota. Other named inventors cover belt guides wagon racks spouts and related devices with several Minnesotan locations and firms cited alongside. A political note references a candidate in a Lancashire town and a theater incident recounts a misstep by the actor Falkland during a performance of The T ivols with a sharp exchange about the exit.
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Northwestern
Edward J. Brennan
St. Paul
Minn
Albert 1. Budley
Mount Vernon
F. Tielebein
Plankinton
Lauritz FH. Jensen
Annenpe
Olaf H. Lund
Kenyon
Ole A. Mickelson
Winger
Atrayw
Henrykh
Nelson
Gales
Alynw
Emil Olund
PB. v. Caesar
Duluth
Wheel
William G.scott
Rock Dell
Enti Yator
Jerry Starr
Pipestone
Jownmower
Lothrop & Johnson
Talent Attorway
Bonner Prom
Paul
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement From Old New York Journal
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen and burning feet and corns. It notes 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores, with a sample sent to LeRoy NY, while a separate New York Journal exchange quotes a dialogue about beauty advice and a fee for further tips.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmated
LeRoy
Ghome Reciper Walter Baker and Co Ltd Dorcher Jed Frog
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press text mentions Walter Baker and Co Ltd and a person named Jed Frog. It references a payer note and a dialogue about a girl and consent. The fragment also hints at grief over deceased parents and a line about a bridge and Nev. Winning.
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Walter Baker& Co. Ltd
Dorcher
Brigge
Griggs
BriggsOh
Detroit
Carter’s Ink In the Boat Ink 8
Real Sinecure, Tired Tampkin? There’s one job I wouldn’t mind havin Horace. Hungry Horace asks what. Tired Tampkin says lineman for a wire telegraph company.
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Horace
Wiretesa Telegraph Company
A Prise Thought in a South School Choir Lesson
A music teacher in a southern public school aims to teach students the meaning of musical signs in a song. He explains that the symbol f denotes forte and asks what ff would mean. A quick-witted pupil answers with "Highty" in a San Francisco Wave context.
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South
San Francisco
Serious Ills of Women Warns of Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
An 1890s style health ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female derangements. It claims to quickly cure uterine and ovarian troubles, kidney issues, tumors, abnormal discharges, back pain, and painful periods, promising to restore health and happiness.
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Lydia
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