Interior decoration and wall plaques promotion
An advertisement touts decorative plaques designed for dining room walls, offered free with three ten cent Elastic Starch packages from J C Hubinger Bros Co. Customers, old and new, must obtain them from grocers as mail delivery is not available. Elastic Starch is urged as the oldest best cold process laundry starch and seen as non damaging to fabrics. The offer is for a short time only.
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Pdan
Pariabenits
Hughs
Phiestant
Bnipe
Meyers
J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co
J.C. Hubinger Bros. Co
Read the Advertisements for Valuable Bargains
Readers are urged to study the advertisements for interesting offers. The note highlights reliable advertisers who provide what they promise and suggests adopting a habit of reading ads to find excellent bargains.
Dairy and Poultry policy call for a state dairy commissioner
A fragment from a 1900s Illinois farm department discussion urges stronger dairy oversight. It laments lack of unity among creamerymen and dairymen and argues for a state dairy commissioner with authority and funding to enforce adulteration laws, gather statistics, and bolster milk production and market readiness across Illinois.
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Ilinois
Minois
Cold storage eggs fall short in voyage quality
A Toronto Monetary Times note cites failed hopes for refrigerated storage in meats fruit and eggs. Steamship refrigeration damages eggs shells causing brittleness and mold. Open salt shipments arrive not fresh and must be sold domestically. importing houses warn against long cooling and favor nonrefrigerated imports.
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Canada
Great Britain
Glasgow
Atlantic
Toronto Monetary Times
Humane horse care tips from a humane alliance pamphlet
A historic note details guidance for handling horses with emphasis on patient, kind driving and humane treatment. It warns against excessive cruelty, recommends water, quiet stables, and avoiding harsh bits or blinders while stressing that calm drivers and proper gear improve efficiency and animal welfare.
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Greane
Frozen Eggs Fortunes From Klondike Scheme in Seattle
A Seattle man made a fortune by freezing 1 743 dozen eggs and shipping them to the Klondike after hearing eggs sold for a dollar there. An Alaskan thief stole a can of eggs and was fined 1 110 dollars. During the trip a raft wreck endangered his partner and dog, but he recovered the eggs and later sold them for 3 dollars per dozen, totaling 5 211 dollars, plus the fine. He claimed a total haul of 6 231 dollars.
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Seattle
Washington
América
Mil-waukee
Caine
Arly
Tate
Mpany
Wisconsin
Shenendoah
Cettyebura
Bchiffenedor
Rgb
Bell Island
Andersonville
Ward
Sherman
Withig
Georgia
Gon
Mr. Schiffeneder
Chicago
Galloways horns myths and poultry care notes
The piece discusses Galloway cattle claiming purebreds have no horns, cites Professor Low on absence of horns as a long standing breed trait, and notes polled calves from pure Galloway bulls crossed with horned cows. It also gives practical poultry tips: turpentine on roost ends as a deterrent, kerosene for roosts, whitewash with turpentine, dusting vermin with lime or tobacco, and cleaning roosts to prevent vermin. It ends with a stray question about city parent air and a stove purchase.
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Quarty
Galloway
Professor Low
Edinburgh
Gava
Wool Eatings in Sheep Aids and Remedies Described
A veterinary discussion explains wool eating in sheep caused by imitation and nutrient deficiency. Lambs may begin by sucking wool from unshorn udders and progress to wool balls, risking digestive trouble and death. Preventive steps include removing wool from udders, altering diet, separating wool eaters, ensuring proper nutrition, and using salt and charcoal rations. rare reports note chlorohydrate of morphine offered subcutaneously with four month effect.
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Friedberger
Frobnar
Lemke
Butter Salting and Working Methods for Consistent Color
A Farmers' Advocate writer discusses butter salting and working: avoid long delays, two to four hours resting, or two-stage working for even color. salting in the churn or twice working can be faster and safe if temperature is controlled. for beginners, these methods are advised, with daily practice and careful color checks. Also noted are Percheron mare sales in Wayne Illinois, and practical tips on feed to aid bowel health and a profitable South Dakota creamery case.
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Farmers’ Advocate
South Dakota
Saya Cambell
Courtship and cures echo in odd tobacco patent ad
Fragmented advertisement style includes quack cures for consumption and coughs, claims from a Philadelphia address about Wall’s Cure, No-To-Ban tobacco habit remedies, and various poetic musings on courtship and art. Names and phrases hint at a late 19th or early 20th century publication.
Unclear historic remedy claim reported in OCR fragment
The fragment discusses a supposed poisoning remedy using a bitter preparation and references effects on nerves and strength. It mentions erroneous ingestion, a death, and the belief that the remedy could restore health, reflecting old medical panics about tonics and misused substances. The text is damaged and lacks verifiable facts.
Unclear scribble about bathing and shore plans
Fragmentary note mentions bathing and a shore trip with imperfect phrases about France and a general indifference to going to the seaside this season.
No-Te Bas Tobacco Cessation Miracle Ad
An ad touts No-Te Bas as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco easily and forever. It promises a life full of vigor and strength, notes a guaranteed result, and offers a booklet and free sample through Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Oura
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New
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