Douglas Factory Expansion Plans to 6000 Pairs Daily
Brockton Mass Times reports Douglas will enlarge his factory by 100 by 40 feet and four stories adding 16 000 square feet for manufacturing. A 400 horsepower engine and 156 horsepower boiler will be installed to support output and future growth. Weekly payroll to shoemakers will rise by about 4000 dollars, boosting local prosperity. Output begins July 1 at 500 dozen shoes daily.
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Douglas
Brockton
Brockton, Mass
Times
Haunted House Fails To Move Tenant Amid Cracking Ceilings
A landlord questions the high demands as the occupant moves out while ceilings crack. A note from Goodland Kansas reports a rheumatism sufferer finding relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, claimed to cure Bright's disease and other ailments, with strong local endorsements.
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Washington Star
Goodland
Kan
N. BE. Albertson
Dodd
Bright
Widney
Seed tests and fertilizer notes from an old agricultural column
The article reviews crimson clover seed germination tests, bone meal as fertilizer, and practical farming tips. It covers a simple homemade germinator method, bone meal usage for grape vines, market wagon improvements, pea vine louse updates, corn planting depth and timing, sign board advertising for farmers, soaking corn for horse feed, and horticultural notes on hydrangens and decorative plants.
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Jie
Rust on Barberry and Wheat Threaten Cereal Crops
A discussion outlines a wagon design to transport grain safely and notes a rust disease common to barberry bushes and wheat. The rust appears on barberry before grain and may spread to rye, with warnings to remove barberry plants to control the spread.
When a Woman Gets The Blues And Fears The Worst
A cheerful woman falls into misery with headaches nervousness backache and faintness then a distressing female complaint is diagnosed The doctor may err and Mrs Pinkham claims to have relieved thousands with remedies her letters prove the help she offers to women.
Mrs Winifred Allender Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
In a letter from Farmington Illinois Mrs Winifred Allender describes severe back and head pain nervous distress and weak nights. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief noting she improved after the first bottle and now weighs more than before.
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Pinenam
Lydia B. Pink
Nam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Winifred Allender
Farmington
Ill
Fold er hat patentions and politeness in Punch satire
A London Punch snippet mocks fading portraits and a Scotch woman's patent for a fold er hat. It jokes about politeness, a Walker’s reputation, and British pawnbrokers barred from accepting the Victoria Cross under certain circumstances.
Courage in Battle Sparks Relentless Chinese Defense
Fragmentary wartime scene recalls allied assault near Tientsin with Chinese defenders and a Marine-like courage tale. The text mixes adverts and a joke about a wife and husband arguing amid the chaos, reflecting the era's chaotic reportage style.
Tits Catarsh Cire Statement on U S Electrical Industry
A fragment notes that an unspecified term is taken internally and cites a price and employment figures. It claims six hundred thousand people are employed in the U S electrical industries and that about 4.09 billion dollars are invested in them.
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United States
Western Canada land rush and wheat yields touted
A Duluth reader extols Western Canada as a land of vast wheat fields with shocks so dense it’s hard to drive between them. He forecasts new districts in the Saskatchewan Valley, urges settlers to act, and notes milder winters due to the Japan current. Government agents offer information on these opportunities amid general booster prose from 1900.
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New England
Hornes
du Uli
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
Sreensie
Emma
Ottawa
Canale
St. Paul
Minn
Manitobi
Asuinitola
Alberta
FL Pedley
Atuws
W. H. Rogers
Water— Town
South Dakota
Bennett
New York Life Bltz
Omaha
Neb
East Sdi “T
Mt. Paul
Gov't of Cahinta
Education Folds into Business Lessons at a UK Site
A quirky exchange hints at the value of schooling in business. A wealthy man mocks poor schooling, a worker defends its role, and a check for $100 appears, while London’s Lord Mayor is noted for a diamond badge valued at $600,000.
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Bae
Inmneh
Philadelphia
London
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