Impressive 1903 crop yields urged by Salzer Seed Co
The notice touts extraordinary per acre yields from Salzer seeds including 157 bu Indiana 1903 and 220 bu Michigan 1903. It claims 310 bu beardless burley and 1,000 bu pedigree potatoes per acre. Readers are asked to send 10 cents for the catalogue and seed samples from John A. Salzer Seed Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galger
Salzer
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Michigan
Victoria
Farmer
John A. Salzer
A Clever Pencil Trick and a Patent Cure Endorsement
A light anecdote describes a riddle about writing the letter I with a single dot versus a dot above a small i. The second line contains an endorsement of Piso's Cure by R H Seidel of St Louis dated April 15 1901 praising its cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
R. H. Seidel
Olive Street
St. Louis
Adding Fuel to the Flame Editorial Quip Sparks Brief Clash
An irate reader bursts into a village weekly editorial room claiming the prior issue called him a loafer. The editor remains calm and says the paper prints only the latest news, denying the insult.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Snow White Clothes
A vintage ad style snippet urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten fabrics. The fragment mentions a 2 oz package and shoppers seeking bright clothing. A separate dialogue includes Mrs Jaggsby and a servant in a domestic scene with a $30 bonnet budget.
10000 Planta for IGc Seed Offer from Salzer Co
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a big plant and seed catalog plus seed to grow 1000 cabbages 1000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 lovers for 16 cents postage return. If you include 1 cent postage they add Berliner Cauliflower.
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Igc
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Tricks of champion fainter and a London fraud tale
A London Mail report details a fraud involving a lady in Putney and two brothers in Australia, with a phony third mate and a supposed liner. It also profiles the famed “champion fainter” who drains households by fainting on doorsteps and a street scam where a “gas man” manipulates a meter to steal cash while families enact dangerous, staged tests.
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Putney
Australia
Sle
London
Hamburg
London Mail
Hall's Catarrh Cure swore oath and scam affidavit patent
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney Co Toledo swears as senior partner that Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved. Notary A. W. Gleason certifies on December 5 in 1880. Cure taken internally, claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents. Siali's Family Wills noted.
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W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Mall
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Mas
State OF Ouro
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheneyeco
Hall
Devewiber
Cheney & CO
Siali
Christ Child Cult Sparks Siberian Pilgrimages
A three year old sect in Semyonevka and eastern Siberia on the Mongolian frontier drew thousands as Buddhists and Russians discussed a Bethlehem birth. A girl bore a boy in December 1901, rumors spread that Christ had returned, followers crowned her queen and knelt before the infant before authorities halted the worship.
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Babe
Christ
Semyonevka
Siberia
Bethlehem
Suitor Chooses Daughters Boldly in Berlin Weight Pact
A Berlin tradesman offered dowry to the suitor of each of his five daughters in proportion to the daughter’s weight. A young lawyer proved his respectability and married the stoutest daughter after a week’s courtship. The bride weighed 17 stone and the father paid 13,000 crowns.
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Berlin
Westmluster Gazette
Cheap Rates Offer From Nickel Mate Road to West Northwest
Advertises daily March and April ticket sales to the West and Northwest. Send a postal card with name address and probable destination to parent agent W. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne for detained information.
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Northwest
Nickel Mate Road
W. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
A. Asterlin
Ind
Emigration to Western Canada Endorsed by Nebraska Farmer Editor
The Nebraska Farmer editorial opinion praises American emigration to Western Canada noting best prospects for land, livestock, and dairy farming. It cites H. E. Heath on Canada as fertile and lightly settled, with favorable climate, rainfall, and long sunshine aiding wheat and livestock growth. It mentions government settlement programs and travel rates to western grain districts.
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Canada
United States
H. E. Heath
Nebraska Farmer
America
Heath
Alverta
Pacific Ocean
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Range
States
Canadian Prairies
Territories
Manitoba
Nebraska
Western Canada
Assiniboia
Alberta
Dominion of Canada
Rubber stamps and supplies offered by GVULBER STAMPA
An advertisement from Fort Wayne Indiana promotes GVULBER STAMPA offering rubber stamps of all kinds made to order. It highlights ink and inking pads and invites readers to bend for a catalogue sent to Lock Box 01.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
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Galdwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Tif
Gerwine Tower
Ganapyen CO
Ie Ore
Samuel Pietomer
Pac Sigale Signature of
New York
Wrafaer
Putnam
Papa
Bears
A. W. Gleason
Notary Sublic
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Cank
New York City
Shiloh
Rees
C.writs&co
LeRoy
N.Y
Toronto
Can
Wester
Westery
Ca Wit
Ottawa
Duncan
Koom
OU. M. Williams
Law
Mother Gray
Warren
Sia von Ock Ong
Ae Olmsted
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United
W.N. U
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