Farming and politics and tobacco crops in the 19th century
A rural column notes branding trends, cattle sales, and farming habits. It mentions Aberdeen Angus cattle at G. W. Fink sale with $4 200 total and $123 each, calls for better corn cultivation, warns against empty stomach work, and highlights rising tobacco crop value and southern Georgia land gains. It also recounts a Centerville Iowa telephone alarm incident and cautions on cattle medicine administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fink
Maryville
South
Georgia
Florida
Potassium Permanganate Remedy Trialed on Vines
M Truchet promotes a varnish like solution for vines made of 125 g potassium permanganate 3 kg lime and 100 L water. Applied slowly with a sprayer in earthen or metal vessels the coating doubles when needed. The treatment colors from violet to brown as it reacts and leaves brown leaf and fruit traces after evaporation. Efficacy not yet widely tested with malady coverage varying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Truchet
M. Truchot
Endorsement Cites Harrisburg Water Health Claim
A Harrisburg legislature member recalled a past water scare blamed on Susquehanna River supply. He defended the city as healthful, stating he drank the water twice during a session and suffered no ill effects, per the Pittsburg Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Ile
Pittsburg Press
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Whiter Whites for Grocers
A grocer advertising notice promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothing white. A 2 oz package sells for five cents, with the claim that yellowed fabrics become bright again.
Inventor Hopes Secret Plowing Remedy Cures Baldness
William Knoepfel of St Louis claims to have devised a secret plowing method for baldness and debunks fake cures as profitable crooks. He recalls a comic tale of three sons who each placed money in a coffin after their father's burial, highlighting trickery around cures and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croked
William Knoepfel
St. Louis
Mr. Knoepfel
Postum touted as remedy for coffee related ailments
A testimonial explains quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee relieved stomach and nervous troubles. The speaker claims relatives and neighbors improved, with one neighbor able to work again after abandoning coffee. It ends by directing readers to look in the package for a booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weilvile
Treating Grapevines with Potassium Permanganate
The article notes M. Charles Truchot’s 1901 experiments using potassium permanganate against vine cryptogamous diseases and the evolving results. Early Haute Geronne trials with simple and compound solutions yielded limited success, but renewed efforts in 1905 and 1906 on mildewed othellos showed favorable outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Charles Truchot
Haute Geronne
Hog houses and medical notes from Minois Experiment Station
Bulletin 109 outlines hog house location, design, and operation for sanitation and efficiency. It contrasts individual versus large houses with wire partitions and advises sun exposure, ventilation, and year round use. Also praises glycerine in Merce medicines as a stabilizing, nutritive aid with medical endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minois Experiment Station
Humus Improves Soil Water Retention Says Cornell Study
Cornell University researchers show decaying humus in soil dramatically increases moisture retention. A test with crimson clover turned under doubled moisture, humus and nitrogen, implying long term yield boosts through deep rooting crops and crop rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamas
Cornell University
Ann Oaucre
Young man out of element at musical gathering
A lively scene shows a baseball minded youth among musical folk at a concert. He notices Parsifal at Bayreuth and asks who won while others discuss a solemn mass and a learned speaker, keeping cheer with light banter.
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Bayreuth
Converl
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
S S A Moore of Waterville Missouri reports years of kidney trouble with backache headaches and fatigue eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. After a few doses she felt relief and full recovery. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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THE
R. Faxton CO
Boston
Mass
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cardinal Wolsey Dictates Reply To Chautauqua Offer
Wolsey, feigning confidence, orders a favorable reply to managers of a Chautauqua circuit. Elsewhere, Lord Curzon as viceroy of India is noted with 120 attendants. An advertisement urges Allen's Foot-Ease to ease foot pain and ingrown nails, offering samples by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Wolsey
Lord Curzon
India
Allen
Cie
Allen S. Olusted
le Roy
N. Y
France's fog shrouds 1878 Gambetta De Fourton duel
In Plessis Piquet during a November fog the duel between Gambetta and De Fourton ended with both men unseen and the bullets missing the seconds and doctors. The event was described as a near skirmish in the dark and drew laughter from observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principe
France
Plessis Piquet
Messrs
Gambetta
de Fourton
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Fourton
M. Gambetta
Philadelphia Ledger
Funeral Pageantry Across Realms and Morning Scents
A collage of notes contrasts elaborate Siamese royal funeral rites with vivid scents of early morning. It also advertises the 24th Annual Niagara Falls Excursion via Nickel Plate Road on Aug 19 leaving Valparaiso at 12 45 p m with stops to Cleveland and free overnights at Chautauqua Lake.
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Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate Road
Valparaiso
Cleveland
Chautauqua Lake
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Montreal
Quebec
C. A. Mellin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Baby Naming Dispute Sparks Family Hint of Veronica Angelina
In a family quarrel the father states he named the baby Nancy Jane while the mother prefers Veronica Angelina. The exchange suggests the child’s name may ultimately be Veronica Angelina.
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Nancy Jane
Veronica Angelina
Divided remarks on states as mothers of presidents
A Virginian claims my State is the mother of Presidents while an Ohio man counters that the old lady has outlived her sons by half a century or more. The exchange highlights regional pride and historical nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hagermann
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bay Shore
L. I
Mrs. Pinkham
Ohio
Ball Blue Ad Promotes Red Cross Brand 2 oz Package
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a large 2 ounce package priced at five cents. The copy emphasizes superior whiteness and value for household laundry needs.
Cuticura Cures Boy After Twelve Years Of Eczema
A Brooklyn mother reports twelve years of misery from eczema on her son’s body. After unsuccessful doctors’ care and earlier remedies, she used Cuticura Ointment and Remedies. Within two boxes the child’s condition improved and fully cleared. April 16, 1905. Michael Reineman 7 Sumner Avenue Brooklyn New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Michael Rteinman
Sumner Avenuia
Brooklyn
N. Y
Church Talk Sparks Fatherly Rights Debate
In a small town exchange, Dicky accuses a father of always napping in church while Georgey defends his father and notes he contributes more to the preacher than any other congregant. The banter centers on respect, duty, and generosity within a faith community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mags
W.L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Dicky
Georgey
Etiquette Origins and Its Evolving Meaning
The piece traces etiquette from its humble label origin in Versailles grounds laid by a Scotch gardener for Louis XIV to justify courtiers staying on designated paths. It notes early labels were ignored until royal authority enforced the practice, then the term's meaning broadened over time.
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Versailles
Louis XIV
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George Stech
Centerville
Towa
Ciume
American Tobacco
Cascarets
James McGune
Mercer
Jersey City
N. J
MT Arene
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
Standard Oil CO. Incorporated
Arser
Felix Goursud
Groud
L. A. Bayre
Honiton
United States
Capsda
Europe
Ferd
T. Hopkins
Great Denes Street
New York
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Annie
Hoghousen
Merce
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Med. College
R. V. Pierce
Fouget
Indies
Brazil
Siam
American Magazine
PTD Aust
Peter
What Is
Castoria
Red Cross
Kline
M Kline
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Philadelphia
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Jrefuse Subst
WM. U
Orden
Fort Wayee
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