Public Land Opening In Wyoming Carey Act
Two hundred forty five thousand irrigated acres in the Big Horn Basin Wyoming will open for settlement May 12 under the Carey Act. The program offers low cost irrigated farms with easy payments and only 30 days residence required. The Irrigation Department in Chicago has published a report with drawings maps plots and full information and will mail free copies to interested applicants.
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Mig Horn Basin
Wyoming
Irrigation Department
Bldg
Chicago
Hypnotist White side Causes Lodger’s Noise Complaint
A southern student living in a Boston boarding house complains about nightly quarrels from neighbors. The landlady explains it is Prof Whiteside the hypnotist trying to persuade his wife to attend a band concert, a common weekly disruption.
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Boston
Columbus Avenue
New York Restaurateur's Sat Night Chair Prize Ad
A New York restaurateur invents a chair prize method for a table d hote promotion. Each Saturday night a chair number is sealed in an envelope and guests pick seats. the winner receives a handsome gold watch. An ad for Gartiel Tea and a German proverb follow.
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New York
Surgical operation fears and Lydia Pinkham remedy claims
A letter feature argues many female surgeries are unnecessary and cites testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a range of female ailments. It presents the product as a life saving alternative and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
Lydia B
Arthur R. House
Church Road
Moorestown
N. J
Lydia
Lydia KE
Lydia FE
What did he say he was going to do with the rails
A Maine court scene recounts a witness testifying he saw the defendant splitting rails before an accident. A heated exchange over admissibility followed as the judge eventually allowed the question. The witness then quipped he was simply driving his sister’s niece to catch a train and that his legs were giving out.
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Maine
Queston
Nawthin
What Yale Men Eat
Yale Dining club lists weekly consumption by 1,068 members at Yale Commons. Daily totals include 929 pounds meat with roasts poultry lamb pork and steak, 100 loaves bread, 1 200 rolls, 40 pounds oats, 1 200 quarts milk 120 quarts cream 120 pounds butter, 20 bushels potatoes, three to four bunches bananas, and 200 gallons soup.
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Yale Dining Club
Yale Commons
Yale
We Might Save and a Holmes Style Joke
A Harper's Weekly figure shows possible savings if Americans cut meat liquor cigars and clothing usage, with totals like 228 million and 110 million. The piece also notes gold reserves and imports. A New York Commissioner Bingham quips about a western detective with Sherlock Holmes theatrics and a Scotch Canadian attempting to join the force.
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United States
New York
Commissioner Bingham
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock
Apple Growing Prospects Highlighted by Tasmanian Grower
A visiting Tasmanian flute grower predicts strong fortunes in apple cultivation. He says Tasmania is a fruit growers’ paradise and a ten acre orchard can yield a solid income and healthy, pleasant surroundings with a good end balance at season’s end.
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Tasmania
Jarndise
Charity meeting misheard pledge raises confusion
A report notes confusion at a charity gathering as TL intends to take the wenve of relief but discovers the contribution was diverted to a different purpose by a professional philanthropist. The incident highlights miscommunication and fundraising oversight.
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Philanthropiat
Kidney Pills Restore Cloverport Man's Health
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky says years of kidney trouble and back pain left him near exhaustion until he used Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports improved strength and health after a short period, praising the product and noting it was sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Washingtons birthday babies and mothers shop tale
Mothers recall the arrival of newborns with old world phrases. The first mother tells how Reggie wants to store the baby for next birthday, while the second recalls Hannah assessing her sister and telling the cook to keep her in the kitchen.
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Harold
Reginald
Yeu
Reggie
Washington
Mamma
Miriam
Hannah
Jane
Never take anyone across who can't pay
A weary traveler offers a pewter piece of advice to a ferryman after securing a ride across the river. The traveler jokes about his need for exercise and money as the ferryman agrees to ferry him, prompting a final quip about debt and repayment.
Postum Posts Health Benefit From Coffee-Free Life
A Washington woman credits stopping coffee with restoring her health after four years of illness. She describes nervous spells and exhaustion, then notes that Postum eased her nerves, improved appetite, and let her handle housework and caring for two babies with cheerfulness.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Part He Preferred by Joaquin Miller
The recluse poet Joaquin Miller visits San Francisco and attends a formal dinner. A hostess recalls her Paris gown and asks Miller if he liked the dress, to which he replies he only did the part of it well. The exchange ends the discussion.
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Joaquin Miller
San Francisco
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A reader testimonial from Milan Mo in 1907 reports relief from a long itching skin breakout after trying Cutleurn Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cutloura Resolvent. The leg swelling from a later ailment also cleared after three courses of the remedies.
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J. F Hennen
Milan
West Point Cadets Parade Inspires Father at Camp
An instructor at the Military Academy at West Point guides visiting parents through a parade. After a past tour, the crowd gathers for the evening display. The drum major draws the father’s praise as he vows his son will rise to the top.
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West Point
Clock Misread: Boy Reports Pendulum Standing Still
A Philadelphia woman misjudges time after a Sunday afternoon. She sends her five year old downstairs to check the clock. The child reports the pendulum is swinging but the clock appears to be not running, wagging as if still.
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Philadelphia
Seance Jokes Hint Widow and Knocker Tales
A humorous exchange echoes at a seance about life insurance and a widow. A man boasts his wife wants him to survive, while a rival Mr No. 2 is set to collect. John is praised as the “biggest knocker” across seven states.
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John
When It Came to Raising and Rural Banter
Satirical passages mock country life with a wife and husband exchange about child rearing versus raising vegetables. The fragment appears in Illustrated Sunday Magazine and blends jokey dialogue with early 20th century ad copy and medical patent claims.
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Indy
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Woman’s words would alarm her more if she heeded them
A reflective adage notes that the average woman would fret far more than she does if she listened to every statement she makes about herself, implying self judgment exceeds external scrutiny.
Hardest wood for shingles sparks age old trade clue
A Yonkers Statesman reader notes the hardest wood is the one used for shingles. Ads tout Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for foot problems. Various quotes and product mentions appear in this compact roundup of items and sayings from different papers.
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Tommy
Tommie
Yonkers
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