Honest Doctor Recommends Peruna for Catarrh
Sylvester E. Smith of Granite Block Missouri writes that exposure caused catarrhal bronchial trouble and Peruna restored his health in three months. A. W. Perrin M D Brooklyn reports using Peruna with patients and endorses it as effective. Peruna available at druggists in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester E. Smith
Loula
Peruna
Pertna
A. W. Perrin
M. D
Halsey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Salles
London Fog Sets Mood in Blurred Manuscript Chapter
A writer describes using London atmosphere to evoke fog in a manuscript, noting the third chapter is blurred and unreadable, with the publisher and author discussing tonal effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swadesh Ideas Stir Anglo-Indian Debates and Industry Growth
The piece notes Sir William Harcourt’s remark on social ties and Swadesh, praising indigenous industry while criticizing extrem ist Swadesh advocates. It cites Pioneer Mail on the difficulty of teaching a pretty girl to whistle, with a risqué exchange about kissing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harcourt
Pioneer Mail
An Effective Hint and French Sateiric Wit
The passage presents phrases about feigned pain and indirect hints as a social tactic. It includes oblique observations on behavior and deception amid a miscellany of quotes and nonsensical fragments. The mix hints at a playful, fragmented page note in a historical newspaper.
A Worrisome Weed Chickweed alsineg media in Briton
The common chickweed Stellaria media is a pernicious weed in Britain, hardy and tenacious, with seedlings surviving winter. It often escapes control because seed production persists into late autumn and sometimes February or March. Control options include deep removal, fall plowing, crop rotation with rye or winter wheat, early spring tillage, and spraying a solution of iron sulphate or copperas at 1.5 to 2 pounds per gallon in dry calm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Gray
Making Poor Soil Productive Through Patient Management
The article argues that poor soil can be transformed into good soil with proper treatment over time. It cites European practice of altering soil characteristics, explains the large effort required to add clay over acres, and notes that gradual improvements yield permanent mechanical changes. It also discusses plant food loss and replacement costs, urging study of soils and intelligent farming to maximize nutrient availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Wagon End Board
A pasting description explains building a breaking end gate for wagons with hinges inside the board, cleats across ends, a strap iron latch, a hold through screw setup, and a sideways button to open the gate without removing the tall screw.
Helpful hints for farmers and garden lovers
Advice on farming practice and crop management. The text urges using land wisely and avoiding millet for seed grass while praising alfalfa for hay. It notes a western city proposing fines for roaming chickens and extols garden enjoyment and efficient tools like the wheeled hoe.
Caring for Fruits and Reducing Waste on Farms
The article advocates valuing fallen fruit to cut waste and poverty. It cites farmer Walter S. Smith and Lee McDaniel, who raked up and fed fallen apples to hogs, reducing insect eggs and orchard damage while keeping grounds clear. Judicious picking timing is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8. Smith
Indiana
Lee McDaniel
Sorghum Compared With Timothy Hay In Feed Value
Analysis shows sorghum has similar protein and fat to timothy hay as livestock feed. It contains about 4.5 percent protein, 23 percent nitrogen free extract, and 8.25 percent fat, while timothy has five percent protein, 45 percent nitrogen free extract, and three percent fat.
Bed Bound for Months Mrs Enos Shearer Recovers
Mrs Enos Shearer of Yow and Washington Streets Centralia Washington describes years of weakness sleeplessness and swelling. After four months bed confinement three doctors said no cure and she was given up to die. Shearer credits Deans Kidney Pills with a full recovery and return to health. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Washington Sta
Centralia
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Emma Cake Quarrel Sparks Lesson Ban
The note describes a playful threat from Tommy to his sister Emma over cake. He jokes that sharing cake will spoil her plan so she cannot take a lesson for a fortnight. No additional context or names provided.
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Tommy
Emma
For and Against in Death Penalty Jury Selection
A Philadelphia defense lawyer describes the difficulties in forming a jury for a murder trial. Prospective jurors faced questions on the death penalty with surprising replies. A butcher and a life insurance agent gave conflicting views when asked about opposing the death penalty.
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Philadelphia
Not the Chair and the Plane Visit
A satirical exchange recounts a collector from an installment house visiting a polite arrears debtor. The scene shifts to a busy man and an urchin at an office, where the child questions the horse’s restraint and the man’s fear of a runaway steed amid a humorous misunderstanding.
New Postum Testimonial Highlights Health Gains
A Washington physician describes years of headaches and poor sleep tied to coffee use. After switching to Postum with proper preparation, he reports headaches gone, better sleep, clearer memory, weight gain, and renewed energy. He credits dropping coffee and endorses Postum as nourishment with added phosphates and albumens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash
D. C
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Doctor’s joking tale at gate of heaven shocks audience
Dr Arthur T Holbrook recounted a humorous death tale about a man named Evans who arrives at heaven’s gates and is told he does not belong. St Peter finds his name in the book and admits him, noting he wasn’t expected for 20 years. The joke references a doctor and a misnamed arrival.
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Arthur T. Holbrook
Evans
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Peter
John Evans
Exid
Milwaukee
Red Blood Belief Sparks Child’s Injury Tale
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recalls three year old Allan who, told by his aristocratic grandmother that he had blue blood, injures his finger and explains he is not crying from pain but because it is only red blood. The family reaction centers on class prejudice.
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Allan
Mamma
Grandma
Philadelphia Ledger
Itching Humor on Boy Began with Sores
Mrs. Frank Donahue reports her child suffered itching sores starting on the hands and spreading all over the body. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, washing nightly and applying the ointment, the boy was fully cured in four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Absent Minded Clerk Recalled From Nation Department
The scene centers on a firm head who plans to be out of town and may be detained. He asks if a plane should be sent or taken along, while an office boy interjects about a ball game, and the employer insists the business can wait until another day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation Department
William
Tea distances prompt trade note from New York and San Francisco
A brief trade notice notes TEA NEW YORK is distant from Japan while SAN FRANCISCO is nearer. It states grocers refund money if customers dislike Schilling’s Heat and that the grocer pays the refund.
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New York
Japan
San Francisco
Schilling
Readjusted Conditions and Terms With Capitalists Quoted
Dustin Stax says the change brings fighting to closer range while addressing a question about rosie and mer gera and their stance toward great capitalists. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a reflection of shifting dynamics.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
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Prerest
Senna
Elixir
Senna Alifornia G Syrup Co
Saun
Carters
Poe
Alsine Media
Britton
Wagon End Board
the Doctor
St. Peter's
Lydia E Pinkham
Rieseon York
Lydia E.kham
Donve
Col
Lydia EK
Misa Marie Stoltsman
Laurel
Taw
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ellen M. Olean
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dodds
Libby
Vienna
Howard E. Burton
Hiver
Lend
Pete
Anton
Pire
Bork
Epa Ville
Golo
Mulerencs
Coe
Camdh
Defiance
Thompson
W.N. U
Salt Lake City
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