Gathering Herbs in the Mountains and Trade in Carolina
A fragmented piece discusses gathering herbs and roots for medicines in North and South Carolina. It notes the trade in drug materials, wages, and seasonal work linked to herb collection, with references to orchards and markets. The text also includes a light cartoon joke about gum chewing.
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Carolina
Wate Ling Tving
Oatiee
de Mast Healeiful
Bmngenelile
Anid
Cis
Annies
Alsa Wildeherry Vail
Laelwont Leaven
Mie Drake
Colio.h., Glosung
Golden Read
Janitie Turors! Record
Catarrh Cure Promises Relief Through Constitution
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease affecting the mucous membranes. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is advertised as an internal treatment that works through the blood to heal the disease’s foundation, improve general health, and resist further symptoms. Sold by druggists with circulars available.
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HALL
All Drugelsta
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Onlo
Forget Passage of Time Reflections on Time and Enthusiasm
The excerpt contrasts measuring time with living in the moment urging to work with energy rather than clock watching. It critiques constant time fuss and champions using inner drive to stay productive without fixation on minutes. Includes stray lines about a blue kitten and a bride anecdote.
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Min
Tina
J. A. Walker
Chicago Daily News
Start Forest Plantations From Seed Gathered In Autumn
Agricultural guidance explains collecting ripe seeds from hardwoods in autumn for forest planting. Seed must be dried carefully, stored cold if not sown, and germination power preserved. Use loamy soil, plant in rows, transplant seedlings when ten inches high, and protect roots during handling.
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United Binten Department of Agriculture
United States Department of
Well kept diary valued to farmer in agricultural memo
A prepared United States Department of Agriculture piece urges farmers to keep a well organized diary of farm history. It argues diaries aid solving yearly problems, track drains and improvements, and link personal notes with farm accounting for clearer budgeting and management.
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United States
Danart
Ment of
Office of
Farm Management and
Farm Eeconomics
United States Department of Agriculture
Grow Soybeans With Corn for Feed Value
An old soil note argues a mixed crop of soybeans and corn increases dry matter per acre. Soybeans add protein improving feed value, though the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
Honest Figures of Benefit in Farm Appraisals
Agricultural economists urge farmers to rely on actual market values and costs rather than guesswork. They warn that mispriced appraisals waste labor and mislead buyers, advising use of precise data from purchases and marketing deductions to reach realistic figures.
Decrease in Crop Acreage Across Nine Crops
The USDA reports crop acreage for nine crops at 800,022,000 acres in the 191? year, dropping to 840,402,000 acres in 1920, a decline of about 2 percent. The data notes World War I participation and year-to-year variation, with unclear OCR errors affecting numbers.
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Bureau of
United States
Department of Agriculture
Women of middle life prize Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
Testimonies from Mrs Keller of Afton Tennessee and Mary Wister of Adrian Michigan praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. They describe easing hot flashes, faintness, and weakness, crediting the tonic with enabling daily tasks and improved health. The advertisement offers a free booklet on ailments peculiar to women.
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Afton, Tern
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kira
A. Keller
Afton
Tenn
Mary Wister
Adrian
Rich
Lydia
Mia
Mary
Frank Street
Needn't Worry About That Wife Search
A Western man advertises for a wife, seeking a woman who can deliver desire and companionship. He implies satisfaction regardless of the woman's background or marriage status, sparking local interest in the unusual plea.
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Deos
Boston ‘Transcript
Swamp Root Ad Targets Women With Kidney Trouble
An advertisement directed at women promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It urges timely treatment, notes common symptoms like back pain and fatigue, and offers a trial bottle for ten cents with a mail order option. The piece also references automobile accident deaths in America as a separate statistic from the Brooklyn Bugle.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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