Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for women
A Chicago reader shares relief after illness and possible surgery, crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. The advertisement touts the product as non narcotic, claiming widespread cures for female ailments and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Chicago
Lydia E
Pinkham
Willtaal Auris
Lydia B
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Uncle Calhoun Spoke Out At A Pottery Meeting
The memory of Uncle Calhoun Webster surfaces in a speech by Senator Dash of Tallapoosa at a pottery gathering. Booker T. Washington is praised by a New York reporter for his progress aided by his wife while Senator Dash boasts, and Uncle Calhoun is urged to judge the truth of the senator’s claims. The exchange ends with Uncle Calhoun’s cautious verdict about effort and luck in the day’s heat.
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Booker T. Washington
New York
Iach
Dash
Tallapoosa
Dash India
Uncle Calhoun Webster
Calhoun Webster
Uncle Calhoun
Sonntah
Scant Pasturage and Mischief at the Bathing Cult
Fragmentary chatter shows Maud pleading with May mis about a mother joining a bathing cult. The dialogue hints at concern over starving animals and a string of theatrical ball players capable of hitting on stage.
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Maud
Maymis
Novel palm sized corn husking device described
An article details a palm sized metal plate tool for husking corn. It attaches to the hand with a glove, features inward and outward projecting hooks and spikes to grip and strip husks evenly as the hand motion pulls downward, promising quicker husking.
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Husker
Lilels
Gaye
Mike Devlee
Drainage system decisions and design guidance
W R Gilbert outlines when to renew drains and how to plan a new tile drainage scheme. He explains spacing and depth for heavy clays and light sands, drain fall requirements, and the balance between side and minor drains. He stresses minimizing outfalls and protecting ends with hinged flap valves against floods.
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W. R. Gilbert
Fragmented note on farming wives and labor tensions
A fragment discusses farmers wives and farm labor, mentioning hard work and compensation concerns. It cites small shops and cat tread lifting, implying struggling livelihoods and pressures on rural households. The text is incomplete but references farming families and economic strain.
Paper Protects a Vital Household Asset
A fragmented clipping discusses the importance of paper in preserving household goods and warmth, noting how indoor winter conditions lessen the impact of exposure while highlighting the broader value of paper in practical storage and insulation.
Paper Covered Beehive Cover Guide From Bee Culture
Instructions describe making a protective cover for a beehive using paper. The author notes preferred designs by Blner B. Walle and discusses top and side coverings, joint assembly, overhang, fasteners, and a ridge cap option with roofing paper or sheet metal.
How to Make a Barrel Handgrips With Handles
Instructions describe placing two old shovel handles cut and angled on opposite sides of a barrel, secured with screws to move the barrel easily. A large thread spool can act as a center top if needed. Water or haulage contents require a covered barrel.
Verdiict references in medical death causes cited
The piece notes verdicts blamed on medical evidence and cites the British Medical Journal. It recalls historical cases where unusual verdicts appeared, including a man dying from a stove in the kidney after swallowing a stone, and a three month old found dead with no evidence of birth. It reflects on sensational post mortem phrases in upstate newspaper lore.
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British Medical Journal
Ogle
Aliya
No Time To Lose Bug-Hey In Town For Christmas
Fragmentary text shows a hurried speaker addressing Mia and Bnail about rushing out to do Christmas shopping in November. Names appear as Snal and Ata, indicating a local scene with urgent departure.
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Mia
Bnail
Mrs. Snal
Creighton Students Form Alfalfa Hay Club in Omaha
Creighton University students in Omaha organize an alfalfa hay club with aims linked to developing alfalfa meat and flour products. They report claims of palatable meade gems derived from the product.
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Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Agricultural Housekeeping and Storage Tips from a Past Era
This excerpt provides practical farm guidance on storage and maintenance. It stresses clean dry cellar storage for crates and produce, ventilation, repairing windows, cold storage for seed potatoes, rough leave winter furrow to hold snow, careful ditching before marsh drainage, storing seed potatoes in light-tight barrels, quality drainage tiles, greasing moldboards to prevent wear, and lime washing and regular barn upkeep as a health measure. It notes not to mix frozen and unfrozen potatoes and to spray interiors with lime wash in spring. It also notes root crops demand more work in cultivation, harvesting, and feeding.
Unsightly Complexions and Cuticura Remedies Ad
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin and scalp care from infancy through adulthood. It claims purification, beautification, and prevention of pimples, redness, and blemishes, and promotes a Cuticura book with care advice. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp in Boston.
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Infante
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
All in Good Time and Humorous Fragments
A fragmented collection recalls a seven year old William with a pig, a father’s quip about feeding, a line about waiting to widen the pig, and assorted jokes and items from late 19th or early 20th era publications. Miscellaneous snippets mention politics, dueling, eye salves, and a remark about chivalry.
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William
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