Kansan remarks on wheat, alfalfa and travels in 1890s era Kansas
H B Sherman writes from Linpssore Kansas describing wheat prospects across the state, alfalfa yields, and timber planting. He notes political tensions with railroads and recounts a visit from a Missouri blind woman on a Rock Island train. He lists speaking engagements and local neighbors planning tours and meetings for producers.
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Kansas
Rock Island
Hutchinson
Missouri
McFarland
North Dakota Lands Tap Wide Interest Says Emigration Agent
North Dakota is pitched as a farmer paradise with emphasis on land demand from Midwest buyers seeking higher returns. Levi Burns of Greensburg Indiana promotes cheap North Dakota acreage, noting railroads, markets, and abundant crops plus emigration trends and county sales to Decatur Rush and Hancock counties.
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Fruit and Produce Association
A. 8. of E
Chicago
Hartford
B. F. Clayton
Indianola
Iowa
New York
Europe
Decatur County
Nebraska
Missouri River Valley
North Dakota
Middle West
St. Louis Exposition
Minnesota
Union
Illinois
California
North Side
Link
Decatur
Rush
Hancock County
Levi Burns
Greensburg
Ind
William d. Brown Co
Manden
Long Story of Bucklen Arnica Salve and Chickens
A Bells Tennessee man details relief from chronic nasal catarrh after using Bucklen Arnica Salve on the sore area. A bashful shopper enters a store with three tied chickens and reveals they are roosters when asked if they will lay. Nordmeyer's Bakery offers one bread and two tickets for 10 cents.
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W. L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
J. H. Batterton
Nordmeyer’s Bakery
Peruna Tonic Credited By Brooklyn Woman for Spring Energy
A Brooklyn woman Miss Nellie Condon testifies Peruna helps endure variable spring weather and summer heat. The ad touts Peruna as a safe spring tonic for nervous prostration from catarrh, with numerous letters of praise and claims of no narcotics and long-term use.
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Nellie Condon
7Th Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
Peruna Boosts Weight for Sparta Woman and Mother
Mrs. Hattie Hamilton of Sparta Kentucky reports gaining eighteen pounds after using Peruna. She notes weighing 102 pounds prior, reaching 120, and continues with a third bottle. Her 76 year old mother also improved after two bottles, becoming fleshier and looking well.
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Hattie Hamilton
Sparta
Peruna Prevents Spring Ills When Taken Promptly
Peruna never fails to prevent spring catarrh or nervous prostration if taken in time. This health claim notes the tonic's preventive effect for seasonal ailments.
Unknown Friends Endorse Chamberlains Remedy At Battertons
Many users report splendid results with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy though reluctant to give testimonials. It is a reliable home medicine for diarrhoea and bowel trouble sold at Battertons drug store. A minister praised editors at a convention and urged prompt payment, liberal advertising, plain correspondence, early submissions, and burying mistakes. Nordmeyers bread machine offers 3 loaves for 10 cents.
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Batterton’s
Drummer claims widest push of baby carriages in country
In a street scene at The Fair a drummer boasts his stand offers more baby carriages than any other house. A listener asks what they sell and the drummer answers with pride that their line includes baby carriages.
Foley's Kidney Cure Ad Promises Quick Bladder Relief
An old advertisement urges readers with kidney or bladder problems to use Foley's Kidney Cure. It claims the product cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases and lists J. H. Batterton as the seller.
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J. H. Batterton
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H. B. Sherman
Linpssore
Kan
Ephor Standard
Wisconsin
Tenderfoot
Indiana
Madison Lake
United States
DeArmond
Sweede
Greensburg Egg and Chicken Dealers
Agg Och Fjaderfa
Er Co
Lowell, Mass
Sarsaparilla
Tennessee
Miss Wellie Condon
Rhoda Stuttlebeam
Bunch, Iowa
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus,co
Hiattie Hamilton
Nordmeyer
Charles Thomson
Sec
M. F.rosenbush & CO
M. F. Rosenbush & CO
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