Statue of Washington for France Fundraising Note
Mrs George Hearst and Mrs H J Field lead patriotic women raising funds for a bronze life sized statue of Gen Washington to be sent to France in 1900 in gratitude for past aid. So far 22000 dollars secured with 13000 more sought toward a total of 35666 dollars. Sculptor Mr French of national reputation chosen for the piece.
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Washington
France
George Hearst
J. Field
Justice Field
Supreme Court
America
Gen. Washington
French
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promotes Female Health
An advice column urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for womb derangement with back pain and chills. It recommends the remedy and Sanative Wash sold at drug stores and includes a testimonial from a Mrs. Ginorne W. Simearn praising the treatment.
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Tink
Lydia EO Tinkham
Dehorning Cattle and Farm Practices in Summer
A Breeder's Gazette article lists seven objections to dehorning cattle, noting decreased weight gain and increased tractability issues. The piece also discusses henhouse care in hot weather, hay handling, and general machinery use on farms toward efficient summer work.
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Ufe
Noyone
Baelli
Tven
Howere
Far West
Butter making and drinkable guidance from old farming notes
The text explains churning timing for grainy butter, washing with cold water, brine, and salt, then pressing and shaping without bare hands. It also discusses oatmeal in water as a midday, nutritious drink for workers and invalids, noting water with oat meal aids digestion and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Bulletin
English country doctor Hudson and his curious life tales
An extract recounts Doctor Hudson of England known as The Evening Mail for late calls and generous visits after dinner. It describes his bustling practice, the dispensers, his compassionate care for a dying girl, and odd anecdotes about patients and rituals surrounding death and epitaphs.
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Hudson
England
Evening Mail
Sir Benjamin W. Richardson
Richardson
Doctor Hudson
Harriet
Loreell
Ami
Ani
Imes
Tin Casatom
Ting
Approving of Monarchs and Oddities in Paris
A fragmented note recalls a visit of Teter the Great to Paris about a century and a half ago. The account describes royal reception by Tous XV, ceremonial seating, and a comic misfiring of wires during an interview with world figures, plus postscript on a telegraph rumor and a reference to a waxwork of English carriage making.
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Teter the Great
Paris
Tous XV
Peter
Dina
Toni
The Peacock at Home in India and Its Feasts
A compact note on the peacock or pea fowl native to India, its hunting danger, and its long feathered tail-coverts. It adds trivia about ancient mentions, then shifts to health ads and a short joke about a tandem courting head tilt, concluding with a cautions remark about kernels of nuts.
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Gillen
Attatauini
India
Job
Rome
St. Nicholas
Detroit Free Press
Greatest Investment Opportunity from Sioux City Firm
An advertisement touts a money making opportunity by investing in Yuxvox Goip Mixing & Inv. Co. led by James E. Booge in Circle City Alaska, inviting readers to request particulars. Also includes a brief, garbled health ad and a fake miracle cure pitch with price.
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James E. Booge
Pronger Pork Packer
Sioux City
Iowa
Circle City
Alaska
Yukon
Yuxvox Goip Mixing & Inv. Co
Thirth Street
Box
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