Nervous Diseases Cure Ad Promises Free Trial Bottle
A historical ad notes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer offered at $2 for a trial bottle and treatise. It cites postal details in Philadelphia and proclaims nerve cure claims despite limited medical support. The piece also references British India's coal output in 1907 and a Muskogee Oklahoma clearing house balance incident with $40,000 in checks.
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St. Vitue
Dr. Kline
Muskogee
Okla
Allen's Foot Age powder ad promises relief for fit in shoes
An old advertisement claims Allen's Foot Ease powder tightens shoes by one size and cures swollen feet, sweating, aching toes, ingrowing nails, corns, and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoetorage for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes. Trial by mail from Allen S. Omsted, La Roy, New York.
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Allen
Omsted
LaRoy
N.Y
Concrete Fly Wheels Adopted For Rand Mines Pumps
Concrete flywheels are used on slow speed pumps at Rand mines in South Africa to cut costs amid high freight rates. The 14 foot diameter wheels with iron bosses and sixteen four inch tubes use a concrete rim 13 inches wide and 3 inches deep, weighing 8,000 pounds per wheel and 6,000 pounds for the rim assembly, driven by electric motors at about twenty rpm, yielding an estimated saving of around 10,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
South Africa
Twain’s Lifetime Earnings Reach $700,000
The article notes that Mark Twain had earned seven hundred thousand dollars over his lifetime, highlighting the scale of his literary and public revenue to date and its impact on his reputation and finances.
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iMark Twain
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Saves Women From Surgery
A Maine woman and a Chicago resident credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe female ailments without operation. The ad promotes the 30 year claim of the remedy helping displacement inflammation ulcers and other gynecological issues and invites readers to write for advice in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinksham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alvina Sperling
Cleybourne Ave
Chicago
Ill
Shade For Hens And Dairy Practices From Progressive Farmer
A compilation of farm notes covers shading yards for hens and chicks, feeding dry mash for laying varieties, and the dangers of cold water for pregnant mares. It cites Cornell and North American Cultivator guidance on farm life, rural schools, and the moving city out to the country. It also includes dairy tips on butter making, cleanliness, churning, and milk quality, emphasizing the lactic acid bacteria and the need to keep dirt out of milk for better flavor and safety.
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North
Bailey
Cornell University
New York
Why not raise mules and grow fruit on the farm
The article extols mules for disease resistance quicker maturation and endurance while noting safety and steady work under proper breeding. It then urges farms to plant an orchard with apples plums pears grapes blackberries raspberries and strawberries, stressing thorough ground prep timely tree order and planting readiness.
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Farmer's Home Journal
Forcing Hogs for Killing and Finishing Diets
Department of Agriculture reports Wisconsin pig feeding trials over ten years. When time allows mature finishing, grinding corn to finish pigs may not pay off. For quick maturity, corn meal yields better daily gains and higher consumption. Switching to corn meal near end changes ration and suits high pressure market finishing. grinding corn is advised for show or premium sales despite cost.
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Office of Experiment Stations
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Rape Pastures for Hogs and Sheep in Pasture Trials
A reader describes growing rape as pasture for hogs and sheep. Rape thrives in moist, rich soil and can yield healthy, heavy boned hogs April to June. Sow in March or early April, broadcast or drill in rows 30 inches apart. It tolerates cold but needs rain. drought reduces growth.
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Sumer
Wolf Hunter's Record In Coast Timber Wolves Slain
James Macintyre of Quatsino records ninety three timber wolves killed in under a month, seeks $1395 at $15 a head from the government agent. Some wolves died before February 1, so will net $5 per head. revised February work may yield about $1000. Indians along the coast are hunting after a bounty increase, aiming for larger sums from the government.
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James Macintyre
Quatsino
Macintyre
New Alberni Press
Nightingale for London Plea Sparks City Song Vision
A contemplative note asks if Hyde Park and nearby areas could be turned into wild undergrowth to attract warblers to London. Imagines the odd sensation of a nightingale burnt into song in Kensington Gardens and the emotional lure of a city bird chorus.
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London
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Satisfactory Trade Exhibits Are Given on All Sides
New York reports from R G Dun indicate broader improvement across trade sectors for the week endMay 21. Manufacturing orders rose from May 1 lows while textile markets show gains and higher cotton goods prices. Footwear sales widen in the western states though New England firms say business compares well with prior years. Grain exports reach 2,930,254 bushels for the week, versus 2,701,806 last week and 3,684,683 a year ago.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New England
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Labor unrest and union activities across industries
Labor World reports unions forming in Chicago and San Mateo, with federation bids by British collier enginemen. strikes threaten as hod carriers seek higher pay and Scots iron molders react to wage cuts. UK coal board approves a 1.25 percent wage reduction after three years. Railroad workers in Kangageara earn about 1183 a year while living costs reach 773.77.
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Chicago
Hod Carriers’ International
United States
Canada
Kansas City
Gtrika
United Kingdom
Kangageara
Electricians’ Union
San Mateo
Cal
San Francisco
Federated Council
N. H
N. H. and
Mayer McClellan
New York City
Northumberland
England
Declining church presence in New York noted by Dixon
In Broadway Magazine Thomas Dixon Jr laments shrinking Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Manhattan from 1896 to 1907 as population doubled. He cites counts dropping from 64 to 48 Baptists, 73 to 69 Methodists, and 71 to 67 Presbyterians, with many supposed churches being mere mission halls or soup kitchens aided by few donors.
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Phoniad
Dixon
York
Manhattan
Sonere
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Broadway Magazine
New York City
Twenty-fourth
Fiftyninth Streets
Ninth Avenue
Fortieth
Sixty-fourth Streets
Tenth Avenue
Crime in New York Surges in Half-Year Deluge
The city records rising crime with more complaints indictments and charges in the last six months than any prior six months. The number of cases tried has grown faster than population which is estimated at 65 000. The surge signals a sharp uptick in crime activity across the city.
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New York City
Cure for Catarrh Promoted by Internal Remedies
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface treatment, not a quack medicine, claiming years of medical use and a regular prescription. It notes testimonials and a 75 cent price, with F. J. Creney & Co. listed as proprietors in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Creney & Co
Props
Toledo
Toke Hall
Peruna Proves Rich Health Restorer for Catarrh Sufferer
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois recounts twenty five years of catarrh and a bad cough. After trying many cures she's now healthier with Peruna. She recommends it to friends facing similar troubles. Peruna tablets offer a solid form alternative manufactured by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio.
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Illinois
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