Forcing Tomatoes and House Garden Guidance
Instructions from Director E. B. Varbees on building and managing a warm house for early tomato production. Details cover bench height, soil depth, spacing, heat and light, watering, fertilization regimes with stable manure and chemical amendments, soil fertility, and crop timing from Christmas through April. The text also discusses corn measurement variations and celery as fertilizer benefactor, plus notes on fertilizer quality versus guarantees.
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Howse
E. B. Varbees
Newline
Éugnse
Can Cubans Govern Themselves and a Stomach Bitters Pitch
A historical snippet notes a diplomatist’s view on Cuban self rule and U S control, then pivots to a promotion for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It touts fifty years of use, claims relief for stomach diseases, constipation, lung predispositions, and nervousness, and extols as an appetizer.
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United States
Hostetter
Mystic Care Promised Quick Relief for Rheumatism
An ad claims Mystic Care or Nen talgia cures in 1 to 3 days with dramatic system-wide effects. It touts immediate pain relief, first-dose benefits, and wide distribution through “proggists” in Indiana, selling for 75 cents. In a separate notice, a printer known as Rusty seeks steady home at Westmoreland Almshouse then dies. other items promote eye treatment in Pittsburg and Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds.
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Indiana
Westmoreland Almshouse
Greensburg
Thomas Layton
Rusty
Maine
San Francisco
Westmoreland County
Blairsville
Derry
John Torrence
Happenings From Around the World and Nation
Brief world and national items note resignations, elections, legal matters, and curiosities. Lieutenant Governor J P Gobin resigns from the volunteer army. Archbishop Ireland meets the pope. Frederick W Whiteridge named president of the CL A. & G.R.R.. Justic Henry Williams buried in Wellsboro. a New Castle student tied to hazing events. Ohio Methodists debate college relocations. a freight wreck near Roup Station causes 1509 dollars in damage. Twins named for Schley and Dewey receive letters from admirals. Germany weighs using General Miles testim ony against US canned meats. court martially finds the commissary general guilty but urges mercy. Deputy Commissioner Wilson chosen to succeed Scott as internal revenue chief. a Promise City ex-postmaster touts Mystic Cure for rheumatism.
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J. P
Gobin
Archbishop Ireland
Romer
Frederick W. Whiteridge
Calvin 3
Brice
Justic Henry Williams
State Supreme Court
Wen
Wellsboro
Arthur Andersen
New Castle
Westminster College
P Arty
Hazers
Ohio Methodists
Scis College
Mount Union College
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roup Station
Joseph Flint
Franklin
Schley
Dewey
Germany
General Miles
United States
Eagan
George W. Wilson
Mc.Hinley
Scott
West Virginia
F.T. Anthony
Promise City
Indiana
Drank With Thy Beauty By Dickenson Sparks Debate
A fragment from a social scene shows Bazedag admiring a host's daughter during a heated talk on Byron. He recites lines at the window, then a quick ad touts a "New Great South American Kidney Cure" sold by Herrick Bros. in Indiana, Pa., promising rapid kidney and bladder relief.
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Charles Dickensones
Byron
Bazedag
Deans
Herrick Bros., Druggists
Indiana
Letter from Candino on Galtu brigand conduct
A Paris Messenger excerpt reports a letter to editors from Candino, the feared Sicilian brigand, claiming to expel his band and naming a robber named Galtu for discourteous and unmannerly dealings with the public. The note closes with friendly greetings.
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Witch
Paler
Candino
Galtu
Paris
Chinese Woman Doctor Heads Fuchan Hospital
Miss Hu King Eng, a young Chinese physician trained seven years at the University of Michigan and holding an MD, now directs a hospital in Fuchan. A cooly once carried his blind mother 1,000 miles in a wheelbarrow to see her. A double cataract operation restored sight.
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Hu King Eng
University of Michigan
Fuchan
Snehk
Dow
Store thanks patrons and boasts New Year offerings
The message thanks friends for years of patronage and promises continued effort to provide variety, quality, and low prices. It notes a post Christmas rush, with stock of novelty fancy goods, China, glass, and house furnishings including a Fancy Lamp for 98e and a Toilet Set for 11.98. A full Granite Ware line, Electric Lamps, and Rex Gas Mantles are advertised as well.
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England
California
Iowa
Iowa Homestead
Ohio
Palmer
New York
Teward
Rustyy Layton
A. Sigmann
Penn Ave
Pittsburg
Vienna
Austria
David Bement
Knoy Reme
Clover
Timothy
J. N. Cochran & CO
Plumville, Pa
John Jacobs
Tadiana House
Inprana, Penn?s
The
New York Life Insurance Com
Pany
Henry J. Altsman
Farmers’ Bank
Cosby
J. H. Brilhart & Son
Philadelphia St
C. W. Rink
Herrick Pusing
Court House
Penn’a
Dea
Charcot
Daugherty Bros
R. E. Dietz Company
Laight Street
Shek Rd
New York City
Thompson's
Jess
Williamsport
Keeley
CNLT
Keeley Institute
Farber
Leghorn Food Co
Boston
Wass
Senate
House of Representatives
HJ. Thompson
M. E. Leard
David Bremen
BR. Klime
Kiine
Dellevae
Institute of Medicine
Arch St
Pailadslohe
Supolio
J. E. Boucher
Philadelphia
Daugherty
New York Weekly Tribune
the Great National Family Newspaper
Eboth
N.Y
Progress
Biggle Books
Jacob Biggle
Biggle
ARM Journal
United States of America
Farm Journal
Hobson
Wilmer Atkinson
CHAS
F. Jenelns
Adelphia
Ik Pnclaill
Igor
Vney Lave
Cleveland
C. Indiana
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