Harvesting Root Crops For Winter Keeping
Instructions on storing cabbages turnips and root crops for winter. Cabbage should be kept with roots up to drain moisture and dried under sun or slightly buried to prevent moisture buildup. Build a dry wooden platform or scaffold to air dry with no more than three layers for storage. Root vegetables like rutabagas and Swedes should be harvested in November and dried before storing in pits or cellars. Prices drive timing, with January and February often best for market.
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Prives
Root Hules and Early Apple Varieties in Market Gardening
Market gardeners value cheap root houses or root hullexpected to store celery cabbage roots and even apples through winter. A simple sunken root cellar with a buried wall and corrugated roof protects produce from frost and suits home and market growers. Early apples like Red Astrakhan and Williams are prized. Massachusetts growers note Varieties with better value than Early Harvest. Reports from New York Rhode Island and New Jersey discuss winter storage, forced lettuce, and seaweed soil amendment, with Rhode Island geese thriving in markets.
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T. Greiner
la Salle
N. Y
Massachusetts
Irving D. Cook
New York
Rhode Island
Professor Kinney
Williams
Washington
New Yorker
New Jersey
Boston
Famous Couplet Attributed to Martin Luther Debated
The Lutheran Observer questions the attribution of a popular German couplet to Luther arguing he did not write it. It traces the verse to 1777 by German poet Voss who added Luther's name, sparking protests from Hamburg pastors. The lines reflect German convivial culture with wine wife and song and likely predate Luther.
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Martin Luther
Luther
John Henry Voss
Hamburg
Garmin
Voss
Buialo Commercial
Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves and elixirs offered
An advertisement extols Bacon's Celery King as a herbal tonic for nerves and digestive balance addressing dyspepsia liver complaints and general debility. It lists distributors in multiple towns and markets the product with free samples and large packages. The Philadelphia Times notes freckle cures and promotes fresh buttermilk baths to remove tan freckles and sunspots, advising nightly skincare routines.
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Bacon
Staal
Daugherty Brov
Lodiana
J.C. Rugh
Penn Run
B. Beringer
Beringer
H. B. Hawea
Cherrytree
GW. Growley
Hillsdale
W. J. Houk
Purchase Line
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
J.C. Cuddy
Atwood
E. Green
Plumville
B. F. McHenry
North Pont
M. G Miller
Blairsville
L. George
West Lebanon
Thos
Hart
Clarksburg
Philadelphia
That Tired Feeling
A reader from Frankford Philadelphia says after four bottles of Hood s Sarsaparilla he wakes refreshed in the morning and feels invigorated. The testimonial claims the remedy cures tiredness from impure blood and recommends Hood s Sarsaparilla and Hood s Pills for biliousness and indigestion.
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Hood
Ewing
Frankford
Philadelphia
Fashion and history of women riding astride in royal and common practice
The article contrasts ancient and modern riding styles with examples from England and America, noting Joan of Arc and Queen Elizabeth as riders astride. It notes the sidesaddle’s rise in the sixteenth century and its persistence in Germany until the eighteenth century. It also states many foreign countries never adopted astride riding. It then includes medical ads for chil dren with croup and cough remedies from Chamberlain, Wood's Pine Syrup, and Burdock Blood Bitters, with testimonials.
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England
America
Joan of Arc
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Leicester
Germany
Chicago Tribune
Visibility of Electric Lights at Sea Tests
Government experiments by the United States Germany and the Netherlands measured how bright a light must be to be seen at sea. White light showed best visibility, one candle power visible at 1.4 miles in clear air and one mile in rain for Germany. American tests ranged from one candle power at 1 nautical mile to 88 candle power plainly at five miles, with brighter results on exceptionally clear nights. Dutch results were similar, with a 16 candle power light plainly visible at five miles. Green and red lights required higher powers for the same distances.
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United States
Germany
Netherlands
Chicago
Eight Months Blind-Cured by Local Doctor at Luxor
A father reports his daughter blinded eight months by ulcerated eyes has recovered after treatment by Dr. Sapey of Pittsburg. He cites ten months of care and several witnessing neutrals who can attest to the improvement, claiming no light could pass previously.
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Luxor
Greensburg
O. W. Sapey
M. D
Penn Ave
Pittsburg
Drar Srr
Harry Hart
Lighted life preservers aboard Katahdin spark interest
The steamer Katahdin carries a new life buoy invention by Chief Constructor Hichborn. A copper cylinder forms a circle with side cylinders containing a chemical that emits light when deployed in water. The light helps rescuers in daylight and night to locate a swimmer and the craft that aided them. Also cited is an editorial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as lifesaving, with distributors listed in Indiana Homer City Blairsville Marion Center.
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Hichborn
Darlington
Wis
Chamberlain
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
W. J. Moore
Homer City
M. G. Miller
Blairsville
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Castoria Through Generations in a Mother's Care
An old ad style line traces Castoria as a remedy from baby to grandmother. It highlights the product as a trusted family staple across stages of childhood and motherhood with a cadence typical of classic marketing copy.
Submarine detector guides dives to find sunken masses
The sinker trailing a metal mass at sea bottom activates an electric indicator in a shipboard mahogany case. The device helps locate anchors cables and wrecks before divers act, reducing dangerous groping. It was designed mainly for warships to detect anchored torpedoes and to enable safe firing of discovered torpedoes.
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Chambers
Cigar Trial Demand Sparks Lynch Talk
A dealer offers a cigar for trial, Watts and Anataw Uuvaivil discuss its fate. Watts argues it does not deserve a trial and ought to be lynched, reflecting a heated reaction reported in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Watts
Anataw
Uuvaivil
Indianapolis Journal
Campbell Smith The People's Store Daily Fall Fashion Extravaganza
Campbell Smith announces The People's Store offers a massive fall display with fur wraps hats dresses patterns and home furnishings. Prices span from 79 cents to 75 dollars with thousands of jackets wraps hats silks dress goods and novelties showcased for brides housekeeping and everyday wear.
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Woman After Urinary Ailment
A Mrs Leonard credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending years of urinary trouble, back pain, headaches, and dizziness after a severe kidney-related illness. She urges other women to try the remedy, noting dramatic improvement after using the product from H. L. Greer’s drug store and FosterMilburn Co. as U.S. agents.
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Geo. W. Mard
More Avenue
H. L. Greer
Dean
Doan
Cer
Eer
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ecole
U. 5
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Fifth Avenue
New Streets
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Shelocta, Penn’ A
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More Ave
News of the World
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New York Weekly Tribune
Circe
Solace
Mechenica
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Dr. Peal
Dr. Peas
Maphcize Ca
Greveland, G
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Inpiana
YO Builders
Blairsville, Penna
Peal Medicine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Rowe College
Ain St
Conservatory OF Music
D. J. Bowe
A. M
Johnstown
Thompson
Insurance Agency
Ews
G. Groft
P. O. Box
K. J. Beck
Saltsburg, PA
Sacendorph
Western University of
Pennsylva
College of Literate
Ax and Arts
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