Public sale of McVoy farm goods in Cherryhill township
Public sale at the residence of J P McVoy deceased in Cherryhill township will occur Thursday October 30 1902 at 12 o clock. Personal property includes horse cows sheep hogs farming implements hay corn straw and various articles. Terms announced sale day. Also sale at James Fleming farm Armstrong township five miles NW of Indiana same date time with mules cattle sheep and more. Buckwheat buyers note highest price offered by Herrick and Wilson Indiana Roller Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P.mcvoy
Cherryhill
Kenwood
S. Ginsos
J. McCoy
Adm
R. J. P. McCoy
James Fleming
Armstrong Township
James Erne
J. Cal George
Ancient Bracelets of Queen in King Zer Era Unearthed
Professor Petrie excavations at Abydos, Egypt recovered four ancient bracelets dating to around 5000 B C. The finest features alternating gold and turquoise plaques with royal hawk motifs forming a facade, plus other pieces with gold centerpiece, amethyst beads, and spiraled gold and lazuli strands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zer
Professor Petrie
Abydos
Egypt
Opium Trade Critique Smears German Plans in China
Leslie's Weekly decries a German firm’s aims in China as a new opium monopoly, arguing such a drug trade worth 15 million dollars annually undermines missionary efforts and endangers the Celestial empire’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Leslie
Best Time to Cut Fodder and Corn Handling Tips
The Pennsylvania and Maine stations find corn should be allowed to mature before cutting. Larger shocks are favored in western areas, eight to twelve hills square in the east and north, with climate influencing shock size. Start shocks by cutting and drying in stages, watch rain, avoid twisting, and use corn binders or drags to reduce labor. Shredders become popular despite mold risks. thorough curing remains essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maine
Poverty and Riches in Brandur Magazine Style
The article argues poverty has incentives to work and can test true friendships, while wealth brings ease and monotony. It notes poverty's variety and the social dynamics of generosity, contrasted with wealthy comfort and domestic tensions. It concludes poverty is neither crime nor blessing, and wealth is convenient yet enervating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Breycort Roberts
Brandur Magazine
Dr King’s New Life Pills Featured in Broken Lungs Ad
An old classified style ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills saved a life from a severe stomach and liver trouble. The testimonial from P Muse of Durham credits the pills with restoring health. The note promotes 25 cent bottles at local drug stores including Daugherty Bros Indiana and Moore Homer City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Muse
Durham
N. C
Dr. King
Daugherty Bros
Overcrowding theme and patent medicine ad in a Bracken article
A fragment from a 19th century paper comments on crowded life from theaters to streetcars, then shifts to a Dr A W Chase medicine ad praising nerve pills. It cites 1891 law schools with 6 073 students rising to 120 schools and 14 000 students and 114 000 lawyers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A. W. Chase, M. D
Hetrick Bros’ Drug Store
Huffcutt
Cornell
United States
Poor Helpa Poor and Hull House Share Help
Jane Addams of Hull House recounts how the poor aid each other. A young woman seeking shelter finds her friend and her husband living in one room after job loss, the husband sleeping on a park bench for a week, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Public School Bible Reading Plan Considered by Memphis Board
A Memphis board of education committee is to investigate a special revised edition of the Holy Bible for permanent city school use. The edition would include most Old Testament and several New Testament chapters and be read without favoring any religious denomination.
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Memphis Board of Education
Russian czar’s travel habits noted by Charles Emory Smith
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia, former ambassador to Russia, commented on the Russian czar’s habits noting he spends summers in the mountains and rarely visits the seaside, because he does not love the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia
Russia
Czar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herrick & Wilson
Indiana
Roller Mills
Frantz Bros
Rossmayne Flouring Mills
Rossmoyne, PA
Thompson
Thomipson’s
Deposit Bank Building
PENNA
Vernis Martin
Rookwood
EES
Wwe Wwe
Fother
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