Blue Ribbon for a Typewriter Dream
A tale of a young woman and an aging financier with wealth and empty love. She endures poverty while he flaunts luxury from motor cars to a Newport palace. He brings a blue ribbon as she wonders at the dawning emotion before returning to her work.
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Newport
Tricks of Milk Adulterators At A Milk Inspector Talk
A milk inspector recalls methods used by adulterators in other towns. He describes thieves sneaking samples from cans and staged spills to hide impure milk. The speech includes a grim quip about flowers on graves.
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Tvo
Allen's Foot-Fase promotes foot comfort and relief
Ina Ploch advertises Allen's Foot-Fase powder to shake into shoes for relief from corns bunions swollen sore tender feet and ingrowing nails. It claims quicker shoe fitting and comfort with samples mailed while supplies last and lists Allen Co. address for orders.
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Ina Ploch
Allen
Peach crop prospects and moral guidance in uncertain times
The text contemplates optimistic peach harvest prospects and moral judgment, suggesting personal love as a guide to fairness. It notes possible alignment of crop outcomes with summer fairness, urging caution in judgment when love or bias may cloud discernment.
Calves and sorghum guidance for farmers in tough times
Twenty years ago farmers raised most calves to replenish herds while now many rely on cow sellers. Grow heifer calves on small herds and maintain spring calf crops on large stock farms. Sorghum treats include warm soil germination, timing up to June 20, drilling thick, grazing or soiling, and proper curing of fodder after cutting.
Grow More and Buy Less Dairy Almanac Tips
Bran prices rise pushing dairymen to substitute alfalfa for bran to cut costs. Alfalfa yields up to two tons per acre, offers similar protein to bran, and may cost under $10 per ton versus $20–$21 for bran. The piece also covers cottage cheese methods, storing oats as sheaf feed, and prudent dairy herd management to improve profitability and reduce risks.
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Brian
Costa
Demand for Brood Mares Surges This Spring
Farmers rush to buy heavy draft mares at the Chicago stock yards where a Shire mare bred for $160 sold for $150 after injuries. Buyers seek 1,400 to 1,600 pound mares and pay $200 to $250 for prime stock. Buyers aim to breed only to top draft stallions and expect annual foals with proper care.
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Chicago Stock Yards
Early cutting of alfalfa advised for strong stands
Guidance warns against rushing to clip alfalfa. Avoid cutting newly seeded fields too soon. wait until the crop is well matured and crown buds are ready. After the first year, three to four harvests may be possible if each cutting occurs at the proper time.
Farm facts on horse care and clover husbandry
Advice for farmers on keeping teams healthy through regular grooming and oats based rations. Reported experiments show five tons per acre clover manuring increased yield by nearly one ton per acre and improved aftermath, valued at two dollars per ton. Also covers bluegrass pasture, cattle stock care in June July, and feed basics for pigs.
The American Abroad and the Indiana Merchant
A western congressman recounts a trip where in a public park King Leopold passes by with his entourage. While the crowd bows to the monarch, an Indiana merchant refuses, saying he does not bow to any king. The tale highlights republican sentiment amid international figures.
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Indiana
Leopold
King Leopold
A Wonderful Gain A Utah Pioneer Tells a Remarkable Story
Utah pioneer J. W. Browning recalls a diabetes diagnosis and kidney failure five years ago. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he reports relief from nocturnal urination back pain rheumatism and dizziness and says he remains well at 75. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Utah
J. W. Browning
Ogden
Plains
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Atchison Globe Lights A Roving Snippet Of Town Life
A string of wry reflections on small town quirks. The piece trades on sharp judgments about neighbors, fashion, honesty, detectives, and aging, contrasting old times with present habits and tastes. It hints at cultural tensions through a gallery of character sketches.
Save Us From Our Friends
Mary I have sold the farm for fifty thousand dollars and we will move to the city to live comfortably. It is all over I must pay John Browns bond which will take every dollar I own and you and I will have to go to the poor house. Do not sign a friends bond and when you require a bond buy it Write for particulars or see our agent at the County Seat.
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Crocowad Srecinie Ie
Chicago
New York
Mary
John Brown
Kk. Paxton CO
Loston
Mass
Surety Bonds and Diplomatic Dinner Banter Cited
The piece notes Surety bonds from Title Guaranty and Surety Company with $1,000,000 in capital and surplus. It cites Senor Enrique Creel, new Mexican ambassador, speaking in Washington about unpleasant truths and questions what should be told to others. It also recalls a humorous anecdote about an American countess or duchess and her husband Percival discussing a prior proposal and debt of £60.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
W. 35Th St
New York
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Guaranty & Surety Company
Home Office
Scranton
Senor
Enrique Creel
Washington
Percival
Favorite Prescription for nursing mothers and women
Nursing mothers and overburdened women are urged to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative. The text touts relief from headaches back pain abdominal distress and irregular periods, describes the product as a glyceric extract with no alcohol, and invites readers to request a free booklet from Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo, NY.
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Pierce
R. V. Pleres
Buffalo
N. Y
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