Peruna praised by readers and tales of youth
A Rocklyn reader credits Peruna with restored health and happiness after years of illness, praising Dr. Hartman’s remedy and sharing letters of thanks. The piece also recounts a Harper’s Weekly anecdote about a youth’s clever deception and notes Edinburgh’s claim that long boots cause more drowning among fishermen than storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Anni Hendren
Rocklyn
Wash
Peruna
Tesa
Edinburgh
Grape-Nuts Revives Clergymen in Elizabethtown
An Elizabethtown minister credits Grape-Nuts for his recovery from a La Grippe like illness that left him skeletal and unable to walk. After starting the cereal, his appetite returned, weight rose, and he resumed duties, praising the food as a powerful rebuilding aid. The ad promotes Postum Co. products and the Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Regaldo fallen in battle as Central American forces win
General Tomas Regalado, once Salvadoran president and famed “fire eater,” dies in a frontier clash that routs Salvadoran troops. The report notes his European education and varied career, including leadership years and ties to regional power players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomas Regalado
Chin
Europe
Salvador
United States
Central America
O’brien
Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune
Regalado
Automatic Chicken Feeder Design with Adjustable Feed Valve
The feed trough uses 1x3 inch boards forming a 2 inch deep trough 18 inches high end pieces of 1 inch lumber. A V shaped middle partition allows feeding from both sides and one side slides up and down to shut or raise feed to match bin levels. Corn and wheat options described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatica
Automatic chicken feeder and shade plan for poultry yards
A feature on a self feeding chicken feeder with dry, clean grain stored in hinged bins holding a peck each. It also covers using canna and morning glory for shade and a rough open roof, plus practical tips for placing shade and mulch around yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Yard
Profit and Loss in Cattle and Farm Practices
An analysis compares keeping two cows with different milk yields and profits. The high yielding cow brings annual net gains of about 46, while the low yielding one loses about 14. The piece argues farmers should cull unprofitable cows to avoid market excess and loss, and discusses irrigation wheels and summer cultivation methods. It also details hay storage, fertilizer use, barn placement, and a growing Fresno fig and wasp industry led by Smyrna fig pollination with Capri wasps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
America
Smyrna
Asia Minor
United States
Turkey
Fresno County
Curious Statue Twist Surfaces In English Church Story
A storied statue in Yarmouth Isle of Wight is described as one of England’s odd monuments. It was carved to honor Louis XIV of France but was altered when an English ship captured the sculpture and its maker. The commander then forced completion with Sir R. Holmes’s head mounted on the king’s body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
R. Holmes
St Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
Louis Kiev
Bramce
BR. Holmes
France
Potato Breeding and Seed Selection in Crop Improvement
The text discusses seed potato selection, urging picking the largest tubers from the strongest plants to improve varieties. It notes that strong seed potatoes fetch high prices, encouraging inferior seed use, and mentions ash and dust box uses for disposal and pottage.
Transmission of Photographs by Wire Advancing
Prof Arthur Korn of Munich described a practical method for sending photographs over electrical lines. The first results in 1904 led to improvements before the Berlin Electrical Society enabling transmission of defined images across long distances in around 15 to 20 minutes. The produced pictures measured about 5 by inches, with resistance near 12 000 ohms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wize
Techurcal World
Alfred Gradenwitz
Arthur Korn
Munich
Bavaria
Berlin Electrical Society
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Perua
Jimmy
Timmy
Harper’s Weekly
Annie Hendren
Gen. Regalado
Br. Elmer EB. Brown
Roosevelt
W. D. Harris
Illinois State Normal University
University of California
B.E. Brown
National Council of Euncation
Liifinis State Normal University
Howard Wilmot Bryden
Republic of
Liberia
Benjamin EF. Barnes
Washington
Government Civil Service
New Jersey
Law Department
Georgetown University
Brfl Sabnes
Postofice
White House
McKinney
Ar. Barnes
Afiner Morris
William Dean Howells
Clarence Eddy
Rse
Conchsion
Grace Marie Dickman
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
New York
William MacDorough
Eddy
London
Ronalds
Mr. Eddy
Dickman
Mrs. Eddy
Lierd-George
Carnarvon
Robert Yarrett Browning
Lord Granvide
South Dakota
Moore
Wensleydale
Ireland
Royal Agricultural Society of England
British Isles
Dale
Raimhg
California
Sunset Strete
Freeno
Great Inland Basin
Leslie’s
Sigk
Carters
Scarters
Mother Gray
Narss
Children's Home
Egvariga
S. Olmsted
Cis
Niagara Falls
VIA
Ter Euga West
Hiagana Falls
Lake Bote
Bian Southern By
Buffalo
Cleveland
Torghto
Thousand Islanes
Sandusky
Pat-in-Bay
D. McLeish
Indianapolis
Ind
Wildkys
Libby
McNeill
Chicago
Ross E. Parks
Lily
S. D
Wirter
Allens
Thia Girosines
Siew S. Oimetedy le Hoy
N.Y
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