Colonial gardens in Virginia mothers of presidents’ estates
The article describes Virginia colonial gardens as living links to the era before the Revolution, noting their box hedges, terraced beds, and the prominence of Old Dominion estates. It highlights Virginia’s climate, landscape features, and historic plantings at Mount Vernon and the White House grounds, shaping enduring garden traditions.
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White House
Roosevelt
Virginia
Old Dominion
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Old
England
New York
New England
Nelly Custis
Lount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Lafayette
Washington
Paris Siege Bread Stirs Curiosity at Boston Show
A Boston exhibit features a bread baked in Paris during the siege, described as harder than a brick and barely edible. Memoirist Emile Bergerat recounts months of famine with monthly rations and wonders how such bread could survive the armistice, noting rumors of bones and nails used in its making.
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Boston
Paris
Emile Bergerat
Gautier
Bergerot
Berthelot
Jules Favre
Ferrieres
Bismarck
Animal Kingdom
Byukery
Bergerat
Weather Prophet Brown Esteemed for Optimism
A simple system shows Brown revered as a weather prophet for his optimism. He predicts rain during droughts and foresees clearing when it rains, reinforcing his popular reputation.
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Brown
Silas Magee's Subscriptions and Lydia Pinkham Ad Tale
Village chatter contrasts Silas Magee's 50 cent minister salary pledge with a memory of a youth fundraising picnic. The clipping then runs an advertisement praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female complaints with a testimonial from Mrs Janet Zey of Chicago and a general urging to choose the product.
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Silas
Don't neglect your kidneys and seek early treatment
An advertisement urges immediate care for kidney trouble citing Obadiah B. Crane of Watertown South Dakota who praises Dean's Kidney Pills. It promotes the product as effective for weakness and nighttime urination and lists Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as the maker with price 60 cents. It ends with a humorous quip about rail fares in a regional joke from Youth's Companion.
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Obadiah B. Crane
Watertown
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Spohn's Distemper Cure advertised for horses and dogs
An advertisement touts Spohn's Distemper Cure for all ages of horses and dogs with the claim of prevention and cure. The copy notes over 600,000 bottles sold last year, priced fifty cents and one dollar, and invites druggists to stock or customers to order from Spohn Medical Co in Goshen Indiana.
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Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
Prince Leopold Quote on Work Spirit
A Prince Leopold remark asserts happiness from the attitude behind work more than its measurable value, emphasizing the importance of intent and spirit in labor.
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Prince Leopold
Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes For Eye Ills The New Size
An advertisement promotes Eye Salve in aseptic tubes for all eye illnesses with no morphine. It urges druggists to stock the new 25 cent size and mentions a valuable Eye Book included in the wrap package.
Proverb Wisdom and Patent Medicine Notes
A collection of quips and ads from a historical page. Marmaduke’s Garf ield Tea claim links to aiding digestion. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup promises teething relief and wind colic cure at 25 cents a bottle. An aside on un taxed tobacco and a Clarksville merchant notice closes the snippet.
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Auruma
Blue Ridge Mountains
Mm Sunner
Aaviroinia Estate
Wiggins
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Janetzey
Arch St
Lydia I. Pinkham
Annie
Marmaduke
Meriwether & Edwards
Clarksville
Town
Carter
Alberta
Vermont
Canada
U. S
Ottawa
Can
Chas. Pilling Clifford Bik
Grand Forks
N.D
MacLachlan
Molmes
Sackaon St
Paol
Uinn
Geo. A
Scott County
Arkansas
South
Arkansnady
H.jj. Hall
Waldron
ArKans
Parker
Watson E.coleman
D.C
Defiance
Minneapolis
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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