Improved Ditching Plow Inventor Claims Effective Machine
An improved ditching plow designed for sewer and drainage ditches features a simple construction adaptable to traction engines. The device includes a beam and a triangular cleaner with diverging wings, a movable hinge for vertical motion, a depth cutting blade, and a forward clevis with a pulley block connected to a windlass. Its light weight allows easy loading onto a truck for transport.
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Scientific American
Horse or Motor Plows in Small Farm Use
A Farmers' Review discussion weighs horse and ox plows against steam and electric power. On small, hilly farms the animal team remains valuable for slow, careful plowing among stones. on western lands fast power plows are favored. Large-area cooperation may render steam plows economical, but overall cost hinders smallholders.
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Germany
Low Barn Floor Truck for Moving Garrels and Boxes
A Prairie Farmer note describes a simple hand truck for barn floor use. Build with two 4xds about two feet long joined by mortised 3x28s and casters on all corners. The article advises straight garden layouts and a garden marker if no band drill is used, to improve row alignment and ease of weeding.
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Gays
Unappreciated Prowess in College Hammer Throw
A college athlete writes home bragging of a hammer throw distinction. The father dismisses the boast, warning that any property damage from misadventure will be paid for by the son. The exchange captures a humorous clash between pride and practicality.
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Pop
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
Public notice promotes Hale Catarrh Cure with claims of a universal cure. It asserts the remedy works by delivering medicine through the blood and mucous membranes, promising a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and urging readers to buy from Cheney & Co of Toledo, with distribution via local druggists.
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Catarra
Aires
Westmont
Fall
Eraally
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mall
No Hurry at East End Baptist Pastor Visits Cleveland
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping recalls a Boston girl on a streetcar who fends off a leering man, declaring calm resolve and a ten minute grace period. An ad promotes Sloan's Liniment noting neuralgia relief and broad use for insect bites and sore throat with a testimonial from J P Hubbard of Marietta Ohio.
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After the Quarrel Best Man Living Controversy
A couple quarrels over the best man at a wedding. She declares she will not cry for the man, while he reassures her she no longer must, since she has him. The dialogue centers on romantic tension and resolves with the pair reaffirming their union.
Widow Demands Photo of Deceased Husband Exhumed
A New York widow won permission from the Bronx health department to exhume her husband Henry Brown, a train dispatcher, at Woodlawn Cemetery after burial for 20 days. With an undertaker and photographer, Brown was dug up for profile and full-face snapshots.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Henry Brown
Bronx Health Department
Henry
Health Department
Brown
Woodlawn
Postum Affects Wife Family Diet in Marriage Claim
A doctor recounts observing during summers and visits to country homes that families using Postum appeared healthier than those using coffee. He notes switching from coffee and tea to Postum after a year, with digestion issues resolving after adopting Postum. Endorsed by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville. There’s a Reagan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Thirty Years of It Kidney Pain Relief Tale
Charles Von Bochnen of 210 A St Colfax Washington describes a thirty year struggle with kidney troubles and back pain. He says Dean's Kidney Pills gave him nearly complete relief after years of suffering and frequent urination. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles von Bochnen
Colfax
Wash
Saga
Lea
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Emphatic Party Chats Turn to Farce and Advertising Schemes
A jumble of playful dialogue and mixed fragments shows a party mood with jokes about kissing, a shady seed company advert boasting 200000 new customers, and a satirical news interview about an actress denying marriage rumors with humorous wordplay on a shoemaker being a poor soul who sticks to the last.
Oysters in Season Prompt Stew Request
A Philadelphia lodger notes oysters are in season and requests that a few be added to the oyster stew. Walter-Yea, sir, confirms they can provide the dish.
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Walter
Philadelphia
Iowa Congressman Battles High Washington Rentals
Representative Birdsall of Iowa echoes the assessor as he objects to steep rentals in Washington during the congressional weapon. He recalls a farmer in his district who protested a high property valuation while building an extra room, arguing the home already sufficed.
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Birdsall
Iowa
Washington
Pat
Cure for incurable eczema ends in miraculous recovery
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England writes that her son Owen suffered from severe eczema from three months old to fifteen years old. After four hospital stays and many failed remedies doctors deemed the case hopeless. Six months ago Cullenra Remedies were used and Owen is now fully cured, a remarkable turnaround.
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Owen
Tim
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green
England
Surely King of Burglars and the Jail Break
A boastful note describes a famed burglar who escaped from a new county jail and carried off all locks and door hardware. The piece mocks the thief and jokes about promoting him to a top penitentiary as a tribute to his wit. It includes a warning about debt and a Raleigh remark on borrowing as societal poison.
First Postoffice Scheme and Private Enterprise Intro
Fragmentary OCR notes mention the first postoffice scheme tied to private enterprise and a 14d4 date. References to Brown's Bronchial Tricks claim a world wide reputation for easing coughs sore throats bronchitis and asthma. Also includes a milkman saying about a pump and a line from Alexander Dow on virtuous deeds.
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