Oklahoma News on Road Building Education and Legislation
Oklahoma advances a road program starting with public education and seeking state wide legislation to fund 50 percent of road construction. Meetings in Muskogee promote progress, with plans to model state laws after older states and rely on county property owners to share costs.
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Oklahoma
Young
Ute
Muskogee
Stites Soonequire
Sabatl
Wil. Moore
The
Nation Association
Union
National Association
Kettle Support Made From Old Cart Tire Hoops
A simple kettle support using a few welded legs from a rimble hoop saves time during butchering. A blacksmith can fashion it for a few cents if given an old cart tire for hoops. Ensure proper length for height so the kettle is easy to move between spots.
Fruit grower risks winter balance by skipping spray
The article warns orchardists that skipping spray last season may prevent the largest balance this winter. It notes that spray drop can be as valuable as poison, urges readiness for pests in spring, and highlights controlling brown-tall moth by collecting and destroying water neers after leaf fall.
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San Jose
Farm Journal
Corn Stale for Horses From Old Feed Guide
Corn stale is described as useful for wintering horses when bright and sweet. It can be cut into half inch pieces, steamed or sprinkled, and warmed slightly before feeding. When mixing with hay, alternate with stalks and adjust quantities to stock needs.
Cure Alleged for Infant Skin Disease by Cuticura
Michael Steinmann of Brooklyn writes that after twelve years of suffering his son’s skin ailment finally yielded to Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent. He describes initial misdiagnosis and worsening sores, then rapid improvement after using the products, claiming the child is now twelve and his skin is smooth. The letter dates April 16, 1905.
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Ito
Michael Steinmann
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
Potent liquor is baked in Japanese sake culture
Letters of Lafcadio Hearn describe sake intoxication and banquets in Japan. The author notes sake induces bright, pleasant exhilaration followed by sleepiness, comparing it to opium in effect and stressing the need for practice to endure heavy drinking at ceremonies.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Coffee blamed for illness prompts switch to Postum
A Kansas woman credits quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee with dramatic health gains. She suffered heart palpitations, sleeplessness, and rheumatism, then improved after two years of replacing coffee. The testimonial credits Postum from the Battle Creek company and ends with a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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Kansas
Powstum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mountain guides fail Annie Peck in Peru climb
Annie Peck returns to New York praising herself for reaching 18 000 feet on the Andes while blaming guides and porters for collapse. Her second attempt failed as men deserted drank alcohol and showed fear, with superstition about the summit. She’ll return with Swiss climbers for another try. Also contains an unrelated medical ad about catarrh cures and constipation remedies.
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Mies
Annie Peck
New York
Peru
Andes
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Mixed Pile Rights Satirized
Faceless dye products claim colorfast results at one boiling and a list of odd claims about piles and cures floods the page. A Baca County man threatens lawsuit for $500 after a hunter killed a laying hen, with Denver Post noting the season’s value of hens.
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Putnam
Baca County
Denver Post
Eleven-year-old sportsman shows early hunting prowess
A young heir to Sirgaja State has drawn attention for early shikar skill. He reportedly began using a gun at seven and has since claimed seven tigers eight panthers and two bears along with other game, prompting colonial era curiosity about youth hunting.
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Sirgaja
Shikar
Eix Panthers
Bears
Allahabad
Ownership of National Banks Distribution
The ownership of the national banks of the United States is not in the hands of the rich few. Fully one half of the banks have a capital of less than $100,000 each. Twelve percent have capitalizations from $100,000 to $260,000, while only seven percent range between $250,000 and $1,000,000.
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United States
Allcock’s Plasters Market Imitations Warned
Caution issued over imitations resembling Allcock’s porous plasters. The letter stresses they lack essential healing elements and may be harmful, urging buyers to insist on Allcock’s as the original and safest external remedy.
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Allcock
Defiance Starch promises improved strength and shine
The ad proclaims starch upgrades over 25 years, omits harmful chemicals, adds a new ingredient for strength and smoothness. It touts Occultism notes and urges try Defiance Starch 16 oz for 190, gold, with directions on each package for collars and cuffs. It also mentions a reform champion's husband and reformation.
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Marcus Aurelius
May Irwin
Rosie
Misa Pack
Fod. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tate
F. J. Cheney & CO
Krugmlote
Uall
Paz
Lewis
Cients
Peoria
Ship Fura Polte McMillan Fur & Wool Co
Minneapoli
Minn
Ben Jonson
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
ST. Jacobs Oil
DRS
Thorntom & Mimor
Gan St. Kamsas City
Lydia E. Winkham
Jeds
James Chester
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. 45Th St
Lydia B. Pinkham
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Gust
Ladies' Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Goce
J. J. Livingston
Freeman
Ind
Cardus
Society For Psychical Research
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
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