Wanted Farmers And Hands In Arkansas In Winter Months
Classified notice seeking workers and land buyers in Arkansas offering high earnings from winter crops. Mentions portable saw mill, clearing farms, sale of corn wood posts and stave blocks, and a plan to lease or sell farms four miles from county seat. Mentions 25,000 acres, wages, and a ninety day ticket. contact W. R. McIntosh, Box S04, Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wr McIntosh
Indianapolis
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Lloydminster
Western
Canada
Sup'tof Immigration
Ottawa
Geg. Aird
Traction Terminal
Indiana
H. HM. Williams
Gardner
Toledo
Ohio
Bond Talk Between Mr Keyne and Mr Henpeck
A financier named Mr Keyne asks about short term bonds while Mr Henpeck replies in favor of government bonds BO matrimonial bonds and supports the idea. The exchange hints at a discussion of various bond types without detail on outcomes or broader context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyne
Henpeck
Truth About Bluing Talk No S Avoid Liquid Bluing
Public notice counsels against liquid bluing as mostly water and adulteration. It urges using Red Cross Ball Blue, the true blue product, praising its value for laundries. The message ends with unrelated names Hewitt and Jeweitt noting canonization and firing, respectively.
Water on Hand Might Have Halted Chicago Fire
A note suggests the Chicago Fire could have been stopped with a single pail of water though none was available. It advises keeping Hamlins Wizard Oil to prevent painful inflammation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ancient lightning rods and Brazil irrigation plans
Ancients noted iron rods could avert lightning as far back as 400 B C. The Brazilian government is giving serious attention to irrigation projects. An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pellete as a small sugar coated stomach and bowel regulator that does not gripe. A proverb notes a fear dynamic among mouse, man, and woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
Dr. Pierce
What the Agricultural College Offers
Prof Seder outlines agricultural college options from one week to four years. Entrance requirements vary. no one is barred, and work is available for those with limited means. Modern colleges feature large farms, laboratories, and instructional staff from top institutions, with short and long courses. Short courses cover practical farm problems while longer programs provide in depth study in soils, crops, livestock, dairying, and sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Colleges
Agricultural College and Experiment Station
Agricultural College
Seed Laboratory at Purdue Seed Laboratory at Purdue
The Purdue extension seed laboratory, a collaboration with Washington’s Bureau of Plant Industry, opens to test clovers, alfalfa and grasses for purity and germination. Reports reveal weed seeds and adulterants, with germination power in samples, all free of charge. Farmers should submit four spoonfuls from various sack levels, to improve seed quality and crop yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Indiana
Lafayette
Ind
Englishman in a top hat demands quick shirt laundry
An English visitor in an expensive hotel asks a clerk to launder a shirt by five o clock, receives it, then later pushes for a shirt by two, grows angry, and reaches the bellboy captain, who suggests buying a third shirt as a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Cure for Burning Itch with Cuticura Remedies Mentioned
A 1911 reader describes a prolonged scalp eczema treatment using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming a complete cure after two months of use and urging others to try the products. The note cites prior doctor attempts and includes two additional testimonials about scalp itching and hair regrowth tied to Cuticura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Tharrington
Creek, N. C
Samuel Stern
Floyd St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston
Beware of Cheap Bills Report on Currency Bacteria
Yale researcher Warren H. Hilditch examined twenty one paper bills and found an average of 142000 bacteria per bill. Some bills carried few living things while others swarmed to 586000. Surprisingly the bacteria did not favor $1000 bills over $1 bills, suggesting it is healthier to carry larger denomination notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren H. Hilditch
Yale
Clever Classroom Exchange Brings Dull Lesson to A Crash
A schoolmaster threatens a cane to elicit a response from George. The boy answers with a quip about building a brick and string to drown the cat as soon as the master has counted four of the ten minute warning, turning the moment into a humorous diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Audubon clash and feathery peril in vintage quip page
A quirky column contrasts wildcat cage tales with modern outfits and jokes. It notes new work for the Audubons, remarks on birds plucked for hats, and cheekily compares women preferring villains to heroes. The biting humor riffs on marriage, danger, and fashion.
Turkish Medicines and Moon Folklore in Cholera Cures
A satirical note on old fashioned remedies for cholera, citing earthen amulets, a bone of a dead child, laurel decoctions, and planetary signs as cures. The piece mocks superstitions and contrasts with modern medical doubt, ending with a wry exchange about insult and ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Mercury
To Be Sure and Quips on Show Girls Height
A brief dialogue notes that show girls look down on ordinary chorus girls, suggesting height as a reason. An advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup markets teething relief for children at 25 cents a bottle and then a line claims cold cash as a comfort for hot weather.
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Arkansas
MR. Henpeck
Bluing
Hewitt
Government of
Brazil
Tetacs
J.B. Lynas & Son
Logansport
ST. George CO
W. 130Th St
Piso’s Mediately
Tomach
Twomacs CO
McKeesport
Washington Penn's
B. Cla Tos
Liberty &4
Paterson
Nod
Harrison Land CO
Temple Court
Minneapolis
South
Missouri
Ben
RUN Vineyard
Cape Girardead
the Agricultural College
PROF
TG Seder
Dens
The
Partie Scheak
Agpiisltery
Pardee University
Agicelteral 1
Purdue
G. M. Frier
Purdue University Agricultural Extension
Belboy
Lippincott's Magazine
Joe
Samuel Fitcher
Centaur Company
New York
Bears
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Pilssey
Ty Carter
Carters
Iver
Gray
le Roy
Walter Vernon
Mgr
Mt. Vernon
Troom House
Scully Co
WM. Waits
Blunt
N. ‘Us
Pierce
J. G. Hermann & Company
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