Golden Medical Discovery touted as vital stomach and nerve tonic
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery a vegetable tonic with Hydrastis Golden Seal and other roots. It claims to restore stomach tone improve liver function support nerves and blood vitality, offering a preventive and curative remedy for digestive and functional breakdowns. The copy cites centuries of medical authority and promotes glycerine extraction methods and non gripe formulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wature
Pierce
Golden Medical
RV. Force
Railroad Time Table and Notices from Lawrence Daily Journal
A garbled railroad timetable lists multiple Kansas City and California lines with daily and limited schedules, plus a public notice section from Douglas County and Saline, Hornor Pitts. It mentions land openings in Indian Territory, registration dates, train routes to Grand Junction, and a Colorado Midland engraving offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iKuneas
Kansas City
Arkansas City Express
Daly
California Limited
Sundey
Bob Uc
Ovah & Ta
Ovah & Ta Drees Iy iv Toa Nol Usifornia
Topeka Sxpreas
California Fant Mail
Colorado Flyer
Bundey
Pi Lawrisor Arama
Hunday
Prion Faullo
Bastero
Lea
Air
Wighs Wail
Abern
Kansas
Lasverworth
Lawrence Daily Jour
Biny
District Court
Douyglas County
Kane
Kabal Hildebrand
Aml
Garrison
Unnegrand
Wald Ort
Jay
T Minap Dias
Plaiatift
Hornor Pitts
Dinah
Grand
C. Mw. Ry
Boston Building
C. H. Speers
Denver
Colored
Lawresen Daily Journal
Ckanses
Douglas County
Augustus EL Griesa
Hugh Cameron
Vouglan County
Lawrence
Jonglas
Kansan
Epparteoun
Snd
WAL
Bod
Seid Expeu‘og
Reptiles Harmless Says Boston Snake Catcher Mason
A Boston man, C. W. Mason, claims snake catching is safe and profitable. He describes a method using a long stick and a dragging device to capture rattlers and copperheads in the Blue Hills, recounting past catches, dangers, and later use of the venom for colleges and oil from fat. He asserts women fear snakes less with guidance, and notes a season peak in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bowton Globe
C. W. Mason
Globe
Blue Hills
Mason
Randolph
Milton
Placea Vistel
Mr. Masin
Colin
Handy Live Stock Loader for Farm Use
An illustration describes a practical stock loading truck with a bed of 11 ft scantling 2x6 boards and 2x4 crosspieces. Uprights of varied heights, bolted to bed pieces, support a cross board and center brace. Floor is 2 in planks with slip strips. sides form a chute with 1x6 boards. Wheels 12–14 in diameter, 14 in axle pipe. Two levers extend from either side for loading and wheeling between pens.
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Mildaly
Cost of Making Beef and Feeding for Profit
The article reports experiments at a state station to determine how animal age and weight affect beef cost and profitability. It notes a point where steer feeding ceases to be profitable, with data still inconclusive and the need for more results to clarify when finishing cattle becomes uneconomical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mumford
Winals
Herda
Profit in Sheep From Booth Andover Farmer
A Booth Andover Maine farmer shares a lamb and wool account for 16 sheep in 194. He fed hay with no grain and turnips weekly, plus summer pasture. He sold 22 lambs at 3 dollars each, 10 pounds of wool at 22 cents per pound, grossing 12.60 dollars. Wintering and summering cost 45.60, net per sheep 2.22, capital invested 48, net profit on the dollar 83 percent.
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Booth Andover
The Weight of a Sunbeam Lectures by Prof Poynting
England’s Prof Poynting says a sunbeam weighs a millionth of a grain per square inch when the sun is overhead and air is clear, about a pound on a 29 acre field. Michigan farmers focus on obtaining enough sun to mature crops rather than beam weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poynting
England
Michigan
Farm and Livestock Journal
Newbro's Herpicide Claims Bold Baldness Cure
An advertisement asserts baldness is preventable by destroying the germ causing it. It cites a rabbit study and claims Newbro's Herpicide destroys the dandruff germ to prevent baldness in all cases. The notice urges buyers to accept no substitute and to request a sample from The Herpicide Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Semple
Herpicile Co
Wabash Train Line Promotes Fowler's Extract Remedy
An old newspaper snippet touts travel by the Wabash route from Kanme City to St Louis via the short line along the Wabash and urges readers to ask local agents for tickets. It also markets Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy to curb cholera infantum and dysentery.
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Fowler
Kanme City
St.Louis
Bet
The Cultivation Of Corn And Horse Feeding Precautions
A Pennsylvania agriculture bulletin discusses corn cultivation, favoring surface shallow culture to conserve moisture and reduce evaporation. It notes deep cultivation can injure roots, with yields higher under shallow methods. The text also covers feeding idle horses, advising tailored rations and acknowledging variability in needs.
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DeWitt C. Wing
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Chamblain’s Colic Cholera Diarrhea Remedy Endorsed
Trade circular from W K Kalley of Mansfeld Pa, praising Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder trouble, and a Joplis Mo druggist Tout endorses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as best patent medicine for bowel complaints. Selling by all druggists.
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Merkat
Onelora
Dineshows
Ote Witmer
Joplis
Saya
Was
Pooh
Teaestra
W.kalley
Mansfeld
Foley
Kidsey
Barter & Gens
Selecting Cattle for High priced Beef Quality
The Farmers' Review advises buyers to evaluate cattle from all sides for length width and flesh. A long body and fleshy condition indicate better canning of high priced cure and rapid meat gain, while white color signals strong digestion and constitution and a strong neck and broad head with a deep body aid growth and efficiency.
Sheep Enrich Thin Spots in Clover Field Experience
W B Loyd details sheep behavior in a clover field showing they seek elevations and low areas where growth is sparse. They eat weeds and pigeon grass in low runs, then forage remaining weeds and grasses, leaving clover on high ground to enrich sun exposure, finally consuming clover blossoms and small plant portions while sparing the main clover mass in needy areas.
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W. B. Loyd
Raising motherless pigs trough design notes
A farm tip describes building a milk trough for piglets with side drains and plugs in drilled holes. Rubber pipes cover the plugs to guide milk into the trough, allowing piglets to drink after a few tries. Keep the trough out of reach when not feeding.
Comfort and Safety for High Spirited Horses
Be high spirited horses may hold the bit and become unmanageable. To prevent this, use a strap long enough to pass through both rings, over the head, and through the other ring. Attach the reins to the strap ends instead of the bit. The strap will keep the bit in place and prevent the horse from biting it.
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Tom Masson
Wamady
Lheta
Live Stock Hints and Travel Sleepers in 1905 Frisco Line
Practical notes on horse care and livestock management, plus a travel ad for the Frisco System. Advises calm handling, clean hog housing, and whitewash to deter pests. Includes an advertisement for 1905 Frisco sleeper service between Kansas City and Jacksonville with Southern Eastway connections and advance reservations.
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Serias
Friacs
Frisco
Southern Eastway
Pullman
Kaa
van City
Jacksonville
Florida
Southern Limited
Kansas City
Bouthessi
Pagumes Tauro
Samet Lous
Matrimony and marriage musings from a bygone era
Fragmented advice section mixes witty and cautionary lines on marriage, spouses, and social rituals. It references altars, dowries, rings, and the dynamics of married life with anecdotes and aphorisms. An elderly testimonial touts Electric Bitters for health issues, urging its use for women’s ailments.
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Hagerman
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Midland
Ao Pass
HB. Speers
Denvar
Perec Setae
Barber & Soa
California
le Ibia
Pacific
Univn
Pacife
Everest
U. S
T.—Ag Barber & Son
Thomas
Woodward
Ante
Por Shorts
Kim
Harber & Son
Lawrence Electric Light CO
Abesd
Joho A Yoong
Barbar & Som
Winthirep Street
Henry Street
Etreeta
Rauses
Auusl
Jaureal
Los
Ban
Acyuts
Hell
Connecticut
Winthrop Street
Lewes
Ghe
Lewis and Clark
Portland
Oregon
Union Pacific
Shanklin
Pobaa
Aguat
U. Pacific
Eb Lowe and Clark
Amy
Oregon Country
J. T. Bhanklin
Via Santa Fe
Plamio
Geo. c. Bailey
Agt., A. T
S. F.ry
Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Springs, ‘Pueblo
Bom
George C. Bailey
Santa FE
The
Rockies
Colorado Midland Railway
Cripple Creek
Lasdville
Glenwood Springs
East Lake City
Midland
Morell Law, T. P. A
Ava Bastion
Kaesen City
C. B. Speers
G. T
Danver
Calo
Idland Sc
Saint Louis
Burlington
Missouri
Hanes City
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