Light of Other Days Promotes Healing Without Alcohol
A historical note extols alcohol free remedies. Dr Pierce’s Garden Medical Discovery and Golden Medical Discovery are praised for treating bronchitis, chronic coughs, catarrh, and related ailments. The text cites ingredients like Golden Seal root and Black Cherrybark and urges readers to obtain a free Advise paper and use accompanying pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnation
Pierce
Tor
Pieres
Mys
Vo Pierce
Buffalo
Warseyver
PATSROAD Time Table and Express Schedules
Early 20th century timetable listing multiple railway and express routes with cities including Kansas City Chicago California Texas and New Mexico. Notes indicate daily and Sunday variations and special connections for passenger service with times ranging from morning to late evening, plus a statement about carrying only a limited class of passengers within certain routes.
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Santa TE Sraie
Carses City Express
Kansan City
Chicago
Maric Kanga
Ataseenger Gally
Arkanne
Daprosa
LaWebyon
Claré Oustnege
CNIGN
Pauling
A Self-Closing Gate for Poultry Yard Details
A Farm and Home column describes a self closing gate for a hen yard. It explains dimensions and construction using 2 by 4 scantling fences, boxed posts, top plank, and baseboard to keep gates above snow. The inward opening gate is hinged inside posts with pulleys and weights to aid operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponta
Flan of Gate Top View in Winter
Rudimentary instructions describe a gate mechanism with a top view in winter. A wheelbarrow fits through dents. A block of wood under the top piece acts as a strike plate for the gate. A cord attached at both ends passes through pulleys with a weight on the opposite end.
Lice in the Hen House Method of Treatment
An 1890s style note explains how to rid a hen house of lice during warm weather. It covers thorough cleaning, spraying with a thin acidic solution, brushing walls, and applying a water mix to exposed surfaces. Steps include gathering shed feathers, shelter for roosts, and preparing hens for fall and winter harvest. Also mentions ducks versus chickens and a Life Pills remedy anecdote and Colorado Midland rail trip promotion.
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Michigan
Orime
Sittin
Ce Poultryiman
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Backache Relief in Kansas Ad
A vintage testimonial ad from Lawrence Kansas promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache urinary troubles and kidney issues. It claims a local resident experienced complete relief after one box and urges purchase from Dick Broa drug store with Fonter Milburn Co Buffalo as US agents. Price is 60 cents.
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Dean
Lawrence
Wil Spurgeon
Sig Misalasippi
Kan
Dick Broa
Fonter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
THE BEE THIS WINTER Prepare the hive for cold weather
This irregular article advises beekeepers on winter prep. It stresses early feeding to build strength, choosing cellar or summer arbors for wintering, and ensuring sealed honey reserves. It warns of moisture buildup, insulation, and careful ventilation to prevent frost. It covers disease signs and safe handling of infected colonies.
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Arandas
Martion
Tian
Farin
Aml Sankeerk
The Immigration Bureau and Railway Settlement Push
A historical piece lauds railroad immigration bureaus as American engines of national growth. It details their lack of creed, focus on industrious settlers, and how railways use farms, families, and towns to build markets. It notes publications, agricultural support, and experiments aiding western Kansas and Nebraska farmers.
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Immigration Bureau
Dakotas
Kansas
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Great American Desert
Old Daya
Leas
New Eland
Ainetus
Castro
Wierahien
Bookler
Oklahomia
Belek
Wies
Brent System
Great Southwest
Stace Uithoctics
Olaly
Westerly
Nebriuska
Improved Gottom Board and Beekeeping Notes
The article details adjustments to hive boards for better bee entry and flight, including bevels and bevelled edges, plus hardware like a reversible T set and bottom board alignment. It also mentions planed lumber for nests to deter mites and cites a testimonial praising Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and coughs, with a store offer for bottles.
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Gytum Huard Botttom
Tia
G H Hanson Reports Kidney Disease Recovery in Lima
A note from Lima Ohio says G H Hanson engineer CL E and W R Reab friends announce his recovery from threatened kidney disease. He credits Foley's Kidney Cure and urges train men and others with similar afflictions to consider it. Barber and Son's notes the claim.
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G. H. Hanson
W.R. Reab
Lima
Foley
Barber & Son's
The Great Speed Trains of Amenea React to Failure
Two miles west of Syracuse the brakes failed on Condictor and Krikenan. The train slowed to a stop on one cylinder as engineers and crew worked to restart. Snyder urged moving ahead while dispatchers planned telegraph calls and Rochester offered another engine. travel delayed by 90 minutes but continued toward destination.
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Syracuse
Condictor
Krikenan
Samuel Meni
Amenea
Success Magazine
Snyder
Leslee
Jusil Baer
Nutudy
Synder
Soyder
Rochester
Tere
Daredevil Ride Ends in Accident at Local Drag Store
Theodore Schusse of Columbus describes a deep foot wound from an incident. He credits Bockten’s Arica Salve with quick relief, claiming the salve stopped the pain and aided recovery. The account appears in a local drug store era advertisement style with testimonial flourish.
Foley and Co Honey and Tar imitations warned
Advertisement notes Foley and Company Chicago original Foley’s Honey and Tar throat remedy and warns against imitators claiming other preparations offer same relief. Ends with a note urging readers to buy Dr Thomas’ Electro-Quiek and Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as remedies.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Barbe: & Soo’ Drug Store
All American Route Pushed From Valdes Toward Yukon
The project to build a railway from Valdes over the coast range to reach the Copper River mining district and create an all American route to Tanana and the Yukon is underway. Attractions include a 700 foot waterfall in Copper River canyon and the plan mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a popular cough remedy. An anecdote from A J Nusbaum of Batesville Ind praises the medicine after poor results with a doctor. Dean’s Ointment is advertised for piles with instant relief and a permanent cure.
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Valdes
Coast Mountain Range
Copper River
Tanana
Yukon River
Copper River Canyon
Time Table History of Bradshaw Chronology
A compact history of George Bradshaw and his Time Table, from humble origins to the 1841 launch of the Monthly Guide. The article traces Bradshaw’s clashes with railway companies, the evolution to the Railway Companion and Guide, and the quirky class distinctions of early trains. It notes scarce surviving copies in the Bodleian and the enduring impact of his railway timetables.
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George Bradshaw
Alanchester
Jobo Uull
Bradshaw
Punch
Lengin
Railway
Orlando
United Kingdom
Queen Victoria
Oxford
Cranshaw
Hradshaw
Wrids
General Railway and Steam Navigation
Cntire
Stomach Bitters and Patent Remedies Featured in Ad
A long-standing advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for weakness, indigestion, dyspepsia, and related ailments. It claims 62 years of public use, endorsing benefits for men, women, and children and urges immediate trial. It also mentions Bardock Blood Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach toning.
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Hestetter
Bardock
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Barber & Son
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Rockies
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G. P
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Chesters Engenny Royal Pills
Kespln Mare
Gottom
Bees
W. M. Smithart
Pesis
St Barber & Son'y Geng
Leita
Dr. Thomay
Dr. Thomas
Hagerman Pass
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Midland
O. H. Speers
Deever
Conmmpeon
A. J. Nusbaum
Batenville
Ind
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Kenews City
A Bilton
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