Woman in Oklahoma Dairy Sees Health Gain from Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Cora Short of Oklahoma City reports improved health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites increased energy, better sleep, and a weight rise from 116 to 136 pounds after seven bottles, noting relief from fatigue and timidity while managing dairy duties and household tasks.
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Umiahoma
Ifa
Lydia Brinkham
Cora Short
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mrs. Short
Lydia A. Pinkham
Vacuum Erasers for Schools Take Duller Life
A Louisville Courier Journal opinion laments future use of vacuum cleaners to clean New York schools. The piece argues vacuum erasers will deepen dullness in childhood by replacing the old slate pencil and bucket routines that once defined school life.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
Geologist Gesner’s Kerosene Sparked Fortunes Across North America
The article credits Dr Abraham Gesner as the first to introduce kerosene, derived from bituminous shale and cannel coal, for lamps in the United States and Canada. Despite naming it kerosene, he earned little from the invention, which later became the foundation of numerous fortunes after petroleum discoveries in Pennsylvania in 1839 and beyond.
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United States
Canada
Abraham Gesner
Gesner
Pennsylvania
North America
Doctor Gesner
New Form of Wait Abandoned Baby Tale Told
Glendale California local scene reports a twist on the abandoned baby story as A. Redmond finds a thoroughbred Boston terrier on his porch. A shipping tag on the dog's harness reads We are leaving the city In haste Take care of this little thoroughbred until we can claim it again and it will be worth your while.
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Glendale
Calif
A. Redmond
Pain a Small Matter With Beauty as Goal
A Pathfinder Magazine feature notes women endure discomfort for beauty. It observes women squeeze into tight slippers, wear minimal undergarments, and shiver in cold outfits while claiming comfort. It contrasts modern women with ancient Greeks who shaved hair to maintain smooth skin.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Greece
Timely Odds On A Girl’s Quick Bet At The Bookie
A young and pretty sports-minded girl bets a dollar with a bookie on a horse she expects to win. She asks how much she would receive at various odds, and the bookie explains the payout for 20 to 1, 10 to 1, 3 to 1, noting her curiosity about a one o'clock start.
Fish Die From Extreme Cold Across Atlantic Waters
The article notes cold-blooded fish suffer in frigid currents. Millions die across the Atlantic, and expedition fish in Antarctic waters frozen at entry to air from 30 degree water.
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Atlantic
Scott
Antarctic
Swedes Lead in Farm Electrification Compared to U S
Almost half of farms in Sweden use electric power while only about 3 percent of American farms are electrified, highlighting stark national contrasts in rural utilities.
Del Bay Farms to Fight Cabbage Maggots by Poison Solution
Del Bay Farms of Bridgeton New Jersey plans a new approach against cabbage maggots using corrosive sublimate rather than hoeing. Workers will inject a precise solution around plants when maggot eggs appear, with a second follow up ten days later. Estimated cost is about $15 per acre per application.
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Del-Bay Farms
Bridgeton
N. J
Del-Bay Farms Company
C. B. Nissley
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Control Melon Aphid by Nicotine Application
U S Department of Agriculture says nicotine sprays or dusts effectively control melon aphid on melons cucumbers and related crops. The pest, small green to dark green, has many natural enemies but requires artificial control when conditions favor its development. Winged forms spread to vines feeding on underside leaves causing curling and death. A bulletin outlines description attack distribution food plants history enemies and control methods. Copies are available free while supply lasts from Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Mercury dip remains best for sweet potato seed treatment
Ric F. Beale of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station endorses mercuric chloride dipping for sweet potato disease control. He notes new organic mercury compounds work poorly by poisoning roots and hindering sprout development, recommending a dichloride solution of one ounce per eight gallons for ten minutes on seed potatoes, with emphasis on selecting healthy seed as surface treatment cannot reach internal organisms.
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Ric F. Beale
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Bad Odors and Flavors Found in Milk or Cream
The article explains that milk and cream pick up various odors from gasoline to dish-rag and cow stables. These odors persist through creamery processing and cannot be fully removed by sifting or heating. Even pasteurizing may hide some smells briefly, but the odors can affect butter over time.
memorial tablet in Czech village reveals Henri de Blowitz origins
At unveilings in Biovice, Czechoslovakia, a village schoolmaster presents a French letter in which De Blowitz asks admission to Catholicism and offers a gift to the local church. The Times correspondent, born Opper, grew up in a Jewish shopkeeper family and won a 1834 Czech reading prize at the village school.
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Henri de Blowitz
London Times
Pierre van Paassen
Atlanta Constitution
Czechoslovakia
Paris
de Blowitz
Opper
Biovice
Chateau
Brovice
Bell-Ans Halts Digestive Discomfort Ad Card
An advertisement touts Bell Ans for indigestion relief. It describes symptoms such as gas belching heartburn and nausea and claims the product is harmless pleasant and effective. The copy notes over 30 years of use and offers 25c and 5e packages and free samples by mail from Bell Co Inc Orangeburg NY.
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Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
Trade of Shirt for Pearl on Penrhyn Island
Medford R. Kellum, after a two year South Seas cruise, recounts Penrhyn natives valuing a white undershirt over money. He offered several thousand dollars for a fine pipi pearl, but the native refused cash, accepted the shirt, and deemed the gem worth the trade.
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Penrhyn Island
Christmas Island
Pacific
Medford R. Kellum
South Seas
Penthyn Island
Kellum
Contempt for Her Policy Won’t Improve It
A brief reflection notes that scorn or hostility toward the policy itself will not lead to better policy. The statement cautions against inflammatory attitudes and emphasizes that constructive critique is needed for improvement.
Not when you used it right badly, governor says
The remark questions the proper use of language and power, suggesting language can be misapplied by authority. It notes concerns about rhetoric and responsibility in public discourse.
Poor Man’s Theory Appeals to Wealthy Benefactor
A terse anecdote notes that occasionally a disadvantaged thinker gains a wealthy advocate who funds or supports their idea, turning a precarious theory into a realized venture through financial backing and belief.
Cruel to Physic Your Child Promotes Safe Syrup Pepsin
Dr Caldwell of Monticello after 47 years of practice argues against harsh purges for constipation in children. His Syrup Pepsin provides gentle regularity without griping or illness and is harmless and pleasant for sick, cross, or feverish kids. A 60cent bottle is offered with a free sample upon request.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Dr. Caldwell
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Winslow
Chamberlain
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
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Springheld
Ohio
G. G.green, Inc
Woodbury, M. J
BAYER
Safe @skin
Rare
Hendy
Ballcyicecla
Reymany, Wis
en-Sal
Allen
LeRoy
Pearl
Lew Wallace
B. Plumbe
Nat'l Bank
Paso
Italy
W. 3B. Caldwell
Caldwell
Yruppepsin
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