St Jacobs Oil Promises Cures Highlight Portsmouth Letter
A Portsmouth reader recounts dramatic recoveries from rheumatic pain and skin disease using St Jacobs Oil and Vogeler's Curative Compound. The testimonial by Elizabeth Rabbets praises rapid ankle recovery, return to work, and skin improvement in her daughter, urging others to try the remedies. The account cites widespread belief in the products’ effectiveness and promotes free literature from Vogeler's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pion
Portstouth Times
Nuys! Gazette
Frederick Payne
Fortsmouth
Portsmouth
England
St. Jacobs OI
Jayne
St. Jacob's
Arthur Creswell
Jacob
Vogeler
Elizabeth
Rabbets
Grafton Street
Mile End
Lanisport
St. Weets Olll
Baltimore
Truthful Sullivan laments and Iowa College stock judging
John J. Sullivan proclaims his honesty and fighting nature while a stray comment about a cure for consumption appears. The Iowa Agricultural College hosted a two week stock and grain judging short course from January 8 to 9, drawing four hundred attendees from Iowa and neighboring states. Experts from Chicago to Kansas City judged horses cattle sheep and swine, highlighting quality stock and the value of agricultural education. Wisconsin horticultural notes praise Ben Davis apples for market viability amid varied opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stook Jungtuc
Towa Colleges
Iowa Axricultural College
Agricultural College
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa
Chicago
Hlindlls
Yale
Minnesota
Lews
Kanans
North
Marion
John Gossing
Kansas City
Win
Wynes
Emil Ingwersen
Inion Stock Yards
A J
Lovejoy
Geo
Seyl
Washington
Denial by Major Burnham on Aldershot scout post
An American scout Major F B R Burnham denies applying for the structural scout position at Aldershot. The story notes his Boer War service with British cavalry and mentions a drugstore dye product sold at 1 cent per package amid a March Ladies Tone Journal feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. BR. Burnham
Aldershot
Treatment for Cabbage Foot Maggot in 1880
A. J. Cook began experimenting with carbon disulfide as a remedy for cabbage maggots. Proper use requires generating gas in the soil, not spraying the plant. While effective when timed and applied correctly, late treatment can fail as wilted plants die from maggot damage, not the chemical. Cornell’s M. W. Slingerland confirmed safe, lethal results when applied properly.
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A. J. Cook
M. W. Slingerland
Cornell Experiment Station
Fruit Grower Adapts to New Methods and Markets
The modern fruit grower must adapt to evolving methods, new fruit varieties, and expanding markets to stay competitive and productive in changing agricultural conditions.
Unclear excerpt on sun exposure and disease cited
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss ancient beliefs about sun exposure and fever. Mentions Roman fever, typhoid material fever, and blame on bad workmanship or poor conditions. References Bombay and European cities with Nordic ports, but text is incomplete and largely incoherent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Bombay
Europe
Stagk- Kelm
Christiania
Copenhagen
Fragmented obituary notice with unclear details
The readable portion mentions Mrs. Susie Honuwasy of Cielmarl and a family tragedy. It references sisters and a deceased individual, with mentions of a mother, a brother, and a fiant spo, though many words are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Honuwasy
Cielmarl
Aim Rokowsay
Bee Hallsway
Anda Werd
Jefferson Davis home bought by Mrs Davis offer
The Mattie Ata Register notes the Asiseipil legislature accepts Mrs Davis’s offer to purchase Fentivolr, Jefferson Davis’s late home. The house and grounds are sold. a custodian resides on the premises and collects fees from visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Ata
Wilvises
Legislative of
Asiseipil
Fragmentary Note on Historic Figures and Powers
A garbled passage mentions St Peter and Leo XIE with vague ties to Adrian TV. It references Vine Wetman, Nicholas Liekwecheke, and someone described as a beggar who ruled as emperor Barbarossa. It claims Germans and Italians dominate, with a dubious claim of the most powerful potestale and a distorted timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter
Leo Xie
Tieinsite
Adrian TV
Wy Vine- Wetman
Nicholas Liekwecheke
Connecticut Tobacco Cultivation Revolution Report
A description of a new Connecticut tobacco farming method that uses field conservation and cost reduction. It claims farms can grow tobacco at about 250 dollars per acre and sell for roughly double the price of external-grown tobacco, suggesting higher profits from the revised cultivation approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Many School Children Are Sickly Reported
The notice summarizes health concerns amid childhood illness with references to remedies like Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and products sold by Allen & Olmsted. It mentions U.S. Fish Commission operating thirty seven hatch stations and state agencies managing stations, with a postcard offer for Lampie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unite States Fish Commission
Mother Gray
Ildren
New York
Lampie
Allen &. Olmsted
la Rey
N.Y
Retirement of Wellesley Botany Professor Ends Opening Year Roster
Miss Susan M. Hallowell, a botany professor at Wellesley College for twenty seven years, has resigned. Her retirement removes the last member of the faculty who served in the opening year of 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan M. Hallowell
Wellesley College
Firstborn health link to maternal vigor and remedies
The article argues firstborns are often the healthiest as mothers exhaust less vitality with later children. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets, citing testimonials from Mrs. Douglas and others about improved health during pregnancy. It invites chronic disease sufferers to consult Dr. Pierce by letter, promising privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Douglas
Mansonville
Brame Co
Meeket
Bea
Rachis
Merce
RV Pierce
Buffalo
Congressmen Endorse Peruna as Remedy for Catarrh
A 1899 letter from Congressman M. W. Howard of Fort Payne Alabama praises Peruna as an effective cure for catarrh and grippe. The advertisement features patient testimonials including A C Lockhart of Rochester New York detailing long illness with dyspepsia and gradual improvement after using Peruna, urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Washington
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
M. W. Howard
Howard
Fort Payne
Ala
Lockhart
Corner Cottage St
Thurston Road
Rochester
Hartman
Peruna
Perona
A. C. Lockhart
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GIAND
Sullivan
John J. Sullivan
Joan F Bove
Trinity Spenes
16. S. Goff
Wisconsin Horticulturist
Wisconsin
Ben Davis
Madison
Moen AM
Drugpists
Ladies’ Tone Journal
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Imipert
Orakire
Neubiroes EU
Wool
Davie
Yelena Wratesr
Wiislow
Kuwaand
Feruna
W. PB
Peterson
Morris
Dent
Pearson
Congressman Howard
Alabama
Pera Coneyballon
Omco
Shors
Mason Fenwicks
Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Uukes
Ous Gruy
Tab
Reid
WN. U
Salt Lake—No. I
Cevinne
Canadia
Manton
New York Life Hidg
Omaobo
Neb
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