Short Course in Agriculture Draws Local Applicants
The Short Course in Agriculture will start December 1st with 185 applications already on file. Local county entrants include Emery Bennett and Guy Potter, both of Grand Rapids. The program targets busy young farmers seeking practical winter instruction. eligibility begins at sixteen. For applications and details write to O H Otis Madison Wisconsin.
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Emery Bennett
Grand Rapids
Guy Potter
H. Otis
Madison, Wis
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall's Cure
Warns against ointments containing mercury that harm smell and the system. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. Claims no mercury and urges buyers to ensure genuineness. price 75 cents per bottle. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.J. Cheney & Co
Tae Hall
Humphreys
Milliam
John Stig
Low Rates Southwest Via The Wabash
An advertisement from Sexton Bros promotes Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package as a safe remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims widespread use and urges customers to seek the genuine product from P H Tristram Jelani Capnera and the Waban Railroad in Chicago.
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Wabash
Arkansas
Texas
Mexico
P. H. Tristram
Jelani Capnera
Waban Railroad
Adams Street
Chicago
Foley
Sexton Bros
Northwest bound excursion promises best of everything
Home seekers plan a Northwest and West tour via the North Western Line. The notice touts reduced fares and the lure of extensive comfort as it previews days of sale. Agents Chicagers North Western Railway handle details for the trip and the Laxative Fruit Syrup product is advertised with a money back guarantee.
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Homezseekers
Sovrinne
Chile
Chicagers
R’y
Sexton Bros
War story reveals a Confederate woman’s daring rescue
A Civil War veteran recounts a wartime escape aided by a woman soldier who helped him hide in a barn, later guiding him to freedom through a grain shed and thicket. The tale contrasts gender roles and laments soldiers’ brutality while crediting the woman with saving his life. The narrator, T. Anthony Whiting, emphasizes the era’s violence and the claim that women fought in war.
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Sherman
Georgia
Ike
Elim
Oly
Burt
Hera
T. Anthony Whiting
A Dering Wasp and Steady Ship Steering Observations
A fragment discussing wasp species and their behavior in honey gathering and hive predation. It notes Vespa miculata entering Italian queen bee hives and capturing queens. The passage shifts to maritime steering, describing the difficulty of maintaining a ship’s course amid wind waves and currents, with the compass needle shifting in bad weather.
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Kirkland
American Naturalist
South America
Francis Arnold Colling
In &T. Nicholan
New York Cab Drivers License Sham Exposed
Vance Thompson in Outing Magazine reveals a corrupt cab license system where the mayoral official grants licenses for 25 cents with two dishonest testimonials. Criminals from Sing Sing can obtain a license without inquiry, letting rogues prey on the public.
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New York
Marabal
Sing Sing
Janes
Aritt Allports
Regin
Vance Thompson
Outing Magazine
Involuntary Hessian Band Plays Independence Day
The Hessian band captured by Washington at Trenton is forced to perform all day in the public square during Independence Day celebrations. They reportedly practiced for three weeks to avoid excuses.
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Hessison
Continental Congress
George Washington
Trenton
Overdoing the Exercise and a Morning Breakfast Bargain
A playful dialogue contrasts Dao Mach and Fornet about daily business and a breakfast steak recalled with affection. A separate Cheery scene shows a pistol threat as a robber demands surrender while the victim resists, noting a string of hold ups since leaving the lodge.
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Dao Mach
Fornet
Torbert
Chicaro Tribune
Circummances on Amin and Cob Pipe Greeetness
A quirky note states Amin seldom discusses the greeetness of a cob pipe when funds cover cigars. The text adds that coal dust mixed with salt and water forms useful lumps for bank uy fires at night.
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Amin
Toseks
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Eis
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R. Connor Co., Stratfrad
Bwrth
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North Side
Louis Baumann
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Everett, Steck
Behr Bros
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