Moose Hunting Tales From Bitter Root Meadow Chase
An account by G P Putnam depicts a strenuous moose hunt in the Bitter Root region. The narrator joins trapper Hank Grit to stalk a young bull moose through marsh and spruce, then later winter high mountains, describing sign, terrain, and a dramatic shot that ends with the animal dying on the bank.
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Hank Grithe
Beaver
Sanrise
Idaho
Montana
Thunber Line
Ginden
Eoon
Htavast Snutk
Jdia
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonial
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo as makers and Walpine Kinyan & Marvin as endorsers. The text claims internal blood and mucous effect and promotes sales through druggists.
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Hall
F.j.canvey &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinyan & Marvin
Decrepit Pedestrian Scene Sparks Accompanying Protest
A Philadelphia Ledger quote shows a new thinker praising a vehicle ready to run over a frail pedestrian. The exchange includes a chauffeur’s remark about feeling at ease when a decrepit pedestrian is run down. The fragment reflects provocative, violent sentiment in a historical text.
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Phiadelphia Ledger
Restorative Claims Aid Stomach Heart and Kidney Ailments
An ad argues weak stomach nerves cause stomach and heart kidney problems and that Dr Shoop’s Restorative targets these inside nerves. It suggests a 48 hour test to show progress, noting it won’t cure instantly but will indicate help, with Sexton Bros selling the product.
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Sexton Bros
Discovery of permanent pictures on metal plates by Niepce
The camera obscura enabled Nicéphore Niépce to pioneer permanent images on metal plates in 1814, marking a turning point in the history of photography.
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M. Niepce
How to Get Strong From Electric Bitters Story
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago touts Electric Bitters as a tonic and strengthener. He cites his elderly feeble mother who gained flesh, slept better, and grew stronger, praising the remedy for stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at Sexton Bros drug store.
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P. J. Daly
W. Congress St
Chicago
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Sure-enough Knocker and Remedies Ad In Reidsville
Local ads tout Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ulcers and wounds with a testimonial from J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina. Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy praised for soothing coughs and bronchial irritation. Preventics candy cold tabs advertised for quick, safe relief. Sexton Bros. pharmacy markets all items.
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J.C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Bucklen
Sexton Bros
Neverta
Dr. Shoop
Shoop’s
Health Coffee and Alphabet Oddities Lead Page
An ad touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a quick healthy substitute made from toasted cereals nuts and grains claiming it can imitate coffee without health risks. The page also features a quirky line about the Abyreinian language claiming 308 distinct characters and a flirtatious exchange between characters Freddy and Ethel.
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Dr. Shoop
Rose Bros
Ihe
New England Heroines Miss Petticoats on Stage
Agatha Renier, called Miss Petticoats, is traced from a Puritan French background in New England to a celebrated heroines on stage. The two Boston journalists under Dwight Tilton created the novel and the play, produced in Boston to acclaim. A large cast will present Miss Petticoats at the Opera House on Nov 5, 1908 for one night only.
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New England
Meuch
Agatha Renier
Old Bay
New Bedford
Agatha
Capt. Stewart
Miss Petticoats
Boston
Opera House
Double Plowing for Quack Grass Control on Farm Fields
Forest Henry argues for aggressive soil preparation to eradicate quack grass. He advises plowing a weeded area early in September or earlier while moist, then a second pass before freeze, noting European practice of three plowings for barley. A gang plow can cover twenty acres in a day, making double plowing a practical, echoing method.
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Europe
Forest Henry
New Train Service To Huron Aberdeen And Oakes
Pullman sleeping cars run daily on the Chicago and North Western Railway between Omaha Sioux City and Aberdeen. Daily Omaha to Huron Aberdeen and Oakes with direct connections to North Dakota northern Minnesota and the Canadian northwest. Inquiries through any Chicago and North Western agent. Also advertised goods: talking machines records jewelry and repairs. Pink Pain Tablets claim quick headache relief.
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Pullmac
Chicago & North Western Ry
Omaha
Sioux City
Aberdeen
Huron
Oakes
North Dakota
Minnesota
Canadian Northwest
Cattle Buyer Advertises Marshfield Sale Options
F J Deckert announces purchase of cattle of all kinds for shipment from Marshfield stations. Offers contact at 109 West East Avenue and phone 76. Also Marshfield Fuel Co advertises orders at 110 South Maple Street, phone 132.
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West Ast
F. J. Deckert
Woop Ann Coan
South Maple Street
Marshfield Fuel Co
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Theodore Roosevelt
G. P. Putnam
Ant
G. Jo
Bona
New York
London
Hay Dee
Etuad
Menow
Boon
Perc
Allen
Joan That Martlen
Canada
Australia
Fiji Islands
Ethel
Freddy London Opinion
F. L. Zweck
E. M. Rowan
BROS
Vedder
Vedder, Cittall
Marshfield Real Estate Exchange Co
Tuinham & Ebbe
Marshfield, Wood Co
Wis
Ramba’ Furniture
Geo. H. Welton
Deming Building
Iron Works
Lang & Scharmann
South Dopat Street
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