Clothespins From Maine and the Argo Salmon Quest
A clipping notes clothespin production in Bryant's Point Maine where Lewis Mann built a mill from $100 to become the area's largest maker. It also mentions Argo Red Salmon processed entirely by machine, advertised by the Alaska Packers Association, with a humorous exchange about engagement.
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Alaska Packers’ Association
Rich
Maine
Bryant's Point
Lewis Mann
Tony
Chicago Journal
Allcock's Plasters Proclaimed Genuine Through Generations
Proof of Merit extols the plaster for cures and relief with sixty years of testimonials from users. It asserts Allcock's as the original genuine plaster and warns against substitutes and counterfeits.
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Allcock
No Trouble To His Memory Found In Old Letters
A widow recalls a strange exchange as a friend asks about erecting a memory payment. The tale centers on a note of memory tied to a deceased husband, a pocketful of letters, and the meaning of remembrance.
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Ore
Myer
Ron Vivant
Lent Favorite Argo Red Salmon Delights All Tastes
During Lent there is nothing more delicious than Argo Red Salmon. It pleases the eye and the palate with its versatile preparations. A sleeping car company could boost profits by hanging passengers on pegs, yet they would still sleep well.
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Lydia Fr. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rs. Augustus Lyon
East Earl
A Most Valuable Agent for Cough and Breath
A discussion on glycerine used in Dr. Pierce medicines enhances various extracts and tonics. It is praised as a demulcent nutritive antiseptic and antiferment aiding Black Cherry bark Bloodroot Golden Seal Stone root and Queen's root in chronic coughs throat and lung conditions. It is claimed to aid digestion and strength especially with loss of appetite and ailing stomach.
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Pierce
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Bened
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Giy
The Benefits Of Travel
The piece extols travel as broadening a man and teaching respect, with insights from daily work life. It claims travel reveals national resources, expands the brain, and even improves puzzle solving and general courtesy toward those in uniform.
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Chicago Post
Twice Told Testimony on Deans Kidney Pills
Mrs Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean Ave Jersey City New Jersey praises Deans Kidney Pills saying they cured heavy backaches swollen feet puffed eyes dizziness and irregular kidney action She reports improved health and confidence in continued use Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bicycles Versus Automobiles In City Life
A Cleveland Leader comparison notes bicycles demand physical effort and special clothing, face rough streets and driver disdain, while automobiles offer speed, comfort, weather protection, and independence from railroads for short trips. It calls automobiles more social and versatile overall.
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Cleveland
Lesson on mutton joints ends with a groom’s shilling joke
A cookery teacher quizzes children on mutton joints neck shoulder leg and loin. She asks for another joint and Mary answers with a groom’s fare pun, “a shilling each way.” The line delivers a light moral through the joke in Cassell’s Saturday Journal.
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Mary
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Woman credits Postum with improved health after coffee
A patient narrator recalls long suffering from spinal irritation and nervous trouble linked to coffee. She describes trying Postum at a friend's house, then switching permanently, noting better health, appetite, sleep, and daily activities, and explains proper preparation to others who found coffee disagreeable.
Trade Review Notes Steady Spring Demand and Steel Delays
R G Dun and Co reports spring dry goods and millinery trade remains active with many rural buyers placing large orders at major centers. Iron and steel markets show steadiness though pig iron producers face concessions and mills lag on finished shapes. foreign orders exist but market is oversold with deliveries behind schedule as production cannot keep up.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Grain and dairy prices hold firm across New York and Philadelphia
Baltimore markets show steady and unchanged quotings in flour butter eggs and cheese amid mixed grain tones. New York reports firm wheat and corn with rallies in oats and butter while option activity and foreign-borne futures add cautious optimism. Philadelphia confirms steady prices across wheat corn oats butter eggs and cheese with regional variations.
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Baltimore
New York
Duluth
Philadelphia
Markets Report on Beef Calves Sheep and Cattle Prices
New York beef steady with fair demand at 7 to 9 cents per pound for dressed beef and veals 8 to 14. Calves steady with city dressed at 8 to 14 cents. Sheep and lambs dull with prices easing. Chicago cattle steady with steers 4.00 to 7.00, cows 4.75 to 8.25, heifers 2.75 to 7.00, calves 2.75 to 7.50, stockers 2.75 to 4.85. Sheep 5.00 to 6.00, lambs 6.00 to 7.50.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York and Western
Chicago
Worth Remembering From Historic Shipping and Demographic Notes
Average 51 ships clear the Port of New York daily. NYC marriages total 1 268 daily. Nettie Metcalf of Warren Ohio stands alone as the originator of a chicken breed. Alps deaths last year exceed 75 with at least 200 killed or injured. Siberian agricultural schools expand. steam plows and reapers are in use. Senator Richardson of Delaware heads a major U S canning business. British Chamber of Commerce Paris seeks changes to France bill on foreign coupants.
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New York
New York City
Nettie Metcalf
Warren, C
America
Alps
Siberia
Richardson
Delaware
United States
British Chamber of Commerce
Paris
France
Street wey transfers punishable by fine or imprisonment
A poorly legible note states penalties for street transfers, warning of a fine not exceeding 50 dollars or up to thirty days in jail. The fragment suggests municipal or legal language but lacks clear context, dates, or involved parties.
Ash Pits in Denver Homes and Catarrh Cures Across Ads
A mixed OCR slice lists remedies for catarrh and mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure as a marketed tonic. It also notes Dr Kline's nerve remedy and various patent medicines. The piece shifts to Denver ash pits required by city ordinance, detailing design and function to control hot lignite ashes.
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Denver
Kansas City Times
The Major's Hoots Boots Sold for 35 Cents
Major Green orders his boots soling and the servant James pays 35 cents at the bureau. The corporal who bought the boots offers half a dollar if pay-day were nearer, highlighting a wartime value contrast.
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Green
James
Postum Cereal Contest Offers Gold Prizes for Letters
Large coffee substitute promotion invites truthful letters about coffee to Postum. 325 readers win cash and gold prizes from 1 to 10 dollars with judges from outside the company. Contest closes June 1 1907 with examinations and fair decisions.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Unclear historic remedy note
Fragmentary text describes a nature based remedy for liver issues, constipation, headache, and indigestion. It mentions tea preparation and possible uses for an inactive or disorderly liver. The exact product name and context are not fully readable.
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