WORN TO A SKELETON A Restoration That Caused Sensation
A Pennsylvania resident reveals dramatic health changes after using Deans Downey Mills. He describes relief from fatigue thirst and kidney sugar after years of weight loss and illness. The testimonial cites a return to health and weight with the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Charlie
M. Preston
Elk
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Iow
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Striking Case Of Heredity In Shaw Style
A New York Tribune quote mocks overreliance on scientific claims. George Bernard Shaw notes scientists are held in high honor by some and believed without evidence. The anecdote about a pianist granddaughter illustrates that hereditary humor often defies scientific credulity.
His Presence Of Mind At The Summer Resort
In a Chicago Tribune item, Harold teases Nellie at a summer resort. He persuades her to sit in the shade, then stealthily erases his initials and those of his last summer’s girl from a noble old beach tree with a knife.
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Harold
Nellie
Chicago Tribune
Rapid Growth and Lamb Exchange in Ally Sloper Cartoon
Dialogue from Ally Sloper's Half-Holiday features Mrs Jones praising a lamb as the largest and toughest she has seen while Mr Suet scolds a loitering boy. The exchange mocks market hype and warns of prompt delivery as desired.
Mistook The Sound In Early Chicago Neared Incident
A reader recalls a night when a burglar alarm was not sent and a loud disturbance was heard. The resident remained unfazed, initially mistaking the racket for a spouse returning home, describing the event with wry humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Knew His Book Reflects on Medical Consultation
In a Chicago News account a chief examiner asks when a second physician should be called for a patient. A medical student replies he would call in another doctor when he fears the patient might die under his care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Plainest cook sought by couple at agency
In a brief exchange at an employment agency, Mr. Gayman and his wife arrive to hire a cook. Mrs. Gayman insists on a plain cook, prompting the agent to offer the plainest candidate available. The dialogue captures a humorous contrast between desire for simplicity and formal recruitment.
Unmentionable Phrase Sparks City Paper Banter
A brief quoted exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger captures a witty interaction about what to call men who drive automobiles. The anonymous speaker deflects the label, while the other replies he cannot utter it, highlighting period humor and social niceties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Coffee Break Ends Calamities of a Tooth and Stomach
A suffering woman recounts lifelong agony from bilious colic and dyspepsia linked to coffee. After eight years of attacks and years of sick head and catarrh, she quit coffee and found relief by switching to food coffee drinks, noting her stomach troubles began to fade as she stopped the coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Asany
Hogs Suffering From Damp Stalls and Overfeeding
The New York Witness notes stiff hogs are caused by damp beds and overfeeding, often leading to constipation. Remedies include letting hogs run, keeping pens dry, and giving 1 teaspoonful of a saltpetre and sulphur mixture to hogs around 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Witness
Ducks as a Profitable Farm Venture Requires Care
The article argues that raising ducks for profit demands experience and hard work. It warns against assuming that buying ducks and a house guarantees returns and stresses attention to every farming detail, alongside careful table preparation for ration mixing.
Jewel of a Farm Horse Said in New York Witness Opinion
Farmers seek a horse that is a good roadster and capable worker on the farm. The New York Witness calls such an animal a jewel and urges holding onto it, advising breeding if a mare, as offspring are likely to be of above average value provided the sire is sound.
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New York Witness
How to propagate currant cuttings for winter planting
The New York Witness advises gardeners to take six to eight inch cuttings from new wood as leaves fade and plant immediately in rich moist loam, pressing soil firmly around the base. In fall shield the bed with mulch to guard against frost while young plants one to two years old are ready for field planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Witnes
Crop nutrient removal by grain and whole crop
A thirty bushel wheat crop removes 48 lb nitrogen 9 lb potash 20 lb phosphoric acid from soil. Grain only takes 33 lb nitrogen 9 lb potash 14 lb phosphoric acid. Sixty bushels of corn removes 56 lb nitrogen 13 lb potash 20 lb phosphoric acid. The piece condemns robbing land and calls out farmers who exploit soil.
Catnip as a Honey Plant in Brookville Ind
C A Ludwig of Brookville Indiana notes catnip as a valuable honey plant. He writes that catnip blooms around July first and lasts through summer with bees visiting from morning to night. Honey reportedly greenish and rank early, but flavor and color improve as bloom continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Ludwig
Brookville, Ind
Ducks on the Farm Profit in Small Duck Raising
A Farm Star correspondent urges farmers to raise ducks as a profitable small-scale venture. They warn against heavy grain feeding and endorse soft foods, grasses, vegetables, and animal products for rapid growth. Proper balanced rations include corn meal, wheat, beef scraps, and grit. avoid sloppy mixes and use warm water when needed.
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Farm Star
Effective Trap Nest For Poultry Rearing
A simple trap nest design from Orange Judd Farmer describes a nest with compartments thirteen inches wide fifteen inches high and thirty inches deep and a twelve inch square three inch deep nest box. Multiple units can be built side by side with identical setup. The front doorway measures ten by twelve inches and hinges on a corner with a screw. the door opens when set and closes otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Hen House Trap Door Mechanism Described
A U shaped nest uses hinged trapdoors and a weighted balance to drop a door when a hen steps on the front edge. A cord and wire linked to a screw eye control the mechanism enabling reset by opening the top trap door.
Farm chat argues against overwork and pure effort
A rural columnist criticizes the push for relentless hard labor on farms, arguing management quality and efficient methods matter more than sheer hours. The piece warns against drifting from productive paths and stresses using brains over brawn to reach profitable outcomes.
Commercial column signals brighter trade outlook and strong grain exports
R G Dun & Co reports no slowdown in commercial progress with a brighter outlook as crop and trade activity rise. Wholesale business improves, manufacturing remains satisfactory, textiles show irregularities, and cotton and woolen goods await clearer market trends. Bradstreet cites US and Canada wheat exports at 5,081,999 bushels and corn at 361,461 for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
Bradstreet’s
United States
Canada
Wholesale grain and farm item prices in Baltimore and New York
Baltimore and New York markets report steady to firm conditions across grains and provisions. Wheat No. 2 red and No. 2 hard winter hold firm on spot and futures with varied July through December terms, corn steady with several bid levels, oats and rye show moderate firmness, butter eggs and cheese largely unchanged, sugar steady, flour receipts and exports given, cottonseed oil firm, potatoes steady with sweets weaker in the South.
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Baltimore
Ilour
New York
Duluth
New York beef and calf prices amid varied livestock quotes
Dressed beef steadies at 7 to 10 3/4 cents per pound in New York with calves strong to 9.50, grassers and buttermills 3.75 to 4.25, city dressed veals 9.12, country 64 to 12c. Sheep and lambs show mixed moves, hogs quoted 6.90 to 7.00. Chicago cattle market dull but steady. steers 3.75 to 6.75, cows 2.85 to 4.75, calves 3.00 to 7.50, stockers 2.60 to 4.35. sheep firm with lambs weak.
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New York
Reeves
Chicago
Cattli
Worth Remembering Highlights Global Facts
A miscellany of notes cites 77 British dialects and global reach of English rule. It lists commodity prices and outputs including coconuts in Guba, Rhodesia gold January value, and Namaqualand kaolin. It mentions a Socrates bust in Rome and German mobilization in the Franco German War.
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Great Britain
Globe
Guba
Rhodesia
Namaqualand
Socrates
Capitoline Museum
Rome
Henry George
Germany
Hongkong
Child Sues Mother Over Custody in New York Case
Henry Russel Drowne Jr., 9, sues his mother in the Supreme Court alleging she is unfit as custodian and has used fraud and deception. He claims she broke up their home on April 20 while his father served on a jury, removed furniture and valuables, and abandoned him, forcing him to accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Russel Drowne, Jr
Supreme Court
Robbery at Sea Cliff Freight House Sparks Boat Escape
Joseph Canning witnessed two men enter the freight house at Sea Cliff steamboat landing early Sunday. He regrouped with two friends. the trio returned as the two robbers fled by motor-boat with five men present. A case of candy and several beers were missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Canning
Sea Cliff
S. 1
Boy in River Rescued After Job Loss
Henry Newburger a 16 year old filing clerk employed by A L Silverstein was discharged Saturday. Discouraged by losing his job he tried to end his life by jumping into the North River at Forty second Street. Captain John Cameron of the steamship Monmouth jumped in and saved him.
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Henry Newburger
Forty-second Street
John Cameron
Monmouth
Newburger
A. L. Silverstein
Bomb attempt at bank office targets Joseph Tamburro
An explosion attempt occurred at Joseph Tamburro's bank office after a morning incident. Policeman Wilkinson extinguished a burning device described as gas pipe with a long fuse. Tamburro had received threats from "Black Hand" demanding $400 in the past month.
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Joseph Tamburro
Wilkinson
Tamburro
Gems Held Up Over Undervalued Import at Port
A consignment of diamonds and other precious stones valued at $70,000 is held by customs at the port. The stones are consigned to Edward Van Dam. Assistant examiner C. A. Treadwell reported to Appraiser Edward S. Fowler that the imports are heavily undervalued.
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Edward van Dam
C. A. Treadwell
Edward S. Fowler
Gardiner Attacks Judge McMahon in Affidavit
Asa Bird Gardiner former district attorney removed by Governor Roosevelt submits an affidavit in General Sessions casting aspersions on a judicial act by late Judge Martin T. McMahon. Assistant Corporation Counsel Kelly denounces him and Judge Rosalsky censures the behavior. Kelly even suggests Gardiner be thrown bodily out of the courtroom.
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Asa Bird Gardiner
Roosevelt
Martin T. McMahon
Kelly
Rosalsky
New York Plans High School To Train Wives
Officials of the Board of Education consider a plan to establish a technical high school in New York within a year. The curriculum would teach how to nurse a sick husband attend to a baby’s needs and manage household expenses as frugally as possible.
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New York
Board of Education
Surgeons Report Rare Spine Crumbling Case at Fordham
John P. Miller came to Fordham Hospital after noticing an inability to bend forward while he could bend backward until his head touched his heels. Surgeons diagnosed rapidly crumbling bones in his spine, a condition never before seen by the hospital.
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Fordham Hospital
John P. Miller
Miller
Missionary Board Welcomes City Schools Chief as Member
The Simplified Spelling Board gains a notable convert in William H. Maxwell, City Superintendent of Schools, who joined the board after adopting reform several weeks ago. His election is seen as a significant event by the board.
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William H. Maxwell
The Black Hand Again in Westchester Attempted Killing
The Black Hand tried to kill Mount Kisco contractor Michael Griffin by firing three shots through a dining room window as he sat with his family. The assailants, former workers for Griffin, were arrested after the incident.
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Black Hand
Westchester County
Michael Griffin
Mount Kisco
Griffin
Strike Ordered By Bricklayers Union in New York
The executive committee of the Bricklayers' Unions of Greater New York ordered a general strike of all union bricklayers on New York Central Railroad projects due to the hiring of non union men. Affected contracts include Grand Central Station Cathedral Heights One Hundred and Fiftieth Street and German Place and several smaller contracts.
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Bricklayers’ Unions
Greater New York
New York Central Railroad
Upper
Bronx
Grand Central Station
Cathedral Heights
One Hundred and
Fiftieth Street
German Place
Retraction tops suit against Senator McCarran
Mrs. Mary A. Dixon, who had sued Senator Pat rick H. McCarran for 200 900 in damages, shifted strategy and retracted all accusations against the Senator. The Union Pacific affair from nine years ago involved a Harriman group payment of 55 000 000, and Wednesday the 2 000 000 shares of en stock were worth [readability fragment].
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Mary A. Dixon
Patrick H. McCarran
Union Pacific
Harriman
Wednrsday
En Stock
Nione
North Dakota Adopts Label Led Plan To Halt Adulteration
North Dakota enacts a law to curb fraud in paints by requiring genuine white lead and linseed oil to bear correct labeling. Only pure products can carry the label pure white lead, while adulterated mixtures may be sold with no deception if buyers choose knowingly. The piece argues extending this labeling principle to foods beverages and other goods would protect consumers while preserving buyer choice.
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North Dakota
Beggar and Mister Quote From Philadelphia Ledger
A beggar pleads of hunger and sickness. the Mister offers sympathy and asks if any food remains. The exchange ends with a quip about only having health food, reflecting humorous urban hardship tone.
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Goodman
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ruggles and the Fountain Pen Bet
A Chicago Tribune quotation describes a man asking Ruggles to demonstrate a fountain pen. Ruggles confirms it works, but the speaker admits he has already lost the bet and does not need the demonstration.
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Ruggles
Chicago Tribune
Sure of That Weathered Family Quip Echoes Ledger Style
A brief quotation from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a mother urging restraint on affection toward a young man, with Mabel replying that she cannot say how often the kiss has occurred. The exchange preserves a bygone newspaper mood and local voice.
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Mabel
Philadelphia Ledger
A Very Bad Habit Said By A Proud Boaster
A brief Louisville Courier Journal quip notes a man who boasts he has no bad habits. The exchange frames vanity as the sole vice, illustrating tongue in cheek humor about self praise.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Giles-Green Tears Ten Dollar Bill In Bold Attempt
Chicago News reports Giles-Green tried to break a ten dollar bill last night. Miles asks if he succeeded and Giles replies the note was too elastic but he did manage to tear it.
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Giles—Green
Miles
Giles
Chicago News
Nothing But Boils and Odd Observations From a Penny Press
A collage of antiquated quips and ad copy notes health claims and household tips. Mentions coal tar dye workers life expectancy and mortality, ant diets and liver bait, St Vitus dance cures, and a Teething syrup advertisement. Names an address for Dr Kline and Mrs Winslow.
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA PATIENT PRAISES CUTICURA REMEDIES
A patient from Liscomb Iowa describes a severe eczema outbreak covering the chest neck face arms and legs. After using Cuticura Remedies the eruptions ceased years ago and the writer expresses strong faith in the product.
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Lmma E. Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
A Healthy Old Age the Best Part of Life
A Providence granted each person at least seventy years to fulfill their life mission and premature death is usually self caused.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Louis- Wille Courier-Journal
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Cutiura
Gre Randoah Je
Hoone Cees Rts
Audriss Klin
KLIN
Mary Koehne
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary L. Koehne
Garfield Avenue
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W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W. Tl. Douglas
King Howse
Tis Country
Catatog
PRI
Brockton
W.L. Douglas
Dept
Mase
TORCO
Indiana Ave
Washington
Cater Log & Wise
Lorheed Cn
Smexé Thompson
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