Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised
Letters from Camden and Gardiner praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches backache and fatigue as well as curing a female disease and avoiding surgery. The testimonials urge others with illnesses such as inflammation ulceration irregularities and nervous prostration to try the remedy at a small cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
Camden
N. J
Gardiner
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ealing
Master Somethings: Fake European Paintings Debated
The article notes European artists producing aging copies on old canvases with varnish, cryptic techniques, and deliberate flaws to resemble genuine masterworks. It cites Rembrandt’s Sobieski portrait supposedly copying, not original, with museums allegedly displaying the fakes. It references Cleveland Moffett and newspaper mentions in Success and Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
India
Rembrandt
Sobieski
Louvre
Russia
Cleveland Moffett
Origin of Grape-Nuts Food Story of a Brain Builder
A brain worker, unable to sustain his plans due to weak strength, developed Grape-Nuts by studying foods that nourish brain and nerves. The cereal is described as a non stimulant renewer of daily brain and nerve waste, fully cooked at the factory and instantly served. The Post signature appears on genuine packages along with The Road to Wellville reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sbooxen
C. W. Post
Wellville
Farm and Garden Notes on Cattle and Crops
The article discusses dairy care from milking to butter quality, cow management, and feeding. It covers successful butter methods, proper cow housing, brushing, and the impact of root crops on milk, plus breed selection and calving practices. It also explores sheep and wool economics, arguing that combining wool and mutton yields safer, higher profits and diversification benefits for shepherds.
Kidney Disease Warns of Quick Deterioration
A Hamilton Ohio woman cites chronic backache head pain and dizziness as kidney disease symptoms. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with prompt relief and lasting cure, urging readers to remember the Dean’s name and buy at 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Riley
Walnnut St
Hamilton
Ohio
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dairy Hints From a Winter Stock Care Note
Practical farm tips urge continued cow care after winter. Maintain drinkable water, good clover hay, and soft feed. Use warm bran mash and optional vegetables to boost milk flow, with cabbage and turnips fed at noon to avoid milky taste.
Value of orchards and farm land in Indiana
Indiana Farmer notes fixed values for good orchards with profits from 3200 to 1000 per acre and recounts a ten percent net on 25 acres yielding over 4000 this season. A father’s land sold forty years ago at 135 per acre, recently at 60, illustrating land value shifts. The piece also answers soybean and cow pea questions: best soil is sandy loam on good corn land, sow in June with 1 peck per acre drilled or 1 bushel broadcast, can be fed as dry seed if cut in bloom, seeds from seed stores at 2 to 3 dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
L. C Reynolds
Drovers’ Journal
American Agriculturist
Nonesuch
Baldwins
George Scott
College Man Farmer in Secretary Wilson’s Selection
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture is doubtful about college pedigree for hiring expert researchers. He seeks a man who has advanced further in a single line of inquiry and can clearly present findings to others, regardless of university credentials. Wilson himself learned much on a Tama county Iowa farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Tama County
Iowa
Indian Reservations Open For Free Farm Registration
Registration opens July 15 to August 5 2009 for 160 acre farms on the Flathead Coeur d Alene and Spokane reservations. Applicants may register for a 10 acre tract on each reservation, three chances to win. Prizes cost 1.25 to 7 per acre. Rail and bus fares listed from Chicago to Missoula Kallspell Coeur d Alene and Spokane with dates and agent contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead Reservation
Missoula
Mont
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Cirtcaco
Minway- Kee
F A. Miller
Chicago
Old London Cookshop and Medieval Tavern Lore
A fragment describes a riverbank cookshop in medieval London praised by Fitzstephen for its ready meat dishes and fish. It catered day and night, serving travelers, soldiers, and visitors with roast goose, fowl, and exotic fare like the gadwit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fitzstephen
Africa
Ionia
Painkiller and Teething Syrup Narrative Snippet
A fragment from a 19th century humor piece mentions Perry Davis Painkiller as a cold remedy and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, then recounts a Marquis Massa anecdote about Thiers acting as a prompter during a theatrical performance at a mutual friend’s house. The humor centers on mistaken intentions and elderly relatives in a family scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiers
Massa
Atmospocras Displacement Makes Odd Exchange
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune a beautiful maiden declines marriage to Mr. Larson due to weight, joking that she values him but cannot marry a man who weighs 287 pounds. He retorts with bitter wit, noting she admires him for having a lot to think about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Larsun
Mies
Jipes
Chicago Tribune
Took Issue On Women In Church Text
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a back and forth about a lecturer addressing women and the text Let your women keep silence in the churches. The dialogue riffs on diplomacy and rumors that Gringo may seek the ministry or aim for a consulship first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gringo
Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot-Ease cures burning feet for Mrs Walker
A Camden New Jersey reader praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing burning and itching feet after trying the remedy. The ad urges purchase from druggists at 25 cents. Separately, mention notes a London cold storage firm holding $750,000 in fur stocks and that forty one claimants seek the Dutch throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Cuticura Remedies Touted By Missionary Wife
A letter from Mrs. J. A. Darling of Carthage Ohio describes how Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared a dandruff encrusted scalp and treated baby's milk crust during years in the Southwest. She credits the remedies with perfect cures and notes usage for scalp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
J. A. Darling
Fifth St. Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
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Detroit Free Press
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EL M
France
Perry Davis
Mortimer
Wsullion
Ciriltitzu
Cold Storage Company of
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Pius
Munion
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Paxtine
Paxton Toilet CO
MAGS
Haarlem
Holland Medicine CO
Scranton
S.O.N.U
Iisstow Honus Triests
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
U.S
Grand Trunk
Atlantic City
MN. J
Mass
Montreal
Que
Portland
Quebec
Toronto
Ont
New York
Canada
New England
New Jersey
W. S. Cookson
Fi. G.P. A
Adament
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