Scraps of Factoids From Various Lands
A collection notes diverse trivia on birds, sugar from sap, Antwerp sugar refining history, biblical giants, silk-worm cocoons, Secretary Root's library, urban population growth in Germany, kangaroo skin imports, straw plaiting decline near Fribourg, shoe industry in Russia, a major Russian stock company, Missouri wage equality law with fines, and related labor issues.
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Antwerp
Saul
Israel
Root
German Empire
Australia
United States
Fribourg
Switzerland
Warsaw
Russia
Missouri
Veteran Sailor's Treatment Regains Health with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Uriah S. Andrick, a Civil War veteran from Effingham Illinois aged 67, recounts severe kidney disease and Bright's Disease symptoms. After months of pain and weight loss he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring weight and sleep. His wife also reports relief from chronic pains and now advocates the remedy to friends.
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Effingham
Ill
Uriah S. Andrick
Andrick
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Cornwell
Side grafting method for peaches and other fruit trees
An editor describes a side grafting technique for peach trees and other fruit trees. The stock is cut above the graft with a side incision and a wedge shaped scion is inserted, then tied and waxed. The method works on various diameters and allows growth without frequent failure.
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National Stockman
Iowa farmer's idea on roads and taxation
H. H. Fitch argues for road improvement without debt, urging state and local action. He favors soil-based roadbeds with proper drainage and an appointed nonfarmer road supervisor under township trustees, with taxes payable in money and broader county contracting.
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Iowa
Illinois
Sittes
County Board of Supervisors
H. H. Fitch
Prairie Farmer
Preparing for drought profits from preparedness in dairying
A speaker compares two 100 acre dairy farms during a drought. The prepared farmer with 14 cows averages 6,007 pounds per cow for seven months and earns 49 dollars per cow, while the unprepared man averages 2,032 pounds and 18 dollars per cow. The drought-disadvantaged farm yields 441 dollars versus 162 dollars for the nine cows, a 280 dollar gap. Regular milking is emphasized for milk production.
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Ontario
W. C. Bright
Wis
Smoothing Harrow: A Homemade Land Leveling Implement
A homemade smoothing harrow uses a log split in two with ends attached to create a leveling tool. The description emphasizes its unique effectiveness for smoothing uneven ground and restoring even surfaces.
Renting Versus Hiring Out and Smoothing Harrow Use
Excerpt discusses smoothing harrow implements using a six foot wire with log orientation. It notes advantages of hiring over renting, suggesting landlords benefit from hiring good tenants to keep farms productive and improve living conditions for workers and their families.
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K. Dickenson
Plant a Plot of Cow Beets Says Midland Farmer
The Midland Farmer urges farmers without silo to plant cow beets, noting 12 to 15 tons per acre on good land. Roots store well in cellars and frost proof basements and provide winter feed for cattle and hogs. It claims brood sows can be wintered cheaply and calves thrived on minimal grain.
Error of Judgment over Wedding Fee in Possum Trade
A justice of the peace in Atlanta accepted a large possum as a wedding fee from a colored citizen. The groom later asked about the marriage, and the judge quipped the possum would have been better eaten. The remark reflects a colonial-era social vignette from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Justice of the Peace
Jim
Atlanta Constitution
Secretary of the Navy push for more battleships approved
Congress favorably considered Secretary of the Navy recommendations and authorized construction of several powerful warships. The plea for port protection frames the action as essential defense beyond fortifications. Hostetters Stomach Bitters marketed as remedy for digestive disorders including dyspepsia constipation biliousness rheumatism and nervousness with a call to try it.
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Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Hostetter
Stolen purse repaid in small sums years later
A man, whose £25 purse was stolen, later received a note claiming remorse and partial repayment. Months after, £5 was sent with a promise to send more, described in the Tit-Bits anecdote about gratitude for small mercies.
Grain-O new grain drink as coffee substitute ad
Ask your grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it Grain-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but it is made from pure grains and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress the price of coffee 15c and 25cts per package Sold by all grocers.
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Java
Nurse Wanted and Personal Inquiry Ad
An old classified ad seeks a competent and well mannered nurse. It includes a personal inquiry from a young mother asking whether the baby resembles her or the father, mentioning a Mr. Jenkins as a handsome man. The note ends with a mobile register line.
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Mr. Jenkins
Free Sample Allen's Foot-Ease Offered by Mail
An advertisement invites readers to write Allen 8 Olmsted Leroy N to receive a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and to ease tight shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
Talk about family living on two fifty a week
A Chicago Record-Herald dialogue questions the feasibility of supporting a family on 2.50 weekly. She doubts the claim but supports a sibling bond with Arthur, expressing cautious optimism about frugal living.
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Arthur
Chicago Record-Herald
Raino Grain-O Coffee Substitute Debuts in Stores
A new grain based drink called Raino Grain-O is marketed as a coffee substitute in grocery stores. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and even benefits children, selling at 15 and 25 cents per package.
Costumes critiqued by society reporter in Baltimore paper
A Baltimore American society column notes the challenge for reporters to describe costumes so every woman feels uniquely best dressed at social events. The reporter quips that descriptions are easy, but making each attendee feel special is the true test.
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Baltimore American
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Cure Promise
Public notices a claim that Kemp's Balsam stops coughing at once with free sample bottles offered by druggists. Small and large bottle prices listed, urging immediate use. The page also features a Town Topics joke about an uninteresting girl who never does anything to criticize.
Lane's Family Medicine Advertisement
An old Boston Transcript snippet promotes Lane's Family Medicine as daily bowel regulation essential for health, claiming gentle action on the liver and kidneys and cure for sick headaches. The ad lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and includes a quoted personal vignette about Nettie and marriage.
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Lane
Cure and Prevent Pneumonia With Hoxsie's Cure
An advertisement for Hoxsie's Croup Cure offered at 50 cents promising cure and prevention of pneumonia. The ad features a boastful slogan attributed to the Chicago Daily News and targets busy men seeking health remedies.
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Hoxsie
A Strange Combat Among Caterpillar and Ants
A traveler in South Africa recalls a peculiar battle where a caterpillar is harried by hundreds of ants. The insects repeatedly bite, fearlessly attack, and finally coordinate to saw the grass stalk, topple it, and slaughter the caterpillar.
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South Africa
Deafness cured only by constitutional remedies warns ad
An old medical notice claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers a $100 reward for catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and notes the product is sold by Druggists. also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a unrelated honeymoon quote from the Boston Gazette.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Druggista
Souvenir Map Issued for United Society Meet in Cincinnati
The date July 66 marks the annual meeting of the United Society of Christian Endeavor in Cincinnati Ohio. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway released a souvenir map and guide to Cincinnati showing churches suburbs resorts railroads and streetcar lines. Obtainable from B and O S W agents or O P McCarty G P A Cincinnati.
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United Society of Christian Endeavor
Cincinnati
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Queen City
O. P. McCarty
Sleeper Car Service and Low Fares Advertised in 1900s Railways
A dated rail advert describes a Tuesday night tourist sleeping car from Kansas City via Missouri Kansas Texas line to San Francisco with stops at St. Louis and Los Angeles, offering a sleeper rate of 5 dollars and a Tuesday fare of 25 dollars in March and April. It promotes resort booklets and includes miscellaneous quotes from papers and ads about cures and sayings.
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Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & ‘Texas Railway
San Francisco
St. Worth
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh in letters
Mrs Edward Stevens of Carthage New York says her husband fully recovered from catarrh after six bottles of Peruna noting appetite improvement cough relief and weight gain. Chicago residents including Mrs Frederick Williams and Mrs W A Allison praise Peruna for curing head and chest catarrh and offer testimonies of dramatic relief and strength restoration. Dr Hartman invites cases for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Edward Stevens
Carthage
N. Y
Pertna
Mia
Peruna
Frederick Williams
South Side Ladies’ Aid Society of
Chicago
TIL
Cuyler Avenue
Peru
W. A. Alliaon
Sherard Avenue
Wrens Up
People’s Hospital
W. A. Allison
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St. Jacobs Oil
Maril
Husband and Wife
Tella
Milo
Stevens
14Th Street
Cet
Free Opinion, & CO
Mstub
Lingtom
C. Relund
Betroi
J. L. Irwin
Country Gentleman
Bertha
Nettie
Boston ‘Transcript
Chicago Daily News
Sue
Boston Gazette
California
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Northwestern
Owa
Jno
G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Herald
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Washington (Ia
Democrat
Ite
Philadelphia Times
Bears
RA City
James A. Handy
D. D
Baltimore
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Othe
Anwar
HN. Bawyvre
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
North Pacific Coast
Columbia
Snake River
Ita
A. L. Craig
Pass
R. R. & Navy, Co
Portland
Ore
Furma
Mdwo
Olney
Swimmin
J. A. Smith
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Cee
New York
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