Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Health From Blood Renewal
A mining veteran credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing long standing stomach weakness and sick headaches after many medicines failed. He recounts a rattlesnake bite and years of illness, saying the pills rebuilt his health and nerves. Sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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Oneans
Calif
U. S. Regular Infantry
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Wireless theories clash over ancient tech
An Egyptologist and an Assyriologist debate ancient progress as the Egyptian finds wires implying electricity while the Assyriologist argues the lack of wires in Assyria proves wireless telegraphy.
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Marconi
Egypt
Assyria
Cure the Back by Healing the Kidneys Dean's Kidney Pills
John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Georgia testifies that kidney trouble caused daily back pain and fatigue until taking Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A Stranger Opposes Niagara Preservation Motive
The narrator recalls trying to recruit a stranger for a Niagara Falls preservation group. The man dismisses the cause, saying he does not care what becomes of the falls, mentioning a wedding tour visit and a visible bald bump as he resists.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Doctor Admits Coffee Hurt Him Before Switching to Postum
A physician recalls years of coffee use with daily heart palpitations until a near fatal attack prompted him to quit coffee and tea. He now uses Postum, notes improved heart health, and advises friends and patients to switch. The ad ends with the claim that thousands of doctors use and prescribe Postum.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Unthinking Cruelty in Bird Plume Fashion
Mary F. Lovell condemns women who wear bird plumes and fur from cruelly hunted birds. She cites Dutcher’s Audubon Society points on nesting birds and the murder of a warden by a plume hunter in Oyster Key Florida. She calls for churches and milliners to end the trade and for stricter protections of birds.
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William Dutcher
New York City
National Association of Audubon Societies
Philadelphia
American Humane Association
Oyster Key
Fla
Audubon Societies
Audubon
Mary F. Lovell
Don’ts for the Nursery from Cassell’s Journal
Advice against early physical punishment and harsh treatment for children. Warns parents and teachers to avoid bow legs by not forcing early standing, to teach honesty, and to limit ear boxing. Cautions on experimenting with child care and feeding.
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Cassell
Saturday Journal
Entomologist Takes Interest in Wedding in Chicago Daily News
A playful Chicago Daily News item notes an entomologist’s keen interest in a wedding, joking that a beetle browed man married a wasp waisted girl in a humorous bee themed aside.
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Dubbe
Chicago Daily News
Clean the Drains Weekly With Hot Soda Water
Home maintenance guidance urges cleaning all house drain pipes weekly. Flush the plumbing system with hot salt soda water or a lye solution to prevent clogs and buildup.
Measuring Hay Stacks in Farm Practice
The Rural New Yorker prescribes a formula for hay stack volume using mean length width and two heights. Examples show stacks with different dimensions and volumes. It explains a ridge based method and notes that true volume lies between two calculations and that green hay may weigh more per unit volume.
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New Yorker
Cultivating Corn Crop Practices Vary by Season
A farmer writes in the Farmers' Review on corn cultivation stressing deep tillage in wet seasons and shallow cultivation with level ground in dry spells. He advocates cultivating before planting, frequent postemergence cultivations, wide row spacing for poor land, and thorough single-row cultivation to conserve moisture and boost root spread.
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Farmers’ Review
Darnel and Farm Practices From Agricultural Notes
The article discusses Lolium temulentum darnel, its varying forms, and classification as a single species. It notes its spread in Europe and naturalization in parts of the United States, with a claim that seeds can be separated from wheat using proper screening. It then covers stock disease control, arguing diseases are less dangerous than sensational reports claim and that livestock profits depend on eliminating diseases, per Dr. Paul Fischer. Other sections offer a sapling clearing method using a six foot chain and a four foot cut, and stress the importance of farm layout for efficiency per the Farmers' Review.
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Board of Control
Paul Fischer
Ohio
Farm Journal
The Barnyard Hog Feed and Dairy Advice
Practical tips from a Farm Journal column cover hog patching for winter feed and dairy care. It discusses calf scours remedies with castor oil lime water and eggs, milking efficiency, and attitudes toward sheep breeding and feeding practices.
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Farm Journal
Efficient Farm Advice On Crop Care And Preservation
The note urges avoiding cold ground for corn planting, keeping land as woodlot where possible, and protecting soil from erosion by not uncovering hillsides. It stresses seed corn vitality, growing green fodder in dry weather, and spraying potatoes with Bordeaux mixture to prevent blight.
Good Mattle Fit Easiest Nebraska Farmer Notes Cattle Breeds
A Nebraska farmer writes he feeds all kinds of cattle and prefers the breed with best fitting. He notes Hereford blood is most common among western cattle, Polled Angus are popular yet scarce, and Shorthorn crosses are sought to increase weight. He observes western ranchers crossing Shorthorns for size.
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Nebraska
Crimson Clover Seed Quality and Sourcing Preference
The crimson clover seed is bright reddish yellow with a high polish and larger than red clover seed. Good seed stays brown. home-grown seed is preferred to imported seed from across the water.
Pennsylvania Man Seeks Lawyer in Vineland Misadventure
A Pennsylvanian on a business errand in Vineland struggles to locate a lawyer’s house. Questioning an old black man leads to a memory that the target man "ran for lawyer" once, revealing a confusing mix up about the resident’s profession.
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Pennsylvania
Vineland
Cash
Cuticura Heals Child's Severe Eczema After Years of Suffering
A Brooklyn mother describes her twelve year old son's eczema improving after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She notes severe itching swelling and pain prior to treatment and credits the remedies with a full cure.
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Ie Ia
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. C
Oracular Observations and Proverbial Mirth
A reflective collection of wry maxims on human behavior and prudence. It notes that resolutions fail, a pretty girl can teach common sense, and credit purchases would drop if cash were demanded. It also ponders the cup of joy, poetry versus writing, and the merits of printing poetry over composing.
Political friendship and influence in Washington remarks
Senator Sorg hum comments on how a politician’s friends matter based on whether they seek favors or offer support. The Washington Star highlights his view that true allies push for mutual action rather than mere personal gain.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
China silk laundering instructions
Launder China silk by removing spots with benzine then wash in warm soap suds. Rub gently, rinse in several waters using Ivory Soap without rubbing soap on fabric. Wring thoroughly, wrap in a sheet, and iron when partly dry on the wrong side. WLEANOR NR, PARKER.
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Parker
Neighbor tensions drive a girl to practice piano five hours
A Washington Star piece quotes a distraught young girl saying she must practice piano five hours daily because her mother and father dislike their new neighbors. The exchange highlights strained community relations and a family’s coping with neighborhood discord.
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Washington Star
Vague Anecdotes and Advertisements From a Turbulent Page
A collage of quips and ad blurbs includes athletes blamed for harm from overuse, a caption about a house cat and pug dog, a claim of a nerve restorer, Harp lessons by a pretty girl, and a mail order motto about seeing a saw mill.
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