Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
A health ad extols Pape's Diapepsin for rapid relief from indigestion dyspepsia and stomach distress. It claims the remedy is harmless certain and widely used worldwide and urges keeping a fifty cent case at home for quick action on sour gas and undigested food symptoms. A second note reports a blood red handprint found on a downed old tree in Ireland near Pands town County Kildare.
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Pape
James Hayden Carrigien
Pandstown
County Kildare
Ireland
St Jacobs Oil Claims Quick Back Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil for backache and lumbago. It promises fast relief after rubbing a small trial bottle on the back, claiming the soreness disappears within fifty counts. The copy emphasizes harmlessness and superior effectiveness for sciatica rheumatism and lame back.
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St. Jacobs
Adv
Danderine Promises Dandruff Free Hair With Quick Results
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a solution for dandruff and hair thinning. It claims immediate shine and body, with weeks of use bringing new fine hair growth. The ad urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to prove hair can look healthy.
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Knowlton’s
Famous faces contest tale from famous figures
The Kansas City Journal recounts a youth gathering where Oliver Goldsmith and other greats such as Frederick the Great Julius Caesar Socrates Attila the Hun were humorously noted for ugly faces. The master of ceremonies claimed Goldsmith won though he said he was not playing.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Frederick the Great
Dean Swift
William the Silent
Louis XIV
Mr. Pepys
Ivar the Terrible
Julius Caesar
Socrates
Attila the Hun
Kansas City Journal
Cardus and Cardui Promises for Women’s Health
Mrs. Abbie Shackleford credits Cardus tonic with curing nervous spells and headaches after many medicines failed. Her daughter also improved after taking Cardui for a side pain misread as appendicitis. The ad urges women to obtain Cardui and write for home treatment details from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
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Linn, W. Va
Cardus
Abbie Shackleford
Cardui
N. B
Ladies’ Advisory
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Arte
Fe Pluribus Unum Hens Esteemed By Amateur Farmer
An amateur hen farmer praises a prized fowl named Fe Pluribus Unum. A visitor notes the bird’s value and asks about the name after learning it hatched from the sole successful egg out of 50 in the incubator.
Patience Notes A Purple Dress Scene In Store
Ad snippet shows a woman in a purple dress and a playful exchange about kleptomania. It also promotes RUB-MY-TISM for rheumatism and pains and Dr Pierce pellets for stomach liver and bowels. Ad copy emphasizes easy consumption and sugar coating.
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Patience
Patrice
Dr. Pierce
Definite at Last. Wobbler Dead and Dean's Mentho Drops
The fragment hints at a character named Wobbler being dead and someone deflecting toward a definite conclusion. Mentho drops from Dean's Pharmacists are referenced as a relief for throat issues. The text also mentions bestos wrappers and worm expulsion products.
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Wobbler
Profit From Manure Well Kept Heap Sign of Thrift
An agricultural article argues manure preserves soil fertility and boosts yields. It cites large US livestock numbers and estimates losses from poor manure handling, urging proper storage and spreading to prevent uneven crop growth. It notes barns sited on slopes or near streams waste valuable nutrients.
Cow Care Warning Amid Winter Maintenance
A farm note urges vigilant monitoring of a cow needing unusual winter care and high priced feed to maintain clean quarters and comfort, comparing her feed to that of the vest cow and stressing cost-conscious management.
Buy Some Sheep For Quick Returns And Good Stewardship
A short note promotes investing in yearling sheep as a fast path to gains. It emphasizes starting with ethical care, doing good by the animals, and suggests sheep can be a solid addition to an investment plan.
Feeding roughage to stock and oilmeal guidance
An article explains roughage overuse wastes feed and risks digestive problems in open weather. It details oilmeal amounts for cattle dairy cows hogs and horses and stresses careful observation and not overdosing. It cites live to dead weight ratios and cautions against letting calves mix with older stock to avoid feeding loss and discomfort.
The Mole Worker in All Seasons and Its Harmless Labor
The mole remains active year round, peaking in rainy weather when soil is moist. It builds shallow runways, lifts soil rather than excavating deeply, and even in hard ground pushes loose dirt out. It feeds on grubs worms and beetles, aiding plants by controlling pests.
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Tke
Gopher
Dairyman’s Misunderstanding Of Profits Cited
A dairyman confused receipts with net profits, risking failure. A case contrasts a 120 acre farm with 20 cows producing 2 to 4 cans daily and hired help, to a successor with 63 cows producing 80 cans daily and a one month return of 840 dollars. The moral stresses brain fertility over soil fertility.
Rotten eggs flood New York shipments from 85 shippers
In the year ending July 31, about 260000 dozen eggs arrived in New York from 85 shippers in nine states. More than one third, 35 percent, were dirty cracked or rotten, indicating quality problems across the supply.
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New York City
Plan for Hatching and Raising Chicks
Hens used for hatching should be kept in separate quiet rooms with rat proofing. Move hens at night to setting nests arranged in uniform patterns in walls, groups of two or three, allowing 50 to 100 hens per room with careful handling. Feed and water in groups, keep nests closed except exercise, darken rooms, and cool in warm weather. Provide cracked corn green feed grit water and a dust bath. Dust hens with insect powder before hatch. In cold weather thirteen eggs per hen suffice while more eggs may be used in warmth. incubators handle large hatchings for non sitting breeds.
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H. W. Jackson
Raising Young Chicks With Incubators Coops and Feeding Tips
Practical guide for selecting incubators on trial and using coops with runs. Details on shifting ground, feeding regimes from bread and milk to mash, grain mixes, and green fodder. Notes on care to prevent diarrhoea and gape worms with disinfection and hygiene practices.
Beginning Beekeeping: Spring Starts Strong Colonies
Begin bee keeping in spring after flowers appear. Buy robust colonies from neighbors, inspect hives for bees, brood, and honey stores. Prefer strong Italian bees for workability and mildness over the black bee. Obtain a good guiding book and move colonies with care to their season spot.
Signs of Liver Trouble in Fowl
Pale comb, wattles and face indicate liver trouble in birds. A pea sized baking soda pill may open the bowels. Then add a teaspoon of powdered charcoal to a pint of mash and reduce food for a day. A one grain quinine pill provides a tonic. Feed less grain and mow green stuff.
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Huerta
Dennis
Grovil
Texas
Serene Arenas
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Texas Iron House
F. W. Heitmann Company
Houston, Texas
Electric Supplies
Barden Electric A Machinery Company
Main Street
Electric Light, Telephone
Signition Supplies
McCane’s
Delectine Agency
Ady
Dean
Epspite
Humar
Peery
United States
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