The Apple Grower and the Middleman Mess
James P. Richardson tells of moving to an Ozark 80 acre apple farm and learning pruning spraying and marketing. Despite a 8000 bushel harvest and high quality fruit, revenue fell to 1600 dollars as jobbers and wholesalers squeezed profits and a robber ring blocked fair sales.
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Everal
Ozark Aountains
State Board of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Oriole Taxed as Parcel Post Mixup Baffles Post Office
Confusion erupts at the office over a parlor oriole insured by parcel post. Postmaster Mr. Springsteen questions messengers and clerks as owners insist the bird was insured though it is unclear what happened. A childlike misunderstanding leads to a humorous debate about whether the oriole is a bird or a folding baby cart.
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Springsteen
Educated Clerks In Chicago Bakery Sale Surprise
Two Terre Haute school teachers who are college graduates clerking in a Chicago bakery earned an 98 cent bill from two customers. They praised the workers for counting the total in their heads instead of using paper, noting the shift to educated clerks.
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Jonathans
Express Company
Givin
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
Terre Haute
Chicago
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Claims Safe Calomel Replacement
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It promises relief from bilious symptoms and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle with a money back guarantee if not effective. The copy claims the product s not cause salivation and can be given to children.
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Dodson
Automobile Growth in Hyogo Prefecture 1908 to 1918
In Hyogo prefecture Japan motorcars rose from four in 1908 to 14 in 1912, 39 in 1916, and 282 by end of 1918. Kobe city within Hyogo reportedly held 182 registered cars.
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Japan
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe
Dangerous Suggestion Forecats Trouble over Baby Cries
An odd Scots voice warns against mentioning a baby's high pitched cries. The remark hints at potential trouble if the topic is raised outside. The exchange underscores tension and social pressure in public decorum.
Cheney’s Catarrh Remedy Ad in 1880s Ohio Notice
Sworn statement appears in Toledo Lucas County proceedings dated December. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine by F J Cheney Co claiming internal action on mucous surfaces. The fragment notes a public notary and oath, with nostalgic quotes about change and a couple discussing a can opener.
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State of Ohio
A.W. Glease Hall
Toledo
Oho
F. J. Cheney & Co
F. J. Cheney & Con
Lucas
J. Che
F. J. Cheney Cheney
Nota
Ohio
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