Yukon Rush outlines two viable Klondike routes for 1900s prospectors
Special correspondent outlines the expected spring rush to Alaska with an estimated 50 000 to 200 000 people. It details two practical routes to the Yukon mines via Dyea Skaguay and the St Michaels route, compares trail conditions and tramway projects, and warns of transportation bottlenecks and the need for outfitting boats, sleds, and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Alaska
Pasves
Lakes
Dyea
Skaguay
St. Michaels
Yukon
Yukon Trail
Chilkoot Pass
White Pass
Tia
Junean
Coast Mountains
Dyea River
Indiana
Lake Lindermann
Skagoay
Chilkoot
Dawson City
Circle City
Dawson
Rampart City
Munook Creek
Lindermann
Bennett
Pase
Lake Bennett
Cariboo
Lake Tagish
Lake Maresh
Windy Arm
Miles Canyon
White Horse
le Burge
Taku
Stickeen
Taku Inlet
Junown
Stickeen River
Wrangel
Lake Teslin
Slootwlingua
Pavilie
Cirele City
Canson City
Alaska Commercial Company
North American Transportation and Trading Company
St. Michaela
Feeding corn fodder and water effects on milk
Farmers report on feeding corn fodder to cows and pigs in a feed lot, noting yields of butter and pork per cow. Articles discuss methods to reduce rat infestations, water’s impact on milk, and practical notes on traction engines and midwinter plant care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dancel
French Academy of Sciences
Galen Wilson
Diversified husbandry notes for pigeons cattle and foals
A broad assortment of tips covers pigeon care from aviary setup and disease prevention to feather mites and banding. It discusses choosing few quality birds, moulting feeds, nesting sanitation, and using hemp seed. It also compares linseed and cottonseed meals for cattle and offers foal weaning guidance with gradual grain introduction.
Cleanliness and care guide for cows and crops
The article stresses keeping cows clean and bedding properly, milking year round, and using absorbent drops. It covers fall topdressing of winter grain, seed potatoes, seed quality, underdrained land yields, horse and hog care, and selecting healthy farm stock for breeding with emphasis on humane husbandry and prudent feeding.
Lambago and back pain treated alike with Bt. Jacobs
Physical troubles from different causes puzzle sufferers and doctors alike but the remedy Bt. Jacobs 641 is claimed to cure both lambago from cold and strains. The text asserts identical treatment and cure for similar pains and mentions kangaroo tails for soup shipped to London from Australia at 3 dollars a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australia
Manors and Medicines Across America
The passage extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a forty-five year growth and praises the remedy for fever indigestion constipation liver and kidney disorders nervousness and rheumatism. It claims Alaska's Niehens flora thrives and notes the Lake Shore railway extends 60 miles west of Toledo without a curve as the longest straight line in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
America
Lake Shore Railway
Toledo
Ohio
Baking powder tips and manners note
A playful adware example suggests using one third less Schilling's Best baking powder to save money without spoiling cake. It cites a quirky English manners book advising a lady to dip only the tips of her fingers in sauce and avoid dropping food on the tablecloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schilling
Schidding
Open letter asserts trade name rights for Castoria
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts proclaims exclusive use of PITCHERS CASTORIA name and signature on wrappers and accuses others lacking authority from The Centaur Company. The document notes the product has served mothers for over thirty years. Also mentions a New Hartford Connecticut man losing 1000 tobacco plants to caterpillars overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Mara
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Flutcher
Vpitcher
Mothers of America
Various Products and Notes From 19th Century Ads
A collection of short items including claims of pure syrups and teas, product labels, a Uruguay citizenship grant to Dr. Lavarelli for yellow fever discovery, a medicinal box priced at $6, a Paris congress on fire prevention, testimonials disclaimer, Schilling's Best promotion, Russia’s population growth, peat thread fabrics, submarine cables totaling 80 000 miles, and a Japan London vessel cargo of one million fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
Lavarelli
Stop Women And A Woman’s Trusted Medical Help
Advertising copy presents Mrs. Pinkham offering confidential female health advice from Lynn Massachusetts. It promises experienced guidance for women with weak or troublesome female ailments and asserts letters are read and answered by women only, claiming broad success and trust across America.
Wheat market surges as December options jump in Chicago
Weekly market notes from Downing Hopkins Chicago report a 4 cent one day rise in December wheat options, with a momentary $1 sentiment peak. The market hinges on global demand, Northwestern receipts, and weather shifts guiding future prices and rail movement between Duluth, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
America
Corn Trade News
Beerbohm
Northwestern
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicgao
Bufalo
Market Price Ledger of Groceries and Produce
A scanned prices list shows varied rates for Wool Nevada Oregon Hops and more. It records per pound per cental per box and per ton values for eggs cheese butter and fresh fruit including oranges Valencias Mexican limes and California lemons with ranges and notes on farm and storage forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
California
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Washington
Nevada
Millstaff
Free Trial Offer and Odd Facts From the Era
An advertisement promises a free trial of an Erle Medical Company appliance and remedies claiming miraculous vitality and restoration. The note also mentions nickel steel shipbuilding prospects in London, Spain’s psaltery, Cossack beliefs on afterlife cleanliness, a Turkish kanoon instrument, and other varied tidbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle Medical Company
Low
Erie Medical Company
Buffalo
N. C
Ula
Deafness Cure Claim Seeks Catarrh Remedy
Advertisement declares deafness cannot be cured by local applications and offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promotes Hall's Family Pills as best and lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Orange Judd Farmer
Witsia
Live Stock Journal
A Schilling & Company
San Fradericco
Oartford
Conn
Home Products and
Pure Foe
Hodee
Lorie
Gates Eile
Pacific Onasi Ssyror Co
Algenuine
Mannufacturer
Mason Chemical Co
Philadelphia
Paris
Tuer Piso Co
Warren, Ia
Russia
Weert
Japan
Mrs. Pinkhan
Weekly Market Letter
Downing, Hopkins & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Aizie Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Portland Market
Seattle
San Francisco Market
Podoctor Nor Institution
Institution of Civil Engineers
Spain
Turkey
Sanden Electric Belt CO
West Washington St
Fortland
Will & Finck Co
San Francisco
Cal
Mate Manee
Anasto
Chicago Norn of Trade
Downing, Hopkins& Co
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers
Illustrated Lumberson
Portland, OR
Moore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Shilpren Teething
Cilatren
Ali
Treaccres
Powler
Southington
X. Pr
Wen
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