All Hail Peruna and Stomach Catarrh Claims
Letters from readers describe Peruna curing catarrh of the stomach in weeks. Mrs. Mary O'Brien of Brooklyn says it helped after four years of suffering and doctor visits. Henneman of Oakland reports recovery and better appetite. Austin Small of Astoria notes it restored appetite during hot weather and served as a tonic.
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Misa Mary O’brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
H. J. Henneman
Oakland, Neb
Austin M. Small
Astoria
Ore
Quito the unique city straddling hemispheres
Quito, capital of Ecuador, sits in both hemispheres if the equator is the dividing line. The sun rises and sets at 12 o'clock year round, making timekeeping simple though the seasons shift in name while temperatures stay even. Old Sol never errs, and locals hardly notice seasonal names due to steady climate.
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Quito
Ecuador
Hidden Forces Within Us Test Our True Mettle
A Success Magazine quote stresses that inner locked up forces determine character not outward displays. It urges individuals to unleash these forces to become someone worthy by doing meaningful work in the world.
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Success Magazine
Peter Pry's Philosophy on Marriage and Jewelry
A Pittsburg Gazette quote argues that half truths harm more than full truths and that flirting hides sins. It contends marriage is a partnership with the wife never being a silent partner and suggests buying a diamond ring for economy, implying it will preserve value as gloves wear out.
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Peter Pry
Pittsburg
Eight-Side Barn Plan Maximizes Space In Octagon Design
The Montreal Star describes an octagonal barn with 25 foot sides housing about fifty cattle. It notes more floor space than a square layout, plus a self supporting roof secured with bolted corners and iron bands.
Traveling School of Agriculture to Tour Nationwide
Cornell University will launch a traveling school of agriculture this July after a petition by seventeen students. A special car will house and study the group for about eight weeks, visiting Ithaca to Buffalo and through Chile Illinois Iowa Nebraska Colorado Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina Virginia and back. The program aims to give hands on insight into farm practices across the country for about 400 per student. Goats Will Eat Everything lists crops and weeds including poison ivy as part of their diet in breedings designed to test browse and venison flavor.
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School of Agriculture
Cornell University
New York
United States
Ithaca
Buffalo
Chile
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mississippi Valley
Unemphasized Ambition Quip Turns On Hair Irony
A middle aged man laments his hair as the most ambitious feature, while a friend jokes that the answer is always coming out on top. The exchange has a light, playful tone typical of a casual newspaper humor fragment from a bygone era.
Allen’s Foot-Ease Shake for Relief of Foot Ailments
Advertises Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to soothe feet and treat corns ingrown nails bunions and swelling. Claims quick relief and free sample by mailing to Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Ruggists
Rample
Allen 5
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Special Terms for Summer Guests at Mountain Hotel
A mountain hotel clerk is asked for special terms for summer girls arriving for a party. The pretty brunette inquires and the clerk suavely replies with the phrase Peaches and dears as the terms.
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Mountain Hotel
Mole Eyes Reveal Hidden Vision Says Naturalists
Sir John Lubbock and Carl Heas show that the mole possesses eyes as perfect as those of a horse or elephant. The eyes are tiny, about one millimeter in diameter, but reflection and refraction match larger animals, contradicting popular belief of blindness.
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John Lubbock
Carl Heas
Aunt Panthea Brooks Teaches Tolerant Living
In a New Hampshire village Aunt Panthea Brooks lives peacefully for years. A summer visitor asks her secret and she explains she lets people hold their own opinions. Those who agree she accepts, those who disagree she also accepts. Her philosophy promotes harmony.
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Panthea Brooks
New Hampshire
Aunt Panthea
Jason Purdy
Panthea
Jase
Ezry Dracul
Ezry
Byrupts Best Remedy During Teething for Siets Ohare
A note suggests using a remedy during teething to ease discomfort in infants. It mentions soothing irritability and aiding sleep, with a focus on safe administration and parental guidance.
Few Thoughts. Fred After Six Months Absence
Fred asks if Joe is married. Joe says not him. Fred recalls talk of marrying a wealthy widow. Joe explains the widow is a thinker, so the match not pursued.
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Fred
Joe
Improvement Thinning in Massachusetts Forestation
A Massachusetts State forester bulletin argues for profitable thinning in developing stands. It advises thinning when removal pays, warns against over thinning that prevents rapid canopy closure, and notes that thinning has been done successfully nearby with profits from twenty five cents to two dollars per cord of wood removed.
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State Forester
Massachusetts
Fumigation Aid for Small Crops Spreads Across States
A Sacramento Bee report notes a Texas inventor’s irrigation style fumigation device designed to treat multiple plants quickly. The unit includes a movable truck, a combustion chamber, a height adjustable hood, and a rear deflector curtain to force fumes onto crops. It targets smaller crops like cotton and corn.
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California
Texas
Sacramento Bee
Prepare the Wool Well for Market
A wool grower must send clean wool and avoid weighting via dirty fleece. Buyers value net clean yield, not dirty weight. Test fiber by stretching a staple, with 2 1/2 inch length as a guide. Good feeding and care promote yolk production, color, softness, and fleece growth.
Sheep Welfare and Pasture Use in Spring Farming
The article notes how woolly sheep endure severe winters and how lambing timing depends on mild weather. Domestication shifts lambing earlier but wool coverage and warmth remain concerns for ewes due to early spring risks. It warns against using rye too early for pasture as it causes laxative scours and milk loss.
He Had Remembered A Late Start With Soled Shoes
Hiram Bobbs confesses absent mindedness and recalls his wife Marthy’s request to get his shoes sol ed. He visits a cobbler for a quick soling only to learn the shoes were just finished half an hour earlier.
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Hiram Bobbs
Hiram
Marthy
Bobbs
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains the Eustachian tube and mucous inflammation, offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured, and urges sending for a free pamphlet from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Ewill
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
How Are the Teeth
Farmers often feed stock food to horses that struggle to eat, but the issue is usually dental. A horse with misaligned teeth bolts food and gains little from it, losing flesh and energy. If the animal seems to eat but remains underweight, inspect the teeth. the problem often lies there.
Young Man of the Day Revealed After Marriage
A humorous exchange reveals a mismatch between a wife’s view of her husband as prominent and her discovery after marriage that he is labeled a man of the night in a newspaper clipping. The joke hinges on dramatic contrast and social perception.
Bigamist remark sparks U.S. senator scrutiny
A sharp jab from Maxim Gorky targets Americans arguing that they quickly label him a bigamist while failing to verify a U.S. Senator’s marital status. He notes the irony as he drinks tea and casts doubt on American judgment.
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Maxim Gorky
Philadelphia Ledger
Coated Tongue and Bowels Warned in Patent Medicine Pitch
A loud sales note urges readers to fix bad breath and constipation with Cascarets a ten cent pill. It touts artificial exercise for bowels without purging and claims 90 percent of illnesses begin in the bowels. The ad brands genuine Cascarets from Sterling Remedy Company as the only safe option.
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Sterling Remedy Company
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