Demand for Horses Grows Amid Record Prices in Illinois
A Chicago writer notes rising horse prices driven by panic over automobile crowds. A doctor in Illinois bought a colt for 60 dollars twelve years earlier and sold it for 175, while teams of blind horses fetch nearly 150. Draft teams 8-12 years old weigh 1100 to 1800 pounds and sell for 300 to 700 per span, with prices climbing and blemish care declining. The piece contrasts horse demand with market realities and mentions Indiana Farmer as the source.
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Chicago
Illinois
New York State
West Virginia
Jess
Indiana
Draining Meadows and Growing Pickling Cucumbers
Articles describe improving meadow lands by drainage to boost hay yields and discuss growing pickling cucumbers on run-out pasture. It covers soil prep, manure use, crop timing, and farm practices to maximize fertility and production.
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Aebes
Plowing Around Young Trees A Farmer’s Guide
A column advises adapting a plow with a short eagerness and whiffletree to work near young trees. It suggests aligning furrows with tree rows, using one horse for fast furrows, and throwing furrows alternately toward adjacent rows to minimize land loss and avoid harming trees.
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Iande
Superstition Links Ring Wear to Death in Old Belief
A superstition claims a wedding ring worn five times to five marks foretells death for either spouse. The article notes rings are now made 56 months thicker and heavier than before, suggesting the belief may explain sturdier rings.
Filipino Hello Girls in Manila Hold Prestige and Challenge
The Filipino telephone operators in Manila are noted for their education, language skills, and swift service. American supervisors praise their intelligence while Spaniard and Filipino customs demand chaperoned work days. Beginners earn 20 pasas monthly, rising with proficiency as the profession gains status among the well to do.
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Manila
Averge Amnerican
Corbina Land
Mmidens Ag
Hey Land
Kansas City
Philippines
Manila Tine
Far East
Early American druggists emerge shaping 17th century practice
In 17th century America English medicine blended with Indigenous methods. Virginia passes price controls for apothecaries in 1636 as quack shops rise. Boston marks a turning point with Giles Forman in 1647 and William Davies opening a dedicated drug store in 1648 signaling the first distinct pharmacy.
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America
New Land
Colony of
Virginia
Massachusetts
Bay State
Giles Forman
Boston
William Davies
Lipgincott’s
The Versatile Hen and the Hoaxes of a Hen Farmer
An Indiana author in the Honster school of historical noveliste turns to farming in leisure time. His chickens die in coops due to no feeding. A neighbor named Rawlins explains the chickens need feed, revealing the joke behind the amateur farmer’s plan.
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Indiana
Honster
Rawlins
Out of Her Class Exposé on Teacher Exam Rejections
A Pennsylvania school board member recounts the sad case of a young woman who failed to pass teacher examinations. The mother recalls the examiners asked questions about events before the candidate was born, a claim that shades the scrutiny she faced.
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Pennsylvania
Linny
Harpir
Indian Belief in Omens Shapes Hunting and Dwellings
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that an Indian hunter relies on omens and medicine to guide timing and success. He fears evil influences, adjusts hunts to propitious signs, and endures cold by warmth from campfire in the tepee.
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San Francisco
Oatmeal and Rats Show Thyroid Stimulation
Dr. Watson reports that feeding young rats cooked oatmeal with water for four to eight weeks caused enlarged thyroids and increased gland activity. He endorses oatmeal porridge at breakfast with milk and bread and butter, avoiding bacon, at London Hospital.
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Dr. Watson
London Hospital
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure deemed incurable by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It cites testimonials from WaLnine, Kinxnan & MARVIN, Toledo wholesalers, and claims F J Guener & Co and F J Chevey are honorable in business. The pitch promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally at 75 cents per bottle and Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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Gore
F. J. Guener & Co
Toledo
F. J. Chevey
WaLnine, Kinxnan & Marvin
A Market Wedding in Leeds With Free Breakfast
A Leeds market wedding saw a potato merchant marry the daughter of another market trader. The celebration featured a free breakfast for over a hundred poor people served from the bridegroom’s stall, which displayed turnips and a saw as a centerpiece alongside potatoes and rhubarb. The couple planned a honeymoon in Morecambe.
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Leeds
Morecambe
Honvymoon
London
Woman Credits Dean's Kidney Pills For Relief
A Missouri woman from Columbia says after two years of dropsy swelling and kidney trouble she found relief following two doses of Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports no reoccurrence and praises the remedy sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburne Co. The Australian premiers conference called for equal trade conditions and removal of restrictions on Australian traders.
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J. D Johnson
West Wickman §T
Columbia
Dean
Foster-Milburne Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pacific
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Tumors
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a treatment for tumors and female ailments. It includes testimonials from women in Boston and South Bend, claiming tumor relief or cure after using the product alongside Blood Purifier. The piece urges readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham for advice and to buy through druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkhaas
Iaa
Lydia E. Pinkhan
May Fry
W. Colfax Ave
South Bend
Ind
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tehall
Mra E. ¥. Hayes
Ruggles St
Boston
Wass
Mrs. Pinkham
James
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Lydia Bi
Lydia
Ham
Lydia Pinkham
Lydian B. Paneham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Hoard of Nine Bronze Bracelets Placed in British Museum
A hoard of nine gold bracelets from a seventh or eighth century BC pit dwelling found in a field near Bexley Heath has been placed in the Gold Room at the British Museum. The find highlights ancient craft in the region.
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Sriigh Museum
Bexley Heath
British Museum
Fifteen Years of Eczema Fades in Six Days With Cuticura
Edward Woreil of Fort Crook Nebraska reports long years of itching and sleepless nights due to eczema on hands arms and legs. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for about six days the itching ceased and sores disappeared. Also notes on ostrich feather plumes regrowth cycle.
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Edward Woreil
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Japanes e electrician tests wireless system claims superiority
A Japanese electrician has tested a wireless system and asserts it surpasses all current methods in use, signaling a potential breakthrough in communication technology. He emphasizes reliability and efficiency as key advantages over existing wired setups.
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OL Bos
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Perry Byers
M 5 Town
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Vand Grate
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Mises
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W.L. Douglas
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Brockters
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