Fire Ends in Smoke at Local Sterling Remedy Plant
A large fire broke out on the third floor of the Sterling Remedy Company plant in Attica near General Springs. Fire crews saved valuable documents and shipments as workers battled the blaze. The incident disrupted operations and drew attention to bids for future supplies and exhibits at the nearby show room. Local reports note the building was later secured and investigations begun.
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EM. Wea, Ind
Ie Sterling
Jerling Remedy Company
U Departments
WHLK
Grainy coffee substitute gains cautious praise
The article touts a new grain based drink replacing coffee claiming it is safe for children and delicate stomachs. It markets grain pods as pure and easy on the system with no caffeine jitters. Henry Drumnretied comments on the product and its supposed benefits.
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Java
Excursion of Dee Missouri Hanson Aes Texas NY Inaugurated
The item reports an excursion by the Missouri Hanson line and mentions travel dates between Mt Jesuis and Kansas City with South Texas penalties. An advertisement section cites Ho F. towsher of Walnut Street and includes period notes about cures and remedies. It cites testimonials for Rhine's nerve tonic and Duke's Toothache Drops, referencing several products and claims.
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Dee
Missouri
Hanson Aes
Texas
Jesuis
Natesas City
South Texas
Trap of Patent Cures and Ridiculous Claims
A garbled, pasted collage parodies sensational health quackery with mock quotes from Chicago News and New York Journal. It mocks fad tonics and bogus cures for neuralgia and fevers, noting absurd testimonials and implausible medical advice.
Notice to correspondents for this paper
The paper requests that all communications be signed by the author to show good faith. Readers are urged to provide correct names addresses and dates to aid verification and deciphering, given the difficulty of reading the handwriting.
The Country Stage Driver
An ode to a village stage driver admired for his hearty word and strong ride. The poem recalls his skillful driving, familiar routes, and moral tales told along the way, ending with a tribute to the memorable man and his toll on local memory.
Dorothy Hires Wire to Warn Harvey Neil on Mountain Plan
Dorothy, torn by her father’s ruthless scheme, arranges a covert warning to Harvey Neil. She enlists Hop Sing to deliver a note, fearing the danger of the plans as she contemplates her father’s cold heart and mounting tension on the old silver trail.
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Col Meredith
Iengeth
Ciepe
McCready
Dorothy
Harvey Neji
Deoretiy
Harvey Neil
Neil
Jos
Hoy Sing
Hoo Sing
Jade
Mr. Neil
Mascot Mine
Hop Sing
Neil Powant
Llop Sing
Atsin
Mim
Eclecgue
Harver Nell
Tomtown
Naker
Bath
Mine double cross sets Neil up for trial showdown
Neil works to influence a forthcoming trial by arranging a bribed witness and a dangerous mine stakeout. Baker and an accomplice plan to testify while Neil pays them and prepares to investigate the scene with a pistol. The plot hints at deeper vengeance and a looming confrontation.
The Green Banner of Islam and Its Royal Custodians
The piece recounts the legendary origin of the green banner of Islam, detailing Mohammed's consecration of a banner for the army and its passage to caliphs across lands, noting its symbolic power for Muslims and European awareness of Turkey’s security. It also mentions an ancient Egyptian dining custom with a coffin or mummy on the table.
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Mohammed
Osame
Leutenants
Allah
British India
Africa
Asia
Europe
Turkey
WBS
Novel Poultry House Design With Elevated Platform
The illustration shows a small poultry house of eight foot walls and twenty feet four inches by fourteen feet four inches. It offers advantages over a rectangular plan with a four foot wide platform under the porches for easy scraping of droppings and deterred waste accumulation.
New Style Poultry House Described for Modern Farm Use
The design uses hot coal tar on the upper surface to prevent foul boards and vermin. Four ten foot perches with rounded tops fit into end notches for easy cleaning. A full length platform shelf holds nest boxes, with access from the back. Window frames are inside netted to keep fowls secure, and the sash can be removed in warm weather for an open shed effect.
Circular on Poultry House Design with Southeast and Southwest Windows
The text discusses an oval or diagonal-sided poultry house with windows on the southeast and southwest faces. It notes greater wind resistance and capacity, compares circumference and ground area to rectangular and other forms, and advises on access for attendants in small homes versus large establishments. George A. Martin cites the New York Tribune.
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George A. Martin
N. Y. Tribune
Rotation of Crops and Soil Fertility in Farm Practice
The article argues that continuous grain and hay farming depletes fertility and warns of ruin without soil-restoring practices. It advocates regular crop rotation with occasional cover crops, and highlights clover for deep-rooted soil improvement and nitrogen fixation, stressing manure use and livestock to recycle fertility.
Plow Design for Snow Removal and Hen Fences
The article describes a reinforced snow plow with a strong frame and three by three inch front bars, six feet long, with runners and a top plank, plus a driver’s seat above the frame. It notes the edge, incline, and top to lift snow efficiently and avoid binding. It also covers hens learning to fly fences and a single hen's behavior teaching others, noting a fence of eight feet suffices.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
The text outlines a one hundred dollar reward for proof of catarrh cure and credits F Cheney Co Toledo as makers. It asserts the cure is taken internally and works on blood and mucous membranes, with a 7 50 price per bottle and testimonials available.
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Hall
LAL ‘Heney & Co
Props
Toledo
Owie
Cheney
Worths Truax
Toeda
Wwalding
Krinnan
The Sparks and the Honest Truth in Campaign Filings
A Cincinnati Enquirer column questions government earnings in the campaign, noting one Holder-Man earned four times over during the period and urging accountability.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Alaska Map and Railway Fares Highlight Yukon Miners
The text promotes mining schemes in the Yukon and Dawson area, notes railway pricing and reliability concerns, and markets a newly tested Alaska map folder from the Northern Pacific. It mentions routes from St Paul and Minneapolis toward Duver Sound and Porthand with a request to send Charles 3, Fee, St Paul, Minn. for a 2 cent postage Alaska map.
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Yukons
Atehomes
Dawson
Alaska
St. Paul Amet
Minneapolis
Duver Sound
Henenetiathy Shige
St. Paul
Minn
Fragmentary quote from N.Y. Sun on life’s struggle and amusement
A scrambled excerpt from the N.Y. Sun discusses life’s trials and amusement, noting a longer run on record and the idea of being admitted to a freer path. The quotation reflects literary commentary rather than a concrete event.
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Loco
Iam
N.Y. Sun
Alaska Gold and Glacier The Great Northeast Route
Describes a descriptive folder with five maps of Alaska and routes to gold fields. Mentions stamps to FL E Win ney and G. PL & T. A Great Northern railway. Notes St Paul Minnesota as a hub, and a beautifuly illustrated hooklier priced at fifteen cents. Highlights that the Great Northeast line from St Paul to Seattle is over 160 miles to reach the port and transfer points for steamers sailing to Masia.
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Alaska
West
E. Winney
Great Northern Railway
Sdo and Broads
St. Paul
Minn
Law of Gold
Glacier
Great Northeast
Minneapolis
Seattle
Portland
Masia
Stokesa-Ts Son Plays Golf In Quizzical Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue references a boy and golf with playful misquotes and names like Ford and Toston Taser, suggesting a lighthearted or humorous sports note in a diary-like column.
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Stokesa
Ford
Wil the
Toston
How to Wash with Ennie by Eliza Parker
Instructions detail washing technique using hot water and soap. Steps include sorting clothes, soaking, washing, rinsing, starching, hanging to dry, ironing with a hot iron, and finishing by packing in a basket overnight.
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Eliza RR. Parker
Amusing Occupation and Odd Advertisements
A collage of quirky lines and dubious notations references humorous occupations and product claims. It mentions Homeseeker's excursion dates via the Missouri and various jumbled phrases about cures and rovers, resembling a distressed vintage newspaper fragment.
How baldness begins and how to prevent it
This article extols Dr. Ayer’s Hair Vigar as a practical scalp nourishment that stops hair loss, restores color, and promotes growth. A testimonial from S. J. Green of Spencer Iowa claims three months of use halted shedding and restored hair color, with a free carebook offered by J. & Ayer Co.
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Aver
English dialect aside UAE and Free Press promote Hot Springs cures
A collage of dialect snippets and ad blurbs from the UAE American citizen era in the United States. Detroit Free Press features Hot Springs South Dakota famed for rheumatism cures and river railway travel offers. Includes a joke about kissing Miss Juniper and a firemen quip.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bride’s First Grocery Order Sparks Confusion
A newly wed woman misreads her phone or house number while ordering a first purchase at a Chicago grocer. She provides the name Gibson but cannot recall the correct number, finally saying 4621 instead of 5527 BB. The grocer explains it is simply a new bride’s blush and nerves, not a fraud.
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Gibson
Chicago Chronicle
Misunderstood Madge Carey in a Drawing-Room Scene
In a palatial brown stone mansion Madge Carey laments her fate after a night out with a romance, her father scolding the rebellious daughter amid a tense family scene in the drawing room.
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Madge Carey
Madge
Spalpane Avalana Dy
Women urged to avoid hospitals by Lydia E Pinkham remedy
An old warning urges women to heed early symptoms and avoid hospital procedures with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Rochester reader recounts miscarriage recovery and escape from surgery after using the remedy, claiming heart symptoms and weakness improved within days.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Tyos
Leyness
Frederick St
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