Easter lilies and the New York flower trade boom
The piece chronicles the U.S. rise as a flower buying nation, highlighting New York as a global market. It notes imports from Bermuda declining, local production in New Jersey and Long Island, the role of Broadway florists, and hefty profits with Easter lilies priced wholesale at 10 to 12 dollars per hundred and retail at 1 to 3 dollars each.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Bermuda
Chicago
Windy City
New York
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Virii Il
Ster
Spring and
Canal Streets
New Jersey
Longsland
New York City
Metropolis
Physical Religion Offers Daily Balance in Work and Wear
Dr Kellogg cautions that maintaining a steady pace with work and attire helps avoid burnout. He argues no person has right to exhaust themselves, promoting a measured daily routine.
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Dr. Kellogg
The Flowers of Easter and Its Ancient Roots
This excerpt traces Easter’s origins to Hebrew Passover and Roman and Greek spring rites, noting how early Christians merged pagan festival elements into church practices. It highlights the ascent of lilies as sacred symbols from lotus to Mary, and lists hyacinth, crocus, violet, and daffodil as blossoms tied to Ostara and Easter meanings.
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Rome
Jove
Diana
Marbl
Our Fathers
Pasques
France
Italy
Pascual
Spain
Jesus
Conovert
Hyacinth
Crocus
Apollo
Zephyrus
John the Baptist
Pluto
Prosperine
Egypt
Mary
Flora
Freyja
Ostara
Xrist
Solomon
Christ
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Change of Life
A Brookfield Missouri woman testifies after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease the Change of Life. The advertisement claims the remedy has cured numerous female ailments over 30 years and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn.
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Brookfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Saran Lovsienant
Livingston Street
Pinkham
An Lynn
J. P. Evans
Aft. Cvity
Sloan
Sloan's Liniment Proves Relief for Back Pain
An advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment instantly relieves an aching back by penetrating to the bone and speeding blood flow. It features a testimonial from James C. Lee of Washington DC describing long lasting relief after scaffold injury and prior plaster failure.
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James C. Lee
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Moses
Mother April
Earl &. Sloan
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