Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
An early advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant to taste and mild yet effective for kids and adults. It claims gentle action, cleanses the bowels, and relieves fevers and digestion issues. The product is marketed as the only genuine fig syrup, available at druggists and by mail order from California Fig Syrup Co.
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Brice S.J
California Fig Syrup CO
Franciscs
CAL
LOLUS
Pile HP
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Sappho
Cheaply Built Corn Storage Structure Described
The article details a low cost corn crib design for ear storage. It includes dimensions fourteen by twenty feet with nine feet eave clearance, stone piers, hemlock posts, vertical boards with one inch gaps for ventilation, side cribs three and a half feet wide, and evenly spaced uprights with partial paneling.
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Te Ceverng
Evergreens for Hedge Planting and Screening
The article discusses suitable hedge and screen evergreens. It favors white pines and American arborvitae, notes rapid height gain but slow ground bulking, and warns against Austrian pines and other firs due to fungal disease. It compares Norway spruce and Hemlock for durability and appearance.
Farm Advice Emphasizes Old Grasses Over New Varieties
A Western Rural note advises farmers to favor proven grasses like clover blue grass timothy red top and orchard over newer varieties. It cautions that new grasses suit limited locales and editors may generalize recommendations.
California orchard yields and crop values across counties
A Fresno grower reports per acre returns for Winter Nells pears 300 dollars peaches and nectarines 260 dollars raisins 250 dollars apricots 240 dollars Bartlett pears 240 dollars Zinfandel grapes dried 155 dollars. Austin vineyard 25 acres produced 7560 dollars last year. A Vacaville plum tree yields 6 dollars 35 cents worth of fruit. Seventy five prune trees yield five tons worth 500 dollars. Riverside orange crop about 3500 carloads with next year prospects near 2000 carloads. An Asuga rancher refused for 40 acres of orange orchard.
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California
Fresno
Bartlett
Austin
Vacaville
Riverside
Asuga
Grinding feed pays when corn price is high and grinding is cheap
The Farm and Home argues grinding grain is profitable when corn tops fifty cents a bushel and grinding costs are low. It notes ground cob and corn mix improves cattle and hog feeding, with experiments showing savings and better digestion, plus tips on mixing with hay and selecting preground feeds.
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Trans- Mississippi
Lunden Omnibus Company
Faye
Smeycii
Automatic Feed Trough for Fowls
Sketches show a Ws shaped trough held by end pieces with a bottom beam and a center strip to split grain. It feeds from both sides, prevents dirt, avoids crowding, and reduces waste. A six foot unit serves about twenty five fowls and can be lengthened. Construction uses spruce or pine boards and adjustable end pieces.
Women of Bolivia Dominate House and Market Power
A fragment discusses Indian Bolivian women as household heads and shakers of markets, noting their bargaining skill, strength, and autonomy. It contrasts with male roles and cites cultural patterns, alcohol use, and communal estancia living. It also advertises a catarrh cure and ends with a humorous marriage quip.
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Bolivia
Villama
N. Y. Journal
A Level Head Under Strife and Gov Hill’s Command
During a late New York Central strike militiamen stood ready for riot control but were not deployed. Governor Hill said troops would be used only if needed to prevent amnenienny. The report notes Hill’s calm leadership and references other local items and quotations from various papers, including health advertisements and jokes.
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New York Central
Gov. Hill
Perien
Lavrelg Vailey
Nis
AL Cole
Rinsiuan
Cilia
Iss
Lynuis
Sunil Bright
Obia
John Coleman
Warner
Greco
Deliverance with Stomach Bitters to Break Bilious Ailments
A patent remedy claim praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior alterative for liver complaints biliousness and digestive issues. It touts relief from right side pain yellow skin constipation and dyspepsia, and notes usefulness for rheumatism malaria debility and kidney problems.
Fragmented 19th Century Ads and Quoted Remedies
A collage of ad style lines and quips from old newspapers. Citizens reference wax in a lock, cough cures, tooth drops, electric car hype, liver pills and various sensational health claims. The piece mixes humor and medical nostrums from era newspapers.
Marvelous cures urged by Dr. Pierce's Discovery
An observer notes how the man stares while hearing about cures claimed by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The case cited highlights bronchial throat and lung ailments such as lingering coughs spitting of blood and weak lungs said to be healed by the remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Worth's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
J. N. Berry
Iman
Epps
Civil Service Uaserte
James Epps
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