Help for Sick Women in Brooklyn Testimonial
Mrs. G. Hegmann of 228 Schaeffer St Brooklyn writes of relief from Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and accompanying remedies. She says the product helped her insomnia and fatigue and she recommends the medicines to others with similar symptoms. The Pinkham company offers to provide more testimonials upon request.
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Brooklyn
New York
G. Hepmann
Schaeffer St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Green's August Flower: Mild Laxative Remedy
Green's August Flower is a mild laxative used for centuries to relieve constipation indigestion and similar stomach disorders. A trial will prove its merit. 90c and 90¢ bottles available at all druggists. G. G. Green, Inc Woodbury New Jersey.
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Rugeists
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Andrew Korde and the Meefry Ardrews of Tudor fairs
The text notes Andrew Korde, physician to Henry VII, as learned yet eccentric. He addressed crowds at fairs to instruct the people, and imitators of his wit were nicknamed Meefry Ardrews.
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Andrew Korde
Henry VII
Glumet Baking Powder Used in Potatoes and Carrots Mix
A fragmented note mentions adding glumet baking powder to mashed potatoes or carrots with milk and beating thoroughly. The text then includes garbled phrases suggesting a misread or corrupted transcription. No clear person or organization is identified.
Diet Changes and Spouse Reactions Highlight Boston Transcript
A brief exchange from the Boston transcript notes remarks about a wife changing her diet and her reactions to Mrs. Smith adopting the same regimen, illustrating social commentary on dietary trends.
A Lesser Evil
A fragment shows a character quarreling about marriage and work, with sarcastic banter and a resigned tone about domestic life. The exchange contrasts marriage with labor and hints at practical compromises.
Farmers near Eosthern plan camel introduction to Canada
A group of Saskatchewan farmers near Eosthern proposes bringing camels to work on farms. The plan aims to expand animal diversity and support agricultural tasks with dromedary stock.
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Eosthern
Saskatchewan
Canada
Children Cry for Castoria
Mrs. Mother claims Castoria has been used for over 30 years to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It regulates the stomach and bowels aids food absorption and promotes natural sleep without opiates as shown by its signature seal.
Crossing Breeds Not Favored by Dairy Experts
Dairy specialist E. J. Perry of New Brunswick warns against cross breeding cattle to boost milk. He says long standing breed traits arise from centuries of selection and crossing breeds disrupts these fixed characteristics, often yielding uncertain results in offspring and market-fit concerns. He urges selecting a single breed with superior merit and building a herd around it.
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E. J. Perry
College of Agriculure
New Brunswick
Mr. Perry
Guernsey
Proper Cow Care Prevents Ropy Summer Milk
G M Trout notes that ropy milk in hot weather often stems from B viscosum contamination rather than gargety udders. Cows wading in marshy pools take the organism to udders, milking introduces it into pails, and draining stagnant pools or scalding pails helps control, though not fully eliminate, the issue. Ropy milk is not health hazardous but is undesirable.
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G. M. Trout
Sunlight Aids Sanitation In New Farrowing House Design
William A. Radford offers free expert farm building advice on pig housing. The article describes a 24 by 49 ft round Gothic roof farrowing house with eight pens on one side and six on the other, a center feed alley, removable partitions, a carrier track, and a sheltering design for summer lots.
More Poor Cows Should Be Fattened and Killed
A historical dairying piece argues fattening cows for beef after mid lactation to reduce feed costs. It notes fattening rations should be low in protein to avoid stimulating milk while still allowing some milk production in good cows. It prescribes eight to twelve pounds daily of a hominy or corn meal based ration with bran pata and linseed oilmeal.
Dairy Squibs on Pasture, Salt, and Milk Quality
The piece stresses dairy cow nutrition and management for economical milk. It covers salt needs, access to fresh pasture, clean milk pails, and preventing off flavors from feed. It warns against overfeeding and tying cow behavior to milk quality and calf health.
Copper Roofing: Copper Nails End Water Seepage Claim
The article argues copper or brass roofing nails prevent early leakage by avoiding nail corrosion in wooden shingles. It promotes copper roofing as best overall, noting longevity, low upkeep, fireproof qualities, lightning protection, and light weight, with a green protective coating enhancing appearance. Copper is presented as economical since it lasts for the life of the house.
Grades in Oak Flooring and Grain Quality
The material explains oak flooring grades with quarter sawed oak, noting the top grade "clear" has one face practically free of defects. The next tier is "sap clear" which features one face with few flaws, guiding buyers in choosing wood based on grain and appearance.
Proper Lath Spacing for Strong Plaster Work
The article explains spacing lathes three eighths of an inch apart to create a key for plaster to grip. It notes three eighths inch standard, architects may require half inch, and three coats with drying time. Poor plastering is common in cheap homes, stressing education on good lathing and plastering.
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United States
Oak flooring grades and recommended uses in housing
The text outlines oak flooring grades from quartered to plain sawn, noting sap content and defects. It links each grade to suitable homes from high-end residences to industrial uses, recommending Clear quartered oak for luxury, Sap clear or select quartered oak for dark finishes, Clear plain-sawed oak for medium-priced homes, No. 1 common for cheap dwellings, and No. 2 common for industrial or cheap tenements.
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Oak
Impressions of Artificial Flowers in Home Decoration
An interior decorator urges using clearly artificial florals for decor. He warns against convincing fakes and favors glass, shell, head, or painted wood flowers as purely decorative, not budget substitutes for real blooms.
Practical Builder Chooses Longest Wearing Materials
A practical builder relies on experience to select materials that wear longest look best and satisfy homeowners. He recommends roofing that has proved durable, trim that pleases, and wallpaper for walls for color life and style as advised by top decorators.
Microbe Organs Revealed by Powerful Microscope Display
A microscope capable of showing interior organs of a microbe with magnification of 3500 times was exhibited at a Royal Society meeting in London. The device demonstrated remarkable resolving power and potential for scientific study.
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Royal Society
London
Ancient preservation methods unearthed in early writings
Ancient researchers described four food preservation methods drying heating freezing and antiseptics such as galt and smoke long before formal written records appeared.
Bank holidays and festival origin noted
London Mail explains that bank holidays fall on Mondays as festivals are church originated. The day before the festival Sunday is a fast and the day after is a time of relaxation.
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London Mail
Cobra Deadliest Snake in Short Period Bites Rise
The cobra is described as the deadliest snake with multiple bites spreading fear. If four or five persons are bitten in a short period the sixth bite may not be fatal. otherwise the victim dies within minutes.
Homely Girls Allegedly Endure Fewer Newspaper Troubles
A critical, period tone note claims homely girls face fewer troubles in newspapers than their beautiful sisters, suggesting a bias or stereotype in published stories and public perception. The remark highlights gender and appearance themes in media reporting.
We Back the Machine Physicists
An eccentric note from the New York World imagines a confrontation between an inde structive collar and a forreststihie laundry machine sparking curiosity about future tech interactions.
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New York World
Lady of the Lake inspires Loch Katrine resort fame
The Loch Katrine area gains renewed interest as the heroine from Sir Walter Scott's poem Lady of the Lake boosts the locale's recognition as a famed Scottish resort. The reference ties Scott Ellen’s life to the setting and to the broader literary legacy.
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Ellen
Loch Katrine
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
Thoughtful path from talker to thinker, says Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes that being a good thinker matters more than being a good talker and encourages perseverance in developing thoughtful skills.
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Atchison Globe
Death Penalty Once Tapped Many Offenses in U S History
A historical note recalls that at one period the death penalty was prescribed for more than 100 offenses in the United States, reflecting harsher punishments in past legal practice.
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The
United States
Old-Timer Recalls 1888 Blizzard Memoirs From South Dakota
James B. Lazear of Omaha recalls the 1888 South Dakota blizzard while recounting subzero temperatures and a town buried under snow. He describes eight days of hunger, tunnels under sidewalks, 40 feet of snow in cuts, and trains running for 80 days by tunneling. He later drove from Pukwana to Mitchell over the snow with a sleigh and two horses.
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South Dakota
James B. Lazear
Omaha
Neb
National Bank
Kansas City Star
Pukwana
S. D
Lazear
Mitchell
Rather Pretty Story About Great Orator Bryan
The author recalls a private jest with William Jennings Bryan. Bryan explains his hair over the ears was a romance to please his wife during courtship. The anecdote ends with a wry line about humanity and scissors.
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William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Books In 1926 In British Isles Rise Amid Economic Peace Hopes
Despite upheaval 12 799 books were published in the British Isles in 1926, 403 fewer than 1925. May 1926 issued books fell to 460 from 1 302 in May 1925, but June saw a release of pent up demand. Six months totals show 6 708 in 1926 versus 6 470 in 1925, with publishers hopeful that 1927 will bring a boom.
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British Isles
Pubishers
Hunting Coyotes From Car Terrains in Texas Prairies
North erner returns from Texas praising hunting coyotes from a high powered automobile. They claim coyotes run on the prairie but cannot escape into timber. The car’s speed of fifty miles per hour is noted as key to the pursuit.
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Texas
Lope Star State
Poe
Browns Divorce Sparks Dispute Over Face Lift or Mortgage
A family dispute surfaces with the Browns reportedly splitting after a disagreement. The issue centers on whether a wife sought a face lift or a mortgage as the key point of contention.
All Diamonds Cut Alike Say Local Jeweler
A local jeweler says diamond cuts are standardized with no visual difference between American and European cuts of the same type and size Regulating guidance notes a cut depth about one third above the girdle and two thirds below
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Washington Star
Oysters Do Not Feed as Scavengers
The article explains that oysters feed by opening their shells in clear shallow creeks. It notes oysters consume minute organisms they are accustomed to, and that artificially propagated oysters are fed similarly. It states clearly that oysters are not scavengers.
Mississippi flows widenest point near Cairo survey finds 14420 feet across
The Mississippi River Commission reports the widest measured point at Thankful Stage is 7? miles below Cairo Illinois with a width of 14420 feet. Near its source the river remains narrow, under 50 feet between Lake Itasca and Minneapolis.
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The
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River
Cairo
Lake Itasca
Minneapolis
Tactics and Strategy Distinguish Military Branches
Tactics is the branch of military science dealing with troop movements during direct combat. It differs from strategy, which governs the overall conduct of a campaign.
Dialect A passenger jokes about landlubber status at sea
A Dialect A negro passenger in steerage, seasick, is teased by a friend about being a landlubber. He weakly retorts that he is a landlubber and is just discovering how much Ab tubs it.
Road to Salesmanship Skills Advised
A Psychology Magazine excerpt urges salespeople to think right and acquire knowledge of wares. It emphasizes tactful talk perseverance confidence sincerity alertness and practicing a systematic approach to develop personality as winning qualities.
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Moarazine
Watermelon Declared a Vegetable by Agriculture Department
The Department of Agriculture states watermelons are botanically fruits but horticultural and legal rulings classify them as vegetables. They are grown and marketed as vegetables and treated as such by court decisions.
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Department of Agriculture
Social Birth Grants Across Nations Mentioned
The excerpt notes Australia’s scheme granting a public fund bonus to every child born, aimed at mothers regardless of status, to offset birth costs. It also mentions France providing a monthly pension to mothers who nurse their own child during the early years.
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Australia
France
Shipworms Cause Major Damage in United States Waters
Shipworms, a group of several hundred mollusk species that include oysters, cause extensive harm in U S waters. The annual damage across the United States is estimated at ten million dollars.
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United States
Cathedral City Rochester in Kent with Dickens Link
English Cathedral City Rochester lies on the Medway eight miles from Chatham and Strood forming a large town. Charles Dickens who lived near Rochester frequently uses the city in his novels.
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Rochester
Kent
England
Camphor Bug May Spark New Natural Industry in Sumatra
A Kingtish naturalist reports discovering a small insect in Sumatra that exudes a milky fluid with camphor-like properties. The finding suggests the potential development of a camphor yielding industry similar to sericulture.
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Sumatra
Belief in Magical Stones Across Races Cited
A pleologist notes in Popular Pictorial Magazine that many civilizations hold animals harboring stones with magical powers. The piece surveys a broad range of creatures and highlights a near universal superstition.
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