A Judge's Wife Warns Against Peruna Substitutes
A Peruna advertisement recounts a testimonial from Mrs. Judge McAllister about relief from back pain after long illness. It warns readers against cheap imitations and urges insistence on Peruna, noting Dr Hartman offers free advice and that Peruna must be bought at standard price.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Tee Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Judge McAllister
West 33Rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Minonie E. McAllister
Farmer and Planter. Economy on the Farm.
A longtime farmer urges constant industry arguing the Bible commands six work days and a seventh rest. He criticizes idle winters and reliance on laws, insisting farming supports city needs, boosts rail and merchant business, and that hard work prevents crime. He shares tips on economy and preserving farm produce.
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Christ
P. Clement
Poultry Advice Emphasizes Practice and Profit
Practical poultry notes urge exercise, clean water, and selective breeding. Tips include hatching in incubators, avoiding overdiversification, using sunflowers near swampy ground, lice checks, proper litter, and patient marketing for better prices.
Breeder Advice On Stock Uniformity And Feeding
Prof E A Burnett cites feed quality and fatness reducing reproductive power and notes starvation lowers size. Uniform herd type, careful feeding, and selecting for good flesh yield produce stronger calves, while crossbreeding with a divergent bull increases variation and lowers offspring quality. Continuous feeding maintains size, according to the Journal of Agriculture.
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E. A. Burnett
Lincoln
Nebraska
Illinois State Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Journal of Agriculture
Sunflower touted for feed and oil uses since 1596
The sunflower, a tall hardy annual from South America, yields oil and seed for animal feed and human uses. A bushel of seed makes a gallon of oil. an acre planted three feet apart yields forty to fifty bushels. Seeds, sprouts, bread, gruel, milk-boosting leaves, and fuel stems are noted. Pacific Tree and Vine urges public consideration.
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South America
Hog production in the west relies on winter grain feeding
Western hog farms feed dry grain during winter and pasture in spring, raising costs but keeping hog production profitable. They ship pork to the southwest where pasture winters cut costs, with finishing grain for a short period. Green pasture is linked to hog cholera prevention, whereas long corn feeding may invite disease.
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West
Southwest
Farming tips for livestock and crops from idle to profitable
Practical notes advise duck raisers to manage well for profit and cite wheat seed sieves increasing yield at the Tennessee station. It covers uniform sheep marketing, gentle heifer calving, pure bred bulls boosting herd quality, eight month pig broods with milk, red clover pasture, profitable goose farming for feathers, and cotton seed oil byproducts boosting cotton profits.
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Tennessee Experiment Station
Perseverance and fame in late nineteenth century writing
Booth Tarkington endured eight years of rejections before success. Sienkiewicz is described as a restless demon of writing who travels across Europe drafting scenes. Ernest von Leyden turns seventy on April 20 and helped build more than a hundred sanatoria for consumptives in Germany. George Meredith may receive an honorary degree from the University of Wales, despite his disdain for titles. Senator Pettus, at 51, preaches hard work as longevity, while Herbert Spencer, at 82, retires after publishing Facts and Comments and rejects honorary degrees.
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Booth Tarkington
Sienkiewicz
Europe
Ernest von Leyden
Germany
Congressman Sibley
University of Wales
George Meredith
Meredith
Wales
Pettus
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
Malaria Parasite Names Proposed by Lankester
A Royal Society presentation summarized in the British Medical Journal outlines eight developmental stages of the malaria parasite. The sequence begins with needle-shaped organisms entering via a mosquito proboscis and ends with a sprouting cycle that reenters the human bloodstream. Prof. Ray Lankester lists names for each stage: Exotospore Amoebula Enhaemosphore Crescent Sperm-mother-cell Vermicule Spore cyst Spore-mother-cell Exostosphore.
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Royal Society
British Medical Journal
Ray Lankester
London Telegraph
Tear repair compliment from Mrs Swellman
The Philadelphia Press records a domestic note where Mrs Swellman praises a tear in a jacket repaired by the speaker. The exchange includes a mother’s delighted response and the offer of another tear to fix, reflecting small personal correspondence.
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Tommy
Ancestral Style and Debt Quip in Detroit Free Press
A quote exchange contrasts ancestral honesty with style and debt avoidance. The Detroit Free Press presents a witty remark about lineage, money, and social image reflecting on heritage and financial behavior.
Japanese Schools Hunt Rabbits and Mushrooms in Autumn
A School Journal note explains a tradition in many Japanese schools where pupils are taken rabbit hunting in autumn and mushroom hunting at night by lantern light. The practice reflects historical customs observed in classrooms across the country.
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Japan
School Journal
Truly Great Man Quietly Achieves Greatness
A Chicago Daily News quote extols a person whose notable deeds merit praise without fanfare. It characterizes true greatness as silent, persistent achievement rather than loud displays.
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Chicago Daily News
Southern Education and the Athens Conference Significance
The article portrays the Athens Georgia educational conference and the arrival of Ogden and his party as a shift to southern leadership in funding white and Black education. Northern benefactors express support but hand control to southern leaders, emphasizing fraternity, patriotism, and practical local management. They praise southern determination and vow to assist without meddling.
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Athens
John &. Cohen
The
Atlanta Journal
Ogden
South
Conditional Gift Marks Memorial Day At Georgia Normal
At Athens Georgia Memorial Day events the Georgia state normal school received a 19 500 conditional gift. Dr Wallace Buttrick announced three year pledges including 50 new scholarships of 50 dollars and a matching increase to existing scholarships. He noted a 4500 contribution toward Winnie Davis Memorial Hall with Daughters of the Confederacy as beneficiary.
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Athens
General
Georgia State Normal
Presbyterian Standard
Charlotte
N. C
Georgia
State Normal School
Wallace Buttrick
Albany
N. Y
General Board of Education
Georgia State Normal School
Daughters of the Confederacy
Winnie Davis
Buttrick
Earth
School Statistics Show Varied Education Costs by State
The World’s Work notes averages across North and South Carolina Georgia and Alabama. School houses cost about 180 to 217 dollars. teachers earn roughly 23 to 27 dollars a month. days taught range from 70 to 112 annually. per pupil annual expenditures span about 4.34 to 6.64 dollars, equating to five cents per day for seven instructional days.
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South Carolna
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
A Great Need for Ten Months School in Every Community
The piece argues for ten months of schooling in all towns villages and rural areas with permanent well equipped buildings trained teachers and broad reading courses. It contrasts pity and power in education noting the risk of pauperization in welfare aid but no such danger in offering real educative opportunity.
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Ministry of Pity
Ministry of Power
H. L Smith
Davidson College
N. C
NERVE RACKING OCCUPATION OF FIREFIGHTER DRIVER
An old New Orleans fireman cites driving the hose carriage and related fire department vehicles as the department’s most trying job. He notes the driver faces constant physical danger and intense mental strain from crowding spectators and street hazards during fires.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Dandy Dogs in Paris Elevate Pets to Fashion Status
Paris leaders of fashion dress their dogs in matched outfits with jeweled collars leashes and fur trim. Dogs wear wool coats with storm collars and jeweled clasps while rubber boots and lace handkerchiefs appear as stylish accessories. Collars range from plain leather with brass bars to blue suede with gold studs and bells, with prices like 24 pounds.
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Paris
London
Puss
Yorkshire
Blenheim
Charity of Feeling in Newspaper Verse
A short, pointed quotation from the Atchison Globe contrasts charity for a dissipated loafer with much less for an industrious sober man. The line reflects press attitudes toward public morals and social welfare in a compact excerpt.
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Atchison Globe
Lopez Name Across Cultures Mentioned in Editorial
The excerpt discusses how common the surname Lopez is among Spanish, Filipino, Cuban, Mexican, and other nationalities. It questions how many Spanish Cay and people named Lopez exist, noting frequent encounters with Lopez in various regions and suggesting linguistic origins from Spain.
Brief West Philadelphia Meet Highlights Laconic Speech
The Philadelphia Times notes a West Philadelphia meeting among Jim and Zach, both farmers and horse owners, marked by extreme brevity in dialogue. The exchange centers on a kept up thematic joke about what they gave their horses for chores and turpentine, ending with a comic overstatement of the outcome.
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Philadelphia
Jim
Zach
Philadelphia Times
Dower for His Bride Raises Large Subscription
A frontier town tale recounts Jimmie Hughes a Westerner who became wealthy as a financier. At a hotel’s smoking room he and friends funded a wedding gift for Miss White the popular waiteress by pooling more than $2,000 through a known list of subscribers. Miss White married Hughes the next day.
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Frontier Town
Miss White
Chicago Chronicle
Jimmie Hughes
Jimmie
Wrong Diagnosis Joke From Chicago Daily News
A humorous exchange where a doctor says the patient needs peace of mind while the patient jokes his wife’s daily words overwhelm him, claiming he has it to swamp an air ship. The piece captures a light venting moment attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
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M.D
Chicago Daily News
Political Quip Highlights Election Policy Joke
The Chicago Post quotes a wife reacting to her husband’s election win with a joke about policy. Wits note two policies priced at five and ten thousand dollars, jokingly excluding an accident policy as unnecessary.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Allen's Foot Easy
An old advertisement claims Allen's Foot Ease softens feet to fit shoes one size smaller. It promotes relief from swollen or sweating feet and aching feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Trial package available. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
They Suggested Great Dining Halls for Ping Pong
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes old dining halls with mahogany tables would be excellent for ping pong, reflecting a humorous image of grand spaces repurposed for a simple game.
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Pingpong
Yonkers Statesman
Digging for It and Cough Remedies Endorsements
An old ad shows Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents and promotes Piso's Cure as a top throat and lung remedy. It cites Endsley of Vanburen Indiana and a Cecil quote noting God’s patience with desperate moments.
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Chicago Post
Piso
Endsley
Vanburen
Ind
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