Congressman Fitzpatrick Endorses Peruna for Catarrh
Hon T Y Fitzpatrick a Kentucky congressman writes from Washington urging Peruna as a natural nerve tonic. He claims it strengthens nerves and regulates blood flow to relieve catarrh with prompt cures and offers free advice from Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Kentucky
Naece Hotel
Washington, D. C
WSI
T. ¥. Fitzpatrick
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Transferrence of Impulse in a Bombardier Editor Tale
A speaker explains how an irresistible impulse led to writing a spring idyl which the Bombardier editor rejected, only for the editor to be inspired and fired by impulse in turn. The Richmond Dispatch is cited in the exchange.
Wisconsin to Stock Streams With Pike Fry and Muscallonge
The Wisconsin fish Commission plans to stock streams and lakes with fifteen million pike fry and two million muscallonge to boost summer fishing. The Chicago & North Western Railway offers favorable excursion rates and special trains from Chicago and Milwaukee to Wisconsin and Northern Michigan resorts to handle a predicted peak of visitors. At the Menagerie the tiger joke prompts Dorothy to compare him to a barber pole.
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Wisconsin Fish Commission
Wisconsin Lakes
Wisconsin
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Michigan
Chicago
Milwaukee
Draughon's Practical Business Colleges Ad
Draughon operates eight business colleges in Asheville Atlanta St Louis Shreveport Montgomery Fort Worth Galveston Little Rock offering superior instruction and job placement. Special summer rates available for early entrants. For catalogues apply at Draughon’s College in any listed city.
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Draughon
Practical Business Colleges
Ashville
Atlanta
St. Louis
Shreveport
Montgomery
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Little Rock
Dray
Nashville
Ogery, Worth
Shreve
Tenn
Gout Holds Up Regular Boarders at Lodging House
A Chicago Daily News item notes the landlady explaining three of her regular boarders are laid up with the gout, prompting discussion of seating and tables as a guest asks about a good table.
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Chicago Daily News
The
Washington Star
Allen's Foot-Ease and other period trade notes
A collection of short advertisements and quips from early 20th century papers. Allen's Foot-Ease promises relief for painful swollen feet and recommends buying only from druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer in Le Roy New York. Various quotes from newspapers and testimonials reference cough remedies and personal maxims, including Laxative Bromo Quinine and Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Saving hay and southernizing forage in the Dixie fields
S. B. Austin urges farmers to expand southern hay production to reduce imports from the north and west. He details hay quality, timing, and curing, notes on croplands like wheat oats and millet, and argues goats and mohair offer profits. He cites southern cultivator and U.S. Department of Agriculture views.
Clover in Rotation and Soil Nutrition Facts
Geo. K. Wilson explains the clover wheat rotation benefits and the nitrogen and potash balance. He argues clover requires potash to store nitrogen, cites wheat and corn nitrogen costs, and notes the risk of “Clover Sickness” from soil starvation if potash is lacking. He recommends broadcast topdressing 350 to 400 pounds of muriate of potash per acre after harvest.
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Geo. K. Wilson
Farmers’ Home Journal
The Angora Goat Opinion on Goats for Wealth
The article urges farmers to raise goats claiming high returns from kid and goat skins and noting vast unimproved land suited for grazing. It argues American manufacturers pay about 30 million dollars annually for goat skins and estimates 265 million acres of land could be used for grazing.
Agricultural colleges aid farmers and revolutionize farm life
The piece argues that college education, especially agricultural college training, accelerates farm progress. It notes earlier slow gains from experience and credits agricultural colleges and experiment stations with scientific farming advances, urging farmers to pursue specialized education alongside classical study.
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Oith
Farmers urged to protect birds on the farm
The Epitomist urges farmers to protect birds, arguing many species aid crops by eating pests. Crow, woodpecker, kingbird, blue jay and others are defended for their insect control, while birds are harmed by unenforced laws and millinery shooing. Farmers should study and protect all birds.
Farmers urged to read and act for profits and progress
The piece argues farmers should become readers to join a forward movement. It advises organizing communities to save on fertilizers, restrict poultry feeding to encourage foraging, focus on proven breeds like Bronze turkeys, and view education as ongoing beyond school. It also notes cement floors aid cleanliness and drainage in poultry houses.
The College Trade Bites Grocer’s Comeback Dream
An enterprising grocer wooed a college trade by placing letters to girls in his display case. The scheme spanned two weeks, boosting sales until a faculty member found the letters and exposed the ruse. The girls were banned from the store and the scheme collapsed.
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Embryo Post Office
Ters
Reclaiming Our Deserts Across the Western States
A Century essay notes western deserts shrinking under expansion yet salvageable with water. It highlights Mohave and Colorado Gila deserts, Death Valley, and Utahs Great Salt Lake Desert, plus mining and irrigation efforts while contrasting Wisconsin and Michigan scorch scars from lumbering. A Browning anecdote about a prince and divers at Eton closes.
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Arizona
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Great Valley
Rocky Mountains
Cascades
Sierra Nevada
Coast Range
Mohave Desert
Switzerland
Colorado and
Gila
Marvelous Painted Desert
Great Salt Lake Desert
Death Valley
America
Wisconsin
Michigan
Oscar Browning
Cambridge
Prince Consort
Eton
Quetelet
Brussels
Literature and Religion in the Modern Age
The essay argues the mutual influence of literature and religion, claiming an age’s spirit is shown in its writing. It contrasts ancient Greek sensualism with modern aims to emancipate sensuousness and urges religious instruction in pulpits over secular authors. It cautions against craving the shady side of life in literature.
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Greece
Rome
Humphrey Ward
George McDonald
Shirt Waist Linens Spark Fashion for Summer Dress
A fashion note highlights shirt waist suits in sheer linens and fine fabrics as a versatile, travel friendly costume signaling a shift toward one garment matching the skirt. Prices range from five dollars to seventy five, with much embroidery locally and monograms in black on white gaining popularity among young women.
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Foulard
Chambrays
Madras
Paris
Moths and Garment Protection Tips From New York
A housekeeper in moth infested New York shares practical steps to prevent moth damage. Cleanse garments thoroughly then seal them in sturdy calico or muslin bags, no tears, store on a shelf or trunk. She notes using turpentine on cloths for extra closet protection and advises ready bags made from old pillow cases and dress linings for spring packing away.
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New York Post
New York
Microbes Follow Humans In Hidden Journeys
Two investigative series show microscopic organisms tracking human life. Dr W F Hutchinson finds dense airborne microbes over London, while M Jean Binot reports few germs on Mont Blanc summit except in the observatory where visitors bring them from lower regions.
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W. F. Hutchinson
London
M. Jean Binot
Mont Blanc
Broiled Fish Recipe From Good Housekeeping
Broil a fish brushed with orange juice skin side down on a grate over a large flat baking pan. Start on the second rack and move to the oven floor to finish cooking. A three to four pound fish needs about 25 minutes. Baste with oil or melted butter in the final stages.
Mabel Rejects Proposal Over Beef Trust Ambition
Quoted exchange shows a young man proposing to Mabel with a wish to be breadwinner for life. She counters by seeking a suitor who can win her beefsteak, aiming for greater gain. The Detroit Free Press captures the witty dialogue.
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Mabel
Teaspot
Beef Trust
Detroit Free Press
The Field of Danger in Golf Myths
The spoof dialogue questions golf danger as a pastime. Gage recalls two friends engaged recently, illustrating a lighter take on sport risks.
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Greene
Gage
Boston
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Eben
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
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J. 5. White
Alabastine School
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Hamlins Wizard Oil
4&LL
United States
Malta
United States Agricultural Department
S. B. Austin
Dixie Farmer
Georgia
College Trade
Mathew Arnold
Black Stairca
Ark
Arkansas Methodist Conference
Missouri
Moffe
J. W
Texas
Indian Territory
Ban Angelog
Antonio
Southwest
W. C. Peeler
Memphis
E.W, Labeaume
G. P
T. A
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SAP
Giticura
Depot
Charter! Potier Drug and Chem. Uniur
Punwu
Rue de la Paix
Libby
McNeill
Thazard
Sportanen
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Jefferson Street
C. C, Mengel, JR
Ana
Tribe Uns
Esra
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