Peruna Advert for Nervous Women and Catarrh Cure
A Peruna advertisement cites Mrs J E Finn of Buffalo New York praising Peruna as a tonic that restored her health after a year of rest. It asserts many nervous women suffer female troubles caused by catarrh and claims Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, with a tone urging reliance on the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Finn
East High Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Thad
J.E. Finn
America
Peruna
Old man wool joke and travel ads mix in column
A humorous tale about an aging man and wool followed by travel ads for cheap California fares from St. Louis and Kansas City. The notices promise a Katy Flyer journey to San Francisco, with departures on Tuesday nights, plus lighter quips from Chicago and Philadelphia papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Wainwright
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement for Kidney Troubles
Local Concord resident W. J. Hill endorses Dean's Kidney Pills as an effective remedy for backache and disordered kidneys. He claims improved health after using the product and offers a free trial by mail from Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo, with 50 cent boxes sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
W. J. Hill
South Union Street
Concord
N. C
Justice of the Peace
Dean
Gibson Drug Store
Hill
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Smith
Smith Medical Co
St. Louis
Farmers urged to unite for a cotton market reform
A South Carolina reader proposes a farmers cooperative to price cotton like spinners. The plan envisions county storage warehouses, classed bales, negotiable certificates, and a central office publishing weekly cotton values to streamline raw material pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Memphis
John Sanfth
John Smith
Corporation
S. R. Baldwin
Other Crops to Grow and Diversify Farm Output
E. C. P. in Epitomist urges farmers to diversify beyond cotton. He cites 1599 census figures on hops yielding 885 lb per acre at 8.3 cents, peanuts 23 bu at 61c, peppermint 22 lb at 77c, and chicory $24 per acre, arguing these crops offer money in case cotton prices fall and stressing growing staple foods for household needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mixing Fertilizers for Crops and Soils
The article explains that soil color does not determine fertilizer needs and that corn or cotton require similar help on red or gray soils. It notes sols solubility influenced by prior culture, rotting matter, and pulverization, and that soils vary slightly in plant food content. Corn needs potash and phosphoric acid with little nitrogen if soil is in good condition.
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C.s. m
A. P
Restoring Poor Pasture Through Careful Seeding Practices
E L Vincent advises on reclaiming worn farm pastures. Clear brush and plow, plant a dense seed mix anchored by timothy with Kentucky bluegrass white clover orchardgrass or redtop, and keep cattle off until a thick turf forms. This method aims for uniform, productive pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
E. L. Vincent
Bacon Hog Prospects in the Corn Belt
Experts and professors of animal husbandry argue that corn belt breeders can profitably raise bacon hogs. If chosen animals are fed peas beans barley oats shorts the result is a superior hog with well distributed fat and lean. The key question remains whether this method yields more profit than traditional hog production at central west markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt
United States
Central West
Orange Judd
Poultry Production Figures in Georgia and Alabama 1900
The Farmers' Home Journal reports Georgia produced over four and a half million checks over three months old along with turkeys geese and ducks totaling thousands and millions in value. Eggs reached about 1.616 million dollars in value and 15.5 million dozen eggs were produced. Alabama produced about 15.78 million dozen eggs valued at 1.826 million dollars in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Alabama
Farmers’ Home Journal
Agricultural Notes On Hens Goats Weeds And Orchards
A column of farming tips covers hens needing work for food, ensilage for pigs, and admiration for hardworking draft animals. It notes 20 percent of US land unfit for farming but suitable for goats with Angora stock. Mentions Prof Hans Molisch and a bacteria lamp idea, plus a tale of weed mustard in a garden and contrasts home versus commercial orchards focusing on extended harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hans Molisch
Prague
Texas
Undertaker Adverts on Brooklyn Bridge Footpath Cards
A clerical man handed out cards to mourners at the Brooklyn Bridge approach, offering an accident identification blank. The reverse carried an undertaker’s ad for a new burial scheme with cleric endorsed praise for the committal service and equipment. An adjacent notice tells of James Culet of Alston Michigan recovering from rheumatism and kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, claiming twenty years of illness cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
N. Y
Alston, Mich
Houghton County
James Culet
Culet
Dodd
Courtship Confession From Cincinnati Enquirer Quote
A brief Cincinnati Enquirer quote recalls a couple’s courtship as one spouse teases the other for compliance. The exchange captures a playful dynamic in their relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker
Cincinnati Enquirer
Burlington Holiday Rates Spark Summer Travel Plans
The Burlington Route promotes cheap summer outings with half price round trips to Minnesota and California from July to August plus low July and August fares to Colorado. L. W. Wakecer of the Burlington explains proposed routes from 604 Pine Street St Louis MO as the season opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Colorado
Minnesota
Cuzap
Carronsia
California
L. W. Wakecer
Pine Street
St. Louis
Allen’s Foot-Ease: Cure for hot tired feet advertised
A dated notice promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet and calluses with a 25 cent price. The ad warns against substitutes and mentions a trial package from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The text also includes a quip about a married flirt in Town Topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Change of Life Advice for Women at Menopause
A fragment seeks to persuade readers with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for symptoms during the change of life. It cites a reader testimonial from BeLla Ross praising relief after six bottles and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
BeLia Ross
Monteo Ag
NagamPa
Vintage Montana to New York Rail Ticket Recovered
Laura E Howey of Montana state historical society reports a Wells Fargo stage and rail ticket from Virginia City to New York dated in the 1860s. The eight coupon pass lists routes via stage to Salt Lake Union Pacific Omaha Council Bluffs Chicago Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Allentown with a $180 fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Howey
State Historical Society
Montana
C. E. Reese
Virginia City
Virgnia City
New York
Wells Argo Company
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Central
Latter Place
Allentown
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises and Quack Ads
An old advertisement column touts Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers refunds if it fails. It includes testimonials from users such as Robbins in Norwich and cites various pseudonymous quotes and stove and dyeing product mentions.
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Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
L. Douglas
Suarty
W. L. Douglas
OW. L. Douglas
E Wort
Saul
Ewald
Winchester
Repeating
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven
Conn
McGee
Price
Mayfield Medicine Mfg. Co
MES
Deacon Flatfoot
Cleveland Leader
Enpeck
Slowan
Chicago Daily News
Pittebury Dispatch
Philadelphia Press
Tribune Yuilding
South
Fledgling
Brooklyn
New York Central
Bertha
Tilda
Eunice
Boston Transcript
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids
Mich
Water St
Chicago Daily 3
Washington
Robbins
Norwich
Richter
Doolittle
Cuba
Harvard Lampoon
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago and Sciatica
Guirth
Locust ST
Oromulsion Food Co
Jayne
London
Europe
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