Early harvesters and reaper patents span centuries
A fragmented history notes Ogle, Bell, Randall, Hussey, Deering and McCormick in harvesting gear. It traces reel and platform inventions, patent sales, and cross continental use, with later notes on binders, rollers, and industry figures. Also mentions Paris library fears, a catarrh cure ad, and scattered railway and candy notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogle
Bell
Randall
Hussey
Europe
McCormick
Haaser
Deering Com
Polly
Deering
Deering and
Wood
McCormick ‘Company
Deen Ux
McCormick Company
Osborne
McConnick
Fatherly Reproof Ends In Humorous Poker Lesson
A stern father lectures his son George about gambling in a private office setting. The teachable moment centers on a bluff in a game of poker and the son’s blunders with four jacks, five raises, and misread signals, ending with the father muttering about the missed opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghent
George
Windy City
Burt
Scott
Costliest of Furs in European Courts
Sable furs stand out in style and value as European courts demand lavish garments. Americans prize sable, while Russia requires a sable suit for state occasions costing about 25000 dollars per member. Germany and other nations also feature sable in court attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
Germany
Mother and daughter urged to share burdens for home
A sentimental poem urges daughters to stop letting mothers toil alone, urging shared housework and care. It contrasts worn mothers with faded brightness to motivate daughters to Cheer and support, noting death and missing home when mothers pass away. A separate piece reviews domestic tips, almanac praise, and a Vermont Brigade death roll, then announces a new through sleeper to Washington, D. C. via Monon and B&O lines.
Airship of Aluminum Promised by San Francisco Group
A San Francisco company is formed to build a huge aluminum airship. The vessel is planned at about 200 feet long with a 35 foot diameter cylinder and 125 feet, tapering cones 50 feet from the cylinder. A Maxim engine of 180 horsepower will propel it. Projectors are described as men of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etla Wheeler Wilcox
Aver
Ayer
Dr. Ayers
Slmanse
San Francisco
Stated Seed Yields and Euclid Quotation Highlight Obscure Ad
A fragment mixture promotes Salzer seed claims with exaggerated yields for barley oats corn wheat potatoes and grasses. It also cites a brochure offer of samples for 10 cents with stamps to Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. The text ends with Euclid praised as father of mathematics and the famous reply to Ptolemy about no royal road to learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Breider
Mishicott
Wis
Salzer
Jaet
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Euclid
Alexandria
Egypt
Ptolemy Soter
A Wonderful Asthma Cure Promoted In Rochester Ad
A Brattleboro notice touts sample Bottles of Astimalene from Dr Taft Bros Rochester N Y claiming dramatic asthma relief and cures. The ad offers free samples from 45 Elm Street Rochester. A separate item describes the Lagong Bridge five miles long over an arm of the China sea with 200 arches and marble lions. cost is unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Taft Bros
Rochester
W. A. Neal
Elm Street
Lagong
China Sea
The More Knowing Dog and Odd Quack Remedies
A fragment shows a comic dog tale about a clever dog and Uncle Eben, plus ad copy for No-To-Bac cures and Cura Quarineed. It mentions health claims and tobacco cessation products priced at 50c and 1 dollar. A statistic compares male and female larynx sizes.
Fragmented health claims and agricultural ads from old issue
A garbled mixture promotes vigor through tonics and bitters, cites medical fads and hair remedies, and lists wheat production figures. It mentions India and Hungary wheat outputs, North Dakota field labor costs, and sales pitches for commodities including Cascaret candy and Glenn's Soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Mulhall
Warkerus
North Dakota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paris
Halls
Theraby
Nature
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
Ragged Top
J. R. Bushanan
Omaha
Nebraska
Uckets
Candy Externat Bone
Baden
Bee Post
Sazplenerc
Cutler
Fei
Inventong
Gera Parest
Patrick
Farrell
Washington, D.G
Ayers
Resolous
Philadelphia
Vermont
Corns
Snottsylvania
Washington
D. C
Menon
Chicago
Cincinnati
Monon, G
BL & C
Dearborn
Geft
National Capital
Clark Street
Ehen
Wom
Hall
India
Glenn
Hungary
J. BR
Madison
Massachusetts
Italy
Connecticut
Mrs. Winslow
Econ
Bood
Hood
Elm St
Lechester
N.Y
Pisenine
Yorn W. Morris
Ech Maeastig
Opiura
Drl. Stephens
St. Jacobs Oil
Andy Cathartig
Montreal
York
Sis
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Saker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
St Louis
Palas
Ripans
Bern
Sapolio
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