Free remedy promises cure for weak kidneys
An advertisement promises a free recipe for kidney and bladder troubles from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit. It claims quick recovery, lists symptoms, and offers mail delivery of the cure with no cost or obligation. The copy ends with a unrelated joke about a chauffeur and a pun on nerve.
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Many
A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Manufacturers, Dairy Association Co
Lyndonville, Vt
Quack Remedies and Advertisements Echo Vintage Plea
A jumble of 19th century style remedies and quotes appears with claims for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets easing constipation and Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup soothing infants. Advert lines tout cigars Lewis' Single Binder and moral maxims accompany digestible phrases on self knowledge and prophecy.
Bark beetle endangers weakened peach trees across regions
A bulletin on the shot hole bark beetle notes it harms weakened trees from New York to Virginia and Michigan. The beetles bore under bark, lay eggs, and larvae create burrows that kill trees. Manage by pruning, whitewash with paris green, and keeping trees vigorous.
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New York
Virginia
Michigan
Conquering the Yellows in Michigan Peach Orchards
A Michigan peach grower told a horticultural meeting he battled yellows by destroying infected trees at first signs and removing soil to roots, refilling with fresh earth, then replanting the following year. This practice kept his orchard intact and flourishing.
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Michigan
Ree
Grafting Tips For Small Scions In Seasonal Care
Use small scions two to three inches longer than the girdled place. Cut in fall and preserve through winter. Perform grafting as early as possible in spring to ensure successful union. Preserve scions and timings precisely for best results.
Walnut Grove Saved as Lumber Market Shifts
A man preserves his walnut trees amid rising demand as walnut lumber gains value surpassing mahogany. The decision to protect the trees yields long term financial and resource advantages for the property owner and local timber economy.
Caring for Outdoor Roses in Spring and Fall
Outdoor roses should be planted in spring at the north and fall at the south to withstand frost or heat. Everblooming roses need monthly pruning to promote new growth and buds. Summer bloomers should be pruned after flowering, removing weak parts and encouraging vigorous shoots. North roses require frost protection with rye straw. doubtful everblooming roses get coal ash and a protecting board.
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West 20Th Street
New York
Leipzig
London
Parts
Germany
England
Innea
Mercantile
Towa
Wisconsin
Joseph Ullmann
St. St. Paul
Minn
Parks Floral Magazine
Keeping Pests From Trees
To deter rabbits and mice from trunks place plain wire screen around the tree and push it an inch into the soil. Overlap the ends and secure with a straight wire down through the openings to form a seam. The screen is easily removed.
Hard Hearted Judge and the Sympathetic Pal-Watcher
The spoof dialogue features Bill confiding illness to the Pal-Watcher, noting a months-long confinement and a judge's disbelief. It juxtaposes humorous lines with ads for Hamlin's Wizard pain remedy and Pettit's Rye Salve, ending with aphorisms and product plugs from The Sketch.
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Bill
Setting Out Fruit Trees and Combating San Jose Scale
The article urges planting fruit trees now and destroying San Jose scale to prevent reduced fruit weight. It advises cutting selms for grafting next spring and maintaining slightly damp sawdust or sand. It notes peach leaf curl losses exceed 3 million dollars yearly and emphasizes mulching topsoil to conserve moisture amid sunscald threats to apples in northern and eastern regions.
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San Jose
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RAW Furs
America
K&s. Boruggists
Henry ST. Gbrogklyn
C. M.vallance Company
Elkhart
Ind
LISO
H. F. Wilson
United States Department of Agriculture
Samuel Pitcher
Winkegeeen
Centaur Companys
Bears
Carter
Arter
C W. Ferguson Dollar CO
Troy, N. Y
Brocton
Illinois
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, DC
Buckslive
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo,n.y
Sir James Mackintosh
Lewis
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Pres’t
Buffalo
N. Y
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