Millions for a New Stomach and Health Claim
A sensational boast about spending a million dollars for a new stomach precedes a pitch for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The ad argues digestion drives happiness and health, touting a Buffalo institute and a fifty year track record, promising nonalcoholic, nonnarcotic relief and improved blood nutrition.
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Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N.Y
As One Raised From Dead
After ten months with stomach pains A Percifield says Eatonic relieved all pain and feels like being raised from the dead. Thousands report relief from acidity and gas as Hatonic clears the stomach. Take one after meals for better digestion with a druggist guarantee.
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Eatonic
A. Percifield
White Man's Burden of Barberry Eradication in Wheat
Dr. F F Kempton leads U S Department of Agriculture effort to eradicate invasive common barberry to control black stem rust threatening northern U S wheat. The campaign counts nearly 1.9 million bushes found or removed in rural areas, with wide public interest and funding limits.
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F. F. Kempton
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
State Agricultural College
Best Graded Products Win Across Markets
The passage argues that best graded products dominate by offering standardization. Grading creates a common language between buyer and seller, building understanding and reducing disputes. A national grading system relies on authorized inspectors to uniformly apply grades nationwide.
Fat content range in hogs varies from 24 to 42 percent
The fat percentage in a hog's body spans a wide range, from 24 percent up to 42 percent, illustrating substantial variation in body fat among animals.
Potato Production By U S Regions In 1916 19
The piece breaks down potato production by region, noting distribution across the North Atlantic North Central East of the Mississippi West of the river Rocky Mountain and Pacific South Atlantic and South Central states. It cites four years 1916 to 1919 with percentages for each region.
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North Atlantic States
Central States
United States
North Central States
Mississippi River
Ricky Mountain
Pacific States
South Atlantic States
South Central States
Close Culling Favored
Opinion favors culling pullets to save poultry keepers money. Better have one or two houses empty than filled with star boarders as excess chickens prevail in the country today.
Labor leader defends strikes in a blunt exchange
A labor leader argues strikes are necessary for higher pay. A New York reporter is shown a quip filled with a bookkeeper who asks for a raise and faces a boss who equates satisfaction with the request. The piece ends with a pun about excuses and a remark on love keeping a man sick.
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New York
Candy flowers on Indian Bassin trees
A Popular Mechanics style note describes Bassin trees in India with sugary flowers that drop in the morning. A single tree yields about 300 pounds of flowers annually, eaten fresh or cooked with rice and coconut. The Indian butter tree seeds supply oil for butter soap and candles.
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India
Popular Mechanics
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