An Ohio Pie Maker Mrs Fox Bakes 481800 Pies in Thirty Three Years
Bellefontaine correspondent notes Mrs Jank Fox of this city baked about forty pies daily for thirty three years. A yearly total would reach 000 pies, valued at five cents per quarter section, estimating a grand sum around 96.26 dollars for the pies over the period. The piece also mentions eczema treatments and various items from other excerpts.
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Ohio
Rank Fox
Has & I
Bellefontaine
Columbus Dispatch
Jank Fox
Bellefontaine Pespondeive
Milling advances from ancient stones to the roller era
The piece traces milling history from mortars and hand-driven stones through Roman grooved millstones to Oliver Evans revolutionary automation. It notes the rise of roller milling thirty to thirty-five years ago, preserving wheat’s outer skin and middlings to improve flour while cattle received the inferior portion.
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Solomon's Temple
Oliver Evans
Delaware
Evans
Defining a political party as an enduring organization
A political party is a fluctuating body of men who unite to pursue a common aim or oppose rivals, building esprit de corps and adapting to new doctrines. It persists beyond its initial goal, often relying on tradition and pride, while two or more armies vie for victory and power through principles that win support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Church of All Hallows
London Wall
Bryan
Atlantic
Glorious Things to Talk About for a Year
A quotation from Appleton's Magazine extols American ingenuity and abundance. It praises varied meats and produce, cheaper versus dear kerosene, valuable by products, widespread manufacturing, and railways that boosted growth and commerce, urging a year of discussion of these great national achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Kingdom Come
Appleton’s Magazine
Precocity and Degeneracy in Historical Thought
A discussive note on precocity as a sign of degeneracy, citing Lombroso and biologists. The piece links early mental acuity with premature senility and prenatal development, referencing Relief de la Bretonne and a Century excerpt to illustrate the uneasy view of genius and early cognitive decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombroso
de la Bretonne
Anecdotes and ads swirl in 1900s press tea
A mosaic of sensational items, product pitches, and brief notes. References to international remarks, fashion trends like Merry Widow hats, medical cures from Kline and Amort Co, writing-machine recognitions, and Hudson Maxim with Bell predicting aerial navy. A collage capturing era prefix chatter and ads.
Cuticura praised after long eczema case and remedy claims
A Montreal woman credits Cuticura for a dramatic eczema cure after twenty five years of suffering and near amputation. She reports swelling subsiding after two treatments and complete recovery in two months with seven years no relapse. Includes vendor contact and date February 20 1907.
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Cutiura
J. J. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Que
Sound body, college ideal, and minister quality note
The Baltimore American links the college ideal to physical health and success, warns against cadaverous scholarships, and urges balance between study and wellbeing. A separate ad promotes Allen's Foot-Kase powder for feet, with claims to cure corns and ingrown nails and a sample offer. The piece argues fewer ministers could raise quality through natural attrition, criticizing incompetence in the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Allen
Olmsted
Leroy,n
Eclectic 19th Century Advertisements and Anecdotes
A collage of vintage ad lines and short notes including Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup claims and antiseptic Serenine products, patient testimonials on eczema cures, and a Baltimore American item about a near centenarian ex-member of Congress James C. McGrew, detailing age, injuries, and commentary from Representative Sturgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the United States
James C. McGrew
Kingswood
Sturgess
West Virginia
Rennett
McGrew
Baltimore American
Sunderland Engineer Seeks Coat in London Lunch
An engineer from Sunderland visits London and dines with a friend. While the man from the north watches the door, his companion laughs at worry over a missing coat. The engineer jokes that ten minutes since the coat was left, prompting a light exchange about eyeing outerwear.
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Sunderland
London
Philadelphia Ledger
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Health Restorer
A widely trusted remedy praised for relieving female ailments. The Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Mass reports over a million letters from women claiming cures. The product, made from roots and herbs, aims to restore female health without drugs and has saved many from surgical operations.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Grup
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Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
Perttes
J.T. Shur Taing
Pt. A
Savannsh
Mit
Grove
Ansorr Co
Savannah
Iureh
Unzumbi
Zululand
Kable
Steemed
Quabi
J Umzumbi
Ndunge
Khana
Bechuanaland
Pall Mall
A. C. McLaughlin
W. A. Newman Dorland
MR. Grocer
Danny
Sacramento Union
Mistress of the Seas
A.imnistake
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Ingis
Philadelphia Inquirer
Soom
Hicks
Eyat Drug
The
New York Herald
Amnort
Tax Apsott Co
Ravannah
San Francisco Chronicle
New York
Hudson Maxim
Alexander Graham Bell
Haverhill Gazette
John R. Dickey
Boston
Springfield Union
Christian Register
J. BR. Maxwell
Atlanta
Druggista
J. T. Sourraine
Dept. A
H. H. Green
Boxy
Young
J.M. Young
Waycross
Biggers
Huckleberry
Dr. Blagers Obleberry Gardin
Haltiwanger Taylor Drug CO
Nubia
Fred, F. Field CO
Brockton, Mass
Fren Frau Grockton
U.S.A
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pacific Coast Borax CO
New Yorks
Paxton Toilet CO
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