Kidney Cleaning Salts and Fractured Ads From 19th Century Claims
A vintage advertisement extols the use of Salts to excite the kidneys and cleanse the urinary tract, urging water intake and Jad Salts or similar preparations. It includes a testimonial claim about Hall's Catarrh Medicine and a notarized statement by F J Cheney & Co. plus a quip about debts and grudges.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Cheney& Co
Ohio
Woman attributes cure to Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Mrs. Mary Standley of Carrollton Missouri says three doctors advised operation for her illness described as a woman’s weakness. She credits Favorite Prescription with restoring her health after seven bottles, leaving her strong and able to work, and recommends it to others.
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Carrollton
Mary Standley
E. First St
Middleburg
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Run-Down Chillicothe Man Attributes Recovery to Medicine
G D Marple of 421 East says four years of back and head stains left him run down and nearly bed ridden. After using Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery, he improved almost at once and credits the treatment after three bottles.
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St. Louis
Dr. Pierce
ME Harris
Chillicothe
Dutch Colonial Home Blends Old Charm With Modern Ease
The Dutch Colonial home becomes a popular, affordable choice for builders. A sample design shows a 40 by 30 foot frame house with stucco exterior, central entrance, two porches, four sunlit bedrooms, a large living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, and a basement with heating and storage. The plan emphasizes balance, practical closets, and economical construction.
Saladin Buried in Damascus Tombs Beneath Great Mosque
In Da mascus the ancient city Saladin, a famed medieval leader, rests in a marble sarcophagus inside a small temple near a great mosque. His tomb and a second sarcophagus, reportedly that of his son, lie in a quiet corner of the city.
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Damascus
Saladin
Treaties Grow Into Voluminous Public Documents
A senator laments ever larger treaties saying they risk becoming more than scraps of paper. The remark underscores frustration with lengthy accord texts and the fear they undermine transparency and quick reference.
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Sorghum
Eradication Efforts Claim Sheep Scabies Near Complete
United States Department of Agriculture workers and state partners completed over 22 million inspections and supervised more than ten million dippings to eradicate sheep scabies. No cases are known in Montana or North Dakota, with Idaho also reporting control of the prior spread. The disease has been mainly Western in occurrence.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
North Dakota
Idaho
Keeping Cattle and Swine in Modern Farm Practice
The article explains how cattle and swine keeping are closely linked in current farming. It notes that many farmers raise both to profit, especially with purebred sires, and aims to map the best combinations including cattle with sheep or swine. It highlights sharing nationwide experience to aid small farmers in choosing meat animal mixes.
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Agricultural Colleges
United States Department of Agriculture
Economical silage feeds beef cattle rations
Silage proves an economical feed in beef cattle rations and, though unbalanced alone, pairs well with concentrated feeds such as meal or cottonseed meal to create a highly effective fattening ration.
Care of Ewe Key to Lamb Quality and Market Success
The article stresses that ewe care and liberal feeding are crucial, more than immediate lamb handling. It treats the ewe as the machine through which the lamb gains marketable qualities, underscoring diligent care to ensure high quality offspring and profitable returns.
Livestock Feeding Tips for Hogs Ewes and Salt Rations
The article stresses proper feeding for ewes and hogs and notes the use of self feeders to fatten pigs. It argues better livestock improves returns and a locality's reputation while highlighting salt as a vital ration element in cold months.
Milk at stake in a biscuit bound dairy row
Mrs Pomple questions dairy farmer about cow fodder while the milk supplier defends feeding cows with biscuits or "the finest biscuits we can buy." He bristles that fodder matters and he will stop at nothing to please customers in this brisk shop exchange.
The Choice and Odd Inventions Highlight Brief Snippets
A fragment from The Choice shows a fireman in stables seeking a horse and a joke about a plug. Bright notes Lewis created a machine to tell if eggs are fresh and asks what it might say. The tone is clipped and wry, reflecting a humorous miscellany.
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Bright
Lewis
Mark Twain Story Echoed At Banquet In New York
A naval officer recounted a Mark Twain anecdote at a New York banquet. He described Twain in Hannibal near a fire, with Hankinson trapped on the fourth story. Twain improvised a rescue using a rope and pulled Hankinson to safety while the crowd listened in astonishment.
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New York
Mark Twain
Mark
Hannibal
Hankinson
Fine feathers adorn wife’s bonnet in sharp social note
A brief social comment notes that appearance matters in the bonnet worn by the narrator’s wife. The aphorism suggests public perception and manners matter more than practical concerns and implies a resigned view of social expectations.
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Missouri
Seeses Erates
Davis
William A. Radford
Gs H Waitor
Wiliam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Department of Agriculture
OREA
Fall River
Mass
Pinkham
Thomas Wilkinson
Columbia Street
Fall River, Mass
MEDI
E. Pinkham
INE Co. Lynn, Mas
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
Mrs. Pomple
Howe
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