Defiance Starch Co Promotes Exposition Ticket Contest
The Defiance Starch Co of Omaha Neb offers 25 round trip Exposition tickets to five women in each of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and nearby states. Send Defiance trade marks from home on a ten cent Gounce package to win. Entries due by September 1 1904 with travel by September 6. Defiance starch comes 16 oz and resists sticking to iron. Starch sold by all dealers.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Uats
Tews
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Defiance
Omaha
Nebr
Quack Remedies Advertised Across Vague Claims
Fragmentary ad copy touts tonics and cure-alls for nerves and vanity. Phrases promise permanent cures, trial bottles, and mail-order offers from Philadelphia and Indiana. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blouse and a clothing whitening claim with a five cent package.
Quick Consumption Case Involving Fast Eater Man
A local case centers on a man known for eating rapidly, drawing public and legal attention. Meanwhile a note mentions carpet dyes sold under Putnam Faceless Dyes as a side reference.
Mark Twain on poker and a fatal dinner invitation
Florence hosts recount Twain declaring poker the American national game with the lesson Never give up. A Washington hostess recalls a dinner invitation where a foreign attaché cannot attend because his valet writes that he is dead, canceling the evening.
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Florence
Mark Twain
Love as the Sun That Nurtures the Soul
A poetic reflection compares love to sunlight that makes inner feelings bloom and notes the face reveals the heart’s sentiments, making beauty evident in the beloved.
Woman Forced to Work At Washhouse For Husband’s Waste
A woman endures hard times as she takes in washing to support a husband described as worthless. The case highlights domestic strife and financial strain within a troubled marriage.
Man’s vanity flares on the smallest provocation
A concise aphorism notes that prideful individuals react with visible vanity to even minor provocations, highlighting character traits of vanity and sensitivity to offense.
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A miscellaneous quote heavy fragment discusses humility, digressions as sunshine, and criticizing spoiled or overly fresh children. contrasts a man’s boasting with a quiet buying experience and mentions eating dates.
Army Trials A Soldier’s Siege Ended By Grape Nuts
An Ohio infantryman recounts chronic stomach and bowels illness from Cuba and Philippines service. After medical failure, he credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health, gaining 40 pounds, and enabling active work. Postum Co. Battle Creek. callout to The Road to Wellville.
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17Th Infantry
Cuba
Philippines
Calulute
States
Manila
Barnes F Hospital
Washington, D. C
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Labor as Joy or Curse Across Religions and Arts
A sweeping meditation on labor as either joy or curse rooted in ancient religions and modern thought. It contrasts the sublime springs of life with the draining pump handle, urging vitality from work and citing Milton on needed perseverance. Boston Herald commentary and Wyoming irrigation plans are noted.
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Egypt
India
Lfe
Milton
Boston Herald
Submarine Hazards and Lessons from the A1 Tragedy
The New York World notes eleven deaths aboard the British submarine boat A1 after collision with a merchant steamer. It argues subs are as safe as surface craft when properly handled, cites the Moccasin incident as a comparison, and urges vigilance by lookouts for these invisible vessels. It also suggests improving periscope design and submarine eyesight to prevent future losses.
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New York World
Russians Delayed by Grafters in Gold Concession Venture
Three American businessmen seeking a Russian gold mining concession deposited $50,000 with the Interior Ministry. In a pattern of bribes to princes and counts, they paid out cash in rubles at the hotel, only to face delays and false promises. After months, they left with losses, the money gone and the concession unattained.
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Petersburg
Russia
Ministry of the Interior
Europe
Wisdom of Moderation in National Policy
The Boston Globe argues for prudent budgeting over extravagant force or wealth. It urges public debt only to curb waste and avoid vainglory, praising private wealth and public security. Emphasizing economy, restraint, and peace, the piece cites Milton on learning virtue and patriotic courage.
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Milton
Boomerang of Greed in Cotton Speculation
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues that Dr. Sully’s cotton speculation shows greed leads to failure. It notes overconfident traders aim to corner markets and are punished by natural laws, with compensation due only for service, as greed’s boomerang is inevitable. The piece warns of repeated cycles by ambitious imitators.
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Dr. Sully
Pittsburr Dispatch
The Value of Trees
The article argues trees support farming by regulating water, preventing floods and drought, supplying fuel and lumber, and enabling civilization. It urges legislation against forest destruction, sheep grazing, and practices causing fires, landslides, floods, and pests, noting trees cannot be replaced quickly.
The Low Headed Apple Trees And Their Advantage
The article argues for low headed apple trees over high headed varieties. It cites windstorm observations showing low headed trees resist damage and preserve fruit, reduce sunscald, ease spraying and thinning, and lower pest impact, with testimony from an orchard owner managing about 2000 trees.
Prevent Potato Blight with Bordeaux Sprays
An active guide notes two potato blight forms early and late, with leaf mold beginning the disease. Spraying tops with Bordeaux mixture at first signs of blight has raised yields by up to 60 bushels per acre, though many farmers resist adopting the preventive method. Two to three sprayings cost little and can save crop size.
Rape as a Versatile Farm Crop Explored
The article praises the rape plant as increasingly popular for farms. It suggests sowing early for strong roots, using it for pasture or forage, and feeding it to cattle other than dairy cows. It notes rapid growth, repeated sowing, and cautions cutting height to preserve regrowth.
Michigan farming figures spark debate over counting farms
The Department of Agriculture reports 165,527 farms in Michigan with an average size of 89.33 acres, noting that the total varies with how a farm is defined. Census data from 1900 lists 203,261 farms with detailed acre ranges and tenure types, prompting a call for a uniform statistical basis nationwide.
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Department of Agriculture of
Michigan
United States
Ate Ee Nicole
Eas
Value of Rotation Gains Shown by Ohio Field Tests
Field experiments at Wooster and Strongsville show the 5 crop rotation yields and profits rise where the largest fertilizer and barnyard manure applications are used at Wooster. Strongsville results suggest reducing nitrogen and potash to low levels while phosphoric acid drives crop gains. steamed bone meal outperforms raw bone meal due to finer fineness.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
Strongsville
Dane County Plum Grower Praises Rockford and Surprise Varieties
S H Marshal of Dane County Wisconsin notes eight acres of native plums. He reports 300 to 400 trees bearing with five varieties including Rockford Hawkeye Forest Garden De Soto and Wyants. Prices reached 40 cents per basket while frost last year halted fruiting and he expects Surprise may surpass Rockford.
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Rockford
Dust Spray vs Liquid Spray Debate Continues in Orchards
The contest between dust spray and liquid spray persists with orchardists in Missouri favoring the dust option for dew harvesting and reduced hauling. Proponents argue liquid spray yields uniform coverage, while dust spray avoids watering the ground after rains. the issue remains unsettled as more regions weigh in.
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Inlinois
Missouri
Untitled devotional quote from Dean Staniey
A devotional exhortation praising moral progress as alignment with the Christian cause. The speaker frames personal virtue and societal effort as steps toward righteousness in Christ. The text centers on steadfast intent and spiritual leadership by Dean Staniey.
Tree's Wonderful Vitality Despite Fallen Sturdiness
In Hansworth a large tree fell and blocked a road. Workers cut away heavy branches and about half a ton was removed. The tree then sprang upright, retaining its position in rough weather. Roots stretched but remained elastic enough to lift the trunk after weight was relieved.
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Hansworth
Deafness cured only by constitutional remedies
Deafness cannot be treated by local applications as they cannot reach the inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. The ad argues most cases are from catarrh and offers a $100 reward for any deafness due to catarrh that Catarrh Cure cannot cure, urging readers to take Cheney’s remedy and Unit’s Family Pills for constipation.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Value of Carrier Pigeons at Market Prices
The best carrier pigeons fetch hundreds of dollars with some refused at $200 to $300 at a New York pigeon show. Average exhibits run $25 to $50, but excellent homing pigeons can be bought for $5 or less. A starter loft with six breeders can supply desired birds in a few seasons.
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New York
Laundry Blue Co. Bluing Sold by Mail in Chicago 14 Michigan
A fragmented ad for The Laundry Blue Co. offers bluing at 10 cents per unit with mail order from Chicago. It claims the product resists spilling breaking freezing or staining clothes and invites grocers to stock or send for samples via mail from a Chicago address.
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Laundry Blue Co
Michigan Street
Chivago
Senator Foster Refuses Funds After Street Beggar Incident
Senator Foster vented frustration after assisting a shabby beggar who snapped at him for delaying while he searched for change. Foster insisted he would not give money to a beggar again. The exchange highlighted tensions over charity and public expectations.
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Senator Foster
What a Yegeman Means in Legal Slang
A court case defines yegeman as a term calling a man a desperado and criminal. The defendant’s use of yegeman implied the plaintiff was a tramp burglar and criminal, both by day and night, in Mass. damage suit.
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Mass
Glib father son exchange on age and achievement
A famous actor admonishes his sixteen year old son about glory and duty. He cites George Washington's youth surveying Talifax estate, sparking the boy to retort that Washington was president by the age the father claims. The anecdote hinges on contrasting youth and attained stature.
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George Washington
Lord Talifax
United States
Easy Way To Relieve Back Pain Claims From Mineral Idaho
Mr. D. 8. Colson of Mineral Idaho says he found a simple method to end back pain sciatica and rheumatism. He reports personal cure after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and credits the remedy with relief from his hip pain. He asserts the medicine also cures Dright's Disease diabetes dropsy and rheumatism nationwide.
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Mineral
Idaho
Colson
Dodd
Mr. Colson
Self-made Men and Mortality Reflections
A pithy observation on pride and purpose noting self-made men act proud of their work and a man is never satisfied until he attends his own funeral.
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