Kava Kava shrub praised as kidney disease cure
A sensational notice touts Alkavis from the Kava Kava shrub found on the Ganges as a cure for uric acid related diseases. It claims 2,000 hospital cures in two months and offers free treatment by the Church Kidney Cure Company 422 Fourth Avenue New York to any reader who sends their address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganges River
East
India
Aries
Talulstere
New York
Atkavis
Mev
A. C. Darling
North
Constantia
Christian Advocate
New York World
F. D. Jackson
Jaws
Mia
Alice Evans
Baltimore
Mary A. Lay
Fourth Avenue
Pirates and Punchlines in an 19th Century Column
A Boston port captain stories of boxing the compass and a raw recruit. The page notes a rise in divorces 1857 1886 alongside population growth and includes multiple advertisements for Peruviana kidney cure and Cascarcta candy. It also features quips about omelets tobacco and a side show in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Finou
Ben Davis Apple Dominates Markets Despite Critics
An article by J. Y. Stone in Michigan Fruit Grower extols the Ben Davis apple. It praises its beauty, shipping quality, and keeping ability while noting harsh critiques from a few experts. The piece argues demand and popularity outrun narrow tastemaker opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Stone
Michigan
Ben Davis
Grant
Nature
Epicure
Loudon's London Raspberry Showcases Hardy New Seedling
L. Hy Read praises horticulturist F. W. Loudon of Janesville Wisconsin for his field of London raspberries which withstand cold and promise to be the best red raspberry for general cultivation. The new seedling is noted for exceptional hardiness and quality with Loudon's Jessie strawberry among his notable varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Loudon
Janesville
Wis
London
Loudon
Jessie
Agriculture the Malnatay of All
W M King of the Washington Post states agriculture is both science and art. It follows nature’s laws and can be made productive of grains fruits and vegetables and benefits to mankind through proper cultivation and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. King
The
Washington Post
Agriculture the noblest profession and national pillar
The speech argues for teaching agricultural science in schools and colleges and highlights agriculture as the noblest profession. It praises science applied to farming and cites France's first agronomist president Drouyn de l'Huys, saying farming elevates character and sustains the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Agriculturists of
France
M. Drouyn de l'Huys
American maize exports face European competition and feeding habits
Newton B. Ashby urged the State Department to consider American maize for foreign use, noting two main barriers: limited European reliance on maize for feed and competition from Danubian and Black Sea maize. He proposed exporting blends of maize, oats, oil cake, and wheat to suit British and Irish farmers accustomed to cake feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton B. Ashby
United States
Dublin
Ireland
State Department
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ashby
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Agricultural Journal Compared to Experiment Stations
A correspondent argues that state experiment stations spend heavily while newspapers inform and test truth. The Farmers' Review counters this, saying stations judge by investigations, not bulletin counts. Notes on feeding fattening methods, ewe flock management, and dairy equipment with regional production details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Review
Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills Rheumatism Story
From St John Kansas Mr John McMillen recounts fall injury and long battle with kidney trouble and rheumatism. After failed remedies he took Dr Williams Pink Pills and rapidly recovered with no relapse. Pills advertised as blood and nerve tonic, sold by dealers or by mail from Echenectady NY.
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St. John
Kansas
John McMillan
Williams
McMillan
Indian Territory
Dr. Williams
Mr. McMillan
Vr. Williams
Mrs Guggins Feels Miserable and Reads Ads
In a local vignette, Mrs Guggins complains of misery and poor health. Neighbors note she spends hours reading advertisements and patent medicine pins rather than seeking real remedies.
No-To-Bac Tobacco Cure Advertisement
Spite and hacke Your Life Away. We quit tobacco, easily and forever, the magnetic full of life nerve and vigor with No-To-Bac the wonder worker that makes weak men strong. All druggists. We or $1. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Witty Exchange Hints at Miss Terry and Beauty
Dialogue reveals Jack offering a good word for Miss Terry while Sam teases about speaking of him as beautiful and brainy yet unutterably bad. The lines suggest playful banter and clever character dynamics.
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Jack
Terry
Sam
Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup for Children
Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup for children opens with benefits claims including soothing gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic. The ad notes a six ounce bottle.
Matter-of-fact Girl Receives Neighbor Praise for Music
A young man asks how she is getting along with her music and she replies that neighbors have stayed awake listening, though she avoids self praise. Her smile is described as self approving and sweet.
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Not Local
Advertises Mall's Catarrh Cure as the solution for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Claims local applications cannot reach the diseased area and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by the remedy. Includes price and seller information, Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
WY J. Ouneney & Co
Toledo
Hell
Tree Climbing Kangaroo Reported in Northern Queens
A tree climbing kangaroo is described in Northern Queens land. The creature measures about two feet long with a tail over two feet, and shows stronger forelegs and hind legs suited for climbing tall straight trees. It feeds on leaves and bears strong curved toes for gripping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Various Advertisements and Remedies Promote Health
A collage of health ads urges use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for rheumatism and indigestion, Dr Rhine's nerve tonic promises cures and trials, Cascarats candy cathartic for constipation, No-To-Ma nicotine cure, and Columbian Optical spectacles. Includes miscellaneous lines on seed sales and advice.
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Latreille
Peruviana Remedy Co
Fifth St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ometeta
Josh
Keneman
Chilblaing, Vilex
Clark Co
New Haven
Shaw
West Virginia
South
John McMillen Tella
Mer
Tebecco
She Ian
Wobar
Qwlar
SEKAS
Ken
Jaanss
Rameerly
Kansan City
Port Arthur
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Port - Arthur
Seapork
F. A. Hornbeck
K.C
M.m.green
Allente
Lowa
J. Mulball
Waukegan
Norrid
H. H. Green
Atlanta
C. C.C
Hershey Eloyvator Co
Hershey
Nebraska
Columbian Optical Co
16Th St. Omaha
Warner’s
Bven
Safe Cure Co
Safe Cure
Douglas
Edgar Tate & Cur
Bromsway
W. N. Uz
Omaha
Wetton
Bagtine.co
Express
John W. Morris
Washagton
D.C
Jon Bareaw
Sloce
Fami
Glyza Chem. CO
Washington, D.C
Jatis
McCormick
Brussels
Neearly
Orchard & Pet CC
Wilhelm Carimpany
Uis
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