Salzer Extra Grass Mixtures Claim Big Hay Yields
Grass seed advertise Salzer Extra Grass Mixtures offered by John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis. Sowing in April can yield hay by June with reports of six tons per acre from diverse grasses and clovers including Teosinte Sand Vetch and Giant Spurry. Send 10c postage for samples and a mammoth seed catalogue. catalogue alone is 5c.
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Salzer
Salter
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Mammoth Seed
W.n
Death on the Battlefield Face Expressions of Death Curiosities
A medical perspective claims the face of a dead soldier reveals cause of death with sword or bullet wounds showing distinct expressions. An ad promotes Syrup of Figs as a spring remedy costing 60 cents per bottle and $1 for large size. A miracle cure for fits offers free trials and medical claims amid social commentary about New York society.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Difference Between Capital and Labor
A retired engineer corps officer explains a stark contrast between capital and labor. He cites William S. Vanderbilt being struck by a runaway team at Fleetwood Park, which caused a Wall Street panic and four newspaper columns, and a brick mason’s fatal fall from a wall, the day’s coverage reflected as a twentieth of a column.
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Engineer Corps
United States Army
William S. Vanderbilt
Fleetwood Park
Wall Street
Costetters Stomach Hitters Offered Against Malaria
The notice touts costetters Stomach Hitters as an efficient remedy for rheumatism and other malarial disorders by balancing the liver bowels stomach kidneys and nerves claiming prevention and relief of related ailments through the product.
College Athletics and Moral Discipline Debate
Excerpt discusses Dr. Parkhurst criticizing excessive focus on academic gymnastics and animalistic training in colleges. He argues discipline should support rational moral growth rather than undermine it, while acknowledging athletic vigor as a sign of a better breed of men.
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Parkhurst
March Ladies’ Home Journal
How to Make Cheese Straws at Home
To make cheese straws, combine half a pound of sifted flour with a butter cheese egg milk and seasoning. Form a paste roll thin cut into strips and bake in a moderate oven until light brown servings hot.
Stamping Out the London Slums and U.S. Parallels
The Century's March issue features Edward Marshall of the New York tenement house commission detailing London’s two and a half million dollar slum clearance project. He describes the residents and neighborhood, and outlines improved housing plans, with direct relevance to American urban reform efforts.
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New York
Edward Marshall
London
Marshall
United States
Corn Belt and fashion notes in a busy early issue
An itemized page lists All About Western Farm Lands as a Corn Belt monthly from Chicago, with subscription details, plus Harper's Bazar fashion previews for February 29. It mentions farm for sale terms, health tonics, tobacco cultivation ban in Egypt, and various advertised remedies and products with partial quotes.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy K R
Adams St
Chicago
Harper's Bazar
Paris
Antil
Yavaithegan Jil
Divine Aid in Battle Through History and Fashion Predicts Spring
Article blends historic prayers before battles by Childeric Attila Gustavus Adolphus and Cromwell with a note on 19th century spring fashions from Paris. Mentions modes, fabrics, colors such as orange red nasturtium and cherry pink, and garments like blazers coats and gathered skirts. Includes a local ad fragment for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cheney & Co. endorsement.
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New York Herald
Childeric
Gaul
Zuolpich
Christ
Attila
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Luetzen
Hungary
Sender Hill
Leslie
Ireland
Idge Hill
Jacob Astley
Edward
Bannockburn
D’umphraville
Oliver Cromwell
Dunbar
Paris
Bingham
State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
A. W Gleason
Notary Public Hall
F. J Cheney & CO
Cracker County Tales From a Georgia Peach Ranch Visit
A Washington Star reporter chats with an Ohio peach ranch owner who visited Georgia for a month to study local crackers. He describes a shiftless bachelor farmer nearby and notes rustic scenes of fruit and nuts, joking about misused crops and the local people.
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Washington Star
Ohio
Georgia
The Land of the Boers and its People
A compact historical overview outlines the Transvaal republic with 1886 gold finds, 3700 miles of telegraph, and independence since 1852. It cites Johannesburg as largest town, Pretoria population, farms, crops, tsetse fly danger, demographics, area, climate, and a two-chamber legislature with five year presidential terms.
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London
Republic
Transvaal
Vaal
Vaal River
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Ilinois
Town
Massachusetts
Colorado
Phrenologist's Claim Ends in Political Folly
An Atchison man, lured by a phrenologist's prediction that he would become a famed orator and statesman, quit his job and sank into debt as a peanut politician. His family suffers in poverty, and the man had previously supported them while working steadily. The phrenologist charged a dollar for the head examination.
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Pertia
Atchison
Tehison Globe
High Prices for Potatoes and Seeds Offer Profit Promise
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts high prices paid for new crops and seeds including yellow rind watermelon oats and potatoes. It urges planting plenty and claims Salzer’s Earliest and Chamion of the World yield highly. A mail offer promises free grain packets for 14 cents and catalogs for 5 cents.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wideawake
Salzer
John A. Salzer
Iowa patent office report and notices of grants
Drs Mores reports a copyright granted to J. E. Fagan of Des Moines for J. E. Fagan's Family Historical Record. A Canada patent is granted W. W. Fowler of Osha: joosa for a device to hold a cigar box cover. US patents allowed include R. N. Bromiey, Des Moines. D. L. M. McMicken, Springfield IL. Wm. Gathany, Churdan. A. W. McFarland, West End. Four US patents issued to Iowa inventors last week.
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Drs Mores
J. E. Fagan
Des Moines
Canada
W. W. Fowler
Osha
Joosa
United States
R. N. Bromiey
D. L. M. McMicken
Springfield
Ill
Wm. Gathany
Churdan
A. W. McFarland
West End
Iowa
Tuomas
Gary J
Ratru Orwie
Solicitors of Patents
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