Potatoes and Corn Shape Global Diets The potato origin story
The article traces corn and potato origins, detailing maize from Mesoamerica and the potato from the Andes. It covers spread via Drake and Raleigh, European adoption, diverse varieties, and the potato’s role as staple, tuber biology, and industrial uses including starch and denatured alcohol. It notes climatic limits and cultivation basics.
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Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
France
Poland
United States
North Atlantic States
North Central
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Peru
Flax Growing Profitable for Prairie Farms
The article argues that Western Canada farms profit from flax along with wheat oats barley and other crops. It cites a Saskatchewan farmer’s seed flax yields and notes examples of high bushel per acre results from summer fallow and proper cultivation. It also highlights government literature on cattle roots and vegetables from the region.
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Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Saskatoon
White
Rosetown
Western
Irascibility Explained In Curious Exchange
Mrs Shortfoot asks if her husband has a fearfully bad disposition. Mrs Leedout replies no, he has read that brainy men are cranks and he’s seeking a reputation.
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Mrs. Shortfcot
Mrs. Leedout
Fletcher's Castoria Promoted as Safe Infant Remedy
An advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It claims proven use for over 30 years and urges caregivers to ensure the product bears the correct signature. It emphasizes that children cry for the remedy.
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Fletcher
Ail Fresco and Painted Complaints in Brooklyn Life
A humorous item notes an old maid using heavy makeup to compensate for lost time. An advert promotes Cole's Carbol Salve claiming rapid relief of skin burns itching and diseases with no scarring. Price 25c and 30c by druggists. Free sample offer from Z W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Brooklyn
Cole
Z. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Dead Trader Warned After Brace of Howell Powell Quip
A clipped exchange on Istva Powell and Howell prompts a wrangle over tone. The fragment hints at tensions surrounding a satirical line and a dead figure, with no clear event or outcome specified.
Dr Pierce's Pellets Promote Healthy Digestion Candy Like
An ad praising Dr Pierce's Pellets as a small sugar coated remedy to regulate stomach liver and bowels and cure constipation. It also claims success in improving vitality and invigoration. warns women to choose husbands wisely to avoid rejection.
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Dr. Pierce
Druggicta
Prof
Munyon
33Rd & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Bromo Quinine: Laxative Remedy Publicized in Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a laxative with a claim to cure a cold in one day. It references E. W. Grove and promotes the product as used worldwide for rapid relief.
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E. W. Grove
Foolish Pride Upends Confidence in a Clever Man
A pithy maxim about hubris notes that one who overestimates his own cleverness is often bested by those who doubt him. The saying warns against overconfidence and underestimates true wit.
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America
Western Hemisphere
Africa
Europe
Asia
Far East
Tehuantepec
North America
South America
Emerald Isle
Theerchrae
Farmiby
Drake
West Indies
Tentral Atmerica
Tio
Tronics
East
Quito
Ecuador
Bogota
Colombia
Chile
Central America
Lima
Mollendo
Darwin
Chonos Archipelago
Chiloe
Paraguay
Parana
Andes
England
Virginia
Walter Raleigh
Ireland
Robert Southwell
John Gerard
Eueland
Raleigh
Sir Walter
Mexico
Arizona
Uruguay
Argentina
Luther Burbank
Rts
Western Canada
Lucky. Howell
Istva Powell
Allen
Olmsted
Leroy,n.t
Piso
USA
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