Edmonton Garden Touts Seven Acre Model Plot Growth
Editor reports a visit to Donald Ross in Edmonton District who shows a seven acre model garden. Ross claims annual net of 800 to 1000 dollars from roots vegetables and flowers, with 750 bushels of onions per acre and large beets and cabbages. Prices for produce and a 12 by 180 foot hot house are noted as agents of the Canadian Government promote settlement in Western Canada.
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Thve Brown City
Mich
Western
Canada
Edmonton
Donald Ross
Ross
United States
New Crossing Method Promises Plant Varieties
The English scientist Gaston reports a new crossing method for grasses grains and clovers yielding novel species. Crosses like barley and oats allegedly create a permanent new grain while otherwise useless plants gain valuable food substances. Yet experts warn hybrids are often curiosities rather than practical crops.
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Gaston
Foot care powder for corns and bunions
A powder to shake into your shoes cures corns bunions chilblains and swollen and sweaty feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Bottles on Their Graves in Zululand
Curiously decorated Zululand graves feature medicine bottles as grave adornments. The number of bottles is said to reflect the duration of the departed’s illness, a detail noted by the San Francisco Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zululand
San Srancisco Chronicle
Lane's Family Medicine Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily use aids digestion and overall health. It touts gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims to cure headaches with prices listed as 25 and 650c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
California Name Origin Traced to Cortez In 1535
The name California derives from Caliente Ver nalli meaning hot furnace, given by Cortez in 1535 to the peninsula then called Lower California which he discovered due to its hot climate.
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California
Cortez
Peninsula
Lower
Mammoth Cave Air Promoted as Sanitarium Hope
In an 19th century article by John R Proctor the cave's dry pure atmosphere is praised as antiseptic and curative for consumption and asthma It describes cave living by consumptives in 1843 and suggests bringing cave air into modern sanitariums for long term health benefits.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
John.r. Proctor
Andre Castaigne
Proctor
Roaring River
The Sizes of Pearls and Market Values
The article explains pearl sizing terms paragon cherry piece seed dust and baroque. It notes value varies by quality and color with piece seed and dust pearls priced, while cherry and paragon pearls command distinct market rates. It cites scarcity of fine pearls recently and weights affecting price, with dust pearls around nine dollars per ounce and a one ounce paragon fetching up to two hundred thousand dollars.
Queer Guiana Numeration Explained by Hand Count
A description of the Guiana Indians counting system using hands and fingers. Five becomes a hand, ten two hands, twenty a man, and forty-six expressed as two men hand and first finger.
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Guiana
Marquis of Bute Offers Funds to Unmarried Girls in Rothe
An old report notes the Marquis of Bute offering 90 to every girl in Rothe unable to marry due to lack of funds to start life. The proposal targets women facing marriage barriers from financial hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bute
Rothesay
Rheumatism and La Grippe Remedy Ad Sample
A period advertisement touts 5S Drops for rheumatism neuralgia catarrh and la grippe. It claims sample bottles at 25 cents sent to agents and customers and invites gents to apply. The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago offers agency rights and promises prompt fulfillment.
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Paris
Texas
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
M. J. Jayroe
Dearborn Street
Ill
Books For Two Young Men In A Book Store Scene
A shopper seeks suitable books for two young men. The sales clerk asks about the men and then selects two copies of Quo Vadis, reflecting a light moment in a Indianapolis Journal item.
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Indianapolis Journal
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Remedy used by nurse Mother Gray at the Children s Home in New York to cure feverishness bad stomach teeth ing disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. Over 10 000 testimonials. Sold by all druggists 25c Sample free Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
S. Olmsted
le Roy
Russia’s clergy split into white and black orders
The clergy are divided into two classes the white or village clergy who may marry and the black or monk clergy who take vows of celibacy. The higher church dignitaries are chosen from the black monks.
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Russia
Grain-O offers coffee substitute at low cost
A new grain based beverage called Grain-O is sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on delicate stomachs, tastes like coffee to many, costs only a fraction, and is said to benefit children. Also: a beehive appears on Independence Missouri courthouse lightning rod, with bees inside a brass ball.
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Independence
Salzer Coffee Berry Promises Frugal Home Growers
Williams County Illinois resident Mr. Goodman writes of growing 300 pounds of superior coffee from Salzer's German Coffee Berry. He states the seed catalog offers this and other seeds for 15 cents a package, with 15 cent stamps and notice required for delivery from John A. Salzer Seed Co. LaCrosse Wisconsin.
Deviled Crabs Sought by Misses Wabash and Emerson
In a playful exchange a Chicago guest Miss Wabash requests deviled crabs and a Boston guest Miss Emerson asks for satanized crustaceans, both noted in the social column.
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Wabash
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road Moves to Van Buren Street Chicago Station
Nickel Plate Road will route all passenger trains to arrive and depart from the Van Buren Street Station in Chicago starting Sunday March 6. The Union Depot’s central location, lower rates, three daily express trains, through sleeping cars to New York and Boston, and dining services promise increased travel on the line.
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Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
van Buren Street
Hypnotic Wards and Hospital Wares Across the Country
A fragmented ad-like excerpt discusses medical wards and the idea that a glance can induce a trance state. It claims persistent use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can overcome stubborn kidney trouble and recommends it for bilious and nervous diseases.
Playful Dog Causes Death In England
Mrs. Gregory aged 67 of Datchworth near Hatfield died after her collie jumped on her and knocked her down. Dr Hodges stated the death was directly due to the injuries from the fall and a verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Gregory
Datchworth
Hatfield
England
Hodges
Piso's Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Philadelphia Reader
A Philadelphia resident credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving on medical bills. The testimonial dated December 8, 1895, gives an address at Regent Square.
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C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
Remarriage Clause Valid in Tennessee Case Hérd v Catron
In Hérd v. Catron Tennessee court upholds a devise clause that ends a widow’s estate if she remarries calling the condition valid. The ruling appears in 37 Tennessee Law Reports volume 1 at page 731.
Hall and Catarrh Cure Promises Constitutional Treatment
The text touts Hall i ante ae Lo alls Caa as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims internal action, mucous clearance, and overall constitution support, with a pledge to refund a dollar for any unsatisfied case. Proponents advertise extensive sales through Cheney and Coz and local druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
Hall's
Anessia
Cheney & & Coz
Mote
le Ress
Drugeivza
Reading of a Namesake Mistake in a Quieter Exchange
An unclear dialogue fragment discusses a misnaming and temptation in a personal exchange. Brevity and precision over detail define the snippet, with names like Remy Clay lightly referenced and no public events or actions established.
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Remy Clay
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam cures coughing and consumption. It urges readers to visit a druggist and try a free sample bottle, with two five cent bottles sold. Delays are described as dangerous.
Unclear OCR text fragment prompts uncertain listing
Fragmentary OCR content mentions remedies for teething and gums, a skin/post erbook phrase, and nonsensical terms with no identifiable event or entities. No coherent news item or subjects to summarize into a proper two-line record.
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