Kidney Trouble Reported From Back Pain Story
A Mendota reader describes kidney weakness blamed on cold or wet conditions with backache and chills. The notice promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a persistent remedy and cites a testimonial about passing gravel stones and recovery. For sale by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
C. D. Kessler
E. 5Th St
Mendota
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Comedian Henry Dixey on marrying for money
Dixey quips at a New York dinner about a divorced wife worth 40 million dollars and a penniless husband. He recalls the old gag I married money and notes a rich wife may tire of or restrict an ex spouse’s allowance to mere pennies.
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Henry E. Dixey
New York
Childish Mind Questions God’s Eye Size in Window Scene
Dorothy Ullman asks if God can see everything and if His eye is as large as a blinking window eye. Her mother explains God sees all times, then they stroll downtown and stop before an optician’s display.
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Dorothy Ullman
E. Eighty-fourth Street
Dorothy
Cleveland Leader
DE Laval
A Strange Situation in Harper's Weekly Dialogue
A humorous exchange unfolds with Binks and the Philosopher debating jokes in English and French. The Philosopher asserts that seeing an English joke reflects keen vision, while Binks notes humor's strange nature and his own language limitations.
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Binks
Philosopher
Harper’s Weekly
Swenson and Benson discuss why ships are called she
Swenson explains the nautical convention of referring to ships as she while Benson jokes the vessel grows attached to a buoy. The exchange lightly highlights maritime language and humor.
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Swenson
Benson
Feed Young Girls Right Food For Growth
A periodical admonition urges nutritious diet for girls as they enter womanhood to build healthy bodies and prevent chronic illness. An anecdotal letter praises Postum for easing stomach issues and boosting energy, claiming headaches, nervousness, and pains subsided and mental alertness improved.
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Postum
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Measures for Controlling Harmful Grape Root Worm
A historical bureau report notes grape root worm as a major pest in American vineyards across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. It recommends timely spraying with arsenical poison after foliage feeding begins, soil cultivation to destroy pupae, and careful vineyard renovation and crop rotation to prevent reinfestation during years of damage.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Bureau of Entomology
Washington
Nut bearing trees worth attention to farmers
Nut trees such as black walnut chestnut hickory and butternut offer profitable opportunities for growers. Collect nuts in fall, plant in April in prepared ground to a depth equal to nut diameter, prune top roots before planting to boost vigor, and use fence rows or waste land for new plantings.
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R. G. Weatherstone
Cantaloupe Critique From Long Island Expert
Hal B. Fullerton of the Long Island experimental farm says the Burbank cantaloupe, once lauded, proved to be fuzzy and elongated with a pointed blossom end, flat insipid flavor, and a cross between citron and squash in taste.
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Hal B. Fullerton
Long Island
Plymouth Rocks A hardy cross of Asiatic and American varieties
Plymouth Rocks are a popular chicken breed with Black Java and American Dominique ancestry and possible Asiatic input. The barred variety is most common, grows quickly, and pullets lay well though yearling hens fatten easily. Breeding challenges include maintaining true bars and color consistency across varieties.
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Dominique
Plymouth Rocks
Java
Plymouth
French Method of Feeding Geese for Pate de Foix Gras
In France geese intended for goose liver paste are kept in narrow cages and force fed, often with a tube. A new instrument, a galvanized iron funnel, eases the procedure by not injuring the throat or blocking breathing while developing the liver.
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France
Pear Trees Said To Date From The Revolution Near Philadelphia
The article notes pear trees in the Philadelphia area believed to date to the Revolutionary era. Many trees appear healthy and numerous specimens show signs of aging beyond seventy five years.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Excellent House for Swine in Illini Farm Style
The hog house design mirrors Prof. Dietrich’s Illinois University farm model. It emphasizes maximum sunlight for pens and floors, with shading options and cool-water sprinkling for summer comfort. Net wire divisions aid airflow, while window height and building width depend on latitude and proper ponded floor timing.
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Dietrich
Illinois University Farm
Evergreen windbreak worth planting near homes and barns
A windbreak of evergreens provides wind protection for houses and barns. Set at proper distance it is attractive and useful, not shading lawns or harming grass. Cows seek shelter from the cold winds in the hedge when turned out.
Wisteria Uses in China Highlighted
The tender Wisteria leaves are largely used for food in China while the bark serves to make clothes, ropes, and sandals.
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China
Gas From Tree Experiments Highlight Cottonwood Study
A short note mentions the cottonwood tree being rich with gas and ongoing experiments. The fragment indicates researchers exploring gas content in trees and related testing.
Experience. Teacher Tommy explains what a coquette is
The dialogue defines coquette as a dish made from the leftovers of stewed chicken, as described by Teacher Tommy during a discussion.
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Tommy
Baby's Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Drew reports her two month old daughter suffered severe eczema and rash until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She saw improvement after four applications daily, with full recovery in two weeks and continued use for skin care. The ad notes worldwide sale and a free skin booklet from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
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Castile
Poetic Prosecution Sparks Courtroom Exchange
St Paul city prosecutor John Burns urged fines for tearing pickets from Mrs Joe Goesik fence. He cited Mike Chicket as offender, while Judge Finehout quipped no lady is charged with taking a fence and that the courtroom is no place for poetry.
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John Burns
St. Paul
Finehout
Joe Goesik
Mike Chicket
Judge Finehout
No-brain Money Won't Help a Boy Without Skill
A proverb-like note warns that money in a boy's pocket benefits him little without brains and ambition. It emphasizes learning, thrift, and practical sense as the true path to success.
Allen's Foot-Base Promises Easier Shoes
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder. It makes light or new shoes feel easy. Refuse substitutes. Free trial package offer from Allen's Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Piston Enclosed by Tube End and Rubber Tubing
A piston is confined to remain within the tube end and is connected at the lower end to a rubber tubing section embedded in galvanized fron tubing.
Brave Man Fears No Closet With Hidden Mouse
A lighthearted saying notes a woman’s view that true bravery includes entering a dark closet where a mouse might be hiding. It wittily contrasts courage with common childhood fears.
Washing Dirty Eggs
A short note on the nuisance of cleaning dirty eggs during supper time when hens break one. The task cannot be postponed to tomorrow and must be done now.
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Eczema
Baby
Fletcher
ETL
Uty
THE
DE Laval Separator CO
Baoaoway
E. Madson Street
Drumm & Sacramento
Chicago
San Francisco
Wiliam Streat
Montreal
Princess Strait
Winnipeg
Western Avenue
Seattle
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Michigan Boulevard
Illinois
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.S. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
Mass
Hamlins
Dr. Pierce
California Fig Syrup CO
Compania California Figsyrup CO
Constifanor
Altona G Syrup
Ray le
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Canada
GEO. Aird
Indianapolis
Gardner Sailing
Toledo
Paxtine
Lal
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