Health in the Canal Zone and Patent Remedy Ads
Union Phone 197. Health in the Canal Zone notes high wages lure young artisans to join skilled labor for the Panama Canal project, yet fever fears deter many. The piece praises Electric Bitters for malaria immunity and mentions other tonics and remedies like DeWitt’s Kidney Pills and Carbolized Witch Hazel sold by local merchants, alongside shop ads for embroidery and Petticoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
EB. Sharrar
Ding
Fragmented early health ad for Golden Seal and Unicorn root cure
An old advertisement touts remedies for weakness and female ailments. It cites Golden Seal root and Unicorn root as key ingredients and references doctors and medieval college lore to claim tonics strengthen organs and overall vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinasee
Fide
Besa Mondrraglyovina
den Hs
Fintay Eivogwood
le Bett Medieval College
Chicago
Dain M
Golden Sea
Opumiin
M.D
Jefferson
Golden Sent
Mistletoe cultivation and its effects on fruit trees
A旧 lecture style account explains how mistletoe propagates through trees, its impact on apples and other fruit, and the botanical cycle from seed to twig. It notes mistletoe growth reduces fruit sweetness and outlines how birds distribute seeds, with historical mentions of English and Scottish regions and a brief literary aside about Christmas traditions including Willy and Uncle Ned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
England
Scotland
Best Friend's Gift and a Fateful Christmas
A terse exchange reveals mistaken perceptions and a revealing moment around a gift. Wickers and her friend discuss sympathy, an ache of Christmas, and a mistaken feature that melts away as the tale unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickers
Christman
Joor
Bante Clave
Christmas With Lo the Poor Indian Dance and Christmas Island
An article describes Indigenous Christmas customs with dance and gifts, noting ritual rain prayers and a tree ceremony on Christmas with the San Clute, plus depictions of Santa Claus with papoose gifts. It also surveys Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, its Britain annexation in 1888, geography, phosphate settlement, and a traveler’s festive account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clute
India
Siete Claus
Santa Clause
Papoose
Mts
Christmas
Christmas Island
Java
Indian Ocean
Great Britain
Isand
Uber
Wea
United States
Little Paradise
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Ayer
Ager Om
Luweil
Sake Abilla Ayers
Schi Iiekay Croeat
Greaser Real Estate and Insurance
Pollmeny Fly
Insurange
John C. Spinney
Pollasky Rik
T. Swigart
Village
Fara
Fotls
Hank
Dr. Maynart Pringle Tist
Luchini Bros
Alma,michl
F. A. Gill
Pollasky Wik
Hollisver's
Rocky Mountain
W. Superior St
Union Phone 197
Canal Zone
Rocky Mountain Tea
E Sharrer
Dewitt
Chas Rhodes
Charles Rhodes
Chas. Rhodes
Crechbe
G. B. Porter
Robertua Love
Cupid
Khxland
Falin
I Kingdom
Alon
Willy
Ned
Washington
Twig
Eady
Santa Claus
Toux Brother N.a. Hid
Eee
Ware
Coperie
Aed
Caron
Aon
Oem
Tee Crray
H. B. Nelson
J. M. Montigel
Maghinist
Wattfactory
Prop
J. P. Bosey
Singer
W. B. Risch
G. F. Temple
Alma
Michigan
Union
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