Danville Hobo Convention Poster and Protests Abroad
A San Francisco style tale notes hoboes planning a Danville convention on June 15 as part of a broader mobilization. Posters distributed by Charles Noe fund travel to roadside sites while Chicago hoboes organize as Box Our Tourist Coupons. The piece discusses language shifts, labor claims, and political tensions tied to Populism and foreign policy, citing Dewey and Admiral Fourier amid a nationwide unrest.
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Danville
Charles Noe
Matt
Sycimore
Hoboas
Chicago
Amont Tine
Sugar Beets and Beet Sugar Field Notes in 19th Century Press
A mixed sample of notes on sugar beet cultivation in Oregon California and Michigan. Reports discuss subscriptions tied to Alma Sugar Co contracts, women’s Christian Aid work, and beet yields with figures on acres planted and potential sugar output. Also cites Rome Sennet and First York Beet Sugar Company contract totals and state inspectors reviewing plantings.
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Alma Sugar Co
Christian Aid Society of
Bridgeport
Michigan Sugar Company
Observer
Oregon
California
Sant Barbara
Rome
Messra
Caius
Schoharie
Hollenbeck
Lew
Oneida
Beet sugar planting shows farmers' growing interest in new crop
Farmers with beet contracts plant on lands prepared for crops, many facing early errors in drilling depth and spacing. Two growers, one north with five acres and another south with a smaller contract, experience uneven seed rows and improper drill use. J F Triseta notes carelessness reading circulars, urges better adherence to instructions and lessons from experience to improve next year.
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J. FL
Grip Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Cure
The advertisement touts Mandrake Bitters as a strong grip treatment and general tonic. It claims to expel poisons from the blood, regulate the bowels, and strengthen the nerves, promising vigorous recovery and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Faster
Suitire
Sitaran
Met. Molland
August Flower and Remedies Promoted in Tarnished Ad
A garbled 19th century advertisement touts August Flower as a universal remedy. The text mocks various claims for relief from headaches and stomach issues, listing fictitious names and dubious suppliers with broken wording and inconsistent typography.
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August Flower
Linn
Pvt
Hosipett
Ubot
Traeels
Heme Petty Watling
Green
Stomsink
Poston
Angeust
Samphe
Shartar
Mitinirien Keg
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Alma Record
CO. F. Brown
Maj
Fen
Philonines
Cial
Anwrione
Lund
Preeloal
Dyntly
Lie Anil
Ican
Neif McKinley
Spain
Pacific
Germany
Islands
Carolines
Ladrones
Pos- Sidhe
Orient
Dewey
Hong Kong
Morecarcely
Fourier
France
Ialy
Woek & Combination
Italy
Spaloete
Alma
Ianerlenion
Marion
C. F. Brown
Fae
Ruston
Lawalende
Society Jeter Entertalims Tire
Taney
Wonaldermiten
M.D. Paruenter
Kantas City
Clese Manor
Michigan
Muskegon
Moo
Grand Haven
Arcive
H. J. Winchell
J. H. McLean
von Sat Leny
Stinkag & Mulholland
S. Webb
Pervale, Duck
Dimity
Crash, Duck, Peque
Jessinger
Andrus
Gratiot County
Ithaca
St. Louis, S
P.O
Ithaca, Mich
Smith, Wallace Shoe Co
Herald
Bertsch Shoe Co
H. A. Mansfield Shoe Co
Corunna Boot and Shoe Co
Pingree & Smith
Reynolda Bros
R. P. Smith & Son
Sidwell
DeWindt Shoe Co
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