Horse gains in numbers and demand in modern era
The horse remains vital amid rail, bicycle, trolley, and motor era shifts. Demand grows from cities, with government purchases and farm needs, even as motor trucks reduce draft use. Kansas City markets show rising receipts and varied pricing from light to heavy work horses. auction and private sales set national prices.
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New England
Massachesetta
United States
Joseph A. Rickart
Missouri
National Stockman
Palmer
Portien
England
South Africa
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Ht. Worth
St Joseph
Omaha
Bt Louis
Kanne City
Bt. Joseph
Harvey
Expansion of Our Farming Methods
The article argues for expanding farming through chemical plant foods to boost profits. It criticizes narrow farming, urges wider methods, organized crops, intense tillage, and soil friability to enhance bacterial action and make insoluble plant food soluble for crops under rotation.
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Lola
Poor Setting of Fruit Reflects Pollen Vitality Loss
The article explains that fruit setting failure often follows extended rain due to diminished pollen vitality or mechanical damage to the pistil. It notes that these factors, more than other causes, drive poor fruit development in orchards.
Thought She Could Not Live Unionville Woman Testimony
Unionville Missouri resident Mia Marina Seavey describes severe female troubles leading to weakness dizziness and trouble speaking She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and strength She urges other women to try the remedy and notes the company answers letters personally from Lynn Mass
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Unionville
Lydia ER Pinkham
Mia
Marina Seavey
Missouri
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Tal Lynn
Mass
London Ambulances and Russian Rail Purchases Highlighted
The snippet notes London has ordered six ambulances to handle city work, replacing reliance on commandeered wagons in accidents. It mentions Russia planning massive rail purchases including 17,000 freight cars and 1,400 passenger cars plus 700 refrigerator cars, with broader ad context for Sanford's Balsam and Hanford's Balsam.
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London
Bed springs used as wireless antenna in odd experiment
Cyrus Hf Findreauxs of Penkaktil New York reports an unusual wireless demo using a bed springs as an antenna to read signals from Sayville station at night. He compares it to his outdoor 60 foot long four wire antennae and notes hearing nearby high power stations and weather reports. He mentions holding an amateur license and links the piece to a broader history section on 1790s fashion trends and crinolines.
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Cyrus Hf. Findreauxs
Penkaktil
N. Y
Wircters
Sayville
L. L
Stmmone
Bayvilla
Lot Ie
Peekskill
Ariington
Va) Naval Station
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New London
Marble Windows in New Glass Process Adopted
An engineer named Hambure W Engle defines a method to produce marble plates under 3 mm thick for window use. These plates allow more grit transmission than frosted glass and give a warmer reddish violet light. After grinding to thickness, they endure high pressure immersion to achieve effects claimed to surpass stained glass.
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Hambure
W. Engle
Rash spreads rapidly in Granton area ad promoting Cuticura
Miss Emma Retsief relates a sister’s skin eruption starting as a pimply blotch that became a red itchy rash spreading to the ear. She describes deep sores oozing fluid, sleepless nights, and relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Ad copy urges readers to request samples via Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Granton, Wis
Emma Retsief
Cuticura
Dept. L
Hoston
Ady
Fragmented Ads and Jumbled Inquiries From a River of Old Sects
A collage of fragmented phrases appears, mixing rent talk, advice for horses, remedy ads, and quips about worry and death. References to Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh and Stanford's Dalam Ade mingle with stray jokes and snippets about digging, home life, and dream tombstones.
Young Man Clashes Over Early Closing Question
Fragmentary exchange shows a young man arguing that early closing is not permissible, while an unnamed speaker counters. The brief dialogue hints at a dispute over business hours or labor rules without clear context or specifics.
Parson Mixes Up Wedding Rite in Georgia Church
A Georgia country church service becomes comic when a graf man answers for the bride saying I will then Twill, prompting the minister to pause. A bystander explains she is answering for herself. The piece notes concern for local poverty and a proverb about courtship and manners.
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Georgia
Prospector Benjamin Vance Found Dead Near Palo Alto
The body of Benjamin Vance, a prospector, was found in a gulch at the base of a 500 foot cliff near Palo Alto. He was reportedly killed after locating a rich mineral vein in the belt of J. Yunew of Tokumah, Nob, his brother. In the cabin were high grade ore samples cached in a secret passageway.
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Benjamin Vance
Palo Alto Pase
Belint
J. Yunew
Tokumah
Nob
Crestone (Cole) Dispatel
Denver Post
Literary Works Now Available in Turkey After Revolution
Livweature in Turkey reports broad access to translations and adaptations of European literary works and popular books following the revolution. Notes that foreign suitors misjudged Michaele as a taron, while Daron Monchauren comments on the baronial twist.
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Livweature
Turkey
Michal'e
Taron
Daron Monchauren
Scone: the Woodshed and a Struggle with an Egomaniac
A terse dialogue discusses early struggles and pain from an egotistical man who expects a woman to marry him for his sake. The exchange hints at hardship and the old man’s critique, reflecting tension between self-importance and personal worth.
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Scone
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Parker
Stanford
Dalam Ade
Batam
Tae
Tie Centalr Company
NEW _YORK
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Castoria
Hostetter
Pleasant 'Oak
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Bole
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