Walter Baker and Co Dorchester Chocolate History
A historic sketch of Walter Baker and Co makers of cocoa and chocolate on the Neponset River in Dorchester Massachusetts. It notes the firms long success from a small wooden mill and the Dorchester plant, selling high quality products at fair prices and opposing fraudulent substitutes. It invites housekeepers to request a free recipe booklet by mail.
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Walter Baker & Co
Neponget
Dorchester
Boston
Walter Baker Company
la Belle Chocolatiere
Mass
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
State Street
Private Mailing Card and Railway Views Get Mailings
A fragmented notice describes a private mailing card with colored views issued by the Chicago Milwaukee and Bt Railway. It notes ten cents in stamps paid and is directed to Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. A clipped quote and scattered phrases reference Cedar Rapids Okoboji Lakes and a booklet promotion from G. Farmer, L. Pasa.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt
Chicago
Anon Fon
Cedar Rapids
North
Cammer
Iink
Okoboji Lakes
Northwest
G. Farmer
L. Pasa. Rapids
World News Capsule of Odd Statistics and Histories
A compilation of curious figures from economies to empires. Treland ships 237000 tons of meat to England yearly and yields 10 tons of honey worth 12000 pounds. An English convict gets ten pounds of bread weekly. Albert I of Germany kept a long hairstyle after a saber wound. Japan plans a women’s university in Tokio backed by three wealthy donors.
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Treland
England
Albert I
Germany
Aly
Peru
Tokio
Miracle cure sparks wave of interest in Goss case
Bryant Missouri May 13 Mrs M A Goss of this place reports relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She suffered months with sciatica and rheumatism, slept poorly, endured constant pain, and was near death before the remedy. After a week she improved. in four weeks she sat up and in days walked a mile to resume chores. The account is shared with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Bryant, Mo
M. A. Goss
Douglas County
Dodd
Jettar
Teast
Tilia
Southern Hawk Trap by Orange Judd Palmer
A regional guide describes an ingenious hawk trap using a standard steel trap mounted atop a fence rail or pole in open country. No bait is needed as the bird triggers the trap while alighting, and a well secured setup can catch hawks, owls, and other large birds across miles.
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Judd Palmer
Feeding Young Turkeys A Farm and Fireside Note
The article outlines diet for young turkeys including finely chopped onion tops with hard boiled eggs and crushed wheat or breadcrumbs. It warns against dampness, suggests rising vegetable growth for foraging, and recommends feeding four to five times daily with clean consumption. It covers lice control and dusting with insect powder.
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Stubbie
Dampness Threatens Chicks and Remedies Cited
Protection from wet and dampness is crucial for young chicks health. Cold and damp cause colds and bowel trouble, especially before three to four weeks old. The Country Gentleman notes a simple remedy: gum camphor tied with a stone in drinking water to ward off colds during wet weather.
Teaching Chickens to Recap Recats Best Rearing Method
Teaching chickens to roost early aids small breeds by placing roosts in brooders so chicks learn the habit. It benefits leg shape and feathering, though it may be less suited to larger birds which risk breastbone bending. Summer plan favors open sheds with wire cloth protection and daily cleaning.
Cleaning and renewing bee hives for spring use
A Rural instruction notes that propolis and burr combs impair hive function, urging thorough cleaning and transferring frames to fresh hives after winter. It advises trimming long combs, removing burrs, and starting with one clean hive to phase in new colonies, with emphasis on spring timing and practical steps.
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A. H. Duff
House for Bantams Plan Provides Tiny Coop Idea
The passage describes how a boy or aspiring bantam owner can construct a small coop using three large grocery or dry goods boxes, with plans illustrated to guide the build. It emphasizes a neat, workable home for the charming little pets.
How to Assemble Bantam Coop Boxes
Instructions describe arranging boxes side by side with end cuts along dotted lines. Center box window of two panes, rear door for bantams, hinged roofs opening along dotted lines. One side roosting room, the other nying space.
Innovative Birdhouse Design Lets Six to Twelve Inmates Shelter
The house features a completed quarters, central scratching area, and openings between outside and center boxes. It notes adaptable use under trees in summer and inside stables in winter. If the floor stays dry with chaff, the birds remain comfortable per Webb Donnell in Farm and Home.
Bees and Apiary Tips From Eural World
Paged notes advise keeping swarms in cool shaded areas to prevent desertion on hot days. Use young larvae for queen rearing and follow bees’ preferences. Describes how brood, brood frames, and shading affect hive stability and honey pollen gathering tendencies. Hive size should suit locality as no single size fits all regions.
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Ella Henson
Assini Boia Western Canada Letter Promotes Settling
An Assiniboia Western Canada letter urges John to relocate to Yorkton area, praising low prices, open districts in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia, and prospects for wheat and milling. It notes government ads offering details through Dominion of Canada agents and hints at spring opportunities for homeseekers.
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Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Western Canada
Assiniboia
John
Tick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Canada
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Mixed Nationality Census Anecdotes Stir British Officials
The British census record recounts a humorous emigrant claim with a mother who is Kaffir, a father Irishman naturalized American, and a self born at sea between Yokohama and Colombo aboard a Spanish vessel. Officials settled on labeling him a Scotchman in a lighthearted aside. A separate vignette shows a playful domestic exchange about waking.
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New Zealand
Pasage
Yokohama
Colombo
Chicago Chronicle
Adversity a egg from which experience hatched
A compact snippet from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page merges aphorisms and quotes from diverse papers. It features lines about payment plans, friendship and abuse, equal rights with unequal resolve, hunger for those who wait, and adversity yielding experience, with stray mentions of the Indianapolis Press Atchison Globe Ram's Horn and Chicago Daily News.
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Student of Humanity
Indianapolis
Wal
Atchison Globe
Chicago Daily News
First Submarine Copie and Patent Cures in Ad Fragments
The snippet mentions the first submarine cable laid across the English Channel about fifty years ago and links it with early notices for remedies like Stomach Bitters and Allen's Foot Ease. Includes assorted quotations and advertisements from Boston Transcript and Chicago Daily News styles, with product pitches and humorous lines.
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English Channel
Ietter
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Apo W.& Dees
Fennes Poultryman
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Sarah
Atlanta Constitution
Ago Daily News
Hicago Daily News
Boston Transcript
Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy
Allen
Briggs
Grigge
St. Louis Star
Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Pike
Philadelpais
Adams
Wickle
Kaneoilstove
Thio
Standard Oil Co
Inga
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