Reclamation Efforts Spotlighted by Mrs Kellogg Letter
A letter from Mrs Sarah Kellogg of Denver praising Lydia Pinkham remedies contrasts with notes on land reclamation by Mr Dummer in Rowley Massachusetts. It describes converting swamp and rough pasture into productive hay and seeding, highlighting Progressive farming methods, grants, and a 77 year old farmer driving improvement through drainage, rock removal, and fertilizer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Sanborn
New Hampshire
George M. Clark
Dieth
Pennsylvania
Timothy
Redtop
Dummer
Essex Agricultural Society
Rowley
Mage
N. N. Dummer
New England
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Toledo Proprietor
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitutional diseases by direct action on mucous surfaces. The Toledo proprietor asserts the remedy builds up the constitution and strengthens the system, offering a $100 reward for proof of failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Mater
Cheney
Toledo
Failed Again The Poet Congratulates Me
A playful exchange reveals a mischief in a love of bargains as a wife celebrates a bonnet while the poet confesses purchasing a celluloid collar with proceeds from selling a poem. The light exchange hints at modest spending and modest aspirations through domestic humor.
Mire Winslow Soothing Byru and Mortgage Talk
The fragment references Mire Winslow and a conversation about Byru soothing, a yacht, mortgage, and a comparison of wealth. It also includes care tips for oilcloth advising gentle cleaning with Ivory Soap and kerosene rinse, attributed to Eleanor R Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor R. Parker
Public Officeholders and a Doomed Charity Tale
A Cityman mocks public servants while a Suburbian retorts about service. A storyteller recounts Melting contributions for an orphan asylum in New York. Mrs Russell Gage donates 26 dollars, and Mr Sage doubles the gift by amending the donor list with a titled Mrs before her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russell Gage
A Moveable Livestock Chute Handy for Farms
A farmer named Baa describes a simple movable livestock chute plan with a loading ramp behind a wagon. The design uses three sets of two by four posts for a walk, elevated to match wagon height, with a front boxed in and a 30 inch wide cleated alley for footing as per Ohio Farmer.
Passing of the Pampas and Desert Tales Across California
The article laments the rapid disappearance of pampas fields in southern California as dry weather enables uprooting for dye and feather industries. It describes vast ranches with green cone mounds and long white plumes, then shifts to a vivid travel anecdote of an Arab dancer and a Sahib’s caravan, detailing desert life, kibble, and the intoxicating effects of kif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sahara
el Kantara
Liskra
Decline of the Santa Barbara Todians in 19th Century
The degraded Todian people of Santa Barbara Islands vanish by 1875 after a 1,000-person peak, with last deportation in 1853. Accounts from voyagers and missionaries describe their declining population, reduced mortality, and harsh living conditions, aided by grasshoppers and earthworms as part of their diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
California
Telets
Mamie to Deliver Trimmed Valedictory Address
Balti more American quotes Mamie noting her commencement will be short and sharp with real point lace style. Mia Smithers asked if Mamie will give a valedictory but the reply says she will not imitate and will be distinctly dressed in refined lace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Smithers
Babe
Baltimore American
Tobacco Monopoly Profits Reported in France
The state tobacco monopoly produced £14,721,771 over the past year, with 6,604 shops open and 85,000 people employed. The Nord department showed the heaviest tobacco consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Department du Nord
Tennyson Love Count Prompts New Type Orders
An official at the Library of Congress explains that Tennyson’s works reveal the word love appears many times, requiring more typesetting of the letters t and v in a forthcoming edition. He recounts a publisher’s question about extra orders for t and v and notes the high letter usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Congressional Lbrary
Cuckoo’s Timing Prompted by Bore and Beauty
A playful exchange features a bore and a beautiful girl debating whether the cuckoo will signal departure or if tomorrow’s dawn holds the answer. The chatter centers on timing, with a humorous hint about the birds and the hour.
Be Pleasant Mornings By Digestive Health
A mis this ad touts nighttime digestion and morning temperament. It cites the book Back to Nature and the Egg-O-See product as key to simple, nourishing meals using whole wheat and milk. It claims strong health and energy from the packaged food and offers free copies of the book. It concludes with a note on rising early without needing to attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Adaresa Egg-O
Cereal Company
Firat Street
Quincy
Natural remedies and a boy cured by Cuticura mass hysteria
An old testimonial extols Cuticura remedies for a boy's severe skin disease describing traumatic symptoms and dramatic recovery. The piece also reports on a Chilean mummy found in a copper mine, detailing preserved remains and accompanying tools, noting the freshness of the implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caticurn
Lowish
Calicurn
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chile
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers at 911 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul. Minn Willams Crawford Beaver Creek Minn Birge W Davenport Minneapolis Minn Louis Dunn St Paul Minn Albert M Graf Carpenter milk pail holder Alexander McDougall Duuth Minn orecleaner Col A Murphy Chatfield Minn William Mushatt Brainerd Minn stump puller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Inventore
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Willams
Crawford
Beaver Creek
Birge W. Davenport
Minneapolis
Merrygo-Round
Louis Dunn
Albert
M. Graf
Carpenter
Alexander McDougall
Duuth
Old Crosely’s Twenty-Four Hour Fortune Feud
Old Crosely labored eighteen of twenty four hours to build a fortune. Now his son labors twenty four hours daily to spend it. The tale lens a family chasing wealth and the cost of success in a relentless cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ming
Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corpa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
East Side School
Aladdin
Billy Bleecker
Massachusetts
Mire
Winslow
Byru Udnes Eetaag
Sotvasn Foe Passe
Coscces de Masion
Dodds
Wacox
National Department of Agriculture
United States
Farm Journal
Gcastoria
Bears
Castoria
Allen
Tks al
Woodward & CO
Minos
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Aeetean Tent & Awning Co
St. Paul, Minn
B. Paxton
Boston
Lerner
Nodon Usn
Grain Commission
Fur
Clete
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