High Potato Prices Anticipated by Seed Co
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin reports high expenses for new plant stock. They paid 300 dollars for a yellow rind watermelon 1000 dollars for 30 bushels of new cats and 300 dollars for 100 pounds of potatoes. Salzer’s Earliest matures in 28 days Cham pion of the World claims top yield and invites readers to mail 14 cents for ten free seed packages and our mammoth catalogue including Teosinte Spurry Giant Incarnate Clover.
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John A. Salter
Ka Crosse
Wis
Wideawake
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
W.n
Reuben and Penelope Quakers amid sickness and doubt
The passage recalls a brother Reuben dying and sister Penelope consoling him as a disease lingers. It also includes a legal document about Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a testimonial note from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo promising compensation for uncured cases. The text blends a household scene with an 1886 medical advertisement.
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Reuben
Penelope
Question on February’s days sparks student answer
From the Utica Observer, a teacher asks how many months have twenty eight days. A pupil replies all of them in the front seat, highlighting a classic classroom joke about calendar days.
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Utica
Syrup of Figs Promises Permanent Cure for Constipation
Historically people ignored lasting benefits and accepted temporary relief. Now, the claim is Syrup of Figs provides a permanent cure for habitual constipation, encouraging informed buyers to choose it over laxatives that only act briefly and may harm the system. Woman wants dress, man wants address.
Parker Ginger Tonic Claims Far Reaching Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Parker's Ginger Tonic as a universal remedy that subdues pain improves digestion and strengthens health. It promotes Hindercorns and Dr Kline’s promises with trial bottles and a home use claim, ending with a proverb about marriage and love in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Portrait of Mile. Lucie Faure and her Paris life
A profile of Mile. Lucie Faure daughter of President Felix Faure. The piece recalls her beauty intellect and routine in Paris society detailing her musical talent writing career and tastes including clothing colors and social appearances in the Elysee and Bois de Boulogne.
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Mile
Lucie Faure
Felix Faure
London Times
Faure
Louis XVI
the Elysee
France
Paris
Mile Faure
Victoria
The
Bois
Havre
Algeria
Isaac Periere
Marseilles
Algiers
Mediterranean
Mile. Faure
Mlle
An Ancestor Tale From Wardour Street
The anecdote recalls Abraham Hayward’s wish to own an ancestor and his visit to Wardour Street dealers. He bids for a Cromwellian era portrait but balks at the price. A fortnight later the same portrait appears at Lord Houghton’s dinner, revealed as a Milnes ancestor.
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Abraham Hayward
Quarterly
Wardour Street
Hayward
Lord Houghton
A Milnes
Mr. Hayward
London
Smoothing wrinkled silk with gum arabic and ironing
The article advises smoothing badly wrinkled silk by sponging the right side with weak gum arabic solution and ironing the wrong side to restore smoothness.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Kline
Knabe
Wilkie Collins
Omaha
Wrexty Womlp-Heralp
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
World-Herald
Neb
Hayden Bros
Neil
PrFovverRa
van Winkle
LaSalle
Chicago
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