Voice from the pulpit praises Dean's Kidney Pills
A Wisconsin Presbyterian clergyman from Fund du Lac testifies that Dad attacks confined him at home for days. He claims kidney pills improved his health and relief from pain, with Dean's Kidney Pills sold at 54 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Merv
Jacot BD
van Doren
Gixth St
Fund du Lac
Wis
Dean
Prigw
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Impersonator Speaker Wins Glowing Election Echoes
An Englishman recalls a mass meeting near a cathedral where a speaker impressed him with eloquence about the poor by describing his own frugal home. The candidate explains another speaker is known locally as Popabop Dick, a successful pawnbroker.
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canYaHking
Popabop Dick
Badger A Fine Excavator and a Bear’s Kiss Noted
A natural history writer praises badgers as expert diggers though humans have long admired aardvarks. The piece notes badger winter hibernation, den openings, and remarkable underground feats amid obstacles. A separate village tale from Lake Constance recounts a photographer using a bear to pose kissing a girl, causing her to faint with no broken bones.
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South Africa
Vilage
Lake of Constance
Headache Relief Through Bodice Removal And Sponging
A historical account claims the ordinary feminine headache can be greatly relieved or cured by removing the bodice, tying hair up, and using a sponge soaked in water over the basin and behind the ears. The method is said to relax strained neck muscles and nerves, with pain often vanishing promptly.
How Grape-Nuts Won Back A Boy To Health
A dyspepsia sufferer recalls three years of poor appetite and fatigue. After using Grape-Nuts, he regained strength, resumed school, and earned good marks. The testimonial notes improved mental power and vitality, ending with praise from friends about his renewed appearance. Copy from Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan. Look for The Road to Wellville booklet in each package.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mish
Uttle
Wellville
Value of Seed Size in Crop Yields, Professor Says
Professor Robertson of Canada explains seed vigor and the power inherited in crops. Large, well ripened seeds yield larger crops, especially on rich soil, while small seeds struggle in poor conditions. Germination is not life creation but awakening of a prepared embryo with stored food.
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Robertson
Canada
Broad Leaf Laurel Poisonous to Livestock and Bees
Broad Leaf Laurel also called Kalmia latifolia is an ornamental shrub that can poison sheep cattle and horses and even swine. It should not be left within animal reach or misused as hedge waste to be tossed into pastures. The plant grows 4 to 6 feet tall commonly but can reach 30 to 40 feet in some cases. It bears pink flowers in May and June with thick shiny leaves and dry fruit. It grows on rocky hillsides and mountain slopes up to high elevations. Honey from the flowers may be poisonous under certain conditions.
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Crawford
Drof
L. H. Batley
West
Fife
Middle West
Ifehat
Ife
Croft Sonds
New Ife
Indianapolis Journal
Peas and Beans as Horse Feed in Europe and U S
The article discusses beans and peas as horse feed with low water content. In Europe horse beans are common fodder, and tests in the United States are scarce. A study notes beans are digested well at high intakes, while an English authority warns five pounds daily as a safer figure.
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Europe
United States
Some Good Shrubs from Minnesota College Gardens
An overview of hardy shrubs showcased at Minnesota Agricultural College. Notable varieties include Saskatoon vines, Caragana trees, Tartarian Maple, Dogwood, Buffalo Berry, Cut Leaf Elder, Red Berry Elder, Golden Spirea, Sheepberry, Mock Orange, and a note on plant individuality in breeding.
Highway upgrade study shows farmers gain with better roads
Indianapolis Journal reports Purdue research on how permanent good roads cut costs and raise land values. Farmers estimate higher land prices, lower travel wear, and faster transport, with figures from forty counties including $6.48 average land value rise per acre and $1146 per mile to convert dirt roads.
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Bart Runde
Lutta
Purdue University
Indiana
Innda
Moon
Fromm
Quotations and a London traveler tale
A litany of famous sayings opens this item, ending with a travel anecdote about the City Treasurer of Edinburgh Colonel Sir Robert Cranston and a bemused visitor asking for various officers before declaring that Lord Wolseley looked in. The piece mixes maxims with a short social anecdote about military titles and should reflect period voice.
Tamed Wort Sparks Western Town Irony
A Ty Journal sample ribbing a quiet frontier town. The writer mocks local boredom and dull norms, imagining wild acts to provoke any excitement. He contrasts the metropolitan urge for scandal with the town’s supposed restraint in the Great American desert.
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Great American Desert
Spokogee
Ty Journal
The Magic of the Violin Described by Arthur Symon
An article reviews a violinist Yaaye with vivid imagery of the instrument as a living force. It details Symonn recounting the moment the violin speaks through the musician and evokes an immense, scented beauty that seems to birth a new essence from sound. It then diverts to a tangent about Ashantee Vegetable Butter, praising its year round preservation.
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Arthur Symonn
Yaaye
Fetruc
Ask
Has He Found it PolK Ark Rheumatism Cure Claim
Polk Arkansas resident Mr George Hiland reports a cure for acute rheumatism after using Dodd's Kidney Pills He says the remedy relieved severe pain and restored mobility after doctors failed to fully help He asserts the pills are a perfect cure and that he can work again confirming his belief in the treatment
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Polk
Ark
George Hiland
Hiland
Hind
Mr. Hiland
Face in the Mirror Stirs Child’s Pouty Moment
A mother recalls her daughter Gertrude peering into a large mirror and reacting with a puzzled pout as she dodges side to side. The child says the sight “boover me away” because her face keeps getting in the way every time she’s in front of the glass.
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Gertrude
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney Company Ad
An old advertisement claims Mull's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh through a local application, touting a blend of two ingredients and direct action on the blood. It urges readers to obtain testimonies and buy The Ta's Family Pills from Cheney & Co. Propa in Toledo via druggists at a stated price.
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Cheney & CO
Electric Ring Novelty Sparks Party Interest
An electric ring resembling a large diamond houses a glow lamp wired to a pocket battery. A concealed insulated wire and push pieces let the wearer switch the current on and off, causing the lamp to flash suddenly like a true gem.
Auto for Bank Brings Unusual Entry to Front Door
A Brussels bank vehicle features a six horsepower motor and a distinctive design with a rear closure. Access is only possible through the front, passing directly by the driver during a meeting.
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Brussels
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Sheperdia
Minnesota College
Cornell University
Ino
He On
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Napoleon
Clate
Franklin
Swift
Goldoni
C. Simmons
Shenstone
Goethe
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Samuel Johnson
Webster
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Edward
Commercia
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Volunterr Corps
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Drm
Lord Wolseley
St.Jacobs Oil
Seeger
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