Antique mugs and local curios at Spruceby's shop
A college collector seeks antique mugs and visits Main street shops, while a Postum testimonial credits improved health and mental clarity to the beverage. A remark on a public figure discussing an appropriation bill is cited, and a note on youth and newsprint appears amid varied recounted snippets.
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Bacon Ridge
de Jason
Main Street
Spruceby’s
Grandad Wheat
Pap Simmons
Effects of intense light on the retina and glare relief
The piece explains how retinal fatigue ties to the amount of light entering the eye. It cites Arctic goggles, pinhole viewing of the sun, distant arc light versus near light, and the large but diffuse city flame as examples. It notes that smaller bright areas reduce glare and that skinscopy can use a tiny Antenne light to lessen strain.
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Arctic
Optical Review
Snakes to Prevent Plague Sparks Antiquity Theory
A London expert cites ancient practice of using big nonvenomous snakes to kill rats and fleas, arguing the past knew more about disease. The piece notes mixed reception but presents fireside snakes as potentially effective rodent controllers versus cats and dogs.
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Sombon
London School of Tropical Diseases
Cate
New York Times
Inte Rev Horatio Stebbins Not On His List
The Cleveland Leader quotes a humorous tale about Reverend Horatio Stebbins of San Francisco, a scholar with a charming daughter described as a Gibson girl. The doctor asks his wife who the Gibsons are after a visitor praises the daughter.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Elrl
Horatio Stebbins
San Francisco
Cleveland
A Partnership in a Puzzling Exchange
A small boy proclaims his father and he know everything to the world and the Me tle fellow answers that bre of the questions his father knows makes the exchange a curious, terse moment.
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Astat
Quick Changes in a Wedding Wardrobe Dispute
A quarrel over wardrobe choices unfolds as a wife desires a new gown for an upcoming wedding while the husband reminds her of a recent purchase. The couple cites social events and a friend Ellen’s upcoming marriage as context for the request, highlighting style preferences and timing.
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Darling
Ellen Ir
Tme
Euegends Blaetter
Pedigreed stock breeding offers pleasant, profitable rural life
Captain Waddell extols pedigreed stock breeding for country homes and farms. He argues breeding horses cattle sheep and swine is enjoyable and profitable, notes the demand for quality stock, and claims Americans can successfully raise breed varieties domestically rather than importing from Great Britain or Belgium.
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Captain Waddell
England
Scotland
France
Belgium
Hurlingham
Lice Infested Farm Animals Tips and Treatment
Lice outbreak management for farm animals notes spring as high risk when housed indoors. Recommends tobacco wash or a 50 to 1 mix of crude oil and carbolic acid as effective lice killers. Describes application methods on hogs with brushes and cloths, plus general advice to keep beds and houses clean and disinfected.
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Weatherstone
Lamb Care And Early Lambing Advice On Farm
The article stresses attention to ewes and newborn lambs as they are highly helpless at birth. It advises patience and early aid to help lambs start life, noting satisfaction when Stock become productive and beneficial home remedies for calf scours include wheat and raw egg mixed with milk.
Bridge partners spark friendly dig in comic exchange
Edith jokes about a Roma player cheating at bridge as Ethel recalls her anxious effort to secure the rival as a partner last night. The lighthearted banter hints at social play and competitive timing within a friendly card game.
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Edith
Ethel
Cuticura Heals Baby Eczema in Two Weeks
Mrs Drew of New York City reports her two month old baby’s severe eczema cleared after four daily applications of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment over fourteen days. She praises the remedies for skin improvement and hair shampooing and recommends the products to other mothers.
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Mr. Drew
18Th St
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Boston
Mass
Not Particular and Strange Rumors in Town
Fragmentary chatter notes Freddy Fickle plans marriage to a specific girl. Other odd lines mention long-standing figures, a familiar artist concept, and a vague coat of wisdom, with scattered phrases about enlightenment and temperaments.
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Freddy Fickle
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Proved Helpful
A Natick Massachusetts reader describes severe nervousness cold limbs and sleepless nights before using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits it with restoring her health and urges others to seek guidance from the company’s office in Massachusetts.
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Pinkham
Lydia FE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nathan B. Greaton
N. Main Street
Natick
Mass
Lydia E. Hokhoe
Masa
Uses for the disk harrow in soil preparation
The illustration explains how disk harrow use improves seed beds. It covers figures showing hard packed soil, air spaces between furrows, and how disked soil prevents capillary loss. It notes corn stalk ground, mulch formation, and how disked and plowed ground yields a firm seed bed ready for any season.
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le Roy
Irs
Becker
Ildren
Fletcher
Ido
Romise
Riter
Puck
Ify
Sony
Postum
Ars ‘le Tw
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London
Great Britain
Eczema
Baby
Rhenatien
Someleig
Wizard of
Ome
Elena
Paxton Toilet CO
Bosrom
Mmacm
Daily Fly
U., SaLt Lake City
DOES
California
FIG Syrup Co
Oneverty
THEE
California Fig Syrup CO
de L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
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