Two Ohio men narrowly escape runaway team at Beattie Farm
Georgia H Gentile a Cleveland jeweler and I E Ralston News auditor were sleeping in a Beattie farm lane near Chagrin Falls when a county runaway team shot through the area. They awoke to narrowly missed collisions and since then both have moved to safer sleeping locations.
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Goeorga H. Genttle
I. E. Ralston
Cleveland
Beattie Farm
Chagrin Falls
Beattie Estate
Love’s Crime in Elris A Pair Serves Time Together
George a four manly fellow is found guilty of theft for stealing kisses from Maude his sweet heart. Maude acts as accessory by receiving the stolen affections. They accept sentence together and remain loyal, committing minor offenses during their long term.
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Love
George
Maude
Elris
Fiither
Puck
Postum Morning Cup Earns Daily Delight Claim
A lady doctor writes about Postum as a daily pleasure replacing coffee. She recalls eight years of use, noting improved sleep, steadier nerves, and weight gain, praising taste, clarity, and effect. The letter invites readers to try and see benefits.
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Kentucky
Wellylife
Jones
Time for Harvesting Grain Warns Farmers
Agricultural writer Robert N. Cation urges farmers to harvest grain before full ripeness to maximize yield and flour quality. He cites wheat oats rye and corn and notes earlier cutting reduces losses from shattering wind damage and improves gluten to starch balance for better flour and feed value.
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Robert N. Catioon
Far East
Boon Ag
Handy device for granary contrivance described
Ralph Versey reports a simple grain filling aid from Part and Home. A blacksmith assembled a device using a cut bottom of a large tub mounted on an iron feed, with hooks around the rim to hang bags while grain is shoveled in from the top.
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Ralph Versey
Waste Land Planting Aims Hickory Trees for Ax Bandlea
Western farmers plant a waste land with hickory saplings to provide material for axe bands and other implements. The project seeks to convert unused ground into productive timber for local manufacture.
Simple leveling instrument aids farm drainage and work
An article argues that a low cost simple leveling instrument priced around 15 to 20 dollars enables farmers to perform drainage, underdrainage, irrigation, terracing, road grading, foundation work, and fence line setting without guessing. It notes farmers often lack levels and that this tool brings accuracy and better results.
Log-Float For Leveling Describes A Three-Log Drift
A Rural New Yorker writer outlines a log float method using three eight foot logs of varying diameters with holes and linked chains to level ground. The device is floated over soil to shape the surface, avoiding harrows and traditional plank drags.
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New Yorker
Aosta
Farming tips on corn, potatoes, and garden care
The article advises careful cultivation to control weeds, burning rubbish and smut balls, and using a corn knife. It recommends harvesting potatoes on a dry day, spraying asparagus tops with Bordeaux mixture, using a side delivery rake for alfalfa, and utilizing garden waste for poultry feed. It notes corn fields are clean this year and harvest timing for onions.
HIS ROBBERS HAD VANISHED AT UNION DEPOT
The Kansas City Star recounts at Union depot travelers find benches repurposed as storage. A red cap searches under benches for missing rubbers last January near Emporey. He notes benches are cleaned nightly and bundles hidden by travelers are likely claimed later.
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Union Depot
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Ozarks
Red Cap
Sonny
Baby Skin Torture and Cure Claims in Atchison
A 1909 letter from John Tecason of Atchison Kansas describes a seven week old infant suffering severe eczema after initial misdiagnosis. After six months with several doctors the child improved only with Culicura remedies, and a year and a half later remains clear. The notice also mentions seven poor children from a New York Tribune report describing an outing at a seashore resort supervised by two women and two boys who funded the trip.
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Atchison
Lila
Meo
Culicura
John Tecason
St. Atchison, Kan
Polnta
New York Tribune
Oath of Partnership for Cure Claims 1866
Frank J. Currey and Lucas Coontz swear as senior partners of F J Currey & Co that their arm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Udall Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6, 1866 in Toledo Ohio. Cheney & Co advertise the cure and Jake Niell's Family Pills for constipation are mentioned.
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Lucas Coontz
Frank J. Currey
F. J. CaEngy
Cn. Dolnt
Toledo
Erank J
Cheney
Sual
A.W. Cleason
Cheney & CO
Prughieta
Jake Niell
Repositories in English Savings Banks and UK totals
Deposits in English savings banks exceed 1.12 billion dollars with the Pontomes holding 78.61 million. Depositors surpass ten million, while total savings and financial institutions reach about 2.44 billion. Murine eye remedy ads and a stray legal anecdote mix into the page.
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United Kingdom
Dean's Kidney Pills Parade Across a Bustling Market
An advertising voice touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for diverse kidney ailments and dropsy. Testimonial mentions a man named John Terry from Columbius Tenenya describing severe illness and recovery after using the product. The piece also contains a dramatic dialogue fragment with a romantic misunderstanding.
Mystery of Elijah’s Death Confuses Sunday School
In a classroom exchange the Sunday school teacher asks the brightest boy how Elijah died. The boy replies that Elijah didn’t die, noting the tale was translated from the original Hebrew.
Unclear health ad claims on old remedy products
Fragmentary odds and ends advertise assorted tonics and powders for aches and shoe comfort. References to Allen's, Winslow, and various domestic remedies appear in broken lines, with nonsensical phrasing and dubious health claims.
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