Mckinney Monument Dedicates Buffalo Lincoln Square
A white marble shaft in Niagara Square Buffalo New York dedicated to President McKinley will be formally unveiled on Thursday September 6 as the central event of Buffalo Old Home Week September 1 to 7. Governor Hughes and his staff will participate with Roosevelt and Cleveland invited to attend and speak. Military parades are planned around the dedication.
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McKinney Monument
Charles F.hughes
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Monday Washing Day Folklore From Mayflower Tale
A short tract questions why Monday became associated with washing in civilized regions. It cites the moon goddess and queen of night, mentions Pilgrims landing on Monday, and notes the Mayflower voyage of 63 days with 102 aboard, speculating on their lack of washing and the ship’s small size.
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Plymouth Hock
John Smith
Bradford
A Little Debt for Husband
A four year old tot invited three older playmates into an ice cream saloon and ordered four plates of cream. After eating she walked out without paying. The proprietor stopped her. She looked up innocently and said she had no money and would pay when married.
Grape Nuts Diet Criticized By Dr Felix Oswald
Dr Felix Oswald argues modern life makes nervous Americans due to cursing and sedentary work. He says only outdoor cold climate exercise aids digestion and brain workers need different foods than laborers as brain activity ages brain centers while physical toil uses other body parts.
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America
Felix Oswald
Frames to Protect Small Plants from Sun and Wind
A simple, economical shelter plan using two ten foot poles two three foot crosspieces and four 44 inch legs supports burlap or rough sacking to shield newly transplanted plants from sun and wind. Frames keep ground moist longer by slow evaporation and reduce frost risk. arrange sacking on windward side on windy days.
London purple insecticide and Paris green compared
Ontario Bulletin explains London purple contains calcium arsenite and arsenate with dye residue and sand. It warns of variable arsenic content and higher water solubility, noting Paris green is safer for foliage and that lime addition is more essential for London purple than for Paris green.
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Haywood
London
Points for Fruit Growers and Orchard Care Insight
The piece urges beautifying the country home and placing shade trees on the farmstead to raise value and charm. It notes horticulturists may curb pear blight and keep water spouts on old trees to aid new wood development, highlighting orchard soil as a factor in health and growth.
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Waterville Woman’s Health
Mrs. B. Moore of Waterville Missouri credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a year and a half of kidney troubles. She suffered back and head pain dizziness languor and urinary distress before finding relief after several doses. The sponsor notes the product cost 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Moore
Waterville
Doan
Dean
BO Cents & Box
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Learning to play a horn harms the voice, says Youth’s Companion
A church meeting anecdote reveals a brass instrument learner who once sang well but lost his voice. The narrator notes that learning the horn strained his vocal cords and ruined singing despite prior praise. The neighbor laments the tragedy of misused talent.
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Reverybody
Fearful Burning Sores Cleared by Cuticura Cure
A Brooklyn father recounts twelve years of eczema misery in his son. After doctors failed, Cuticura ointment and remedies brought dramatic improvement. by the second set the boy was cured and left with smooth skin. April 16, 1906.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avergue
Brooklyn
The Voice Tells Truth Not Eyes at Teller Lesson
A Denver bank teller warns that truthfulness shows in voice not eyes, noting gaze-free assessment of a client’s sincerity. The article cites the Grand American Handicap in Chicago, highlighting Winchester Shells dominating the Professional Championship by W. R. Crosby of O'Fallon and the Amateur title won by Hugh M. Clark of Urbana.
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Denver
Chicago
Winchester Shells
W. R. Crosby
O'Fallon, I
Hugh M. Clark
Urbana
Yonkers Statesman Quip on Compliments and Cash
A Yonkers Statesman line jokes that if a man occasionally compliments a woman she will forgive most faults, yet depicts practical money sense as lacking in a local man. The quip centers on perception of finances and charm, reflecting social humor of the era.
Much Money for Travel Across New York Transit
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century clipping notes New York City transit costs a daily per inhabitant share. It references smokers urged to buy Lewis' Single Binder cigar and mentions various unrelated ad lines and aphorisms about theater hats, thirst, and a Peoria factory. The text is incoherent and contains promotional and satirical lines without a clear single story.
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New York City
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Growth of New York City Population Stated
Report notes New York, New York growth at about 416 persons per year. Mentions Lewis' Single Binder Cigar from Lewis' Factory CORA as a symbol of profitable business dressed in respectable terms.
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New York
New York City
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Cora
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