County Soil Survey Reports of Great Value to Farmers
The Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station reports ten years of soil survey work led by Dr. B E Powell and colleagues Hopkins Mosier Pettit Readhimer. County reports begin a distinct series with Clay and Moultrie maps, showing fertilization methods and potential yield gains, notably phosphorus amendments doubling clover and corn yields in prairie soils.
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B. E. Powell
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinoia Solla
G. Hopkins
Illinois County Cof
Illnois
Dr. Hopkins
J. G. Mosier
J. H. Pettit
J. BE. Readhimer
Moultrie County
Moultrie and Clay County Farm Reports Detail Phosphate Impact
Catch crops and farm manure plowed and applied. Reports publish average yield of 51.8 bushels per acre and show effects of phosphorus on wheat in Moultrie and surrounding counties. Soll Report No 2 covers Moultrie with eight plates and maps, while Clay County material includes three percent text and two county maps.
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Moultrie
Thesof
Clay County
Folora
Moultrie County
Moultrie County Farmera
Millet as a Reliable Late Crop for Failing Harvests
The article notes millet performs well late in the season, is easy to grow, and yields adequately when other crops fail or follow previous crops. It is not highly palatable and has a small amount of protein.
Verdict Not Altogether His Fault
A Wheeling lawyer recalls a jury verdict from a sparsely settled part of West Virginia. The jurors argued long in a bare court rear room before the foreman declared they did not think the accused was there, but believed he would have done it if given the chance.
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W. Va
Harper’s Magazine
Miss Thompson
Bobby
Chatham Courthouse
Washington
Idaho
Cure Claim for Cuticura Heals Child’s Hair Loss
A Tennessee mother recounts her infant’s six month skin illness with red bumps and hair loss. After failing with ointments and doctors, she used Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and gained rapid improvement, noting hair regrowth and no further breakouts. She endorses Cuticura products for cuts and skin care and offers a free sample via mail order.
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F. HB. Harmon
Atoka
Tenn
Settlement War Debate Sparks Agency Interest
In a fragment from a historic page, a debate touches on a man named Getten ig and the idea of a settlement war. The exchange notes that a financier is not the agent but a collector. The scene hints at patronage and employment ties to a collecting agency.
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Getten Ig
Over gem EN One Depaisane and a Secret
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a woman keeping a secret and a product called Winslow's Soothing Byrup for Children. It also hints at warnings about a skeleton in your closet and locking doors.
Spelling Lesson Ends With risqué lesson and suffrage quip
Anxious spelling drill ends in a risqué aside about a woman’s moral standards. A suffrage newsletter item mocks juror mischief and hints at gender bias. The piece also advertises Cole’s Carbolic salve and PAZO ointment, with brief promotional lines.
Six Letters Testify Pinkham Compound Restores Health
A collection of women from New England recounts relief from hemorrhages, backache, and nervous fatigue after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Boston to Vermont praise tablets and tonic effects, urging others to try the remedy and seek confidential advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston
Mass
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Horge Jung
Fifth Street
South
Maia
J. A. Thompson
Newport
Lydia EK
Cremation Among the Franks Discovered Near Hrecht Belgium
An archaeological find near Hrecht Belgium reveals a Frankish cemetery showing evidence of cremated remains alongside traditionally buried bodies, challenging the belief that cremation was unknown among the Franks.
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Hrecht
Belgium
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Apache
California Fig Syrup
Oir Sant Be Reeder Se
California
Pettits Eve Salve
ST. Louis
Alfonzo
Winslow
Bobbys
Aurics
Mrs. Benham
Benham
Cole
Worfrenxample
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Dr. Pierce
Eonndraggist
New England
Julia King
Phoenix
R.L Phenix
B.E
Lydia BK
Mra
Etta Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Sol
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Mrs. Doxovas
Main Street
Miss Grace Dodds
Bethlehem
N.H
Lydia E Pinkham
Miss Griem B. Donna
Coe Wonsensod
INECO
Mans
Atvie
Savannah
de Southern Oil & LK ¢ & Ink Go
Putnam
Monroe
Aincy
Fletcher
Miss Charmynge
Jack Hustler
Ha & Gonna
Emerson
Sloan
A. W. Lay
Lafayette
Ala
Dison
Thomas L. Rice
Easton
G. G. Jones
Baldwins
L.L
Sloans
Earl S. Slo
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