Grape-Nuts Helped Eight-Year-Old Recover After Surgery
An eight-year-old boy, previously fed poorly, developed appendicitis and recovered after the doctor fed him Grape-Nuts twice daily. The father reports the child gained strength, weighs 62 pounds, and sleeps soundly two months later. The text credits undigested foods with causing appendicitis and promotes Grape-Nuts as easily digested nourishment from Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mushrooms and morals in a small town
A mosaic of humorous and sharp exchanges from a Sunday school scene shows children and adults debating fate, work, and virtue. Johnny misstates whale bones and wax while Nellie vows to teach, and Minnie recounts Lot’s wife with a salty twist, reflecting everyday life and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot
Minnie
Harrow and Drag Implement Described for Farmers
A historical note describes a combined harrow and drag tool useful on good and loose ground. It details construction with three beams and 31 teeth, sizes given, spacing one foot apart, and staggered offsets to prevent snagging. A test trial is urged to assess performance.
Deep versus shallow cultivation yields per Ohio study
Experimental stations across the country report on deep and shallow cultivation. Ohio’s nine year series finds shallow cultivation with swing tooth and 1.5 inch depth generally yields more grain and stover than deep cultivation, with average advantages of four bushels per acre in grain and over 200 pounds per acre in stover. Other stations show similar results, Bulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Stover
Around the Farm features and curious notes on crops and livestock
The column touts sheep raising as a growing world industry and notes evergreen strawberry plants with winter leaves. It urges farmers to tailor fertilizers to their soil, mentions a New York apple with yellow skin and variable flesh color, discusses soil capillary action for seed watering, and recalls a Kansas tame goose aged 52 with siblings long gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas
House Your Machines and Care for Farm Implements
Farmers in Lewis county Missouri are urged to shelter machinery. Weather cycles damage gear. store under cover, keep painted, tighten bolts, oil, and prepare for use. Soak wagon wheels yearly in boiled linseed oil to keep tires tight and preserve equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis County
January Named for Two-Faced God Janus
In a humorous Exchange Nordy and Butts discuss the origin of January’s name. The cartoon-like dialogue notes Janus having two faces, and the line ends with a quip about what a two faced politician he would have made. The Louisville Courier-Journal is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janus
Nordy
Butts
Louisville Courier-Journal
Extinct African Animals Unearthed in Fayoum
Ancient fauna discoveries in Fayoum reveal elephants and mastodons once thriving in Africa, while scholars debate whether most African animals originated in Africa or migrated from Europe or Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayoum
Alnteins
Africa
Europe
Asia
Miss Jenkins Comment Sparks Banter at Philadelphia Ledger
In a brief exchange, Mr Kallow recalls Miss Jenkins mentioning his appearance, noting her remark on his blooming cheek. The comment sparked light dialogue and a glimpse into social chatter reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jenkins
Mr. Kallow
Philadelphia Ledger
Clear Sauce for Pudding and Fur Wear Insight
A home recipe explains how to make a pudding sauce by whisking flour with cold water, adding boiling water, cooking briefly, then cooling with sugar butter and flavorings. The piece also notes that furs improve with wear, as body warmth softens skin and enhances nap luster, per a wholesale executive.
Frost on the Pumpkin in Rural Drama
Pittsburg Post reports on a rural drama titled The Pumpkin with Susan Brett conversing about the season. Hamlet Fatt notes they were frosted, reflecting a chilly reception or weather impact on performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Brett
Hamlet
Pittsburg Post
Countess of Aberdeen impressed by German English ease
The countess noted at the Berlin International Congress of Women that nearly every German woman or girl she met who understood English impressed her. A humorous dialogue and brief asides from Cleveland Leader and Kansas City Star touch on jokes and a weather strip connected to Panama and the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess of Aberdeen
Congress of Women
Berlin
Kansas City Star
Panama
Republic
Canal Strip
N. Y
To Clean Asbestos In Stoves And Fireplaces
Instructions advise cleaning blackened asbestos by sprinkling with salt and allowing the gas to burn for a while. The household guidance appears in a dated instructional tone.
Fragmented Dialect Snippet With Quips and Inventions
The passage combines fractured lines and eager asides. Cholly ponders life while an uncle jokes about Jerusalem. A Baltimore note scolds a boy’s errand work and a glimpse of impractical invention ends with a pun about a headacheless wel jah rarebit.
Cause and Cure of Rheumatism and Kidney Pills Cure
A Wisconsin report highlights Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming to cure rheumatism by restoring kidney health. Maggie E Deckert describes severe kidney trouble and rheumatic pain, saying nine boxes ended her agony and restored sleep and appetite. The notice also cites Salzer's oats endorsements and farm yield claims from 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Maggie BE. Deckert
Eagle River
Wis
Bocal
Atate
Maggie E. Deckert
Dadd
Salzer seeds claim high yields for 1905
An advertisement touts Salzer seed varieties with high per acre yields including Beardless Barley 121 bu and Home Builder Corn 300 bu, plus Teosinte Fodder 160000 lbs and Potatoes 1000 bu. Farmers urged to request a big catalog and free farm seed samples, with bids for Bend 10¢ in states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Salser
Farmer
Emmer
Victoria
Mr. Farmer
John A. Salzer
la Grosse
Wis
IX. L
Regulator for Chills and Fever Quip From Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quips about a device titled a regulator for chills and fever. The cartoonish notion imagines a regulator that would trigger chills on warm days and fever on cold days, reflecting playful commentary on patent remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eupgestec
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Viginia Faris
Virginia
F. H. la Baume
Apsistont Agr. & Ind
Dept
Rooaanoxkee
Elmer
Harry
Momma
Johnny
Tommy
Nellie
Sage F Mili
Saber Isi Rhe
Harrow
Tom—Newrich
York Dam
Western Steam
ST. Sahauns
Cary
Chicago
Kansas City
Cholly
Jerusalem
Chicago Record-Herald
John
Baltimore American
Puck
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sgler Lom
Peecipe
Samuel
Rachelle
Fac Limited
Litehaat
Bears
Castoria
Rita Oom
United States
Canada
Quana
Crawtonn
West
Hroughton
Quincy
Scopy
ST. Louis, Mo
ALNLI
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!