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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
8
Instructions from F C Sears describe a six foot measuring board with end holes and a central notch to place trees exactly where stakes mark rows. Land is laid out with guide stakes, board aligned, holes dug, trees set in notches, and soil filled. Multiple boards allow scalable, consistent planting across large orchards.
A guide on elevating the home site with lawn care and landscaping. Emphasizes grading around the house, Kentucky blue grass seeding, selective shrub use, and screen planting for unsightly structures. Recommends color beds near the house and seasonal bloom planning from spring to autumn. Includes author Q. Be Barrett from Hottomiat.
Vernon Lee writes in Atlantic about English charm and prosperity. She contrasts neat houses and gardens with a lingering Roman highway through downs, duck ponds, and haystacks, noting a vivid blend of present life with a scarcely past past.
Nicholas Inzleboom, longtime sailor in the United States Navy, now runs the tiniest shop in Boston. His store on Milk Street is one foot eleven inches by two feet deep and seven feet high, selling candy made by his wife. He recalls boarding the sloop of war Concord for Russia with two slaves aboard and 13 years old at the time, noting the voyage and flogging he witnessed.
The queen of Portugal, holder of an M D degree, studied medicine to aid her husband the crown prince. She married without knowing him well but grew to love him as his fine qualities emerged. She pursued medical study with top doctors to help him during his bouts of stoutness.
Instructions advise saving cherry pits, washing and drying them, then placing in bags. When needed, heat in a hot oven and apply to the affected area. Pits are said to retain heat and emit a pleasant aroma, acting as a poultice substitute.
A Philadelphia Record quip frames a man demanding repayment with irony. An old man asks for the return of ten dollars lent a year earlier. The other replies he avoided repayment to spare his feelings, fearing the implication of needing money.
A Philadelphia report notes a church collection moment where Sniffkins, tied to a humorous misstep, drops an eight button and claims he paid the pastor’s fare in a car yesterday morning, calling it square. The anecdote contrasts church decorum with a cheeky personal deflection.
West Pembroke Maine March 21 Efra A L Smith says Dodd's Kidney Pills are best remedy for growing girls. Her daughter aged thirteen since last November suffered weekly Craz Spells with yellowed whites of eyes. After one box symptoms improved. after a dozen boxes spells ceased and pills given occasionally. Parents urged mothers to heed this advice to save daughters from pain and sickness and ensure a healthy future.
A collage of 1900 era advertisements and quips touts Cuticura remedies for skin and scalp, hair loss, and infant care alongside unrelated product plugs. It includes claims for fodder plants, shoes and foot care, colorfast fabrics, and various quips, with several brand names and locations such as LaCrosse Wisconsin and Chicago Daily News.
Henry Boyle of Pultney Street Hammondport New York says he suffered eight years of constant agony from kidney trouble with gravel and heavy secretions. He lost sleep, had indigestion and distress after eating. Doan's Kidney Pills cured him completely and long lasting. Sold by all druggists 60 cents per box or mailed by Fooster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Free reading offer.
A historical letter describes Peruna and Manali as cures for chronic catarrh and related conditions. John O Atkinson credits long-standing ailments, including constipation and female health changes, to catarrh and attributes complete recovery to Peruna. The note urges readership to seek Hartman’s advice if results are not prompt.
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