Train waits and witty reply from an impatient clergyman
A traveler in Canada between Toronto and Montreal asks when a mixed freight train will arrive. A patient clergyman eyes him and quips that the Almighty alone does not know the answer. The note cites a New York Press item. Hundreds of women are employed in Germany's secret service.
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Agony
Shannosvilla
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
New York Press
Secret Service of
Germany
Naginnd Faces Budget Hit for Old Age Pensions
The article notes the projected cost of Naginnd’s old age pensions at about R85,000,000, reflecting a substantial fiscal item. It also includes a dated testimonial about Cuticura remedies and a note on land sustenance standards for livestock, illustrating varied historical topics in one fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naginnd
Home treatment promises cure for bed wetting
An advertisement by Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana claims a home remedy stronger than spanking can cure bed wetting. She offers free instructions to mothers and says it helps both children and adults with urine problems day or night without requiring payment.
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Sm.king
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Dean
John PB. Whittaker
Jefferson St. Madison
Trowbin
Trade Prosperity in Midsummer Markets Report
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade notes optimism in midsummer conditions with higher bank payments and strong crop prospects. manufacturing activity rises in steel car building and machinery while raw materials show improved shipments. see rising bank clearings and periodic business failures, rubber prices jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Review of Trade
National livestock and grain price report data recap
The bulletin lists regional market bids for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and New York, with prices for wheat corn oats rye hay butter and eggs. Values range by grade and region, highlighting No 2 wheat around $1.07 to $1.34 and corn from about 60c to 78c, with meat prices mainly $3.00 to $8.45 for hogs and $2.50 to $7.00 for cattle at various markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New York
Metal kernel strainer advances dairy milking hygiene
A good strainer for dairymen features a metal kernel and a 100 wire inch screen, mounted on the Aldes, not the bottom, to avoid pressure and dirt leakage. Clean screens with a small airbrush. replace broken or rusted screens promptly. boiling cheesecloth or linen after use is advised to curb bacterial contamination in milk.
Egg farming and cream flavoring in the South
The article argues for expanding poultry and egg farms in the Southern states citing low costs, cheap lands, and railroad access to Eastern markets. It highlights the benefits of using Plateurized sweet cream for butter and notes the USDA findings on keeping quality, then discusses early summer plowing advantages for crops and a design for a hog shelter measuring six by six feet with hinged doors and pine materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
New Jersey
South
Southland
Milking Myths and Farm News Across the Plains
Readers learn from Farm and Home and Field and Farm about milking under calm conditions, cow physiology, and how nerves affect milk flow. The piece cites John Burroughs on udder function, contrasts eastern and western farming, and notes Cheyenne River Agency distribution of livestock to Indians. It discusses feeding, manure, and turning dairy into dollars.
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John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Missouri
East
Colorado
Cheyenne River
Pierre
St. Paul
Dual purpose farming and dairy notes from livestock guide
The article covers practical farming tips on calf growth and milk production, warns against overfeeding and keeping cows for both milk and beef, and critiques the “dual purpose” dream as often failing to yield beef returns. It mentions structural notes for sills and plates and emphasizes using brains to work efficiently.
The Pink at Propriety and Other Fragments
A fragmented column of literary vignettes and advertisements. It opens with a social scene of a dining room gathering and a wary exchange over Meyerbeer. It then features an advertisement for Deans Kidney Pills and a mention of Hamlin’s Wizard Oil, followed by short notes on a Kansas train wreck tale and a reflection on the intoxication of power.
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffees
A Richmond Virginia woman details health decline from coffee and improvement after stopping coffee, using Postum and Grape-Nuts. She reports weight gain, restored eyesight, better walking endurance and memory, and urges publication to help others.
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Richmond
Woellville
Ali
Munyon's Free Medical Diagnosis Offer Ends At Philadelphia
A Cape Colony newspaper notes that Trada is dead and worsening. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething protects gums reduces inflammation and soothes pain at 25c per bottle. Munyon's offers free medical examination blanks and diagnosis by eminent doctors at 13d and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia.
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Munyon's
13D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Trada
Cape Colony
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Dodds
Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
United States
Bradstreet's
Gazette
Erry Davis
Woud Soc
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Bartha
Bay
Porter
Colton
Munyon
The
Dea
Libby
Vienna
Abby
Libby, McNelli
Abby Ohloago
Carters Nage
Leose
Carters Ittle Pill
Investor's Guide
Columbus
Texa
George Kryder
Napoleon
Ese Bey Co
Rock Borie Wyoming
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