Fair Exchange and Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement
A columnist urges residents to swap a failing back for a stronger one, citing Thomas Donovan of Emmetsburg Iowa who credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney trouble and back pain after hard work. The ad notes the product sells for 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents in the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Estherville
Thomas Donovan
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Praise and Blame Cornerstone of Moral Systems
The passage argues that praise and blame currently shape moral and social structures but should be outgrown. It suggests humanity will transcend primitive urges to kill and wonders if a world without blame would be more habitable, civilized, and logical.
Misprint From Poet's Line Sparks Amusing Error
A newspaper compositor misread a holiday verse, turning the line about kissing under the mistletoe into a garbled reformulation that ends with has nose. The slip caused a wry public reaction as readers noticed the stray word change.
Sidewalk laid to last and cisterns described
Concrete building blocks and cellar walls and floors noted. Sidewalk work completed to last. 17ws CHMENYT Provucts Co.
Fines for Bachelors Across Ancient and Early Modern Europe
The text notes penalties on bachelors in Greece and Rome with festival customs in Sparta where women dragged older bachelors around the altar. It also mentions 18th century England imposing higher taxes on bachelors’ servants than those of others in 1785.
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Greece
Rome
Sparta
England
Chamberlain's Colic Remedy Praised Worldwide
Testimonials tout the cure for diarrhoea and bowel complaints, claiming the product saves lives and is universally approved. Sold by S. H. Williams.
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Chamberlain
S. H. Williams
Hair Split Quip in Court Sparks Laughter
Roger Minot Sherman argued a celebrated case when his opponent demonstrated by pulling a hair and splitting it. The judge and audience laughed as Sherman quipped that he spoke of a hair not a bristle, turning the moment into a famed courtroom aside.
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Roger Minot Sherman
Mr. Sherman
New Rheumatism Powder Promoted by Association
A special formula remedy called Merital Rheumatism Powders claims to ease rheumatism in all forms. Presented as the best known treatment, it is said to be easy to take and certain in results. Physicians endorse it. if not stocked, mail 60 cents for a large package to the American Drug and Press Association, Decorah, Iowa.
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American Drug and Press Association
Decorah
Towa
Hard on Second Hubby and Will Question
A tale notes Ha peck drawing up a will to leave all property to his wife on the condition she marries within a year to make someone sorry he died. The piece also mentions rheumatic shoulder discomfort treated effectively by Chamberlain’s Liniment, sold by S. H. Williams.
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Hapeck
Conditon
Make the Most of Time, Do the Best We Can
A compact meditation on valuing time and living without regret. It urges seizing moments and using days wisely to avoid remorse for past choices. The tone is reflective and exhortative.
Thackeray Nose Injury Variant Reported
John Ward recounts a Westminster Gazette version from Notes and Queries about Thackeray being struck by a Charterhouse pupil who held his head and foot like a hammer, breaking the nose after Thackeray refused an arbitrary command. The tale contrasts with the common account of a fair fight injury.
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Thackeray
Thackleray
Venables
John Ward
Querles
Ward
Charterhouse
Westminster Gazette
Won His Supper in a Café Con Trick
A humorous Chicago News item recounts Terry, a witty yet impecunious gentleman, entering a cafe and joking with the proprietor about trust. The exchange highlights Terry’s cleverness and dependency on coffee to survive hard times, ending with him obtaining his coffee and roll.
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Terry
Mr. M
Rolla
Chicago News
Sunday Stone calendar marks coal mine work days
Harper's Weekly describes the "Sunday stone" in a British museum. A large lime carbonate slab from a colliery drain records daily work with black deposits for days worked and white deposits at night. Sunday and holidays appear as wide white streaks, giving a crude time record without monthly dates.
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British Museum
Harper’s Weekly
Adam to Henry VI Pedigree Scroll At Welsh Library
A parchment roll over a foot wide and nineteen feet long housed at Aberystwith's Welsh National Library shows a fifteenth century tabular genealogical tree of King Henry VI. It traces from Adam with a red six-yard long pedigree, listing Canterbury archbishops to John of Stafford on the left and Welsh princes to Edward I on the right, richly illuminated with miniatures and red letters.
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Adam
Henry VI
Aberystwith
Canterbury
John of Stafford
Hdward I
Dundee Advertiser
Eskimo Trial Marriage Described by Peary
The North Pole account explains Eskimo practice of trial marriage where couples retest partners until matched. If two men pursue the same woman a strength test settles which suitor wins, a rule Peary notes as enduring in adaptation and permanence.
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The
North Pole
Robert BD. Peary
Helping Dad and Son Save a Dollar Promise
A short Chicago News item recounts a boy named Small Johnny promising to bring his first grade report to his father for a dollar reward. The exchange shows a parent encouraging responsibility with a simple conditional reward.
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Dad
Johnny
Papa
Johnny —Weill
Chicago News
What She Wanted From Father on Her Birthday
A conversation shows a father giving his daughter a zither and a self teach guide. The daughter reveals she wanted the zither teacher named Mliegende Blatter more, highlighting a preference for instruction over the instrument itself.
Honest burglar remarks on honesty in court room dialogue
A courtroom exchange features a burglar denying a partner in the crime and remarking that honesty is unpredictable. The judge questions the defendant about accomplices, prompting the burglar to joke that crime never works with others.
Fragmented reflections on sun and purpose
A terse compilation of aphorisms noting the sun as metaphor for life and warmth. It contrasts personal drive with wasted time and references Hmer eon and Rous woun as sources or echoes of thought. The piece reads as an aging, stylistic meditation with no clear event or人物 action.
Farm Charads at Nine Oaks Farm Rally
A brief notice notes a public gathering titled Farm Charads at Nine Oaks Farm. Details are limited, but organizers invite community attendance to discuss local agriculture and heritage farming practices.
Strength and character traits in garden and society
The passage notes that firmness and tenacity aid transplanting success for vegetables and flowers. It contrasts human justice for capital offenses, citing capital punishment for a white offender but a violent death for a Papago tribal member. It adds a work ethic point about promotion depending on extra effort, and critiques hypocritical politeness at home versus public decorum.
Spring Laws Against Wild Fowl And Orchard Care
The article urges spring hunting laws to protect migratory wild fowl returning north. It also covers lettuce sowing and transplanting, lettuce moisture needs, arsenate of lead as an insecticide, and timing. It then details rejuvenating neglected orchards by pruning to twenty feet, thinning sprouts, sealing large wounds, and spraying for San Jose scale and apple scab using lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture.
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San Jose
End the Chain Letter Nuisance and Fertilizer Insight
The piece condemns chain letters as a nuisance and urges disposal in wastebaskets or fires. It notes Ohio experiment station tests showing that adding forty pounds of acid phosphate to a ton of barnyard manure nearly doubles its crop value, advising farmers with small homemade fertilizer outputs to consider this amendment.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Drought risks and self reliance in rural farming notes
The article discusses famine in northern China and egg preservation methods, then shifts to farming tips in the United States. It covers steam sterilization of tobacco seed beds in Connecticut, school beautification plans, drought forecasts for central and eastern states, and dry farming techniques to conserve moisture. It urges soil preparation, mulching, and timely cultivation to boost yields amid anticipated dry weather.
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Central
Setting an Orchard Distance and Planting Technique
Setting an orchard properly saves ground and yields better care. Space trees twenty to forty feet apart by variety. use one or two core varieties for limited acreage. Plant one year old trees with fibrous roots, prune to eight to nine inches, and use a sighting board to place each tree precisely five to six inches deeper than in the nursery, then prune to eighteen to thirty inches for a low headed or higher headed form.
Transplanting Shade Trees Tips and Guidelines
Practical notes on selecting saplings, root preparation, planting depth, pruning, and spacing. Recommends planting distances for elm and other species with guidance on watering in dry seasons and thinning to avoid future crowding. Includes advice on seasonal timing and handling roots for best healing.
Fireless cooker saves fuel and labor for farm households
A brief on a fireless or hay box cooker as a real time saver for spring farm work. The design lets a morning start meals and finish without further attention, reducing heat exposure for cooks. It preserves flavors and allows oatmeal to be prepared the night before, with soapstones enabling browning enhancements.
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