Indiana farmer boasts high wheat yield in western Canada
Dundurn Sask September 30 1906 N E Baumink writes W H Rogers Canadian Government Agent detailing a harvest record. He reports 43 5 bushels per acre from wheat totaling 9280 bushels and oats near 5000. He bought a half section west of his house and aims to market 20000 bushels next year noting Hoosiers can rival Minnesota farmers. He used eight horses and one hired man.
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Dundurn
Sask
W. H. Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Canada
Minnesota
Indiana
N. E. Baumink
Some Wives Are Different in Quiet Cynicism
A man recalls Dave Potter’s wife who finds a letter from a girl and responses with calm sharpness. She tells the admirer she would be wondering how to live with him, a put‑down seen by some as deeper than a row.
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Dave Potter
Dave
Horticulture Cutworms and Their Garden Threat
Cutworms are not worms but caterpillars of small night-flying moths. Eggs laid on tree twigs hatch, larvae descend to the soil and spend winter there. They attack early vegetation by night, severing plants at ground level and causing extensive damage.
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Montreal Herald
Destructive Cutworms Threaten Crops and Gardens
The article describes cutworms attacking wheat corn oats and all cereals along with garden vegetables. They climb trees at night severing leaves and buds then hide underground by day. In beds, dig and expose worms to trap them, using hoes or rake handles. European species include the widely distributed spotted cutworm.
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Europe
Contest Expected Over Beecher Hooker Will
Mrs Isabelle Beecher Hooker sister of Henry Ward Beecher may contest the will. Katherine Burton of Brookline Mass granddaughter of Hooker is named to contest. The bulk of the roughly 70000 dollar estate goes to Dr Edward B Hooker of Hartford, while Mrs John C Day of New York receives nothing due to provisions for her husband’s estate.
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Isabelle Beecher Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Katherine Burton Vowers
Brookline
Mass
Hooker
Edward B. Hooker
Hartford
John C. Day
New York
Handsome Bridal Coach From Bridgeport For Pittston Liveryman
A bridal coach costing 1800 dollars has been finished by a Bridgeport Connecticut manufacturer for a Pittston Pennsylvania liveryman. The vehicle features upholstery with silk curtains, carved wood, gilt trimming, 20 hearts on the body, heart shaped windows, two large heart dashboards and heart shaped rear springs. Two Cupids crown the lamps.
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Bridgeport
Coffee Helped Woman After Fifteen Years Of Ailment
A patient from Illinois describes spinal irritation and nervous trouble worsened by coffee. After trying Postum, she reports improved health, walking distances, better sleep, and renewed appetite. She notes a friend disliked Postum until properly prepared and plans to use it long term.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
CARE OF TREES Pruning for balance between fruit and wood
Prof. E. P. Sansten notes that in cultivated trees the lack of natural competition can disrupt harmony between fruit and wood production. Fertile soils or nitrogen-rich conditions favor wood growth, while poor soils boost fruiting. intelligent pruning can correct these imbalances and prevent premature death.
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E. P. Sansten
Timely Fruit Topics For Home Gardeners
A reader shares fruit and potato tips for family gardens. Plant early to late varieties for year round apples and pears, select strong one year whips, and feed hens with small or damaged potatoes or apples. The winter peach blight in California is caused by a fungus and Bordeaux mixture spray before growth helps.
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J. H. Funk
Berks Co
California
Strawberry plants should be relieved of buds early
Strawberry growers are advised that fruiting in spring weakens plants and may kill them. New plantings should have buds and blossoms removed as soon as they appear to prevent pollen exhaustion and seed production. Pinch or cut off the blooms and it pays to do it.
Twice Told Testimony On Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs Jane Farrell of Jersey City testifies she improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills for backaches swelling and urinary issues. She says her health is restored and the pills keep her well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
How to Sleep in a Blanket by Stewart Edward White
A compact method from Outing describes a woodman style sleep setup. Lie on your back with a blanket draped over you and raise your legs then tuck edges alternately under your legs before lowering them and wrapping your shoulders for sleep.
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Stewart Edward White
Seed firm offers 12 cent postpaid garden set
John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a 12 cent postpaid seed package featuring Garden City Beet Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Emerald Cucumber La Crosse Market Lettuce 13 Day Radish Blue Blood Tomato Juicy Turnip and 1000 kernels of bloom seeds to recruit 200000 new customers. Send 16c for Berliner Earliest Cauliflower plus catalog and nursery stock. Catalog mailed free with order.
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Garden City
la Crosse
Seereweee
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Box
Wis
Hazing Critique Sparks College Debate on Morals and Money
A college president urges an end to hazing noting it harms the institution financially and morally. He cites a donor who refused a million dollar gift last week due to hazing, while a student questions the moral impact and remains unsure how to respond.
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Chicago Journal
Allcock's Plasters Endorsements Through Six Decades
The article extols Allcock's Plasters as the original porous plasters with sixty years of testimonials. It warns against substitutes and counterfeit imitations, arguing that self praise is insufficient without user certificates and urging buyers to choose the genuine product.
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Allcock
Carnegie tale on Celtic identity in Scotland and Ireland
In a Glasgow church sermon Andrew Carnegie asserts a Celt remains a Celt from Scotland to Ireland. The pastor condemns slothfulness and climactically asks if Adam and Eve walked Eden with hands in their pockets.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Ireland
Glasgow
Garden of Eden
Lively variety of medical and literary notices mixed in ad text
A collage of 19th and early 20th century ad snippets promoting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Piles cured by Pazol ointment Garfield Tea Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer and author Arthur Stringer. The fragment mentions Putnam faceless dyes and quotes from Plato Franklin Fuller and T. Fuller. The passage also notes a Cedar Springs Ontario fruit farm and author background.
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Arthur Stringer
Cedar Springs
Ont
Allen's Foot-Fase Cure for Sore Feet Sold Nationwide
Allen's Foot-Fase is promoted as a remedy for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package and address to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York for details.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
For Sale Undertakers Establishment in Unhealthy Colorado Town
An advertisement notes an old established undertakers business for sale in a small Colorado town with high fever mortality and little competition. The judge quips the town’s health issues and single doctor, suggesting fever deaths cover expenses and profit remains.
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Colorado
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T. Fuller
Putnam
Plato
Franklin
St. Vitus
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aug
Lyon
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
Carters
Stitutes
Defiance
California Fig Syrup Company
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
London
England
New York, N. Y
W.W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Alase
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
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