Dr Williams Pink Pills Marketing Claim and Testimony
A testimonial touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anemia and debility. It recounts a case of Jessie Fink of Akron Ohio who regained health and weight after using the pills. The ad claims the pills create new blood and improve digestion and strength. Available from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Jessie Fink
East Mill Street
Akron
Ohio
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Oldest Known Tunnel Compared With Modern Pennsylvan ia Duct
The American Israelite recalls the Shiloah tunnel near Jerusalem as the world’s oldest tunnel used as an aqueduct. The inscription marks a joint diggers’ meeting from both sides. Dated to roughly 700 B C under King Hezekiah, it shows advanced Jewish civilization long before Europe.
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Pennsylvania
Shiloah
Jerusalem
Hezekiah
Europe
Hanover Citizens Strike Over Postal Card Tariff Increase
Hanover residents protest a duty rise from two to five pfennigs on city postal cards. They now write letters and stuff envelopes with newspapers to max weight, risking box obstructions. Officials may revert to the two pfennig card rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Administration
Hanover
Simple Trap Nest for Ontario Agricultural College
A trap nest design used by the Ontario Agricultural College is described as effective for recording laying histories. The 12 by 12 by 15 inch nest features a light door that rises when a hen enters, releasing a hook to reset. The setup tracks individual hen laying records.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Marketing Live Poultry for Jewish Markets
Marketing live poultry in large cities relies on year round demand with Jewish trade dominating when meat must be ritually killed by a rabbi. Prices peak during Jewish holidays. crates must be well ventilated and properly partitioned to prevent injury during shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
Dark Buckwheat Honey Affects Market Pricing And Grading
A California Cultivator piece notes tasters prefer dark honey like buckwheat and amber varieties, while light honeys command higher prices. It stresses careful grading, separating honeys by source such as sage alfalfa and buckwheat, and keeping darker honey for winter feed to maintain quality and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cook
California
Department of Agriculture
Roosts and Nest Design for Poultry Housing
Nests measure about 14 inches square and sit 20 inches above the floor. The platform A is 3 feet wide and 7 feet 6 inches long with roosts 22 inches by two. Hinged steps to the wall or platform aid heavy breeds in reaching the roost.
Avoiding Medicines for Fowls Health and Care
A Farmers' Review writer argues against adding medicines to poultry drinking water. Emphasizing proper living conditions, food, sunlight, and exercise, the piece urges medicines only for sick birds and questions the practice of drugging water or food. Boiling water to kill germs is suggested as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Review
Beekeeper Advises Caution in Market Timing
A Farm Journal beekeeper urges producers to avoid rushing honey to market or shipping to unknown parties. He favors selling near home to keep prices fair for neighbors and prevent forced low prices.
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Farm Journal
Beekeeping and Poultry Tips From an Old Farm Journal
Placing plum trees in the poultry yard benefits both trees and hens. Sealed honey resists moisture better than unsealed. Green cut bone accelerates egg laying and pullet growth. Remove propolis with an old table knife. Heap honey a few inches from floor and wall to avoid dampness. Sour milk, left for hens, vanishes quickly as hens convert it into eggs.
Sunflower seeds recommended for hen moult timing
The guide advises feeding sunflower seeds occasionally, no more than three times weekly, due to high oil content that can trigger feather shedding. Sun seed meal shares the same cautions and should be used similarly to hasten moulting when hens molt slowly.
Prominent Remedies Advertised For Quick Home Cures
An assortment of 19th century patent medicines and remedies appears in the page copy. Prominent items include Putnam Faceless Dyes with druggist advice, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Jamination for pain and wind colic, 25 cents a bottle, and St Jacobs Oil claimed to relieve stiffness stitches lameness and cramps. The tone echoes period ads encouraging self treatment and social commentary on gender.
Deficit to be met by new taxes in French Budget of 1906
The French Budget of 1906 shows a deficit of 16,200,000 dollars to be covered by new taxes. Great Northern Railway offers low one way Colonists' Tickets from Chicago through Oct 31 to Seattle Portland Western Washington 33.00 Spokane 30.50 and similar fares to Montana Idaho Oregon and British Columbia. For details contact MAX BASS General Immigration Agent 220 St Clark St Chicago IL.
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Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Washington
Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Max Bass
St. Clark St
Alcohol Safer Than Gasoline for Commercial Use
Alcohol does not ignite from pure radiated heat unlike gasoline. Water extinguishes burning alcohol while it spreads a gasoline fire. Alcohol flames radiate little heat whereas gasoline flames radiate heat rapidly.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Mercury Warning
An advertisement warns against mercury based remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, claiming it contains no mercury and works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation with a 75 cent bottle price.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hio
Makes Celluloid Fireproof
French chemist M. Gawain patents a process to render celluloid fireproof by adding salts phosphates bicarbonate of ammonia or magnesia during its manufacture. Upon exposure to flame the treated material releases a gas that slows or stops burning.
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M. Gawain
Terrible Scalp Humor Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A man describes long standing scalp eczema with itching crusts and hair loss. After trying many remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with directions, and in two weeks was clear. He later suffered a body eruption treated by his doctor alongside Cuticura products and recovered.
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H. M. F. Weiss
Rosemond, Christian Co
Frances Lady Waldegrave and the four marriages
A Dublin theater anecdote recalls Frances Lady Waldegrave after her fourth marriage to Chichester Fortesque. A gallery heckler asks which of the four husbands she prefers. She replies from the box that she favors the Irish husband, drawing hearty applause.
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Frances Lady Waldegrave
Chichester Fortesque
Dublin
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Beneficial to Woonsocket Woman
A Woonsocket resident testifies that kidney weakness plagued her since childhood, with back pain and fatigue, but after four years of using Doan's Kidney Pills her condition improved and weight increased from 120 to 165 pounds. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co selling 50 cent boxes and claims wide New York amusements spending.
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Charles E. Smith
Boyden St
Woonsocket
R. I
Doan
Dean
Avoiding Surgery with Lydia Pinkham's Compound
An advice piece touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safer alternative to operations for female troubles. It cites testimonials from Women like Margrite Ryan and Miss Margret Merkley, claiming relief and avoidance of surgery, urging readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's guidance in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Margrite Ryan
St. Andrew's Society
Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs. Pinkham
Margret Merkley
3D Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Lynn
Mass
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R. Parton CO
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Nes AJ Tower CO
Bostom USA
LTO
Toromto Can
Pring Gorall
Putnam
St. Jacobs Oil
Hearers
Werely aLl Llawan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffa
New York
New York City
Margrite
Ryan
S Margret Merkle
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
Carters
Inttler Pills
Biotie Iver Pills
Tes
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Tonopah
Goldfield
Bullfrog
Catlin & Powell CO
Wall &T
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
Tobbing House
Brockton
Kellogg Newspaper-Co
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