Bells of the Jocotlan Indian Ranch and its Ancient Bells
The Jocotlan ranch of 50 000 hectares houses two ancient bells in a small churchyard. Dated to 1550 they are rumored to be gold and silver cast, with Latin inscriptions. The bells are prized by 200 indigenes who refuse to part with them despite many suitors.
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Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Senate
Lyon
Canada
Jocetlan
Jocotlan
Comonfort
Autlan Corr
Mexican Herald
Bethlehem
Remedy for Cough Uses Glycerine Pine Oil and Whisky
An old remedy claims to break a cold in twenty four hours and cure any curable cough. It prescribes mixing two ounces of Glycerine a half-ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces of pure Whisky. The Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure is said to be prepared by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati and sold in half-ounce vials.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Richard son files caveat against late mother’s will
William Bowley Richard son challenges Mrs. Mary Richardson’s 1908 will claiming she was not of sound mind when made. He cites his father George S Richardson as near in marriage to widow Mrs Louis Bowley, cousin to the Richard sons, as motive. The estate valued around 400000 was left to the husband with no provision for the son.
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George S. Richardson
Baltimore
William Bowley Richardson
Mary Richardson
Noted Physician Formula for Quick Cold Breaks
An old remedy claims to break a cold in a day and cure coughs, using whiskey glycerine and pine compound. Instructions specify mixing half pint whiskey with two ounces glycerine and half ounce pine concentrate, shaken before every dose of tea spoonful to tablespoonful every four hours. Concentrated pine comes in half ounce air tight bottles labeled Concentrated.
Dwelling in Gotham and Living Costs in New York
A New York Weekly quip contrasts living in the city with maintaining appearances. The host jokes that while living costs aren’t high, it costs like Sam Hill to keep up appearances, reflecting urban vanity and humor.
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Gotham
New York
Sam Hill
New York Weekly
Subways and Rat Control Tips Amid City Transit Debate
A wartime style advertisement advises spreading Rough on Rats in outbuildings to kill rats and mice, detailing mix, placement under floors, and entry openings. It notes a 25c box suffices for nights of work and lists druggists and E S Wells of Jersey City. A separate transit note estimates Chicago may need 112 million dollars for subway construction to handle street traffic.
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E. S. Wells
Jersey City
Chicago
Farm Land Prices and Hog House Plans in Kansas
A Kansas Farmer article questions farm land values tied to crop prices and labor wages, arguing land producing 60 to 100 bushels of 50 cent corn per acre is worth $150 or more. It notes demand outpacing supply and cites favorable markets. A Breeder's Gazette correspondent shares a six by six foot hog house design with hinged doors for efficient use and movement.
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Kansas
Home Market Prosperity and Farm Storage Tips
Sunlight is the tonic for pig care and a door aids sow attention during farrowing. Farmers should boost a thriving home market for dairy poultry fruit and produce to rival distant shipping profits. Squashes and pumpkins store well with cool dry conditions and frost protection. separate specimens and avoid piling for long lasting quality.
Goats on Easy Terms Aid Workmen in Wurtemberg
A large firm in Wurtemberg supplied forty seven goats to workmen on easy payments. Each home received a stable and small pasture, allowing families to milk three to four quarts daily. Some milk can be sold to others, and the experiment shows promise. Bees arrived with early English settlers and modern beekeeping began with Langstroth's movable frame hive in 1852.
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Wurtemberg
Molkerezietung
England
New England
Langstreth
Hilly Trieste District Cited for Stone Barriers to Cultivation
A consular report on Trieste notes the hilly district is covered with pointed stones that hinder farming and mentions the Society Agraria's prior involvement years ago.
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Trieste
Society Agraria
Peasants Redeem Waste Ground to Meadows for Prizes
Each autumn a commission measures the area and sets the prize for land improvements. In spring it visits the grounds to pay prizes. This year sixty six peasants improved forty four acres and received 1040 dollars.
Concrete bee hives offer profit and light labor for women
Beekeeping ranks among pleasant profitable occupations for women requiring little space and care. Concrete hives are now popular with improved construction methods, and a patent exists for concrete hive manufacture though molds saved can be reused. Knowledge of cement and bee habits is advised.
Poultry Stock and Sunshine Yet Key to Health and Eggs
The Inland Farmer urges winter egg production depends on proper stock age and breeding, not just feed, warning many pullets hatch late or raised with poor care will underperform. A second note from Farmers' Mail and Breeze emphasizes sun as essential for health, noting tuberculosis rises in dairy herds without adequate sunlight.
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Mail
Breeze
Convenient Barn Lantern Elevation for Better Lighting
Cor. of Farm and Home explains a simple pulley device to keep a lantern elevated in barns. Two small pulleys and a rope allow raising the lantern to a chosen height, with the rope secured to a wall cleat. Centering the apparatus in the barn yields more even illumination than moving a lantern around.
Manure, Rotation, and Dairying Face Kansas Outlook
The Kansas Farmer urges livestock farming to restore soil fertility after wheat belt depletion. It cites manure value, crop rotation, and soil loss, arguing for revenue from manure and that dairy product protection tied to oleomargarine law could be amended next winter. Missouri Dairyman echoes stakes and urges readers to contact their congressman.
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Kansas
Wheat
Missouri Dairyman
Fashion Hints Show Cape and Rug Muff Fashions
The piece highlights a Coachman cape and a fur rug muff as the season's latest novelties. A three headed skunk muff is shown as a bold new phrase in muff design and a brown velvet toque with a brim and bow completes the walking outfit.
A Nurse's Experience Guides Kidney Trouble Readers
A Jackson Michigan resident Mrs. Judson Ellis known as Nurse Baker credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving backache and weakness enabling her to resume daily work. The advertisement cites the product price 50 cents a box and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York as distributor. The text notes railroads using electricity offer few cost figures for operating electric trains.
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Judson Ellis
Francis St
Jackson
Mich
Baker
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
We Pay 11-130 For Cow Hides and Furs High
Local fur and hide buyer offers 11 to 130 for cow hides and notes furs are strong. Advertises cheap traps and urges readers to ship to and buy from the old reliable N W Hide and Fur Co in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Massol Bacilli Demonstration Causes Bottle Explosion
During a medical exhibit at MHorticultural Hall Westminster a glass bottle of Massol bacilli exploded spreading a creamy foam and mock battle among milk microbes. The scene illustrated Metchnikoff theory that lactic acid bacilli may slow internal decay. Officially, German South Africa diamond value is estimated at $250 million.
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Mhorticultural Hall
Westminster
Massol
Prof
Metchnikoff
Bulgaria
London Daily Mail
German South Africa
Secret Coffee Controversy Shows Postum Remedy
A Memphis wife shares her husband’s health turnaround after quitting coffee for Postum. Doctor advised stopping coffee for stomach and heart trouble, noting the remedy’s success with weight gain and symptom relief. The couple credits Postum’s benefits and recommends the book The Road to Wellsville.
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Memphis
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Switzerland
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Manyon
53Rd and
Jefferson
Phila
Western
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Cascarets
A. Strassman
Berlin
Germany
Wis. S
Milwaukes
Texas
Charles Marquis
Convent St. St. Louis
M.N. U
Bells OF
Allen
The
Congo
Cha
Steiner
JOS. P. Steiner & Company
U. Milwaukee, Wis
Haarlem
Holland Medicine
Ipany
Scranton
Taamen St Rae Garnet
Bees In
America
Ates
Wellsville
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Props
Buffalo
N. Y
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mess
W. L. Imme
W. E. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Mass
Mayer
Martha Washington
VermaCion
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U. S.A
Mechanic Street
Hartford
Conn
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