Rare Maine Swain Shot Near Ellsworth
A rare wild swan, six feet nine inches wingspan, was brought to Ellsworth taxidermist E. D. Braun after Hamlin Kingman of Waltham shot it at Webb's pond. The young bird is white with black feet and bill, and gray on head and neck. Swans winter near the Gulf of Mexico and nest near Hudson Bay, often migrating along the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, rarely reaching this far east. The swan was seen with a small flock of geese. its top flight speed is noted as 100 miles per hour per the Kennebec Journal.
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Maine
E. D. Braun
Ellsworth
Webb’s Pond
Hamlin Kingman
Waltham
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson’s Bay
Mississippi Vally
Great Lakes
Kennebec
Green Snow Exchange Spurred by Price Rise
In a heated exchange the star questions green snow as the manager insists white paper is costly and hires the property man to tear up stock certificates. The Pittsburg Post notes the tense moment over supply and imagined market pressure.
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Pittsburg Post
Capturing an Engine on a Runaway Train
A daring chase on the Stockton and Darlington line ends with a driver attaching a chain to the runaway locomotive. The pursuer decoupled, boarded the front engine, and used brakes to slow and stop the runaway near Darlington station.
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Stockton and
Darlington
Darlington Station
London Standard
Mr Kaltenbrunner reports rich grain harvests in Central Canada
From Regina Sask Central Canada Mr A Kaltenbrunner reports 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels per acre and 30 acres fallow at 25, 9000 bushels of oats from 160 acres 90 bushels per acre on 80 acres fall plowing and 80 bushels on 80 acres stubble shipping three carloads at 53 cents per bushel. He says Western Canada crops cannot be checked despite adverse weather and advertises free homestead lands with government agents.
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Kaltenbrunner
Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
A. Kaltenbrunner
Moose Jaw
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Epicure Adopts Selective Breakfast Taste
A Yonkers Statesman passage quotes a father and son discussing the meaning of epicurean taste. The son vows to be an epicure this morning, rejecting common hash and choosing finer foods. The exchange highlights curiosity about refined eating.
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Pop
Yonkers
Amateur Finishing Kodak Supplies Advertised
Milwaukee Photo Materials Co offers mail order Kodak supplies with prompt fulfillment. Catalog and price list available. address 425 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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KODAK
Milwaukee Photo Materials Co
Milwaukee St
Milwaukee, Wis
Grafting Methods and Pitch Fork Cleaners for Farm Practice
The article describes apple tree propagation by budding and root grafting with whip and tongue and cleft methods. It notes cambium contact is essential, wax may be unnecessary for top grafts, and wax formula is given. Also details a Wisconsin pitchfork attachment that clears debris automatically via a sliding bar mechanism.
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Wisconsin
Testing Cows and Seeds Dominate Farm Talk Across Regions
Prof Fraser urges complete dairy knowledge through testing each cow to maximize profits while Texas A&M officials warn against impure seeds spreading pernicious weeds like Russian thistle and wild mustard. Forester Pinchot warns woodlands face decline if not protected. Farmers urged to inspect seed quality and monitor pests in orchards and vineyards.
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Fraser
Illinois Experiment Station
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
O. M. Ball
Department of Botany
Cultivation Timed With Seedling Rise In Vineyards
Farmers are advised to begin cultivation as soon as seedlings appear above ground. Light harrowing or weeding keeps moisture, breaks crusts, removes weeds, and levels ridges. Continue frequent cultivation through the season, using a narrow, toothy cultivator to leave a fine, level mulch.
Ohio extension service aids farm education nationwide
State agricultural colleges reach farm boys and girls through extension departments. Ohio’s extension service stands out for its monthly bulletins, engaging thousands of children and teachers in farm education who otherwise might not know what the college does.
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State Agricultural Colleges
Extension Department
Ohio
Breeding and Feeding Principles for hog farms
Dry shelled corn proves more economical than cornmeal for fattening hogs. Breeding stock should come from fertility proven lines and selection over generations. Feed hogs by age, condition, and marketing time to secure best results. All corn rations limit body muscle growth in growing pigs. Desirable herd traits come from careful selection. The swine breeder controls both farm conditions and those he permits. The boy and the pig on American stock farms are key factors.
In the Sheep Fold and Flock Management
The passage advises timely feeding and sorting of sheep, removing one hairbearing sheep from the flock, emphasizing wool over hair. It suggests a separate lamb trough, daily sheep counts, and notes hogs as mortgage raisers while asserting sheep can also improve finances with proper care.
Poultry Tips on Incubator Care and Feeding
Egg turning in the incubator is essential and cheap eggs will not produce prize stock. Keep nests handy for easy cleaning and egg collection. Grass and green feed support healthy chicks. estimate annual grain at a bushel per laying hen.
Divorce Gesture Stirs Mexican Mine Owner Alvarado
A Philadelphia broker quotes Peter Alvarado, noted Mexican mine owner, as opposing divorce. He recalls dining in Mexico City where Alvarado decried divorce and a musician’s quip about a marriage milestone, comparing it to Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.
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Peter Alvarado
Philadelphia
Mexico City
Women Kidney Health Claims in 19th Century Ad
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney troubles after constant back pain irregular secretions and nervous energy loss. She reports prompt relief and full recovery with continued use. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Rebecca Mack
E. Richstreet
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
No Silver Dollar Since 1905 For Baby Gift
A clerk at the Bingham house sought a 1907 silver dollar for his newborn son. After weeklong searching, he learned from the mint that no silver dollars had been coined since 1905 and none would exist for the current year.
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Bingham House
Mint
Washington
Philadelphia Rcord
Honk Honk Becomes Hong Wrong at Local Post Office
A German woman at the Boston post office could not complete a money order for her merchant ship son because she forgot the town name. After a humorous exchange about a car horn sound, clerks jokingly suggested Hong Wrong as the destination, and she paid the fee.
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Boston
China
Brooklyn
Seven Lean Years in Genesis Described by Brugsch Bey
Egyptologist Brugsch Bey argues the seven lean years narrative in Genesis matches historical records a1700 B C. He cites hieroglyphic inscriptions showing seven years of Nile floods failure leading to famine and pestilence, transforming a biblical fancy into history.
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Brugsch Bey
Baby Healed by Cuticura So ap and Ointment
A mother from Akron Ohio reports her baby suffered severe sores eating the face and body. After three doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Within a short time the sores healed and the child appeared as a newborn. She would not be without it even at five dollars.
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Cuthura
George J. Steese
Coburn St
Akron
Pasture Problem Sparks Antique Milk Tease
A humorous exchange from Circle Magazine recalls cows wearing green goggles to eat shavings when no pasture exists, joking that the milk tasted like antique furniture. The quip lampoons farm shortages and old farming fixes with playful wordplay.
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Pat
Farmer
Circle Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers One Hundred Dollar Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises constitution building, and offers $100 if any case fails to cure. Address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. pills for constipation also advertised.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Safe to Postpone in Frost-Procrastination Advice
Brooklyn Life remarks that postponing may avoid tasks and suggests tempering duty with humor. It contrasts frost excuses with snow and notes funerals as an example of items one might skip, framing procrastination as a social habit and cautionary stance.
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Frost
Snow
Brooklyn
Foxy Humility and the Value of Work
In a Washington Star excerpt Meandering Mike argues work is not essential for him while pointing to thousands of unemployed and unhappy men seeking jobs. He rejects rushing to work merely to boast or fit social expectations.
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Mike
Washington Star
Zoological Post Cards Second Series for Ringling Bros Menagerie
Eight attractive color postcards depict valuable wild animals from the Ringling Bros Menagerie. Published for collectors and dealers, the set sells for 16 cents with special dealer prices. The Evening Wisconsin Co. Post Card Dept. Milwaukee invites orders.
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Ringling Bros
Evening Wisconsin Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Summer Vacation Talk Sparks Swim Lesson Debate
Two views clash as they discuss summer plans. The athlete advocates learning to swim while the dyspeptic rejects the idea, quipping about a fish that would learn to walk on dry land.
Those Delicious Lemon Pies at Grocers 10 Cents
Advertisement for OUR PIE Preparation from D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY promoting lemon chocolate and custard pies. Claims easy prep and low cost. Ends with a New York Times quotation about changing minds.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Pettit’s Eye Salve Ad Promises Quick Relief
If you have common sore eyes or blurred vision, Pettit’s Eye Salve offers relief for 25c from Howard Bros. Buffalo NY druggists. Also notes the argument that compulsory incandescent lighting in mines would reduce mining deaths.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits and Digestion Aid
Garfield Tea touted as a natural laxative that regulates digestion purifies the blood cleanses the system clears the complexion and brightens the eyes promising health benefits. In Pekin examinations for official degrees recent graduates who studied at American universities earned the highest honors.
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Pekin
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup teething remedy ad
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup touts relief for teething gums inflamed gums and pain in infants claiming it calms wind colic and softens gums. The copy notes “25 cents a bottle” as the price.
Best of What They Have Shaping Happy People
A reflective line notes that true happiness comes from making the best of available resources and circumstances rather than seeking superior options. It emphasizes resourcefulness and mindset over material status.
Dr. Kline's Nerve Restorer Promises Cures
An advertisement touts Dr. Br. Lu. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cures for St. Vitus dances and various nervous diseases. It urges readers to send for a free trial booklet and treatment details from 931 Arch Street Philadelphia Pa. The copy hints at social unhappiness linked to others' happiness.
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St. Vitus
Kline
BR. LU. Kline
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Simple pleasant liquid laxative a long trusted remedy
The Well Informed demand a gentle effective laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome, prompt solution. Buy the genuine product manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co and distributed by leading druggists. Free fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Meekison
Pesruna
Peruna
David Meekison
Jacob L. Davis
Galena
Stone County
C. N. Peterson
South Main St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mr. D
Prosser
Bravo
Allegan Co
Mich
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Dodds
Carters
Woleiver
belaUen Aid
St Best West
Caliatena
O. Currie
Wivernment
Fen
New Mexico Land Co
New Mexico
Springer Land Co
Springer, N.mex
Srey Type
Gifford Pinchot
United States
San Jose
le W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Dou
New York Times
Paxton Toilet CO
Basten
Mass
Varol Chemical CO
Eleventh Ave
Sis
Jacobs
Price
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
New York
Ceca
Ren’s
New York City
Gray
A. S. Olmsted, le Rey
John W. Morrisington
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