Woman crediting Lydia E Pinkham compound with life saved
A Manning Town woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of suffering female complaints and costly treatments. She followed Pinkham's advice, regained health, and urges other women to try it. The letter promotes the product and invites readers to write for guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C. Wiliadsen
Manning
Town
Mrs. Pinkham
Engineer's Sparrow Jim Finds Rail Workers Home
A sparrow named Jim, pet to northern Scotland railway engineers and firemen, hatched in a locomotive stable. He grew tame, rode on shoulders during daily engine yard rounds, and nests in odd places, including his owner's coat pocket. Now six years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Scotland
Roosevelt golden trout promised to spread nationwide
The United States Fish Commission reports the Roosevelt golden trout may soon be caught in many streams across the country. Originating from Volcano Creek on Mount Whitney’s slopes in California, the species is being propagated after eggs were secured from Bozeman Montana and Leadville Colorado stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fish Commission
Roosevelt
Volcano Creek
Mount Whitney
Cal
Bozeman
Mont
Leadville
Colo
Portland Oregonian
Churchill’s Quick Wit Offends a Self-Rimportant Officer
In a South Africa dinner tale, Winston Churchill coolly retorts to a boastful army officer. The officer demands the name of the man he insulted, and Churchill reveals it was a wounded hospital patient who lost both legs to a shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
South Africa
Mr. Churchill
Churchill
Winston
Cleveland Leader
Perils of Life in Oklahoma on a Moving Train
Mike King was arrested by Grant County sheriff on a train between Enid and Medford for transporting whisky. He was fined 50 dollars and jailed. The incident highlights illicit alcohol cases common on early 20th century rail travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike King
Enid
Medford
Grant County
King
Kansas City
Insects and the Fair Maid Joke Exchange
A light dialogue where the First Fair Maid asks why men resemble mosquitoes and the Second Fair Maid replies that men are easier to catch after a full meal. This reflects a humorous pun from the Smart Set era with playful banter about appetites and pursuit.
The Masses at the Art Show Controversy
A humorous Victorian exchange from The Tatler debating a painting’s description. Bill and another commenter argue over terms, settling on playful mislabels like dron ing itching pastile rather than the actual term. The snippet captures light social banter from a salon setting.
Demand for Trained Farmers and Agricultural Education
The piece notes a decade of rising demand for trained agricultural workers far outstripping supply. It recalls past undertrained leaders in colleges, credits modern dairy and agricultural schools for improved leadership, and ends with a remark on Alsike clover for wet land.
Forcing Cantaloupes With Muslin Canopies
In California a test grown under white muslin canopies over each hill accelerated market readiness by two to three weeks. Hilling and spacing followed standard practice while arched wires held the muslin in place. protectors cost about 8 cents per hill and the melons flourished with warmth and wind protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Birdless World Uninhabitable After Nine Years Says Naturalist
A French naturalist argues that without birds the world would become uninhabitable for humans within nine years. He links birds to essential ecological roles and warns of cascading effects on ecosystems and climate.
Twenty Years of Agricultural Progress and Demand
The Agricultural Epitomist notes that graduates have absorbed instructors' knowledge plus global facts, widening the job market from scarce to abundant. Schools have grown larger, and private enterprises seek trained youth, signaling further advances in another twenty years.
Treating Rot in Cherry Trees with Grafting Wax
The article advises removing rotten wood from cherry trees to halt decay. Clean wounds, apply whitewash or Bordeaux mixture, and seal with grafting wax or clay to keep water out. Expect imperfect healing but potential extension of tree life despite existing rot. The rot often starts in a borer tunnel and spreads.
How to Pull a Post Simply with a Lever
A gardener explains a simple method to extract a ground post using a 3 inch diameter oak lever seven feet long. Attach a three foot chain and a ring with hook, loop the chain around the post, and lift by pulling the lever. Place a 4x6 inch upright two feet long under the lever one foot from the post to aid the pull.
Pasture Rest for Overgrazed Land Suggested
J S Cotton notes areas that have been severely overgrazed require careful rest for two to three years to allow native grasses and forage plants to recover and seed. He cites many stockmen advocating a three to four year rest as a proven remedy.
Wheat Buried Alive Found at Old Mill Lot
Wheat in good state of preservation was discovered at a reservoir excavation on the former Lisenmayer mill lot. The mill burned about twenty two years ago, leaving many bushels burned or scorched, making the buried wheat’s survival notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisenmayer Mills
Trenton
Red Clover Varieties And Growth Tips
Red clover and alsike are discussed with best growth guidance. Medium red clover suits general growth while Mammoth clover serves as a green nature crop. Sowing with thyme on thin land prevents coarse stems and yields ripen concurrently with the medium variety on richer soil.
Distrust in Man's Control of Nature Cited
A Boston Evening Transcript reflection argues that despite sprays and poisons for insects, bugs and slugs survive crops. It notes that studying natural world processes deepens distrust of human ability to improve on the planet's executive management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Evening Transcript
Drag built from four wagon tire irons praised for rough ground use
The illustration shows a drag made from four old wagon tire irons, with heavier front irons. For very rough ground, wiring a log to the front tires improves work. The drag is inexpensive and will be useful under certain conditions.
Arsenic-Sugar Formula Used Against Cutworms in India
The government uses a poison mixture of 4 pounds white arsenic and 8 pounds sugar dissolved in 6 gallons of water to moisten 80 pounds of fine chopped straw. Small amounts are applied at plant bases to control cutworms.
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India
News of the Grange and Maine Hall Advancements
Maine reports 418 subordinate granges with 56 000 to 57 000 members and eighty nine halls owned by granges. New Bristol New Hampshire hall dedicated by Newfoundland grange. 1 200 attend Ohio State Grange in Kenton. 22 new granges organized. treasurer lists 23 788 in resources. trade committee notes sixty four tons binder twine worth 12000 and fertilizer 21000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ohio State Grange
Kenton
Automatic Can Lid For Hands Free Garbage Receptacles
A new garbage can design uses an automatic lid operated by the foot. The lid stays in place when closed and opens without hand contact, using a lever and pins on a steel trap. A back loop acts as a stopper, and release lets the lid close by gravity. Peach Jelly and Cherry Pickle recipes follow with steps and ingredients.
Gingerbread Cutouts from Simple Kitchen Dough
Combine equal parts molasses sugar and water with one teaspoon each of soda ginger salt cloves and cinnamon. Stir in sifted flour to form a soft dough. Roll to half an inch thick on a floured board cut rounds and bake quickly.
Cooking from scraps and fruit desserts from a home cookbook
A collection of kitchen directions covers simple batter for gem pans with flour rice and butter, boiling vegetable scraps with gravy, a sweet pea style dish, Apple Johnny Cake, salmons with celery and pickles, a coconut milk pudding, grape juice making and buttered boiled vegetables. It reflects practical home cooking guidance.
Culinary ratios for custards sauces and dressings
The article lists precise proportions for dairy based dishes and sauces including eggs per quart of milk for custards puddings and turned molds sugar per quart for chilling or freezing mixtures butter and flour for sauces and a classic French dressing formula with oil vinegar salt and pepper to moisten a pint of salad.
French Woman Scout Heroine of 1870 War Revealed
An 1870 war heroine named Mme May is brought to public notice in France as a tobacco bureau license application highlights her bravery. Born 1844 near Le Mars and living in Metz, she served as a scout, wore masculine dress, carried dispatches to remote frontier posts, and was captured while delivering messages to Thionville. The Germans treated her fairly and allowed her to go free with orders not to cross lines again, per Paris Cor London Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mme. May
le Mars
Metz
Thionville
Paris
London Telegraph
Foote buys Footwear Store and Changes Feet Sign
Absalom Foote plans to move to a quieter town and buys Thomas N Foote's boot and shoe shop. He jokes that the sign will stay but add a twist with the line This place has changed feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absalom Foote
Thomas N. Foote
Foote
Prescribed Cuticura Cures Baby Eczema After Months
A Kansas mother reports her baby suffered facial eczema from age one month to three months of unrelenting sores. After three months of another doctor’s care without relief, Cuticura treatment cured the condition. The child remained well at two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
Aristocratic Tramp Seeks Shelter at Twenty Fourth District
Joseph Gregor of Russia applied for lodging at the Twenty Fourth district station last night. He wore worn clothes yet carried a manicure set two cakes of soap a mirror a shaving paper a lead pencil and paper pad. He claimed a $100 bill of stage variety and said he used the items to record travels through America. Gregor, about forty, had been working on farms near Bridesburg but was unemployed and granted shelter by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fourth District
Joseph Gregor
Russia
Gregor
America
Bridesburg
Philadelphia Record
Two Irishmen Digging a Sewer in Kansas City
The Kansas City Independent reports a foreman observing two Irish workers, Dennis Dugan and Patrick, as they dig a sewer. The tall man questions why the smaller Dennis does more work, and Dennis replies that he is nearer to the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Dugan
Patrick
Pat
Kansas City
World’s Largest Buffalo Herd Roams Alberta Preserve
Alberta reports the world’s largest herd, corralled near Lamont, wintering well. A Montana drive aims to move 400 buffalo eighty miles to the railroad aligned preserve. Government seeks tenders for a seventy mile wire fence at about 80000 dollars as the herd grows toward a thousand by year end.
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Alberta
Canada
Lamont
Montana
Far
Michael Pablo
Cremation Still Unpopular in France and Abroad
Leslie's Weekly reports that cremation remains slow to gain favor in France despite sanitary arguments. The French International Cremation Society promotes incineration while most French deaths are buried. The United States leads in cremations with about 4000 last year across 36 crematories, many for foreigners. Germany, the Argentine Republic, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Italy also record cremain numbers.
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French International Cremation Society
Paris
France
America
United States
Germany
Argentine Republic
Switzerland
Great Britain
Italy
Leslie’s Weekly
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Gravel Pain
F A Rippy of Gallatin Tennessee reports fifteen years of kidney disease and gravel attacks ending after using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. He says pain and blood passages ceased and he regained strength with no relapse. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Sailors Christening Tale From Harper’s Week ly
A Harper’s Weekly tale recalls Bishop Potter christening a fisherman’s daughter in a Massachusetts village. The awkward father lifts the infant feet toward the font until an old mariner shouts Head her up to the wind, Jack to guide the baptism.
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Potter
Massachusetts
Harper’s Weekly
Jack
Negro Doll Factory Endorsed by Baptists at Lexington Meeting
At the Colored National Baptists association session in Lexington Kentucky leaders endorsed a Nashville based factory for negro dolls under Dr R H Boyd. The resolution urges church and national patronage to address long standing demand for decently featured dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored National Baptists Association
Lexington
Nashville
Tenn
R. H. Boyd
United States
Revival of an early Greek play with quaint gowns
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a revival of a Greek drama by a very ancient author. The production impressed with its stately language and period costumes including gowns and sandals, described as awfully quaint and well suited to the setting. The author is misremembered as Prysipelas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prysipelas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pettit’s Eye Salve Adverts Relief for Eye Troubles
Short newspaper ad promoting Pettit’s Eye Salve for eye troubles priced at 95 cents. Distributed by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York with widespread druggist availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Editor retracts claim about Mr. Smith in next issue
In a sharp exchange, the editor agrees to publish a retraction after a reader demands apology for saying a politician was unfit to sleep with the hogs. The remark sparks debate over press restraint and accountability in the Cornell Widow column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Mr. Smith
Cornell
City Ships 300 Tons Of Waste Paper To Michigan Mill
About 300 tons of waste paper were shipped from the city to a Michigan mill for pulp. The stock represented four years of canceled money orders totaling 2,500,000 sheets and once valued at 1.5 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Washington Star
Louisiana swamps could yield high quality cotton
The United States leads in cotton production but much of it is not top grade. Reclaimed Louisiana swamp lands may grow the finest cotton in quantity to rival the world’s long staple supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louisiana
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Aid
In a vintage ad format the product claims to ease teething gum soreness reduce inflammation and quiet wind colic for children. Priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Effects of Yellow Press on John Bull
The East Anglian Daily Press argues that the yellow press is turning John Bull from a phlegmatic, imperturbable figure into a fidgety irritable old gentleman filled with nerves and panics, urging readers to consider the media’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Yellow Press
East Anglian Daily Press
Peruna Proclaimed Effective By Noted Endorsers
A Washington D C testimonial from George W Wooney ex Chaplain Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry and ex Quartermaster General G A R asserts Peruna relieves catarrhal troubles. Kansas City photographer Fred L Hebard lauds Peruna as a cure for catarrh and grippe and as a tonic. Dr Hartman and assistants announce Peruna tablets now available representing the liquid remedy’s solid ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Wooney
Fourth
Wisconsin Cavalry
State of
Wisconsin
Texas
First St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Fred L. Hebard
Kansas City
12Th and
Grand Aves
Hartman
Reflection on marriage and female role in modern times
A terse critique asserts few men reach fifty without gratitude for escaping the women they desired. It laments that modern women claim the honeymoon and claim the rest of life, and argues that increasing reason in women breeds greater unreason.
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S Sparrow
Oklahoma
Tatler
Dodds
Jompson
Timothy
Alsike
Sanitary Cow Stall
News of the Grange
Bristol
N. H
Newfoundland Grange
Farmers
Kohlabi
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
Dean
Back Negro Doll Factory
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
George W. Honey
Carters
Cascarets
James McGune
Mercer St
Jersey City
N. J
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mast
Ben Hha
Enterprise Merchandise Company
Enterprise Building
Milwaukee
Wis
Hudrd Co
Marquette
Vulcan
Lawson
Trinity, National and Smelters
Braing and Bouliion
Rea
Shasta Brokerage CO
Dunsmuir
M. WN. OU
Putnam
Onroe Drug CO
Quincy
Illinois
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