Movement to improve egg quality aims to cut losses
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture effort to reduce the 45 million dollar annual loss from damaged or mishandled eggs. The plan centers on organizing egg buyers with state support to buy on quality rather than case counts, reaching farmers, buyers, rail and carload shippers nationwide. The article notes egg production valued at 620 million dollars, comparable to major crops.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Foley Kidney Pills Praised by Steubenville Worker
A Steubenville man, Jd A Mapie of 125 S 7th St, testifies that Foley Kidney Pills cured his weak kidneys and severe bladder trouble. He says backache disappeared, kidneys functioned normally, and work became easy again. For sale by all druggists.
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A. Mapie
S. 7Th St
Steubenville, O
Foley
Expressman
Confederate skirmish notes from western Virginia
Fifty years ago today a Confederate officer Colonel John A. Washington was shot in a western Virginia skirmish. General Albert Sidney Johnston took command in the west as Dornstown Maryland faced 450 Confederates who were repulsed. Pritchard's Mills Virginia saw action amid the same period.
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John A. Washington
Washington
Virginia
Albert Sidney Johnston
Dornstown
Pritchard's Mills
Regulation of passes by Interstate Carriers Issued
The Interstate Commerce Commission issues its first regulations governing the issuing and recording of passes by interstate carriers. The act bans free transportation for non-employees except certain railroad workers and affiliates. The rules specify forms for annual, term, trip passes, telegraph passers and reporting by conductors.
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Washington
Inter- State Commerce Commission
MacVeagh Optimistic On Business In Boston Visit
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh said the general business situation is not pessimistic and the economy is pausing to breathe after prior years. He noted the banking system is sound and the national treasury is in easy street after the 1906 and 1909 shocks. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound remains the top cough and cold remedy for families, as sold by all druggists.
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Boston
Treasury
MacVeredh
Taft
Beverly
MacVeagh
National Treasury
Foley
Merital Pile Remedy Featured by Lemmon’s Pharmacy
An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Wills for kidney and urinary issues and promotes Merital Pile Remedy as a world beater. The note lists All Druggists as sellers and mentions Lemmon’s Pharmacy in Prosperity and Adversity with Livy quotation emphasis.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Quote by Dean Swift on wickedness and shame
A short reflective line attributed to Dean Swift notes surprise at wicked acts and the absence of shame. It presents a moral observation in a witty, aphoristic style. The quote lacks context but conveys a judgment on human conduct and propriety.
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Dean Swift
Last Thing on the List and Medicine Snippet
Mrs M I Basford of Poolesville Maryland praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for perfect success. The ad notes Lemmons Pharmacy sells the product alongside a humorous line about pushing a son toward medicine as a plan to help him.
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Chamberlain
Meritol Snow White Liniment Promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy
A promotional note urges widespread knowledge of Meritol Snow White Liniment in Washington for relief of pains from rheumatism and sprains. The ad asserts superior quality and strong recommendation from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Washington
Meritol
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Power of Necessity and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
The text promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as prompt and effective for September diarrhoea and urges preparation. It notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the sales point.
Fortune Built on Dishonesty Proverb Advised
An old German proverb warns that no fortune is built on dishonesty. An advertisement urges readers to take Foley Kidney Pills before reaching physical limits, promising quick relief for backache nervousness rheumatism and kidney bladder urinary troubles sold by All Druggists.
Uses of Adversity in Chicago: Goat Eats Crape From Door
A goat in Chicago ate the crape left at a deceased owner's doorway, a curious incident reflecting how adversity is redirected into everyday events. Sweet are the uses of adversity in local folk sentiment.
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Chicago
Remedy for child bowel complaints advertised locally
An 19th century advertisement urges Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil for children's bowel complaints. It claims a certain cure and notes the medicine is pleasant when diluted with water and sweetened. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells the remedy.
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Lemmon
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