Alum in baking powder sparks crackdown across states
Ridge Clarke of St Louis has fined grocers for selling alum containing baking powders. New York Health Department seized powders made from alum mixed with ground rock. Authorities warn against substitutes while consumers seek trusted brands. A 1809 steam engine at Farme Colliery, Rutherglen, near Glasgow, remains in operation.
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Ridge Clarke
St. Louis
Health Department of New York
Newcomen
Farme
Rutherglen
Glasgow
Handy grain chute for barn bins and feed flow
The inventor describes a grain chute system for barns with upper floor bins and a lower feed area. Chutes run from the bins above to the basement, sometimes dropping directly without joints, to solve space constraints where no suitable bin space exists.
Grain chute design for barn and feed handling
A practical note from Orange Judd Farmer by C P Teynolds outlines a grain chute for barns with a six by eight inch interior, a six inch square minimum, and no obstructions. It recommends a hopper under the bin for oats and ground feed, a simple cut-off draw, and a rear extension to hold a bag if needed.
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C. P Teynolds
Orange Judd Farmer
Washing the Butter Debate and Calf Care Tips
The article surveys Prof RB R Pearson on butter washing versus flavor preservation including methods and cautions about rinsing. It notes taints may be washed out, but not garlic from cow diet, and highlights the need to avoid over dilution. It also urges careful calf-rearing and notes cream should be churned the day it is milled, with proper ripening.
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RB. R. Pearson
Prof
Pearson
Vogeler's Compound Advertised In Humorous Cheltenham Style
A comic Leeds Saturday Journal snippet mocks a cannibal king and recounts a testimonial from George H. Hodge of Orchard Grove New ton Abbott praising Vogeler's Compound for indigestion and stomach disorders. The ad notes 25c and 50c sizes and free samples, produced by St. Jacobs Oil proprietors in Baltimore.
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Leeds Saturday Journal
Hodge
Orchard Grove
Ippleden
Newton Abbott
Vogeler
George H. Hodgeogeler
St. Jacobs Oil
Baltimore
Summerville Journal Notes Tobacco Growth Query
In Connecticut readers question when cigars could begin to grow, noting Fermer That field as tobacco. The item reflects local curiosity about crop timing and agricultural practices.
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Connecticut
Summerville Journal
Pasted wallpaper fear sparks health rulings and ads
A Chicago Inter Ocean critique calls repeated wallpaper layering a nasty practice that could harbor disease. It cites health officers urging legal bans and promotes Alabastine as sanitary coating. The page also includes brief ads and quotations about cures, seeds, and products with period tone and scattered filler lines.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Inter Ocean
Peruna cited by wives and officials as health aid
A long testimonial period recounts Mrs Anna B Fleharty praising Peruna for improving her health after personal hardship and widowhood. It cites Dr Hartman’s work on pelvic catarrh noted as a cause of female disease and claims Peruna cures by removing underlying causes. Several other women and a congressman are named for favorable notes and urging readers to seek Hartman advice if no prompt results occur.
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Anna B. Fleharty
Galesburg
Til
Kvng
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago
Ill
Fleharty
Peruna
Hartman
America
E. L. Brown
Elliott Street
Memphis
Tenn
Esther M. Milner
de Graff
Ohio
Thad. M. Mahon
Chambersburg
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Wis
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Allen
Sumpis
Olmsted
le Roy
Emerson
Chicago Daily News
Dr. Kline
Dr. RH. Eline, Ltd
Arch St
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Kam
Putnam
T. M. Mahon
Anna B. Ficharty
Renetales Ies
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HYDRO
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New York City
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Seeney Department
AY Dico-Ca
Winchester
Ene
STAR
Horse Shoe
Spearhead
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
J.T. Tobacco
AKER
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Penk
TEE Buamenmst
Corona Colt
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W. L. Bough Rockton
Biase
Jose
Avery
Armer
Canada
Manliobrang
Bankatchewan &Od
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Ures
Western
Pholey
Ottawa
Can
C.J. Broughton
Air Ionadwork Bulldkagy
BEA
Kansas City
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Minneapolis
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