Ugly tribes and a circus contortionist joke headline
A fragmentary column notes the Hesjesuans in South Central Africa as deeply ugly and animalistic, compares them to the Calmucks of the Vortar family, and includes scattered jokes and captions from various papers. It also mentions an England bounty jumper convicted for enlisting in 15 places and taking advance money, with an aside about a farmer's daughter quizzing him on milking a cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woese Vie
Central
Africa
Vortar
Sun. i
Englind
England
N. Y
Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with curing boy's illness
The son of Mr. G. L. Butler suffered a spinal illness and nightly fears until Mr. Butler bought Dodd's Kidney Pills. After eight boxes the child recovered completely and has not been troubled since. Mr. Butler urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Butler
Aim
Hia F
Quotations and ads from old newspapers fragment
A fragment from a historical ad filled page features humorous quips and testimonials. It includes references to Foot-Ease, Allen's Foot-base, and Piso's Cure alongside a mix of sayings, poems, and mock dialogues. Names like Philadelphia and Chicago appear in scattered ad-like lines.
Handy Dipping Tank For Sheep And Hogs
A practical guide to dipping livestock with a cheap durable tank. Discusses 18 inch top width, four foot depth, sloped ends, drainage, and using a wagon box or built vat. Recommends tobacco or coal tar dips, avoid lime, ensure complete wetting for at least one minute, and suggests tank placement and workflow for flocks of different sizes.
Sweet Clover Pasture Advice for Beekeepers and Farms
The Bee Journal praises sweet clover as excellent bee pasture and offers sowing tips. It suggests sowing on hard ground, rolling, and staking the ground, with success on tough clay but not on solid rock or clear water. It urges farmers to improve horse grades and breed purity for high market standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Journal
Dean
Misunderstanding on the rails sparks a courtroom chatter
A railway engineer describes a near disaster with a runaway engine and a tense exchange with a grassy whiskered observer. The dialogue highlights volatility, criticism, and a remark on rising divorces as the crowd weighs the incident and its moral implications.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Credited by Wisconsin Woman
Mrs. May Mallm of Edgerton Wisconsin says she suffered female troubles and failed doctor care. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports back and side pains eased within a week. She continues for two months and gains weight, calling herself a new woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
May Mallm
Edgerton
Wis
Household Economics Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Haule
Edgerton, Wis
Kidney Ailment Relief Promises From Patent Remedy
A fragment describes back and hip pain easing with a remedy claiming to dissolve kidney stones and gravel, relieve heart palpitations, sleeplessness, dizziness, and nervousness. A customer, Mrs. James Beck of Whitesboro Street in Rome New York, reports long kidney trouble despite nine years of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
James Beck
Whitesboro Street
Rome, N. Y
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Tommy
Amatuer Circus
Chicago Evening News
Jimmy
Johnny
Mery McLane
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Philadelphia
Chicago
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Seneca
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago & North-Western
Iprt
Tam
Mulhall
Sioux City
Fae Biese
Branaineas
Kaewer
Aioe
Rea Pauls
Bennett
Mailly
LNG
Jin
New York
T. Louis
Reno
Kansas City
Excelsior
Sawyer
Willa
East Cambrig
Nami
F.e
Dean's
Forter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Fors Iee
Ozomulsion Food CO
Pios Street
Tha
Werneker’s
ST. Louis
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
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