Passenger rail rates in the west and Missouri policy
Mr. P. S. Eustis of the C B Q Railroad testifies before Missouri lawmakers on a two cent passenger rate. He cites Interstate Commerce Commission data to show western roads often lose money per passenger per mile, while lower rates do not reliably boost travel. European second-class fares are higher than American levels.
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Eustis
House
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Missouri
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Missouri River
Europe
America
Caynee
Parrot Academy Uses Backroom Methods on Bowery Side
A newspaper sketch describes a Bowery backroom parrot academy run by a German shopkeeper and his daughter. Birds are exposed to sequential teachers, learning letters, numbers, and piano timed singing, with some parrots taught swear words by overheard customers and passersby.
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Third Avenue
Bowery Districts
Parrot Academy
Atlantic
Childen
Farm Concrete Trough and Stable Floor Uses
Farm conveniences for cement appear in increasing numbers this year. The article notes cement is now commonly used for stable floors and suggests two additional farm applications illustrated with a cement water trough mold made from two wooden boxes of different sizes. A thick cement layer is required.
Making a cement mold for garden rollers and molds
Webb Donnell describes a method to build a cement mold for a garden roller and a second convenient mold. It covers assembling a larger box with a smaller inner box, packing sand and cement, inserting wooden plugs for openings, and shaping a cylindrical roller from sheet iron with a wood core, drilled to accept an iron rod. The process includes centering, a handle on the center rod, and finishing with round edges.
Kafir corn praised then questioned as crop and food
A Kansas minister extols Kafir corn as a nutritious substitute for wheat and corn but official tests by the Kansas department of agriculture and U S Department of Agriculture find claims overstated. Red Kafir corn yields more than Indian corn and resists drought, yet fattening power is lower than wheat or corn. It may become a staple only in certain regions. as human food its use would be occasional.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Kansas Agricultural Vellege
United States Department of Agriculture
Prairies
Kunbun
Nebraska
National Department of Agriculture
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for rheumatism and nervous debility
A Castleton Reno County Kansas woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing seven years of rheumatism and nervous debility. She reports relief in nerves and pain after eight weeks, cites friends helped, and notes pills sell for 50 cents a box or 2.50 for all boxes from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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the Gazette
Hutchinson
Kanaae
Ann P. Devenish
Castleton
Reno County
Kansas
Dr. Williams
Hutchinson Gazette
L. Smyth
John Purcell
Maher
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Washington Whitewash
Jackson Chickconp
Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Remedies Ad Card
An 1800s advertisement card touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases and a testimonial from Deee Tunax, plus assorted health claims and promo lines for St Jacob's Oil and Cascarets candy cathartic, highlighting various patents and testimonials. The jumble includes misprints and unrelated quotes and urges readers to purchase remedies from Toledo wholesalers Kingston Marvin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
I’. J. Cheney
Deee Tunax
Toedo
O. Warning
Kinxon & Marvin
Ohio
Hall
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Co Ad Offers Factory Prices
An Elkhart Indiana company advertises 24 years of selling direct to consumers at factory prices for horse gear and harnesses. Readers are urged to request a large catalogue to save money, with horse owners the target audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg. Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Scas Tane
Detroit Free’ Press
St. Jacobs Oil
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Kec Siduets
J.D. Brown
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Ad. Sterling
Cascarets
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Sadard Seed
Pasay
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Rochester
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