Art in Architecture A six room house priced at 1200 dollars
The ad outlines a neat six room story and a half house to be erected for 1200 dollars. It details brick foundation, room sizes, front gable siding, tightly described construction specs, including 2x4 studding, 2x10 floor joists, double thick glass, cedar shingles, red press brick chimney, Georgia pine trim, maple kitchen, and finish work to suit the owner. GEO. A. W. KINTZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avlor
GEO
A. W. Kintz
Chicago Man's Idea to Use Monkeys for Cotton Picking
Chicago Industrialist M Kuntz claims replacing the negro with trained monkeys will solve the labor problem in the south. He asserts monkeys can pick cotton as well as or better than enslaved workers, without wages or unions, and plans to deploy trained African monkeys on his plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Joantz
Chicago
South
Arkansas
M. Kuntz
Mr. Kuntz
Africa
Denizens of the Sea Speed of Fish and Whales
A concise natural history note outlines swimming speeds for various sea creatures. Porpoises dart around a steamer at 17 mph, bonito reach about 40 mph briefly, herrings 10–12 mph in shoals, mackerel faster, trout and salmon swift during migration, and whales swim 16 mph when excited but normally four to five mph.
If You Cannot Go to California Remedy Pitch
Advertisement urging readers to buy a remedy grown where lung trouble is unknown. Claims to cure coughs spitting or lung trouble with 100 doses for $1.00 from Naranjal Medical Co. Oakland. Includes jumbled testimonials and a joke about insomnia solved by joining a chess club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Naranjal Medical Co
Oakland
Earliest Russian Millet and Seed Offers
Seed ad and health note. An early listing promotes Earliest Russian Millet claiming 5 to 8 tons of rice per acre and prices for seed at $1.90 for 50 lb, $4.00 for 100 lbs, from Jobn A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. Included is a medical pill advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine to stop coughs and treat colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Salter
Jobn A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosac
Wis
Oddities and finance across Europe and Africa described
The excerpt notes diverse items: South Africa hosts ostrich farms with over 300 000 birds, Dutch and other European banks cut lending by tens of millions, and cultural tidbits such as Dutch brindzuikers and Parisian public pipe norms. It also mentions a Turkish bath privilege in Denmark and Paris fire engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Holland
Paris
England
Kingdom of
Denmark
Monte Carlo
Bank of the Netherlands
Bank of Italy
Austro-Iungarian Bank
Timperial German Bank
Bank of Spain
Ranchman's Experience with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Lea South Dakota March 3 Wm Ti Neelan rancher headquaters here suffered kidney trouble for years with back pain and frequent urination while riding. After trying many medicines he used six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports greater relief and comfort than in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
S. Dak
Wm. Ti. Neelan
Dodd
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Plant Remedy for Ovarian Troubles
Mrs. L. A. Harris of Chicago advocates Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for ovarian troubles avoiding surgical operations. She cites years of suffering, high costs, and a sister's success with the remedy, urging others to try it first. The ad warns of a $5000 prize for fake testimonials and lists numerous symptoms the product purports to ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Harris
Chicago
Lydia E. Pink~ham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Srs
East 81St St
Til
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Quotations and Quotables From Historic Ads and Notes
A compact collage of quotations and notices from early 20th century newspapers. Includes ad slogans and endorsements such as Hale's Honey of Sorehound and Tar and Piso's Cure, plus brief remarks on aging, honesty, and the ease of facing dues. Notable names appear in brisk epigraphs, reflecting the period’s promotional voice.
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Hale
Pike
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St. Jacobs Oil
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Central Fish Market
ST. Jacobs
Price
Wella
Oricana Co
New York
Balzer
U.S. Ag. Dept
Saltera Acada
Eace
Salzer
Aia
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
BF. Pedley
Ottawa
Orto C.J. Broughton
Monadnock Building
Crawford
W. Ninth St
Ausas City
EB. T. Holmes
Big
Indianapolis
Ind
H. D. Bates
Ridgetown
Ont
Regra
Benzinger
Baltimore
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Mads Fixy
Charrber
Barrber
Harter
MEXIA
Thorne
Washington (Ia
Boywood
Indianapolis News
Chicago Daily News
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Democrat
Putnam
Gurfield
Pma Fac
UU Alll
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Market Gardeners
United States
Donovan Commission CO
St. Louis, Mc
California Fie Syrup Co
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