The Rattlebox Weed In Meadows And Fields
The article details Crotalaria sagittalis known as rattlebox or wild pea, a hairy annual plant with yellow flowers and nearly black seed pods that rattle when seeds detach. It warns of poisoning in horses and cattle, notes regional abundance from Atlantic states to Minnesota and Kansas, cites Dr Stalker of Iowa, and suggests burning fields after seed maturity to reduce rattlebox in hay without harming perennial grasses.
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Atlantic
Minnesota
Kansas
New Mexico
Connecticut
New Jersey
North Carolina
Missouri
South Dakota
Iowa
Stalker
Dairy and Stock Care Tips from Farm Journal
Advice on flock sizes for mutton sheep and merinos, feeding strategies as pastures fail, and caution against buying animals without knowing care requirements. Emphasizes extra green feed, sweet corn, and proper handling. Also discusses cheap sheep shelters, ventilation, keeping fleece dry, dry bedding, and avoiding water leaks in sheds to prevent illness.
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Farm Journal
California Crop Outlook Highlights Riverside Fruit
The Los Angeles Times reports about 100 acres of navel oranges planted in Riverside. California shipments include 1,200 to 1,300 carloads of dried peaches and about 1,400 carloads of seeded raisins. Fresh deciduous fruit shipped east tops 6,000 carloads this season, vs 4,200 last year. Riverside olives yield about 2,000 barrels. Harvestes begin soon and editor notes a ripe orange on the Oroville table, while Orange county commissioners say orchard cleanups are enforced mainly against nonresidents or heavily mortgaged owners.
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Los Angeles Times
Riverside
California Vineyardist
California
Riverside Press
Oroville Mercury
Oroville
Orange County Horticultural Commissioners
In Our Own Land From a World of Curious Facts
A collection of curious notes on California counties population, land area, and long-held family possessions. It mentions 37 ga ld-producing counties in 156000 square miles, a Hope Indiana family holding a cane 335 years, wage laws constitutional in California, Manitou California residents largely invalids or exiles, global representation, Boston peddler licensing, Nevada’s vast area, Rhode Island density, and an artesian well near Wapulkoneta yielding many small black bass.
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California
Manitou
Cal
Boston
Nevada
Rhode Island
Charles Schaffer
Wapulkoneta
England’s Fish Consumption and Palace Paint Bill
England consumes eight million pounds worth of fish each year. It costs nine thousand pounds to paint Buckingham Palace frontage with a fresh coat.
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England
Buckingham Palace
Too Late in the Prison Yard Horseman Shouts
Detroit Journal reports a chaotic scene as a horseman bursts into the prison yard shouting Too late and waving a paper. Officials note executive clemency could not alter the ordinary course as the steed foams under tense circumstances.
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Switclett Endly
Detroit Journal
Grain-O Try Grain-O A New Grain Drink for All
Try Grain O. Ask your soccer today to show you no package of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Adults and children may drink it without injury. It has a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is grain based and easy on the stomach. Prices are 14 and 15 or 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
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C.O.D
Odd Lot of Advert Norfolk Items and Notices
A miscellany of brief notices and ads includes a reward for catarrh cure, Hall's Catarrh Cure claims, endorsements for J M Smyth Co mail order house, and touts sewing machines at 14.25 with a large Chicago catalog available for ten cents. Also references to a dying man requesting an automobile hearse and a Chicago Chronicle quotation about burning money.
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John M. Smyth Co
Mammoth
Chicago
West Madison Street
Conversation Ends With Quiet Closure
A reader recounts an afternoon talk where she expresses joy and restfulness in the dialogue. He recalls only half an hour of listening, realizing she spoke much more than he did before she rose to leave, in a Somerville Journal style vignette.
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Somerville Journal
Cures a Cold in Guo Day Referenced by Ads
The note promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a remedy with money-back guarantee if no cure. It cites a 5 cent price and references a Chicago Evening News gag about domestic ship disputes.
Must Women Suffer from the Pinkham Claim
An advertisement-style piece argues women suffer from curable causes and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It includes testimonials from Emily F. Haas in Greenpoint Brooklyn and Jennie SurrMan Fremont Michigan praising cures for hysteria painful menstruation neuralgia and related ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emily F. Haas
Freeman St
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia B. Pinkham
Jennie SurrMan
Fremont
Mich
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Psi
New York
Wheaton
Louisville
Chicago Chronicle
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
I’. J. Cheney
West & Iruax
O. S Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
N. Y. Press
Chicago Evening News
Ayet
Tuk
W. L. Douglas
W. S. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton, Mass
Dr. Kline
BR. H.R
Phila
Red Cross
Hubinger
Mammoth Mail Order House
Wythco
West Madison ST
CAE
Prop. Edmonson
Missouri School of Osteopathy and Magnetic Heating
Louisiana
Ito HB. Stevens & Co
Washingt
D.C
Cleveland
Detroit
Agenta
Missouri Lamp & Mfg. Co
St Louis
Ss Es
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