Pink Pills Praised by German Farmer's Wife in Journal
In Kirksville area a farmer Henry Gehrke of four miles south of Bullion recounts his wife Mrs. Gebrke’s life changed by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She describes near collapse from heart related illness, weight gain to 123 pounds, restored appetite, and regained ability to work. She credits pills with curing spells and improving health, urging others to consider the remedy. The ad lists pills as a treatment for locomotor ataxia neuralgia rheumatism and female ailments, sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Subenectady. He-Won't you let me have a kiss decided a playful closing note from Buay City Chat.
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Prom Tha Journal
Kirksville
Henry Gehrke
Adair
Gebrke
Journal
Feld
Fireaide
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Williame
Yaen
Williams
Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Subenectady
Rolling Stone Saying Echoed in Youth’s Quiet Rebuttal
A terse homage on a rolling stone proverb cited by a youth who questions the adage and notes the stone’s silence as a plain truth amid debate. The fragment hints at skeptical wit and a meditation on enduring wisdom challenged by modern youth.
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Monsus
In Paris Rhone I Bring ation Vin Tan From
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Paris and a city chat scene with a wife’s remark, suggesting a casual note or social item.
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Rhone
Cheap Poultry House Plan for Winter Hens
An inexpensive method to house hens for winter egg production is described. A square 10 by 30 feet design for 50 hens uses 6 inch posts set in ground, a 7 foot height, a cross row of posts dividing into a 10 by 10 and a 10 by 20 foot room, and a 2 inch plank roof plate across the tops to support the roof.
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Iind
Build a straw packed open shed roost for hens
A rough lumber design describes boarding a 10 by 20 foot shed with a 10 by 10 foot inner room leaving openings for a door and window. Walls use straw or wild grass packed between boards, with muslin windows soaked in linseed oil as a glass substitute. The open shed floor stays littered with straw, grain scattered to entice hens, and regular renewal twice weekly. Frost-proof construction, post framing, and spring removal of packing allow a cool summer space.
Wait a Little While Reasons Why Farmers Should Crib Corn
Farmers urged to crib a portion of corn to ride out price dips and hold for higher returns. A Chicago commission man predicts prices rising to about 23 cents within a year, with cribs storing 1.5 to 2.6 million bushels. past droughts and liberal rainfall support expectation of higher prices, though patience is advised.
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Faru
Anan
Chicago
Beekeeper's Neglect Leaves Hives Bare Evidence
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a discussion about a beekeeper neglecting hives for ten days or two weeks. The text suggests evidence of worker activity or absence reflected in the hive, implying consequences for brood or queen presence. The source appears to be an observational or instructional excerpt on apiary management.
Mountain Lion vs Man in Texas Frontier Tale
A Texas frontier tale recalls Thomas Darton who died after a dramatic encounter with a mountain lion in the mountains. Darton reportedly fought with a knife while the lion attacked, leaving both man and animal dead after a fierce confrontation witnessed by nearby hunters.
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Texas
Thomas Darton
Derton
Balaklava
Holt
Mauchman
N. Y
Herald
Earliest Clocks Traced From Rome to Saracens
The water clock emerged in Rome around 158 B C introduced from the East by Scipio Nasica. Ctesibius added toothed wheels about 140 B C. Clocks were linked to Cesar’s Britain invasion around 15 B C. Pope Paul I sent a clock to Pepin in AD 960. Pacificus reportedly built one in Genoa in the ninth century. The first certain complete clock was built by a Saracen craftsman in the thirteenth century. Alfred reportedly timed with wax-tapers about 867.
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Rome
Scipio Nasica
Ctesibius
Cesar
Britain
Paul I
Pepin
France
Pacificus
Genoa
Alfred
Private cars carry ballast to smooth rail travel
Private cars housing leading railway officials are loaded with ballast. Iron rails and car axles are placed between car floors and along the Pennsylvanian lines to equalize uneven roadbeds and sharp curves, making them scarcely noticeable.
Unclear Graft of Letters and Odd Sayings From Daily Press
Fragments show a mix of quips and anecdotes with clipped dialogue. The Washington Star snippet questions mail delivery and character, includes a misquoted line about a purse-proud man, and mentions cures for consumption and headaches with advertising tone. Multiple fragmented quotes and names appear, including Allie Dovaass and Hale’s Honey.
Ancient Goblets Unearthed At Troy And Pompeii
A passage notes that goblets with stems and stands like modern ones were used in Troy nine hundred B.C. A golden goblet was found among valuable objects by Dr Schlie mann. Pompeii yielded a curious three stem goblet. Its use is conjectural, possibly for libations to the gods.
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Troy
B.C
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health on Trips
When traveling whether on pleasure bent or business take a bottle of Syrup of Figs for kidneys liver and bowels. It prevents fevers headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cents and $1 bottles by all leading druggists.
Sincere love tests Browning likeness in Boston tale
A witty exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph has Mr Spifiius asking how to prove love. His sweetheart answers with a request that she continue to cherish Browning, framing a lighthearted clash of romance and intellect.
False Witnesses and Counterfeit Bitters Clash
A letter from a local editor warns against knaves selling fake preparations claiming to match the genuine Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The piece urges readers to avoid substitutes and seek the true remedy for malaria dyspepsia constipation rheumatism and kidney trouble while noting a proposed reply in letters.
Now Until Spring Overcoats on Trains of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
The passage promotes winter wraps for the season and advises travelers to discard them while riding steam heated trains of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It extols solid comfort speed and safety as unique to this line, concluding with a quoted critique of misanthropic views.
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Chicago, Milwaukea & St. Paul
Weato
Miall's Catarrh Cure and Other Advertisements
A fragment from an old ad page listing Miall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with price Tc, plus various quotes and medical or humorous notices. It mentions Beecham's Pills for constipation at 10e and Qe, Aynvel sales claims, and a note on lending/interest rates from a Young Men's Era style line. Contains miscellaneous promotional lines and quotes.
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al Copton
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Washington Star
Pan
Fiso
Allie Dovaass
LeRoy, Mich
Hale
Pike
Tosr
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Aren
Miall
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Mother Goose
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Phttads
Rmotor CO
Rockwell and
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Lahom
ST. Jacobs Oil
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Drs
Mustbe
Ayer
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Morse Bros
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