World's Fair Notes on Exhibits and Buildings
Arizona showcases an ostrich farm at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition spanning two square miles 1 240 acres and larger than several fairs combined. Columbus Ohio breeders present seventeen Percherons valued at 60 000 dollars while Abraham Lincoln's lifting device for steamboats is highlighted in transport. Massachusetts College shows papier mache mushrooms and edible versus poisonous varieties. Ohio announces a roofed building ready by January 1 and Intramural railway grading nearly done.
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Arizona
Buffalo
B. C
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Ohio
U. S. Patent Office
Egypt
B.C
American Federation of Labor
America
Iowa
Iowa City
State House
Song of the Farmhand Missing the Fields
A nostalgic reflection contrasts autumn beauty with a farmer’s memory of fieldwork. The speaker recalls cutting corn, cockleburs, and hard farm days, expressing relief at not returning to the city grind and the sleepless, demanding labor. Poem by S W Gillilan in Baltimore American.
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S. W. Gillilan
Baltimore
No pity for editors and city life satire
A collection of sharp anecdotes and satire targeting newspaper editors, city life, and social habits. A Northport Tribune style critique quips at editors, advertising, store games, and domestic exchanges, ending with a quiet jab at courting in a hammock.
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Si” Green
Northport
Mich
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Cures Colds and Croup
It is said John Wesley told his wife that repeating a message may be needed. The piece notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy cures colds and grip and counters pneumonia risk, and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by S. Kingaton.
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John Wesley
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Missouri Man
Otto Dodd of Ponder reports a yearlong sore cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes availability for 25 cents at S. Kingston’s drug store.
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Otto Dodd
Ponder
Bucklen
Kingston's
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