Luscious Citrus Fruits at New Orleans Exhibit
The Florida display at Horticultural Hall showcased over 5,000 plates of citrus fruits, with Indian River exhibitors leading. Highlights included giant navels, pineapples, guavas used for jelly, and Beedling lemons, among 87 Florida orange varieties, judged by Northern horticulturists after tastings of more than 1,000 oranges.
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Wisconsin
New Ornans
Horticultural Hall
Florida
Indian Hiver
Wny
Hardee & McGruder
Rook
Fruitland Park
Sumter County
H. Ll, Wart
Federal Point
Fla
Sicily
C. B. Dicke
Chicago
Milwaukee
Hart
Cunningham
Cleopatra
Star
Exquisite
Wolfskill
Arcadia
Beeche
Hart's
Homesasen Pioneer
Madame Sweet
Wilde Sweet
Dancy
Blood
Washington
Washington Neeves
Bellair
Drake
Persia
Tahiti
Key West
Mexico
California
Mississippi
Lodsvilian
Florida Crowned for Citrus at Regional Contest
The effort to unite extremes produced fruit from Florida shipped a month late with California fruit arriving early and Louisiana fruit too soon. Florida fruit showed extraordinary sweetness and fineness, while California fruits impressed with size and beauty. Florida won thirty-three premiums including eleven silver medals and two golds, one sweepstakes prize of $250 plus a gold medal, and cash premiums totaling $990. The author hails Florida and notes California will be the next contender in the citrus fruit contest.
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Florida
California
Louisiana
Lsts
Delaval public library note and city happenings
A compilation of Wisconsin items reports a burglary at ex mayor Seeley’s Menomonie residence, a duck hunting accident at Delavan Lake injuring Enver Suessmilch, a fall Creek farm fire, stock news and local cases. Includes Beloit water works election results, Appleton paper mill stake sale, Chippens Falls liquor license, and a verdict against the railroad. Also notes deaths and probate disputes, Door County diamonds story, and a Brown's Iron Bitters promotion.
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Delaval
Seeley
Menomonie
Enver Suessmilch
Delavan Lake
J. O’brien
Fall Creek
Wisconsin State Fish Commission
Lafayette
Charles Hanson
Eau Claire
Chicago
G. A.R
Delavan
Fishman & Francisco
Beloit
Henry Guirixe
Waterford
Racine County
Germany
Bismarck
C. B. Clarké
Col. Stowell
Atlas Paper Mills
Appleton
Chippens Falls
Chetek
Dav C. Bary
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Green Bay
Portage County
S. Rixpnach
Gettysburg
M. P. Rindlaub
Platteville
Wis
Tosurir Duewarmm
Tue
Oshkosh
Burlington
T.J. Cunningham
Board of Supervisors
Geo. Verhalen
Arnold
Hudson
River Falls
John Osborn
Caledonia
Mary Steele
Samuel Steele
Frase
O'Meara
Satowa Watts
Lynn
Mass
Lancaster
Cyrus Sargent
Bloomington
Grant County
Rodney Sargent
New York
Saloma Watts
Door County Advocate
Door County
Forestville
How to Grow Tobacco in a Warmer Climate Guide
Practical tobacco growing notes by S. Pomeroy based on thirty years of experience. Emphasizes weather as the key to success, covering seed selection Spanish Havana seed quality, bed prep, sowing methods with or without cloth beds, transplant timing from June, and early care. Also outlines sowing sprouted seed, weed control, soil preparation, planting technique, watering, topping and suckering, pest management, and harvesting readiness.
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S. Pomeroy
Wisconsin Tobacco Resorter
Porter
Havana
Connsumption Cure Offered by Retired Physician
An elderly physician, retired and tied to a mission formula, offers a free remedy for consumption bronchitis and other throat and lung issues plus nervous debility. He will mail the recipe in German French or English to any requester with a stamp and paper name.
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Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
Detroit Lights Shine Like Moonlit Night Across Snow
A Detroit visitor extols a new electric lighting system with 125 to 150 foot lattice towers, creating a striking glow on snowy streets. In parallel, testimonials praise Athlophoros as a cure for rheumatism from Watson of the American District Telegraph Company and local retailers, detailing cures in Detroit and Chicago and urging purchase by mail or druggist.
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Detroit
R. B. Watson
American District Telegraph Company
Mr. Watson
Frizelle’s
Michigan Avenue
Clerka
Mr. Cohen
Allen's Lung Balsam Endorsed by Medical Figures for Lung Ailments
A historical ad style proclamation extols Allen's Lung Balsam as a premier remedy for throat and lung diseases. It includes letters from users in Apersox Pennsylvania and other towns praising the medicine, noting no opium, and claiming cures for bronchitis and coughs over 15 to 25 years of use.
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Apersox
ALJ
Hileman
DTRON
A.J
Colbom
Eng
Somerset Ira
Lean
Astoria
Ills
Allen
C. Mooney
Olallen
Davis
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Pechly
Olwaukee
New Orleans
State News
Messrs
Handy & Sullman
Annapolis
Coutwmr
Julia, Begley
Charleston
Miss Begley
J.S. Buist
Miss Besley
Buist
Wasumerox
D.C
Suser
West Dedham, Mass
Niles
Falcon Tron and Nail Works
Jacob Beeson
Mich
CosgRove
Virginia
Tih
Missouri
Scuxrray
Ind
Masonic Hall
Taylor
Dartmouth College
Auburn
Frank Rolland
Erie
Sampson Oilcloth Manufacturing Company
Maspeth
L.I
New York Tribune
Morey
Frederick Smith
Tonawanda
N. Y
Salvador
Senor Peralta
Republic
Costa Rica
Little Rock
Ark
Logan H. Roots
Ford
Indian Territory
Frank Watton
Francis Copeland
Forsyth
Taney County
Frank
Jubal Taylor
Elijah Sublette
Dickerson
Eurpre
Thomas W. Dailey
Robert V. Mackey
Buddensick
Clinton
John Killough
J. H. Waggoner & Son
The
Register
William Metzger
Jonas Struck
Rockford
Rock River
Califon
Sands
Westchester
Melbourne
James W. Morgan
South Carolina
Blaine
Butler
Hampton
Gorman
Isaac Adams
Sandwich
N. H
Julius
Boston
Wells
Port Eads
Burcuarn
Mint
United States
John W Allen
John C. Black
Ayer
Pi. Monhe Weekly
Athlophoros
West Twelfth Street
William W. Summers
Sanmers, Morrison& Co
Commission Merchants
South Water Street
Swamers
Robbie
Katie Gill
Mr. Gill
Gill
Tim
Theophoros Co
Wall Street, New York
J. N. Harris & CO. (Limited
Cincinnati
Ohio
All Medicine
America
Af &Co
F. Lawrence
Hartford
Pres Romney
Ely’s
Hayfever
Thail T
Druggsts
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