Epworth League to Hold 1905 Convention in Denver
Estimates show 20000 to 30000 visitors expected for the seventh international Epworth League gathering in Denver July 5 to 9 1905. Telegraph rates from British Isles offices are six and a half pence per word with a minimum charge of six shillings six pence. Telegram format and addressed examples are given. Hugo Heckelsmuller sabotaged San Francisco United Railways machinery journal boxes causing about $10000 damage. Mrs Bessie Driver seeks restitution in London after her son Morris and Benjamin Harrison allegedly misappropriated her property. he is jailed six months. The Pecos River Texas bridge stands over 300 feet high and 2180 feet long, built on small stone piers supporting heavy trains amid stark surroundings.
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Denver
Atlantic
British Isles
Jones
Lucania
Hugo Heckelsmuller
United Railways
San Francisco
New York
Morris
Benjamin Harrison
Bessie Driver
London
Pecos River
Texas
Jangley Touted as New Lion Trainer by Plain Dealer
Ambiguity surrounds Jangley as a potential lion trainer with mixed opinions echoed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The remark about his experience is debated and tied to gossip about his spouse.
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Jangley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grape Nuts Help Visitors At Hot Springs
A Hot Springs visitor reports lasting stomach and bowel relief after breakfast with Grape Nuts and cream. He notes improved sleep, vanished constipation, eight pound weight gain in five weeks, cured indigestion, and sharper memory after following the product’s directions and reading The Road to Wellville. Ostum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Wellville
Ostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Two Fortunes Lost in Bees and a Goat Gone Wild
A South Alabama narrator recalls chasing riches via bees and goats. He buys a bee gum and a neighborly goat to convert weeds to dollars, but the goat enrages the bees, is attacked and swarmed, and both fortunes vanish. Despite losses, the narrator notes surviving crops and mortgage payoff.
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Billy Goat
Billy
Port Arthur
Gas Engine Solves Farm Ice Question And Creamery Work
A farmer recalls converting a half horsepower gasoline engine into a working cream separator system. Initial troubles arose from gummed platinum points and misaligned spark. a knife blade fixed the gap and the engine soon ran smoothly. Neighbors also adopted engines, noting improved performance and versatility for dairy tasks.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Selecting a brood sow from a healthy litter
The brood sow should come from a pen of vigorous gilts with the fattest, best developed at the trough. Favor gentle, good feeders likely to be good milkers, with strong straight legs and ten to twelve teats. Breed when mature, about eight months weight around 200 pounds, and rerun only if the first litter proves worthy.
Early Spring Rhubarb Forcing Techniques
Rhubarb can be forced for early spring use by building a frame around the hill and covering with litter and manure. In spring remove enough material to allow sunlight reach the plants and encourage growth.
Improved manger design stops hay waste on farms
A feature describes a simple hinged two strip latch system built into the manger to hold hay in place during feeding. It notes that without it, hay is tramped underfoot or wasted as animals pull at fodder. The piece also mentions hens producing 42,500,000 eggs daily and bees as a stock improvement note.
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Orange Judd
Uncle Sam
Dreamer and Doer: A Hero in N Y Times Motto
A concise reflection noting that dreaming may hint at genius while doing elevates one to hero status, echoing a New York Times quotation.
Backache Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills A Mrs Ambrose Testimony
Dover Kentucky February 13 Special Mrs W H Ambrose describes severe backache and kidney symptoms she endured until one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved the pain and she remained free of ailments since. The article notes kidney problems signal backache and warns untreated issues can lead to diabetes Brights disease or rheumatism.
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Dodd
W. H. Ambrose
Dover
America
Bright
Cure for Eczema Boosts Miss Fay’s Relief
Miss Mary M. Fay of Westboro Massachusetts credits Cuthura Remedies with ending eight years of agony from eczema. She says her scalp scabs faded and facial itching ceased after the first day and her head and face recovered fully in a short time.
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Cuthura
Mary M. Fay
West Main St
Westboro
Mass
Salzer's Home Builder Corn Record Promised to Beat
The 50 acre crop named Salzer's Home Builder produced 157 bushels per acre in Indiana 160 in Ohio 198 in Tennessee and 220 in Michigan. The catalog invites growers to surpass this yield in 1905.
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Salzer
Ind
Ohio
Mich
Yields Promised by Salzer Seeds for 1905
A grain and seed advertisement touts high per acre yields: 120 bu beardless barley, 310 bu Salzer oats, 80 bu spelt and macaroni wheat, 1,000 bu pedigree potatoes, 14 tons grass hay, 60,000 lbs rape, 160,000 lbs teosinte, 54,000 lbs fodder corn. Request a catalog by sending 100 stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. There is a Chicago Daily News note at the end.
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Salzer
Victoria
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money back refund if it fails and features I. W. Grove's signature on each box. The price is 25 cents and the ad cites New York Times as a source.
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I. W. Grove
Doan's Kidney Pills Restores Chicago Woman's Health
Marion Knight of 33 N Ashland Ave Chicago an orator on the West Side says Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney and pelvic pain after a winter of severe ache thick urine and poor appetite. She reports improvement within a week and full recovery after seven weeks having spent hundreds on other medicines. Trial free via Foster Milburn Buffalo NY. Sold everywhere 50 cents.
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Chicago Society
Doan
Marion Knight
Ashland Ave
Chicago
West Side Wednesday Club
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Health of American Women at New York Assembly
A prominent New York doctor told 500 attendees that healthy American women are nearly extinct, urging Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments. Personal testimonials from Mrs. Willadsen and Miss Henry accompany calls to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning, In
Pinkham
Mattie Henry
Danville
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Vose Pianos
Boston
Vose & Sons Piano CO
Vose Hall
Boylston St
Boston, Mass
Seaneeeel
Frank King
Jackson County
Ala
Holland
Brooklyn Eagle
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Eben
Washington Star
N. Y
Chicago ‘Tribune
Ecczema
Chicago Daily News
Gohvovoo
Health of
T Cwilladsen
Mettie Henry
Farmers
Ae Sloan Liniment
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
Hannibal
Kansas City
Galveston
San Antonio
Southwest
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
George Morton
G. P
T. A
G. W. Smith
Marquette
H. F. Bowsher
Traction
Cincinnati
B. Cookerly
Citizens Nat'l Bank
Des Moines
Iowa
G. A. McNutt
Blossom House
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