Two Great Qualities from a River Water Test
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a passenger on a river journey debating drinking water from turbid flood waters. He notes the settled top liquid is clear and drinkable while the sediment at the bottom yields rich soil, highlighting two qualities of the water.
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George
Chicago Tribune
Affronted Authority Umpire Bossing Sparks Reaction
An exchange quoted from the Washington Star shows Trenr etta criticizing an umpire for his domineering style, while Mr. Meekton notes his wife’s disapproval and a general resentment of authority in officiating.
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Batt
Mr. Meekton
Trenretta
Washington Star
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited By Local Resident
Kushequa Pennsylvania July 10 Special residents report Dodd's Kidney Pills as the one sure cure for rheumatism and lameness after Mrs M L Davison of this place says she suffered thirty years and found relief from back pain and rheumatism. Others share similar results and the claim grows.
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Kushequa
Pennsylvania
Dodd
M. L. Vison
White River division near completion on Iron Mountain Route
The White River division between Newport Arkansas and Carthage Missouri nears completion with through trains expected within sixty days. Tourists already travel the route and fishing parties from Carthage have used the daily five day float from Galena to Estanson.
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St. Louis
White River
Newport
Ark
Carthage
General Passenger Department
Galena
Estanson
H. C. Townsend
James River
Branson
Pusheck's Kuro Tonic Promoted by Chicago Doctor
An advertisement claims Nervous Prostration and fatigue signal deep trouble and touts Pusheck's Kuro as the best tonic for blood nerves indigestion and heart and kidney troubles. Dr. Pusheck of Chicago endorses the medicine.
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Pusheck
Chicago
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Relief for Swollen Feet
An old ad claims Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease. Describes a cure for swollen sweating hot feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a trial package offered free. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Milk train joke from Chicago Sun noted.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Egg-O-See Whole Wheat Cereal Promises Health Boost
Advertises Egg-O-See breakfast cereal made from whole wheat. Claims perfect digestion leads to life energy and robust well being. Promotes air-tight inner-lined packaging for purity and freshness.
Upward Cellar Construction for Frost Proof Dairy Use
An up ground cellar keeps frost out and stays cool in summer. It describes the 8x10x16 inch hollow tile walls with an outer dead air space, two-foot excavation, cement fill, interior studding and tarred paper lining, lath and plaster, and two dead air spaces between layers. A vent chimney and price estimate for a 14 by 16 by 10 foot cellar are provided, plus a detailed materials bill and configuration for a 14x16x10 foot unit. Ohio Farmer illustration labels explain doorway sink drain milk separator refrigerator and waste lines.
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Ohio
Balancing silage with cheap concentrates for dairy cows
An Ohio Farmer column outlines several balanced rations for cows producing 22 pounds of milk daily. It lists combinations of ensilage with wheat middlings, bran, hay, gluten meal, brewers grains, buckwheat products, linseed meal, oil meal and cottonseed meal, showing total feed weights and resulting daily rations per cow.
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Ohio
Intensive dairying near cities drives cream selling focus
Intensive dairying near large cities requires keeping many cows on limited land and selling cream at higher prices than butter. Location largely determines which dairy phase dominates, with cream selling emphasized on high priced land close to urban centers.
Dehorning Cattle by Safe Humane Methods
A discussion from the American Tribune on removing horns from calves and cattle. It explains embryo horn destruction with caustic potash, clipping and sawing methods, and stresses humane handling when care is taken versus cruelty from hurried work.
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American Tribune
Quiet Night in Country Ends in Delusion of Peace
A Kansas City man recounts a sleepless country night amid sick family and noisy rural routine. Calves, roosters, bells, and a dawn wake up call shattered his dream of rest after a long city pace.
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Kansas City
Throwing a Bull With Halter and Rope Technique
A step by step old farm method describes halter fitting and rope loops around neck chest loins and belly to coerce a bull into submission. The instruction urges coordinated pulling to cause the animal to go down quietly and die when the rope is slackened.
Chinese Declined with Thanks and Polite Reproof
An American editor declines a manuscript with concise courtesy. Chinese response reverses the tone, praising the work excessively and invoking imperial edicts to justify rejection. The passage mocks differing cultural forms of literary rejection with ornate, humorous exaggeration.
Editorial watchful at the wild west exhibition
The Editorial association observed a wild west exhibition with mixed feelings. A New York Chimes remark about a "buffalo" man prompts a playful exchange with Happy Hollowging of the Philadelphia Day book, comparing him to Ton Lawson as a bull-dozer.
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Buffalo
New York
Happy Hollowging
Philadelphia
Ton Lawson
Kansas City
Telegram
McCarthy Mocked Over “Skin of His Teeth” Quotation
A recent article cites Justin McCarthy using the phrase by the skin of his teeth and apologizing for it. Comedians and writers joke that he overlooks Job 20 20 verse where the same expression appears.
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England
Justin McCarthy
Leopold a Private Former Archduke in Swiss Army
Leopold has become a private in the Swiss army. The former Archduke undertakes military service as a private in Switzerland.
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Leopold
Archduke
Local Man Cured of Locomotor Ataxia by Williams Pink Pills
Edward H. Ariel of 43 Powow Street Amesbury Massachusetts recounts four years of mobility loss from malaria contracted during the Spanish American War and locomotor ataxia. He credits Williams Pink Pills with relief after four months and full recovery in four months, urging others to try them. he notes no hope from doctors and calls for druggist supply.
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Ariel
M.V.M
Chickamauga
Mmyself
Sam
Edward H. Ariel
Powow Street
Amesbury
Mass
Quotations on marriage and business ethics from 1900 era
A collection of brief quotations cites opinions on bigamy, cliche cures, and fidelity. Notable sources include the New York Times, J F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900, and Parton.
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J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
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