Nervous Debility Advertising Cure Promises
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for neurasthenia and related symptoms. Mrs Jane J Davies of Scranton reports relief from headaches pain and fatigue after using the pills. Pills are sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Ely
Big Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
STATE_ STREET
New York City
Putnam Faceless Dyes Promise Bright Colors With Less Work
An advertisement touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES as producing the brightest fastest colors with less effort and no muss, claiming superior performance for household dyeing tasks.
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Putnam
Lewis Singles and Travel Deals Highlight 1900s Ad Wake
The fragment advertises Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething, then shifts to Great Northern Railway colonists’ fares from Chicago to Seattle Spokane and western destinations. Rates list 33 dollars to Seattle and 36 50 to Spokane with text inviting inquiries to M A Bass at 220 South Clark Street Chicago.
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Isw
Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Washington
Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Mam Bass
Clark St
Uruguay Debt Reduction and Trade in 1905 1906
Uruguay cut national debt by 1 570 450 in 1905. By January 1 1906 total debt stood at 121 455 T47 with negligible external debt. The country, prosperous and a good customer for the United States, saw exports to Uruguay for nine months ending March 31 1906 total 2 172 276, up from 1 200 542 a year earlier.
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Uruguay
United States
Grand Trunk Railway Route Descriptions For Niagara Falls Tours
Describes superb service and scenic routes via Grand Trunk Railway to Niagara Falls and Ontario regions including Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temagami St Lawrence River Rapids Thousand Islands Algonquin White Mountains coast resorts. For tourist pamphlets contact Gen W Vaux at 125 Adams Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway
Pontie
Chicago
Montreal
N.Y
Gen. W. Vaux
A. G. PL
Adams &J
Anecdote of Robert R. Hitt and the stenographers
The late Robert R. Hitt valued stenography for debate and could quote speakers verbatim from shorthand notes. He defended a Michigan shorthand writer from losing promotion, convincing Speaker Cannon that the House needed his skill. The anecdote portrays Hitt as patron saint of stenographers in the House.
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Robert R. Hitt
Itt
Michigan
Hitt
Cannon
Frost proof frost boxes for pipes and tanks
Discussion on using dead air spaces in frost boxes to protect pipes from frost and condensation. Describes construction with multiple air gaps, tar paper ceiling, and outer box trimmers for insulation. Also covers determining plow depth depends on drainage, soil type, and moisture, with examples from southern Illinois soils and subsoil plowing.
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Orange Judd
Southern
Illinois
Hopkins
Use for Old Horseshoes as Fence Post Supports
Readily repurposed old horseshoes straightened and nailed to fence posts to support rails. Any sturdy post works. heavier posts resist sagging. Set posts three feet deep, four if ground is springy, and tamp earth solidly to prevent movement.
Home Water Supply Conserves Resources on Delaware Farm
A Delaware farmer explains in the Orange Judd Farmer that windmills pump water to a large tank feeding outlets for the bathroom stalls hog houses garden yard and hot beds with an automatic supply. The windmill also cuts fodder and grounds feed, doing more than a man.
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Orange Judd
Storing the Corn Crop in a Rat Proof Crib
A South Dakota Farm and Home correspondent describes a corn crib designed to keep out rats and birds. The 20 foot long structure sits on posts with a heavy wire mesh, double floor, tarred roofing, and movable shelling space separated by a boarded fence, with locked doors to deter borrowers.
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South Dakota
Cure for Severe Itching From July Night to Restless Sleep
A Indianapolis resident reports chronic itching starting in late July with hair loss and sleepless nights. After trying many baths and remedies, Cuticura Ointment provided relief, leading to complete recovery after four boxes. The note cites D. E. Blankenship, 319 N Del St, Oct 27, 1905.
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D. E. Blankenship
N.del. St
Indianapolis
Ind
Raising Squabs Caution in Growing Industry
Raising squabs attracts attention with reports of large profits, but caution is urged as some regions overdo the business. The article compares past overexpansion of the Belgian hare trade and advises prudent, well studied startup in the new enterprise.
Farm Bits Warn of Frost and Seed Selection Tips
The column notes Jack Frost looming and corn hard to shock. It urges choosing seed in the field at digging time, highlights lime as essential for foods, praises hens for hatching, and cites Texas Nut Growers data showing pecan trees yielding 20 to 695 dollars in five to twelve years with improved varieties.
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Jack Frost
Indiana
State Bureau of Statistics
Texas Nut Growers’ Association
Unclear fragment hints at pain relief and tobacco ad text
Fragmentary lines reference St Jacobs Oil for pain relief and a Lewis Single Binder cigar. The excerpt also mentions friends, enemies, smokers and a dealer or factory in Peoria, with garbled phrasing about advertising troubles.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
St. Jacobs
Evangelists Torrey and Alexander to tour six cities
Torrey and Alexander are engaged to conduct meetings next winter in Nashville Omaha Winnipeg Buffalo Pittsburg and Montreal.
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Torrey
Alexander
Nashville
Omaha
Winnipeg
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Montreal
Window Washing Then and Now Guide by Eleanor R Parker
A brief guide describes updating window cleaning methods using lukewarm Ivory soap suds and a soft cloth. Glass is wiped to remove grime and then polished with a chamois to avoid lint and ease the task.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Rich Crown Vanishes From Mont Saint Michael Church
A jeweled crown valued at £20,000 disappears from the church at Mont Saint Michael Rouen. One version says theft, another that priests hid it to avoid government confiscation.
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Mont. St. Michael
Rouen
Cheap Excursions From Chicago to Southern States
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month the Big Four Ry will sell excursion tickets to most points in Virginia South Carolina Tennessee Alabama and Georgia at one fare plus 2.00 with a 30 day return limit. Liberal stopover privileges. Write I P Spining General Northern Agent Big Four Route 238 Clark St Chicago for details.
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Big Four
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
I. P. Spining
General Northern
Clark St
Chicago
Remarkable Double Wedding in Viennese Church
A manufacturer named Muller wed a widow in a striking double ceremony. Simultaneously his son married the widow’s daughter, making the father both father-in-law to his son and the mother-in-law to her daughter.
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Muller
Hall's Catarrh Cure and New York Harbor Trade
A promotional note markets Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a $100 reward for a cure failure and urges internal use to treat catarrh. It touts testimonials and lists the drug as widely sold. The piece also cites New York harbor trade figures comparing ports and exports.
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Effective For Waterville Woman
Mrs S A Moore proprietor of a Waterville restaurant reports severe kidney troubles for eighteen months including back and head pain and fatigue. After a few doses of Doans Kidney Pills she felt significant relief and says she was cured. The advertisement notes the product costs 50 cents a box and is sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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S. A. Moore
Waterville, Mo
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Origin Story
A biography of Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lynne Massachusetts daughter of a Quaker family. It details her teaching, marriage to Isaac Pinkham, family life and the rise of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after 1873 amid financial hardship, its homemade start,广 lab work, and expansion through her sons and daughter in law to help sick women worldwide.
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Estes
Lynne
Mass
Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lyon
Pinkham
Lydia TE. Pinkham
Pinkhams
Boston
New York
Hooklyn
Lydia E. Winkham
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