Conditions in the Army Camps Hospitals and Nurses
An unvarnished account from Special Camp Meade Pa details typhoid and other illnesses among volunteers after the war. It notes crowded division tents, limited medical staff, and criticism by press, contrasted with improving Montauk and Fort Myer general hospitals. Women volunteers and charities provide ice cream, champagne, transport, and patient care nationwide.
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Meade
First
District of Columbia Volunteers
Cuba
Montauk
Camp Wikoff
Tampa
New York
Camp Alger
Falls Church
Wedderburn
Bristoe
Fort
Dunn Loring
Fast Falls Church
Camp Mead
Washington Barracks
Montauk Hospital
Division Hospital
Mier
Fort McPherson
Fort Thomas
United States
Fort Myer
Egypt
Loring
Chickamauga
Fernandina
Fla
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Sisters of Charity
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The Aesthetic Side Of Road Improvement
The piece argues roadside trees hedges and flowers improve travel and shade reduces drought damage. It cites examples from cities where fences were removed and shrubs planted, creating parkway aesthetics and removing advertising signs to beautify streets, benefiting all urban residents.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Japan
KL. A.W. Bulletin
Roads Over Hills Relocate to Cut Highway Tax Burden
Port land Industrial Journal notes that replacing rugged hill roads with level routes could save immense sums. A two mile path over eight hills could have been levelled for under 1000 dollars and paid for in ten years, but local authorities refused action. The piece urges strategic planning to route roads for economy and efficiency.
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Portland Industrial Journal
S. D. Gray
Hickory Galls Caused by Gall Lice Surpass Caterpillars
The article notes that hickory galls are produced by gall lice described by Drs Fitch Walsh and Shimer among others. It stresses no link to caterpillars and states there is no proven practical method to prevent gall lice attacks on hickory leaves.
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Drs. Fitch
Walsh
Shimer
Making butter to suit the market demands
The article advises butter makers to tailor products to customer tastes and payers. It stresses market-driven production, consistent quality, and using expert judgment to set flavors, salting, and cream style to maximize profits in the general market. It notes the value of feedback from a dealer judge to refine product quality.
Simple spraying device from a pint tin cup
A cheap atomizer made by soldering a tin cup and attaching a half moon tin piece to a long rectangular tube. By blowing into the long tube with kerosene insecticide the device sprays fine mist. Not patented. widely made by any smith. Useful for cattle lice control and house plants. kerosene should be used sparingly.
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Orange Judd
The Prime Years of a Dairy Cow
A New York Tribune essay argues that cows at seven to eight years old can still be highly profitable with good care. Well cared cows in this age range may exceed the output of younger first calves, continuing to yield well into their mid teens.
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New York Tribune
Carrie F. Trexper
Lake, Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Thad
Feud Epicenter Linked to Isolation and Poor Roads
The piece argues that feuds in mountainous states arise from inaccessible communities, ignorance, idleness, and crime. Bad roads limit transport to a ton by four horses in season, hindering schooling and industry while enabling moonshine and feuds. Permanent roads would transform these areas, support schools and reduce crime.
Farmers fear price swing and delays hit yields
Farmers worry prices per bushel may fall despite hopes of rising costs and delays in selling threaten profits. The text urges immediate self care for biliousness indigestion or constipation with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to prevent worsening illness.
A Necessary Crime
A dialogue scene reveals a celebrated lawyer now insisting on honesty while a client admits to bank robbery. The exchange hints at shifting loyalties and moral tension within a criminal defense context.
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S’ Bose
Dante
Beware of Mercury Ointments in Catarrh Treatments
Caution against catarrh remedies containing mercury as harmful to smell and mucous surfaces. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
The Value of Experience in a Family Lunchroom
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recalls a woman gracefully handling a fan and keeping flies off a table in her father’s Omaha lunchroom, illustrating lived experience and domestic skill.
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Omaha
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grain-O marketed as coffee substitute for family use
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a whole family coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims no nerve upset or digestion problems and compares taste and appearance to the best coffee while offering health and strength benefits and urging readers to ask their grocer for Grain-O.
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Baby
Grandma
The Cumminsville Echo Quote Featured In Real Facts
A Cumminsville editorial quotes a sharp remark about men who feel they must talk even when they have little to say. The piece appears in The Real Facts column of the Enquirer, reflecting local voice and humor.
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Cumminsville E
Finemati Enquirer
Lane's Family Medicine Ad
Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowel movement for health. It claims to act on the liver and kidneys, cures sickness, and offers 25 and 50 cent prices.
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Lane
Advice Quickly Taken and Cough Remedies in Ads
A collage of quotes and ad lines mentions doctors, cheaper care, and Piso’s Cure, with multiple outlets touting St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica and general aches. Includes 1890s trade phrases and endorsements from newspapers.
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St. Jacobs Oil
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Chicago Daily News
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Atchison Globe
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Baird, Mass
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Merling Remedy Company
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New New York
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Hugh Bauer
Denver
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Atlanta
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