Carded Eggs Reveal Odd Store Policy
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a weary shopper pausing over eggs marked 33 cents with a card reading Freeh not the eggs. The storekeeper concedes the card is free but the items aren’t. The sense of satire contrasts frugal commerce with family loyalties in a Boston Transcript memory.
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Cleveland Plaister
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Blader
Mrs. Brown
Boston Transcript
Mammon
Lurking Danger Warns Kidney Trouble Trusts Doan's Pills
A rural letter from Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wis recounts prolonged backache and kidney complaints. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with general health improvement and relief of kidney pain and abnormal secretions. A free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y is extended to readers nationwide.
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Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
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Jacob van Doren
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Practical Nest Boxes by William Proctor of Massachusetts
The Orange Judd Farmer describes improved nest boxes designed by William Proctor of Essex County Mass. Built from three 1 inch boards forming a two-nest frame with top and bottom strips for rigidity and optional wire supports. Each nest box is 1/2 inch lumber 4 inches wide 12 inches long and 5 inches deep with a six inch projecting bottom to aid hens, offering light weight easy construction and simple cleaning.
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William Proctor
Essex County
Mass
Orange Judd
Water for Poultry Shows Gentle Care for Chicks
Advice from Farmer and Breeder stresses pure, cool water for poultry. Use earthenware or galvanized iron fountains in shade, kept clean and replenished daily to prevent disease. Give water to chicks continuously to prevent colic and treat poultry with humane care akin to other stock.
Molasses Cures Colic in Horses and Farm Hygiene
A farmer notes molasses restores health in colic sick horses after adjusting diet to a daily mix of two pounds molasses with eight to twelve pounds of oatmeal or bran. The piece also warns dirt in the poultry house breeds disease and suggests dry dust under roosts to keep filth at bay, stressing intelligent cleanliness to prevent illness.
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Louisiana
Fermis
The Three Ounce Egg And Its Market Values
Observant readers learn eggs vary by breed food and age with Minorca and Mediterranean laying large eggs while Wyandottes produce smaller spherical ones. Weight based pricing emerges in some regions and three ounce eggs attract breeders and buyers despite debates about profitability and standards.
Feed Box for Shells for Poultry Yards
Instructions for a shell feeder made from boards of 5 by 9 inches and 6 by 12 inches with side slopes to a point. Boards C and D form the front, others the bottom, a top hole allows hanging. Fill with oyster shells and they run down as eaten, keeping shells clean and ready.
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I. Mitchell
The Woeful Wheel and Bits of news from California and more
A fragment from a Westgate-on-Sea scene shows a young man in a cricket shirt wheeling a doll carriage in the heat while a crying voice from a window asks to be left alone. The page also includes assorted advertisements and short notices ranging from Hamburg Drops cures to local real estate offers and miscellaneous quips.
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Relsted
Manchester Guardian
George
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Peruna endorsements from medical figures
Medical figures including Dr Llewellyn Jordan and Dr George Havener endorse Peruna. Jordan cites personal recovery after months of suffering and urges yellow-sufferers to try Peruna. Havener commends its benefit in catarrh cases and recommends seeking Hartman’s free guidance if results are unsatisfactory.
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West Point
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Never Touched Hin and the Married Joke
A quip about marriage length prompts a punchline: a man jokes about 37 years of marriage proving patience. Chicago Daily Ne centrine Chancem advertises the M. E. and T. Ry Industrial Department offering site selection aid for industries and inviting interest in business opportunities through James Barker, General Pass. Agent, at 01 Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis.
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Conversation on purchase locations
A brief exchange questions where Gene and Mrs Bondhold buy a cox while Mrs Goldrocke explains buying at the jeweler's. The snippet reflects a casual street conversation captured by Indianapolis News and Chicago Journal.
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Bondhold
Cox
Goldrocke
Indianapolis News
Hints for Beekeepers and Farmer Ideals
A Rural World excerpt warns beekeepers to vent hive moves and protect colonies in cold weather. It favors Italian bees for calmness and notes 42 to 45 degrees as good cellar wintering. It stresses quiet, strong young bees, ample stores, and avoidance of winter disturbance. It also includes Enos C. Pittman’s defense of farming as honorable and essential to society.
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Enos C. Pittman
AYNopnine Calendar Issued By North Western Line
The North Western Line announces a popular annual calendar for 10 cents postpaid, marketed as the busy busheman aid to daily planning. Measuring ten by fourteen inches with large two inch figures, it promises easy viewing across rooms and will be distributed through business houses and homes in the United States and Canada. Requests should be sent to Z. W. Teasdale, General Passenger Agent, Saint Paul.
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