Proves Great Power When Regular Medical Help Failed
Mrs. Dinsmore of Woburn Mass recounts years of rheumatism pain and failed treatments. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with a four month course curing her, with only a minor recurrence since. The ad warns that rheumatism signals faulty blood and promises Pink Pills for sound blood and lasting relief from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pal
Dr. Williams
F. A. Dinsmore
Woburn
Mass
Williams
All Crops Good in Western Canada
A letter promoting Western Canada cites high yields and favorable climate from Edmonton to the Edmonton district. It notes a December frost, imminent transcontinental railway progress from Winnipeg toward Edmonton, and asserts low railway rates for American emigrants with government-backed certificates. Authenticated by L. J. Aust and echoed as testimony from North Bend, Nebraska.
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Canada
United States
North Bend
Neb
Austen
Edmonton
Alberta
Pacific
Winnipeg
Rockies
L. J. Aust
In Other Lands and Contemporary Notes
The Thebes Nile annual rise averages 40 feet. Greece now holds the European record for population growth. London faced a near half million loss to the metropolitan asylums board from last year’s smallpox outbreak. War spoils at Liaoyang included a pet pigeon owned by General Kuropatkin, now named Takto.
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Thebes
Greece
London
Metropolitan Asylums Board
Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Packing Fowl Shapers and Winter Bee Care From Farmers
A farmer advises on shaping fowls for city markets by using a wooden shaper and weights to ensure uniform carcass form. Also recounted are winter bee-keeping tips from Orange Judd Farmer, including syrup dishes for feed and snow clearance to protect hives.
Feeding Bees in Winter
Winter feeding should occur before cold sets in but if bees are starving feed regardless of temperature. Use honey frames to top up stores as snow flies, warming them slightly first. If no honey frames are available candy or half sugar half water syrup can be fed on top of frames during warm days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Separate the Sexes for Poultry Breeding
The article urges keeping male and female birds apart during fall and winter to prevent unfertilized eggs from being laid. It notes fertilized eggs contain life germs and begin decaying even at 60 degrees, stressing separation for hatchery success and proper incubation conditions.
Raspberry for Honey From Red Raspberries a Valuable Bee Crop
The article extols red raspberries as a profitable honey plant noting high honey yield and superior quality. It asserts the berry’s refreshing fruit abundance adds to its value and that observers across the ocean share this favorable view as cited in Greenings in Bee Culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greanings Jn Bee
Hens Teeth A Winter Lesson For Farmers
The article explains hens have false teeth but need grit to grind food, especially in winter. It warns that lack of grit harms fowls and urges owners to provide grinding material, including commercial grits when ground is snow covered.
Killing and Plucking Birds in Market Practice
A 19th century guide advises on humane poultry handling from prep to plucking. It details delaying killing, severing the main artery, hanging to drain blood, and cautious plucking. Dry plucking preferred, boiling water discouraged for skin integrity. Cooling before use is advised. submersion risks deception. Oral blowing to inflate birds condemned as dangerous and unsanitary.
Fattening Fowls Illustrated Crate Details
A historical note describes a foul fattening crate used at Ontario Agricultural College. The crate measures 6 feet 1 inch long, 18 to 20 inches high, and 11 inches wide. It is divided into three compartments, each designed for four to five birds depending on their size.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Design of a chicken coop with slat crate details
The design describes crates with slats sized about 1% inches wide and five-eighths inch thick. Front slate is raw and two inches apart for feeding access. Bottom slats are three-fourths inch apart to allow droppings to fall through. A front feeding trough spans the coop length, two to three inches deep and made of three-quarter inch lumber.
Fatten the Old Fowls Diet Advice
Two weeks before cleaning time for old fowls, increase the fattening ration. Double the meat scraps and feed mostly cracked or whole corn. Limit range access as free-ranging prevents optimum eating condition.
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Inland Poultry Journal
Regulator for Chills and Fever Sparks Satire
A correspondence mocks patent medicines and cures as a regulator that shifts chills to warm days and fever to cold, citing a Cleveland Jer cartoon and reflecting on medical quackery. It notes a fading sick boy and ties in humor from Baltimore American and Kansas City Journal about moonlight science.
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Cleveland
Cause and Cure of Rheumatism Costs and Cures by Kidney Pills
A Minnesota reader, Maggie E Deckert, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing kidney trouble and rheumatism after nine boxes. The ad claims kidneys cause rheumatism and pills cure both, citing personal testimony and endorsements. It also notes Salzer's oats yield data from 1004 and promises farmer gains in 1905.
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Maggie E. Deckert
Eagle River
Wic
Dix
Dodd
Union
Mager Ey Deckert
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Farmer
Salzer seed yields and rail travel ad from 1906
A mix of agricultural product yields claimed by Salzer's seeds listing extraordinary per acre results for various crops, followed by an advertisement praising Nickel Plate Road passenger service with uniform porters, dining and Pullman service and ticket info, then brief notes about deaths from self-harm, pile cures, and naval chronometers kept on ice. The text reads as fragmented promotional material and notices from the era.
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Eant
Theickel Plate Road
Pullman
Nickel Plate Road
la Salle St
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Gen. Agt
Adams &J
Lydia E Be Pinkham's Vegetable Compound endorsement
A vintage advertisement extols Lydia E Be Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female ailments. It promises relief from ovarian troubles, womb displacement, menstrual irregularities, nervous debility, headaches, and backache, claiming rapid, lasting cures and urging use by all women and no substitutes.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Fragmentary 1900s Notices and Ads Mixed With Quotes
Untidy OCR fragment mixes literary dialogue with advertising notes and calendar blurb. Mentions Chicago Record Herald The 1905 N W Ayer calendar Philadelphia and anecdotes about marriages cures and reputations with scattered names and addresses.
Just in Time Bank Mixup Confuses Woman Shopper
A weary shopper laments not finding the right department as a cautious floorwalker guides her to the basement undertaking section. The scene hints at a humorous bank account mishap and a cashier with too much information about her funds.
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Philadelphia
Winter Tourist Tickets Offered by Louisville and Nashville Ry
Advertises low fare season tickets from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to winter resorts in the South Southeast and Cuba. Includes booklets on Florida Cuba and new loans with timetables and rates. General Pass Agent Legon listed. Louisville to a man spoiled and good cook by marrying her.
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Louisville
Nashville
St. Louis
Evanaville
Cincinnati
South
Southeast
Cuba
Florida
Legon General Pass
Loulavila
Mao Fue
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Mee
Indianapolis News
John
Lie
Baltimore American
Kanasa City Journal
Chicago Record-Herald
Speltz
Emmer
Balzer
John A. Salter
Crome
Wis
Ruant
Great Britain
Faro
Curesa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aaid Cholly
N. W. Ayer & Son
England
N.Y. World
D. W. O’brien
Minneapolis
Minn
Miter
Judy
Alliaita
Grove
Eee
Tae Sime
New York
Astoria
Bears
Castoria
Nalikation Guawa
Ansas
Onis Miracuta
Ms Bach
Novus
Agrsi
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