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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1899
Page
7
A collage of patient stories extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla for cures from scrofula and wasting disease to weakness. Testimonials claim weight gain, restored health, and family relief from chronic ailments after trying the remedy.
A letter from Riverside Iowa and others describes serious ovarian trouble and chronic headaches. The writer credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with alleviating symptoms after other doctors and treatments failed and notes improved energy and ability to work.
The text explains butter working by pressure similar to rolling pie crust with a rolling pin. Repeated folding and rolling is required, but hand work lacks sufficient pressure. A roller butter maker uses a sliding frame to apply that pressure efficiently.
A 19th century guide describes a butter roller lever design with a long rolling pin and end pin, including triangular 20 to 24 inch wide by 86 inch long versions, and suggests legs for stability. It then details a cheap strong picket fence using two narrow rails let into posts, suitable for sheep enclosures, with boards cut to form sturdy verticals.
Agricultural guidance discusses quick inexpensive pig fence options that keep sheep and dogs out, and advises soil improvement for pear orchards. It covers sod land management, sowing early potatoes, crowing grasses with Hungarian rye, and a clover sod system under pear trees with nitrogen-rich decay, plus fertilizer needs.
The article explains that digestion losses in clover hay and cotton seed meal reduce fertilizers value, with portions returning via manure. It argues feeding to stock improves soil nutrients, and notes seasonal soil fertility gains. It also offers poultry, dairy, and general farming tips on storage, feeding, and animal care.
An advertisement item notes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for swollen nervous feet, blisters and corns with claims of comfort and 25c price, plus a trial package offer and address. It also mentions a large yellow silk spider of Ceylon and medical ads for chronic and private diseases and a Portland specialist, followed by a note on bamboo writing pens in India.
A collage of sensational statements and advertisements touts cures for colds and paralysis, warnings about air and sleep, travel notes, and a parade of products. It features Dr Kline’s nerve restorer, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Jesse Moore Whiskey, and various patent medicines promising instant relief and refunds.
A long excerpt cites an English paper claiming in certain years London saw vast marital discord with thousands of divorces and separations. It describes Dr Darrin’s cures for deafness, eye growths, sleeplessness, kidney and liver issues, scrofulous disease, and a skin condition, with patient testimonies and free consultations at Portland addresses. It also notes miscellaneous ads for medicines and curiosities, including Winslow's Syrup, toads in Paris, St Jacobs Oil, and a dragonfly fact.
A veteran builder instructs his architects to specify Alabastine on all walls, rejecting rival goods even if free, claiming his judgment would fail without it. The note appears alongside a British Museum relic rosary made from a snake vertebrae and another rosary from rat teeth.
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