Mrs Mary Doe Finds Relief with Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Wyandotte Michigan resident Mary Doe describes years of monthly pains and severe symptoms. After trying doctors with little help she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, reporting restored health and daily ability to manage her home. She urges others to publish her testimony to help more women.
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Wyandotte, Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Einkham
Orange St., Wyandotte, Ich
Daddy Was Poor Company And Little Lot’s Lament
A fragment from a Sunday tale shows a child named Lot unhappy staying home with her father who reads while the mother and aunt prepare to share church duties. The scene hints at family tension and a plan to alternate visits to Sharen to ease loneliness.
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Lot
Sharen
Insects From Abroad Cause Vast Loss To American Crops
The piece notes that insects arriving from abroad cost US agriculture about 500 million dollars yearly, with the San Jose scale, Oriental peach moth, Japanese beetle, and European corn borer as major threats. Quarantine and control work by the USDA aim to prevent spread, while motorists are urged to observe regulations when traveling through infested areas.
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America
Columbus
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Federal Horticultural Board
United States
Department of Agriculture
Asia
San Jose
China
Japan
New Jersey
Canada
Mexico
Alabama
Good Qualities of Crow Outlined in Agricultural Advisory
The article argues indiscriminate crow killing is unwarranted and promotes preventive measures to reduce crop damage. It lists USDA methods such as seed grain deterrents, scattering grain, field nets, frightening devices, and hanging crow remains, plus drastic steps like poison, concealed traps, nest destruction, shooting with crow calls, and night roost removal when harm persists.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sweet Potatoes for Syrup Discovery by USDA Chemists
USDA chemists report sweet potatoes yield superior table syrup and cooking syrup. No large commercial use yet, but the department will explain home preparation of sweet potato syrup and its applications in cookery and candy making.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Liming soil boosts fertility and alfalfa acreage
Liming sour soil will greatly increase fertility. Twenty one percent of the tame day acreage is alfalfa. All cooperative marketing should be based upon local organization. You would not let your livestock starve why starve your soil.
Home remedy for scaly legs in poultry
Article explains scaly leg disease in fowls caused by parasites and offers kerosene immersion as the primary cure. Other remedies include a half kerosene and lard mix, machine oil, or axle grease applied to the legs and roosts. Regular oiling and cleanliness help prevent infestations and keep birds healthier.
Turkey fattening tips for Thanksgiving market gains
The article advises starting October feeding for turkeys and using a two meal plan with larger evening rations. It warns against morning overfeeding, suggests a mash of boiled corn and vegetable skins at night, and adds sour milk, charcoal, and grit. It cautions against full early feed and prescribes clean dry roasting quarters free of lice.
Fatten Cockerels In Yard For Fast Growth
A healthy cockerel will fatten in two weeks if confined in a yard of moderate size and fed two meals daily. Provide a mixture of cornmeal ground oats beef scraps and a little bran with milk. Include an evening feed mainly cracked corn and ensure plenty of grit and charcoal for best digestion.
Lime deficiency in grains affects shell quality in poultry
The article explains that most grains and some foods lack lime, reducing calcium available for hens and ducks during heavy laying. It advises using oyster shells or ground bone to supply calcium and stresses regular inclusion of vegetable foods rich in lime.
Lige Parsons feud tale aired by Governor Morrow
The Kentucky governor weighs a feud story noting Lige Parsons once visited the probate judge and recounted a night of gunfire in which Parsons shot toward Harris boys to protect his calf and children, leaving four dead the next day per Harper's Magazine.
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Morrow
Kentucky
Lige Parsons
Lige
Harris
Harper’s Magazine
Liver complaint reaches Wilkins market call
A Boston Transcript note recalls a telephone complaint to Wilkins market about a liver product claimed not to be calf's liver and thus unsatisfactory. The bookkeeper transfers the call to the proprietor as the caller insists on quality.
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Wilkins’ Market
Wilkins
Boston Transcript
Honored as Great Teacher Euclid
Euclid, ancient mathematician likely Greek, flourished in the third century BC. Birthplace unknown, work centered in Alexandria, Egypt, famed for the Elements of Geometry in 18 books. The first six form geometry’s foundation, later books cover numbers but have been superseded by modern arithmetic.
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Euclid
Alexandria
Egypt
Bootleg Goods In Town Prompt Curious Exchange
A stranger asks about bootleg goods while an old resident questions details. A man buys drinks during a theater intermission and returns, only learning the next night from a doorkeeper what happened. The exchange ends with a quip about eavesdropping if a man falls from a roof.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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