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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Senna as a gentle effective laxative. It claims physicians support its family use and ethical branding by the California Fig Syrup Co. It urges buying genuine manufacture from leading druggists at fifty cents.
The Washington Star notes charity workers feel embarrassment when making public appeals and compares their discomfort to the grace of the colored Rotttes who told their congregation a humorous line about preaching in heaven.
Rodrick stood in the road to judge an automobile race as Albert and Rodrick collided in a toss-up moment. One driver was tossed over a haystack, leaving uncertainty about the winner.
An old time ad promotes Alien's Foot-Rase to treat corns bunions and sweating while making new shoes easier to wear. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for a small price with address given for Alien & Olmsted in Roy, N.
Fragmentary quotation shows a husband and wife discussing market moves with a pointed remark about advertising a date. The line references a broker and a Catholic publication, indicating a humorous or sarcastic aside rather than a full report.
A fragmentary excerpt presents a surreal dialogue where the sun questions a patient about pain, the patient denies feeling it, and a string of disjointed phrases follows including mentions of blue cloth and a large pack. The text reads like a surreal vignette with incomplete context.
A lively scene unfolds in the stands as spectators eye the game while comments drift about a misread name on the scorecard. An exchange arises over a facade labeled a shoe shine parlor mistaken for a structure near the event.
Reverend Ernest A Tappert argues that neglecting good deeds creates blank pages in the life book and condemns idle, unproductive living. He urges practical atheism avoidance and urges believers to embody divine qualities through daily actions to reveal God in the world.
A lecture on atheism divides into three types and argues the divine is present in life beyond precise theology. The author rejects rigid labels, urging believers to seek the divine in living and to avoid reducing faith to grammar or dogma.
Rev S L Grigsby urges repentance and appeal to God for mercy, urging the church to turn to the Lord, seek cleansing by the word, and live faithfully. He argues spiritual wealth follows willing poverty and warns against hypocrisy, urging leaders to walk in purity and lead by example.
James Wilson stresses crop rotation soil improvement and livestock integration as core farming principles. The piece notes 9 000 in the Agriculture Department 2 000 scientists 65 land grant colleges and urges pasture rotation to build soil organic matter and reduce costs. It cites alfalfa as vital and cites Pacific and Midwest farming gains through improved machinery and balanced rations.
Louis Miein near Prairietown kills three cattle and four dogs after a mad dog infected with rabies spread through his farm. Klein had killed the dog to prevent further bites as the family cared for the stock. Fence Post Expense quoted: Iowa farmers spend over 1.25 million dollars annually on fence posts to maintain fences.
A team of horses or one horse with a chain efficiently uproots saplings two to four inches in diameter. Best results occur where the root system is lateral and the chain is fastened high on the trunk to exploit leverage and flexibility.
The piece praises rural mail carriers for their daily routes and weathered work, noting their strong ties with farmers and townspeople. It highlights the mutual respect between provider and patron, and suggests readers talk with a rural carrier to learn how connected they all are.
Dr Alexander Schaefer states cattle possess the sharpest sight with humans and horses close behind. Sheep lag behind, while owls and buzzards show strong vision. Dogs have poor sight and often cannot recognize masters by sight alone.
A correspondent asks if purchasing a separator for a herd of eight cows pays. The reply: yes it pays annually via cream savings and improves milk quality for young stock when fed warm. Also notes many horsemen grind corn with oats as best rations for hard work and that large city transportation firms rarely feed whole corn.
A quarrel over a boundary fence near Broken Bow Nebraska led to Stewart Lanterman killing H F Hoffman and his son George with a neck yoke. The article suggests line fence disputes may account for many murders among farmers.
Popular Mechanics suggests making durable linoleum by laying unworn Brussels carpet, painting it with many coats, letting each dry, and applying color in final coats. To renew wear, add fresh paint and dot colors on the last coat for a mosaic tile effect.
Melt butter in a chafing dish then stir in pepper pulp mustard and salt. Add cheese cut in small pieces and melt. Stir in milk and one beaten egg until thickened. Serve on small toasted bread squares.
A recipe for griddle cakes without a waffle iron is given. Beat the egg white and yolk separately, mix yolk with milk salt and sifted flour, then fold in the stiff white. Add baking powder, beat, and cook on a hot griddle with about one tablespoon batter per cake.
Melt butter and sauté finely chopped onion until yellow. Stir in flour and cook until lightly browned. Add tomatoes two cups, a small glass of wine, bay leaf, two or three cloves, garlic, salt and paprika. Cook ten minutes, strain and serve with baked fish.
Mix one cupful of flour with one eighth of a tablespoonful of salt. Add one cupful of milk gradually to form a smooth paste. Beat two eggs until light. Bake in gem pans greased with roast fat and baste after rising. Serve around the roast. often baked in a dripping pan and cut in squares.
Power describes a flexible leather glue using one part Venetian turpentine to four parts glue heated until sticky. It works best when fresh. A codfish bake combines two cups flaked codfish with two cups chopped potatoes two tablespoons melted butter and one cup milk packed in a buttered pan baked thirty minutes.
A kitchen tip advises heating the cake dish with hot water, drying it, then placing butter inside to melt. This method avoids direct stove contact and uses indirect heat from the warmed dish.
Handy improvisations for daily chores including a twine corkscrew, making gum arabic starch, carrying a windproof candle, using a wire potato masher to cream butter and sugar, soaking gas mantles in vinegar for longevity, and cleaning japanned trays with olive oil.
Long testimony from Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa August 17 1907 describes a lifetime of itch and welts with severe eczema. After eight months using Cuthura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills he says he is cured and endorses the product. A second man Nelson R Burnett also endorses the testimonial.
In Yonkers Statesman gossip a line claims Will plans to marry the woman he has been spending much money on and make her a permanent receiver. The exchange contrasts impatience with political inactivity and voter concerns.
A violent incident at a seaside hotel ends with the killer wiping gore from a blade and lifting his head to shout Next as a crowd watches. The scene is described with a chilling emphasis on the assailant's demeanor and actions amid the grim spectacle.
A letter from a woman details years of indigestion and peritonitis causing nervousness and fatigue. She credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restoring strength, appetite, sleep, and well being, and says she and her husband continue use. The note ends with a promotional line for Postum Co. and a nudge to read The Road to Wellville.
The letter touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a historic remedy for women's ailments. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri praises its restoration of health after years of suffering and unsuccessful physician treatments.
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