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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
8
The passage condemns harsh laxatives like salts and castor oil, arguing they injure digestion and bowels. It counsels against forcing nauseating doses and contrasts with a preferable, tasty modern laxative liver regulator and bowel tonic.
A fragmentary newspaper page blends a melodramatic tale of a poor woman with a wealthy former lover and a sharp mil k adulteration notice. It includes a joke about a blue ribbon gesture, a penny pincher milk inspector anecdote, and various ad snippets for foot care products and breathless humor. The disjointed text mixes fiction with counseling blurbs and humorous quips from Washington and other sources.
Twenty years ago farmers raised all calves to replenish herds, but now reliance grows on mature animals and the cow starter. Those with small herds should raise heifer calves, while large farms return to spring calf crops. Any land growing corn can grow sorghum, which must germinate in warm soil and be drilled before June 20. Stock should graze briefly, and after cutting the fodder it should cure for a week in sunshine before moving.
Bran prices rise prompting dairymen to grow alfalfa as a substitute with higher protein yield per acre. Alfalfa can replace bran cost effectively, while oats in sheaf offer winter feed. Cottage cheese production is taught by Minnesota experiment station with a souring milk method, plus guidance on proper milking, feeding, and herd management to improve profitability and reduce losses.
Farmers buy heavy draft mares at Chicago stockyards with prices from 200 to 250 dollars. A recently sold mare weighing 1400 to 1600 pounds, though injured, was bought for 160 dollars as breeders push for durable animals. Breeding to top draft stallions is urged to yield two good offspring annually.
The article warns against rushing alfalfa cutting to remove weeds or from newly goaded fields. It stresses waiting for the crop to mature and for the stand to be well established, with crown buds ready for future crops. After the first year, three or four cuttings may be possible if timed correctly.
A period piece advises on horse care to keep teams fit for hard work, detailing rubbing down, feeding, and grooming routines. It reviews clover manuring trials showing a rough five ton per acre application raising yield by about one ton per acre and improving aftermath, then warns about hay stacking and crop timing during June and July.
An Indiana merchant on a western congressman's trip abroad encounters King Leopold in Brussels. As others bowed, the merchant stays rigid and proclaims he does not bow to any king, highlighting a clash of attitudes toward monarchy during the outing.
J. W. Browning of Ogden Utah, a plains pioneer who crossed in 1848, recalls doctors diagnosing diabetes five years earlier. He suffered kidney trouble, frequent urination, weakness and rheumatism. Donn’s Kidney Pills reportedly relieved his ailments and kept him well for a year past age 75. Sold by dealers, 10 cents a box. Foster MIller Co. Buffalo NY.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe reflections on local life. Observations on neighbors, honesty, and social norms. Witty witticisms about gossip, virtue, and aging contrast with everyday town behavior. Names and places not clearly identified.
Mary is told the farm sold for 50000 dollars and the couple will relocate to the city to enjoy the rest of their life in comfort.
A sobering Victorian era notice urges Mary to avoid signing a friend's bond and to obtain a bond from the Title Guaranty and Surety Company of Scranton Pennsylvania. It promises surety bonds with a home office and substantial capital and surplus over a million dollars.
The new Mexican ambassador Benor Enrique Crée spoke at a Washington dinner about unpleasant truths. He noted that they are always unnecessary and wound, recalling a story of an American countess or duchess and her husband Percival, illustrating embarrassment in proposals.
A dated advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for women weakened by overwork, childbirth, or social duties. It claims relief from headaches, back pain, pelvic issues, irregular menstruation, and other ailments, urging readers to request a free booklet for full composition and endorsements.
Access to markets grows as railway construction proceeds aggressively aided by three major railway firms. For more details contact the Superintendent of Immigration in Ottawa or the Canadian Government front. Other officials in Watertown South Dakota and Omaha Nebraska are listed as authorized agents for government matters.
Learn at home for three to five weeks and qualify for a barbering position paying from 9 to 12 dollars weekly. The Tonsor Co offers mail-based training saving time and $35 to $50, address 1441 Broadway Kansas City Missouri. Also reference to Sioux City Pip something.
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