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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
12
Instructions prescribe two ounces glycerine and a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound mixed with a half pint straight whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati Ohio sells genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound only in half-ounce vials sealed in a wooden round case.
A fragment from a conversation shows alarm as a character explains unable to attend church due to a dreadful event while another notes a cook wearing a distinctive item. The exchange hints at tension and a mystery around the cook’s attire.
Mrs Lavina J Henderson of Stamford recounts severe rheumatism onset four years ago with skin peeling fever and bed sores. She credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Lotion for clearing complexion and aiding hair regrowth after poor results from other cures. Public notice dated March 12, 1807.
An old newspaper style ad touts Halls Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a $100 reward for failure to cure. The piece also mentions general mail delivery updates and a rural route mailbox electric alert system for deposited mail.
An early 20th century ad touts SPOHN S DISTEMPER CURE for horses and dogs with a guaranteed bottle, noting over 600 000 bottles sold last year. It offers pricing of 50 cents and 1 00 and seeks druggists or agents for Goshen Indiana. Also mentions PILES remedies and a quip about harvest wisdom.
A farmer explains the hopper method for poultry feeding that replaces daily wet mash. Ground grains are in a constant feed hopper, accessible to hens at all times, helping timid and weak hens feed while reducing waste. The design prevents overfeeding and cereal scatter, promoting steady intake for flock health.
The figures depict a free feeding hopper for fowls with slats 24% inches apart across the front to prevent waste. A board D redirects grain within reach, and a front B is nailed to end cleats. A berry crate can be converted into a hopper by trimming and adding a horizontal lip, with slats inside to curb waste.
Instructions from H. D. Hainey advise using water glass or sodium metasilicate to preserve eggs for six months to a year. Use a clean large jar, boiled cooled water, and keep eggs fresh and unwashed, fully covered by solution with at least two inches to the top.
Feeding ground grains should include bran in proportion. Hens over two years old lay too few eggs in winter to cover extra feed. Geese on pasture and ducks on the average farm can be profitable. Every farmer could raise a good flock of turkeys. Prices and terms in the last line are unclear.
A West Virginia beekeeper reports that heavy honey stores in regular ten frame hives fail to keep bees warm, causing cold deaths. He details a tar paper method but favors cutting circular holes through central honey frames after honey flow ends to concentrate warmth. He notes improved survival and brood in treated hives, cautioning gradual adoption.
Washington report tallies 2 648 600 000 bushels of Indian corn valued at 1 615 000 000 dollars, the era's greatest farm wealth. The secretary notes farm products total 7 772 000 000 dollars in 1908, roughly four times mining output, with farm wealth surpassing cotton hay and wheat together.
OCR clutter lists quack cures and random lines about laxatives and teething, with stray phrases about left-handed people and a misread catalog offer from "Tilde & luv Co." in Minneapolis. The jumble mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and assorted dubious health tips amid garbled prose.
Wittemstad Dec. 14 The Dutch cruiser Gelderland captured the Venezuelan coast guard ship Alix outside Puerto Cabello. The Alix was towed to Walemstad with Dutch flag raised and its crew sent ashore. The incident followed rumors of revolution as the Maracaibo reported interior unrest and the battleships Jacob van Heemskerk and cruiser Friesland stood off La Guaira for possible further action.
Flushing New York December 14 The trial of Thornton Jenkins Hains an author is set to begin today expected to rival major murder trials in public interest He is charged as an accessory in the killing of magazine writer W Ham Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club last summer by Captain Peter C Haines Jr US Army Annis was shot five times as he stepped from his catboat His brother Captain Hains defense argues temporary insanity and that one cannot be held responsible for another's acts while insane The case follows the prior homicide and names multiple defendants and naval officers involved in the pension dispute Meanwhile in Washington a proposed bill would grant automatic pension increases to veterans and beneficiaries losing an eye raising monthly payments to 24 dollars.
President-elect Taft will visit Panama prior to his inauguration, in an trip approved by President Roosevelt and Secretary Burton. Burton plans to travel to Ohio to lead his campaign effort in the senate race, remaining in Columbus until the legislature elects a senator. A monument to Oscar Wilde is funded in London with a donation of one hundred thousand dollars.
A historical note praises a winter stock feed mix of equal parts bran middlings ground oats and corn with meat scraps. It highlights the mixture’s bulk when cooked with clover hay and notes a five percent addition of an unidentified supplement.
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