Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Terre Hill Pennsylvania resident Mrs Augustus Lyon testifies to relief from female troubles and aches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as a historic standard for women's ills with testimonials from many women stating improved health and avoidance of surgery.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Terre Hill, Pa
Lynn, Mass
All Seek for Happiness in Shadows and Destiny
A reflective piece cites happiness as life’s lamp and warns against putting personal joy above duty. It urges acceptance of fate and notes happiness can appear anew, citing Charleston News and Courier with a remark about a good cook using plenty of butter.
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Charleston
Postum Cereal Promotes Health Over Coffee Says Bookkeeper
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with curing stomach troubles and nervous distress after pneumonia left him with dyspepsia. He abandoned coffee and tea after one day’s trial, noting improved health and work ability. The tale, attributed to the Postum Company of Battle Creek, urges grocers to stock Postum in two forms and promotes its benefits.
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Grocey
Postum
Postum Co
Battle
Creek
Wellville
Bad Habits of Colts Cited in Nervous Young Horse Tale
A horse trainer’s method shows that preventing bad habits in colts is crucial. A nervous young colt, mishandled by a city rider, breaks loose after a forceful approach, illustrating how improper handling can seed repeated escapes. The story notes a rope-based halter as a potential corrective measure.
More Live Stock Is Needed By Walter 8b Leutz
More livestock is essential for soil fertility and farm profitability. American farmers must increase herds to convert waste into meat milk and work and to engage youth in farming through livestock interest.
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Walter 8B
Leutz
United States
Good Egg Candling Outfit for Testing Eggs
A simple candling setup uses a large pasteboard box placed over a small lamp with a hole aligned to its flame. Notches provide air, the box stays fire safe, and candling is best done in darkness. An egg showing defects should not be marketed.
GIVING SHEEP ATTENTION AND CARE IN PASTURES
A rural guide warns against wet floors for sheep and advises selecting short legged breeding stock. It stresses grain supplementation when pastures are short to protect profits and prevent grass root depletion. It notes pasture management benefits and mentions a South Dakota man using moving scarecrows to deter predators.
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South Dakota
Rural Homes Beautification Prizes Boost Kentucky Farms
A Kentucky commercial club allocates funds to award residents in a rural district for best kept towns and displays of farm and garden products. The program aims to improve appearance with tidy lawns attractive shrubs and cultivated gardens, believing beautification boosts farmer interest and crop success.
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L. P. Browning
Kentucky
Poor Feeder in Cattle and Hidden Foreign Bodies
Reasons for poor feeder discuss how some cattle fail to thrive despite feed. Postmortem checks in Western packing houses reveal foreign bodies like barley beads and foxtail embedded in the tongue or passing into the stomach walls, lungs, or heart, causing abscess formation and gangrenous inflammation.
Poultry Diseases Linked to Wrong Dressing
Poultry diseases arise mainly from constitutional weaknesses caused by improper dressing. The note highlights that incorrect dressing weakens birds, making them susceptible to illness and poor performance.
Excellent farming conditions in Canada
Western Canada shows growing success with mixed farming across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Alberta settlers report high yields of wheat oats and alfalfa, strong cattle and hog markets, and climate favorable for home-making. US capital flows into Canada reflect confidence in agricultural profitability and stability.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sedgewick
E. L
Frye & Sons, Packers
Seattle
Pacific
Western Canada
Timate
Thomas McKay
Hardisty
Osage City
Kansas
Calgary
Gleichen
Drink Denison Coffee and Crooked Boston Streets Joke
A collage of copy from old ads and jokes mentions Denison’s Coffee, a portrait of life insurance conversations, Murine remedy, Allen’s Foot-Ease anti fatigue powder for expositions, and a quip about marriage honesty and street layouts in Boston and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gotham
Hubb
New York
California Expositions
Allen
Indy
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J. M. Belt
B& Good
Kentucky Club
Tt Tg
U.S
Lillenas Wandiaiinidsiibila
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
New ‘York
Ec SS
Daisy Fly Killer
Tox Gu Tae
EU Pels
Sii
Denison
Detroit Free Press
Murine Wye Remedy Co
Chicago
Mrs. Prebscomb
Mr. Prebscomb
Mr. Prebyscomb
Zona
Zona Company, Webs All
Carter
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Wolf
Paxton Toilet Co
Masa
Brest
Blackley Pie
Latoratory
Berkeley, Gal
Chicages
Hodtucmdoane
Duompson
Sioux City
Ite
Fossa
Barrol Dadlesk
Liberty Auto-Oil
Des Moines
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