Help for Working Women Health Letter Endorses Pinkham Compound
A Frankfort Kentucky resident writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her female weakness after remaining weak and unable to work She credits three bottles with restoring her strength and urges other women to try the remedy The company invites all women to write for confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts and asserts the product has supported female health for forty years
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Coney
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Dyspepsia Advice Amid Domestic Dinner Duties
Dialogue notes Dr Emdee counsels cheerfulness before and after meals as remedy for indigestion while Mrs Haightwork laments the burden of providing meals and washing dishes. The exchange emphasizes routine domestic strain and health suggestions in a domestic setting.
A Sincere Performer Exaggerates Briggins Patriotism
Quotations reveal Briggins claiming immense patriotism and a desire to start a war just to enjoy fighting for his country. The dialogue portrays a spirited defense of Briggins and hints at political theater surrounding his stance.
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Briggins
Seed Potatoes Disinfection Methods From USDA Cautionary Note
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn formaldehyde and corrosive sublimate treatments for seed potatoes have limitations and risks. Surface infections only are addressed. formaldehyde effectiveness is partial and corrosive sublimate is highly toxic and require careful handling. Treatments involve specific dilution, repeated use limits, and practical apparatus like barrels or vats. storage in old containers can reinfect potatoes. Some growers report improved germination, but sprouted potatoes are damaged and storage timing matters.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Seed Potatoes and Soil Conditions for Disease Control
Formaldehyde and corrosive sublimate are ineffective against several potato diseases. Select clean seed potatoes from healthy plants, apply seed treatment as extra protection, and inspect fields during growth and harvest. Soil acidity, manure, and fertilizers influence common scab, rhizoctonia, and powdery scab, with acid soils reducing scab and poor drainage worsening powdery scab.
Seed Disinfection and Potatoes Disease Control
Disinfect seed potatoes by avoiding deep brown stem end lesions. Sulphur helps prevent common scab but is not a substitute for formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate. A 600 pounds per acre soil treatment reduces scale but is rarely profitable. Formaldehyde soaking treats seed before cutting, two hours in a one pint solution per unspecified amount.
Treating Scours In Horses From Old Veterinary Guide
Instructions for treating scours in horses include a diet of whole oats and one ninth part wheat bran by weight, with a daily ration of one and five pounds per hundred pounds of body weight, plus one pound of hay per hundred pounds. Increase hay if idle, let the horse run out daily in good weather, muzzle between meals if bedding is eaten, provide free rock salt, offer drinking water before meals, have teeth checked by a vet, and if the horse bolts feed, mix in hard peas, use a very large feed box, or add cobblestones in the box.
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap Seeds
A concise verdict argues against cheap seeds noting records of time spent and yield prove cheap seeds never pay. The broader point remains true across farming lines: investing in quality seeds yields better returns than opting for the lowest price.
Preventing Navel Disease in Cols at Birth
Ohio State University animal husbandry expert J S Coffey advises clean sanitary stalls and effective disinfection to stop navel disease in newborn colts. Use only new straw, keep iodine for dewcling the cord, and allow mares and foals to exercise in pasture after a few days.
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J. S. Coffey
Animal Husbandry Department
Ohio State University
Plan for cutting spinach with a sharp hoe
The article advises using a sharp hoe to slice off large spinach plants when edible, allowing smaller plants to regrow for additional weeks. This method extends the season and reduces the risk of seed stalks forming with warm weather.
Mineral feeds no benefit for pigs at Iowa station
Pigs fed at the Iowa station with corn and 14 minerals showed no improvement. Free choice of minerals including rock salt charcoal limestone bone ash cinders slack coal wood ash glau ber's salts epsom salts valcalum citrate and baking soda did not help the stock.
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Iowa Station
Freckles vanish with Ethine Double Strength treatment
A vintage ad promises to remove freckles using ethine double strength cream bought from a druggist. Apply nightly and morning to fade even dark freckles and lighten lighter ones. Guarantee offers money back if it fails to remove freckles.
Miss Violette Wilson Leaves UC to Develop Her Soul
Miss Violette Wilson daughter of J Stitt Wilson former Berkeley mayor defies paternal wishes and quits the University of California to pursue a life education over a college diploma. She initially enrolled in letters and sciences in August but soon felt campus studies hampered her mental growth and chose to withdraw.
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Violette Wilson
J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
University of California
Miss Wilson
San Francisco Chronicle
You May Look Young Soap and Ointment Ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify skin and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. It claims emollients keep skin clear and hair lively and hands soft and white, offering a free sample by mail with a book and address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Jaybird Robs Mail Box in Anniston Case Hint
An old Anniston Alabama Dispatch note reports a jaybird allegedly stealing mail from a postbox at Dave Young’s corner Twenty first and Mobile Streets. Federal officers may pursue a search if the bird is identified, with possible presentation before the next federal grand jury session.
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Anniston
Dave Young
Girls Quickly Led to the Altar Cabaret Trade Tale
A Panama City cabaret proprietor John Engelsberg travels to New York for fifth time in two years seeking cabaret girls. Previous hires left the art to marry or drift away, with none lasting beyond six months. A curious note on talent scarcity and frontier entertainment.
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John Engelsberg
Panama City
New York
No Wonder. A punny quip on rates and tree work.
A brief humorous exchange notes a man who always offers cut rates for his services as a tree trimmer. It adds a joke about women preferring hand-painted china that matches their complexions.
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China
Conductor Ejects Passenger After Smoking in Car
In the train scene a passenger warns of a fallen cigar on her dress. The conductor informs her that smoking is not allowed in the car and states she will be put off. The brief exchange highlights strict conduct rules aboard.
We Three Weary Guard At Remount Camp
A sentry at Remount Camp halts an approaching figure asking who goes there. A weary voice answers that it is one friend accompanied by two mules, signaling a simple nighttime checkpoint scene with minimal action.
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Remount Camp
Rockefeller gift prompts reporter jesting about giving
The Jar John D Rockefeller is praised by a New York reporter for a $1,275,000 education gift. Rockefeller replies the relief is in continuing giving, joking he would be like a retired businessman troubled by nothing to worry about.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Lke
Flag Respect Sparks Dolan’s Fiery Retort
In a public exchange Air Nafferty asks Dolan how he’d feel about a man insulting the American flag. Dolan answers with blunt zeal that he would feel great delight and take pleasure in giving the offender a beating.
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Nafferty
Air. Dolan
Campaign quarrel lines sharpen campaign tone
The dialogue portrays a blunt exchange about mudslinging in politics. Senator Sorghum counters with a harsh line about throwing a rock. A quip about Bunyan and a light jab at chiropody appear, followed by a remark on church attendance versus staying home.
Tommy Learns to Eat Frogs in Macedonia
From the French comrades, British soldiers in Macedonia have learned frog legs on toast as a tasty supplement to rations. They catch frogs with meat on a string, turning a sport into a meal and easing the frog chorus at night.
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Tommy
Macedonia
Carola
London Globe
Be cheerful you can always look about you
Cartoon caption from Detroit Free Press notes cheerful outlook amid bill collectors. One side jokes about comparing misfortune with others, the other about people with more money avoiding taxes. The piece reflects light humor on financial pressure.
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Detroit
Frea Press
Pleasure and the Big Financial Deal
Mr Dustin Stax remarks on closing a large financial deal last week then jokes that no pleasure could rival completing such a transaction. The exchange plays on the idea of business triumph as personal satisfaction.
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Dustin Stax
An Eye for Beauty
A terse exchange hints at a character’s fairness and keen perception. The dialogue underscores the ability to discern truth or value from a distance, suggesting a thoughtful, perceptive individual.
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