Western Girl Strengthened by Vegetable Compound
Mus. Orro J. Geyer of Manchester South Dakota says she was weak and run-down before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After a short period she regained strength and gained weight while managing a 360 acre farm with her family of five, and she offers to answer letters from women about the medicine.
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Manchester
Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mus
Orro J. Geyer
Box
Model Husband Speaks Plainly in Plain English
A columnist notes a wife's praise for her husband who admits when he is wrong in clear terms rather than masking the fault with roses or candy. The piece highlights honesty and direct communication as the mark of a good partnership.
Safe Preventive Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablet Ad
For colds grip or influenza and as a preventive take laxative bromine quinine tableta. A safe and proven remedy. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. 380¢c. Adv.
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E. W. Grove
Lunch at the drug store sparks a hopeful phrase
In a Louisville Courier-Journal snippet a dialogue hints at a casual plan to meet for lunch at a drug store, with a playful reply about trying a moment of concentrated repose.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cole's Carboli Salve Advertises Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes Cole's Carboli salve as curing pain from cuts or burns and healing without a scar. It notes availability at druggists for 2 and 60 cents and from J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford, Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Ill
Saving Money by Staying Busy Earning
A brief aphorism notes that earning more can reduce the urge to spend. The saying suggests busyness as a path to financial restraint and frugality. It highlights time as a resource that complements income in controlling expenses.
Quart of Water Cleans Kidneys
A well known authority says flushing kidneys with a quart of water daily helps. A mixture of eight tablespoonful Jad Salts in a glass of water before breakfast is claimed to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize acids, and aid bladder health.
Millet Hay Proves Profitable For Feeder Steers In Colorado Test
At Akron Colorado a cattle feeder day compared millet hay and cane hay in two lots of Aberdeen Angus calves. Millet hay yielded 2.12 pounds daily gain vs 1.8 with cane hay, with feed costs around 6.85 and 6.71 per 100 pounds gain respectively. Denver stock show ahead. project led by A A Finker J C Foster and B W Fairbanks.
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Washington County
Akron
Colo
Aberdeen Angus Steel
Denver
A. A. Finker
J. C. Foster
B. W. Fairbanks
Colorado Agricultural College
Feed Ration for Brood Sows on Pasture or Hay
Guidance on feeding brood sows with litters, favoring green pasture or alfalfa hay when available. Recommends corn as main grain with oats or middlings, plus a protein supplement such as tankage or linseed meal. Suggests 2 to 4 gallons of skim or buttermilk daily if milk is used.
Millet hay risks to cattle and horse kidneys
Millet hay has similar feed value to timothy but can be hard on cattle kidneys. Hair may accumulate in cattle stomachs. Best to feed millet hay about half the roughage and mix with other roughage, especially for horses whose kidneys may be more affected.
Nedjef the Shia Pilgrimage City of Gold and Deserts
The Iraqi desert city Nedjef hosts a vast Shia pilgrimage center famed for its gold domes and revered Abbas mosque. Pilgrims travel from Bagdad Kerbela and beyond by camel and mule, with underground serdabs and tombs dotting the plain.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Edjef
Euphrates
Iraq
Mecca
Bagdad
Nedjef
India
Persia
Turkestan
Kerbela
Arabia
Aden
Red Sea
Abbas
Middle East
Budes
Dairy calf feeding and farm stock nutrition guidance
The note discusses starting calves on feed with a mix of shelled corn and oats, and provides roughage guidelines of about three pounds silage and half a pound hay per 100 pounds of calf weight. It warns against overfeeding to prevent overeating and fattening. It also notes common calf and livestock diseases like rickets and emphasizes legumes in growing and fattening diets plus cottonseed or linseed cake for cows in winter.
Shower of Silver
A wife reveals a secret money-saving scheme at her husband’s expense. She explains that for years she saved a shilling every time he spoke an unkind word, pouring a shower of silver coins into his hat to tide him over.
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Henry
Keeley
Keeley Institute
W. G. Nelson
Radio Talk Plans Fold as Audience Deters Senator
Senator Sorghum abandons a radio talk after recalling that crowds at home often drift into a daze during speakers' performances. The Washington Star notes his concession reflects public reception concerns and the risk of dull broadcasts.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
None to Spare
A hobo exclaims he has only one leg and cannot share it while a passerby irritably refuses to spare any.
Stump Dependence Politically and the Jump
Political writing argues voters rely more on stump speeches than family lineage. It critiques candidates for prioritizing oratory over established kinship networks and party ties. The piece reflects on public persuasion strategies affecting elections and citizenship.
Comedy Critic Quips Highlight New York Production
American dramatic critics harshly judge a recent New York comedy noting blunt humor and a remark that laughter from the rear rows showed someone telling a joke, illustrating sharp, candid theater commentary of the period.
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New York
Two Gifts Reveal a Birthday Bill in a Letter Case
In a brief exchange a man notes a letter case given by his wife for his birthday. The humor centers on the case containing a bill for the gift, highlighting irony and domestic wit in a compact dialogue.
Couple quarrel over silence and gossip in home talk
The scene shows Conrad and his wife in a tense domestic moment. She avoids speaking to him for a week, while he hears her private thoughts described aloud as she talks to herself.
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Woodman
Conrad
Afraid of a Licking Johnny Purchases Air Gun
A boy named Johnny buys a niece air gun to scare a chicken but refrains from firing. He fears punishment from his aunt and mother. The incident centers on a domestic scenario with a child avoiding discipline.
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Johnny
Wife Breaks Off Engagement Over Clothes Spending
A sharp exchange notes a fiancée quitting the engagement after learning her fiancé’s spending on clothes. The punchline: she now plans to marry his tailor, highlighting wit over finances.
Ailing Burglar Hints at Gold Watch Belief
A feeble burglar, sensing a gold watch, asks a doctor what causes his rapid pulse. The passerby notes the dramatic effect of the sight of the watch, framing the scene as a Passing Show moment.
College Youth Bungling Slang Exchange
The text spotlights two pairs, Hortense-Harold and Marjorie-Oh, in a playful slang exchange between college youths. The tone is light and humorous, illustrating competitive banter and social scrapple common to campus chatter.
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Hortense
Harold
Donald
Marjorie
Corrected Farmer and Hobo Exchange A Sharp Quip
A corrected exchange shows a farmer scolding a hobo for laziness with a biting retort about lacking energy and sustenance. the dialogue centers on pride and insult in a rural setting.
Vermonters Recount Chill Tales From Hog Killin Time
Frederick Rasmussen, famed agriculturist, told a Harrisburg banquet that northern Europe’s farms endure extreme cold. He recalled Vermont highlands where the hog-killin’ time produced a kettle of boiling water that froze instantly in the yard, an anecdote cited by the Springfield Union.
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Frederick Rasmussen
Harrisburg
Europe
Vermont
Springfield Union
Island Under Study by Northwest Alaska Scientists
Scientists travel to a remote island off northwest Alaska to study its inhabitants. The island has never been visited by researchers before.
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Alaska
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