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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
6
From Osgoode Station Ontario comes a five year tale of indigestion pain and failed doctoring until the Little Digesters advertisement promises relief with a money back guarantee. R H Ralph testifies to improved appetite and comfort after using the product.
A physician recommends a home remedy titled Worth Taking using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Salatone, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night, it purports to cleanse the system, aid kidney filtration, and relieve gouty and back pains, with ingredients sold at drug stores and described as purely vegetable and harmless.
A collection of simple era tips covers cooking and storage methods. It advises easing corn with peppermint oil, removing window paint with vinegar, cooling baked goods before storage, tenderizing tough meat with lemon, checking fish by stiffness, beating blankets to fluff, removing ink with a match’s sulfur end, and wrapping cracked eggs in newspaper to prevent white from boiling out.
After suffering weeks with La Grippe, Mrs Alvin H Locks of Seabrook New Hampshire describes severe head and eye pains and nervous insomnia. She credits Dr Miles Nervine Heart Remedy and Nerve and Liver Pills with curing her and notes others saw benefits. The ad warns after effects can weaken the system and invite pneumonia.
Dr Miles Restorative Nervice should be taken for some time to restore nerve strength. Price is one dollar at your druggist. If unavailable, send price to us for prepaid supply. Dr Miles Medical Co Toronto.
Dewey Austin Cobb reports from the New York Tribune on vampire bats. The doctor explains anatomy, feeding, and victim preference, noting bats lack teeth for chewing and instead suction blood. Cattle and horses are the chief targets, with bites often on the spine behind the shoulders and usually not harming humans.
A Boston Record item recalls a man waiting at a transfer station when a highly excited woman rushed up and asked, Are you the man here He answered No madam The man here is that man over there, hiding a smile at the confusion and the misdirected question.
A concise observation on how wealth attracts pursuit yet rarely fulfills the seekers. The saying reflects a common sentiment about money's elusive nature and the constant strain to acquire it.
A Ves pra farmer writing as VIM describes the value gap between fertile and worn soils and argues that run down farms near markets and roads can be restored more cheaply than abandoning them. He recounts his own 116 acre setup with river valley and sandy land, poor initial yields, and a second year of improvement using manure and 200 lb per acre superphosphate, doubling turnip yield and restoring hope.
A farmer recounts years of using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments and notes improved health. The piece also reports on Ontario agriculture, detailing glandular soil improvements from clover and root crops, plus Manx Liniment cures distemper and a focus on clover nitrogen fixation through soil bacteria. It emphasizes pasture feeding over plowing down green crops and urges continual soil mixing, root crops, and legume cultivation for fertility and profits.
A railroad contractor in a warm climate faced widespread illness among workers. He reduced meat rations and increased Quaker Oats, boiling the oats and adding the oatmeal water to drinking water. Within a short period, stomach issues faded and workers gained strength and morale. This example highlights the health benefits of oatmeal in harsh conditions.
The Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph reports farmers receiving cultures of nitrogen gathering bacteria for inoculation of alfalfa and various clovers and vetches. Each seed type requires a different culture and packets inoculate about sixty pounds of seed. A 25 cent charge covers prep and postage. orders should specify seed type and amount and be sent to Professor S. E. Edwards with payment.
Promises health benefits and wealth from FIG PILLS claiming to cure rheumatism kidney and liver trouble backache indigestion and constipation. Offers 25c a box at D H MacLaren's.
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