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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
6
A bold claim advertises Munyon's Vitalizer as a tonic to restore weak men to full vigor. The copy promises rapid improvement after the first dose and warns against quack doctors, offering 75 tablets per bottle for $1 postpaid from a Vila, ia address.
A garbled farm scene has a wary farmer’s wife watching a towering balloon glide overhead with a trailing anchor. He warns against trusting the unknown man below. A local Indiana writer is said to be tying into a work titled The Uplifting of the Parier, while observers keep cautious eyes on the spectacle.
A reader recounts rapid recovery from three months bedridden muscular rheumatism after using Dean's Widney Pills. The testimonial claims dramatic improvement, returning to work within weeks, and promotes the product with dealer networks and a 50 cent price. Additional notes describe watch-boys in Norway and a Boston educator praising Grape-Nuts for health, but the main item centers on the Dean's Widney Pills customer testimony.
A New Jersey assemblyman proposes cemetery vaults with transparent viewing access for medical inspection and automated alarms to detect revival in the dead. Similar measures emerge in New York and Albany as lawmakers seek mortuary oversight, ventilated death rooms, and an observer period before interment.
A Cincinnati Times-Star correspondent argues New York youth’s rudeness stems from the city air rather than foreigners. An incident aboard a British cutter highlights class tension and a midshipman’s insistence on etiquette, reflecting cross channel impressions. Bally's Magazine.
The Idle Soph notes Harvard psychology students repeating a witty remark by Prof. William James about a New York millionaire sophomore. The quip suggests that spare time used on personal adornment leads to neglected duties, echoing Poor Richard and a quip about thrift. The New York Sun cites the line and adds a comment that some people have better clothes than manners.
Protection from lightning is urged by Prof Henry of the weather bureau who notes 700 to 800 deaths and widespread damage annually and a new Farmers Bulletin 367 will be mailed free. Cockerels aged 10 to 12 months are praised for flavor and usefulness as roasters and market stock. The rocks are heavy birds, valued for eggs and breeding stock, with fattening seeds aiding weight gain and hens benefiting from range and litter-fed grain to boost egg production.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that real civilization rests on wholesome country life not just urban progress. He says farm families embody essential American virtues and that intelligent farming will feed and clothe nations, refresh cities, and supply strong leaders for war and peace.
A passage from Agricultural Epitomist argues dairying yields higher returns than diversified farming. It notes a dairyman can stock one cow per acre in suitable conditions, rely on neighbors for grain, and turn feed into two dollars of product per dollar spent. With forty acres, five used for buildings, a thirty five acre tillage area and a silo, year round roughage is achievable, especially in alfalfa regions, though open pasture remains scarce in civilized areas.
Oscar Meeds of Ridgely Maryland staged a barrel potato experiment that yielded 125 prime tubers from one eye planted in a lime-filled barrel with fertilized soil. As the barrel produced, visitors watched potatoes fill the container, sparking claims of a future 5,000 barrel order for next season.
Barred Plymouth Rock chickens offer strong profits with good egg production and large light brown eggs. Maine Experiment Station records show remarkable egg laying, while hens are good setters and mothers. Chicks mature quickly with appealing appearance and high market price for broilers and roasters. Capons of the breed are highly valued.
Advice on the best time and method to lift wild grapevines for transplanting. Do not delay to late winter or spring to avoid sap loss. Dig with a soil ball two to three feet wide, bind if needed, and preserve fine roots. Plant in a prepared hole with well rotted manure. trim vigorously and expect no fruit next season, but recovery yields long term success.
The article details five feeding classes protein carbohydrates oil minerals and water and explains each role in growth tissue formation energy and body warmth It stresses balancing rations using bran cotton-seed meal linseed oil meal and mixed feeds to meet protein needs and improve animal growth and health urging reading state experiment station bulletins for precise analysis and best results for farm animals.
A tunic coat style forms the novel feature of the costume. At first glance it appears extreme, but close study shows it as a slight variation of familiar lines. Soutache trimming and four decorative jet buttons complete the detailing.
A Philadelphia Ledger report records questioning an explorer who says he ascended a mountain and left no visible trace. The response notes that the footprint of the astral body is not tangible, reflecting a dignified, frigid stance in denying observable proof.
An old health ad claims relief from age related pains through a compound syrup of Sarsaparilla Toris compound and whiskey. It urges daily spoonful doses before meals and at night with shaking and sale through any druggist. The Kansas City Journal asks Who was Pepys and notes his diary keeping fame.
A brief exchange reveals a separation in a domestic situation. A woman asks about events, and the reply notes that only the husband’s death ends the separation. The dialogue implies a quiet, unresolved marital rift and the emotional aftermath of loss.
A short ad-like note claims exposure to cold leads to pneumonia if untreated and promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as a universal cure for colds sore throats quinsy. Mentions 26c 3c and 0c as remedies or prices.
The Philippines yield two exotic fruits unknown to Europe and America. The durian grows on a tall elm like tree with a shiny shell and creamy pulp, described as custard and cheese flavors. Gained by American soldiers as the vegetable Limburger cheese. The other fruit is the mango teen whose highly flavored liquid cannot be shipped abroad.
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