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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
7
D A Ward King notes how hedge shadows hide half the highway and the central ditch becomes a growing gully. He cites repeated grading and a drag method since 1896 to fix a dry clay hill, while warning water will route to side ditches after rainfall regardless of photos.
A Farmers' Voice correspondent describes practical methods for wheat harvesting using self-binders, with six horses and a good binder. He explains shock construction of 16 bundles, arranged north to south with side bundles and capped with two roof bundles to shed water and resist northwest storms, then threshing promptly or storing in long ricks to prevent weather damage and maximize market readiness.
A 18 inch board is nailed to the post as a track. A narrower piece of equal length, rounded to catch the gate nose, is attached below. End pieces, one inch thick by three by seven inches, bolt on. The gate slides under these parts to lock. lifting a piece opens it to swing both ways.
Two links from an old grain binder chain can be used to fashion hinges for small or medium doors or gates. Place the open face side down and fasten each link to the door and jamb with four wire staples in the corners of each Mok. For very heavy doors three hinges may be used.
The notice recommends using a stone boat as a practical implement for smoothing small ground. Attach a chain to the front and rear corners, load with stone, and pull to create an effective ground roller.
Mme Fairfax loved moonlit nights on her Virginia porch where she called the moon her own. Her colored maid Dahlia, always at hand, echoed the praise and joined in the delight. In Washington Dahlia gazed from a new window and joked that old Miss Moon had come along to guide them.
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England says her son Owen suffered from severe eczema from three months old to fifteen years. After repeated hospital discharges as hopeless the family bought Cuthurn Remedies six months ago and the boy is now perfectly cured.
A humorous quip frames a scene where an elder man frets after three proposals received the previous night. The exchange, playful in tone, highlights his uncertainty about choosing among multiple offers during a leap year moment.
Excerpt portrays advertising lines urging careful inspection of Castoria bottles for infants and children. It contrasts consumer concerns and social chatter about spending, dress, and household costs, weaving in light quotes and a nod to Liberty and Sears era marketing.
An essay on health and happiness notes the value of widely accepted knowledge and promotes the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, ethical laxative manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
A woman from Norristown reports relief from severe reproductive troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She details long suffering, a doctor’s alarm, and reads testimonials that prompted her to try the remedy. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice.
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