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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
6
An old farm advisory piece urges lime in and around the hen house, full wood boxes, and shade and water for poultry. It warns hogs turn farm waste to profit, stresses sheep hoof care, and highlights weather, nutrition, and water needs for hens and cattle. It offers guidance on hiring good help, disease therapies, incubator use, and farm management.
A detailed description of hay stacker derrick construction from the revolving boom to the base frame. Includes mast length, boom dimensions, bearing placements, bracing, pulleys, rope sizes, and protective plates. Emphasizes steel plates, platform supports, and sled-like runners for stability in operation.
Advice notes on farming losses from oversized farms, best grasses for vacality, timing for plowing to kill cutworms before freezing, securing stout potato vines for yields, clover catch issues signaling soil problems, and summer plowing when soil moisture allows crumbly tilth.
Researchers continue a long term effort to develop new potato varieties that feature eye depressions less pronounced and more uniform. The goal is to create a month potato with consistent skin and eye characteristics for easier handling and processing.
Little Catherine stays with a farmer family this summer and learns rural speech. She observes a visitor, puzzled by a farmer's description of being fore-handed and wonders about his two upver hands while questioning if he sits on them.
An excerpt from an old advertisement recounts Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reporting relief from backache and urinary troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She claimed cure in January 1903 and, four and a half years later, that she had no kidney trouble since. Sold by dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A mother recounts her baby niece suffering from severe eczema that covered the body and face. After a year and a half with doctors and a derailed prognosis, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the child reportedly improved within three months. The testimonial cites addresses in St Louis and dates in 1907.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a Lon don bishop told John Morley about an Exnst ead school exam. A pupil lists Indian foods curry pepper citton chillies chutney and then forgets the finale. The class teacer asks what India is famous for and the child answers India-gestion.
The article argues that using Defiance Starch improves laundry results by allowing thinner application due to greater strength, avoiding the paste-like buildup that hides fabric beauty and wears on goods. It claims ordinary starches require excessive application, marring appearance and durability.
A man offers advice that prosperity comes from going to bed with the chickens. Yasir responds that he will, but notes that chicken owners may not trust enough. The exchange reflects local dialect and social attitudes about aims and trust.
An ad extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a top value laxative for every home. It promises cleansing and relief with no debility and notes pleasant natural action. The formula is claimed to be physician approved and free of objectionable substances, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
In a shopper dialogue Mrs Juggins lists assorted Merry Widow items with a total near $99.90 while Mr Juggins jokes about hats. The piece then extols home laundering and starching, promoting Defiance Starch as a way to enhance fabric appearance.
A quirky overheard exchange notes how ad columns are becoming dramatic stages for wit and satire. Mention of Single Cinder cigar prompts mock seriousness at Lewis' Factory, with a Red Cross Ball offer and odd ad line curiosities stitched between phrases.
Maude E. of Leesburg reports months of illness ended by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims thousands of women cured, touting its universal remedy for ulcers backache nerves and general weakness and urges others to try it.
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