Kansan Finds Relief From Stomach Ailment With Tanlac
Mrs Minnie Lee Gilreath of Coffeyville Kansas visits her daughter in Denver Colorado and says Tanlac healed her stomach digestion headaches and rheumatism improving strength appetite and sleep after taking five bottles she weighs eleven pounds more and feels like a different person. There is a Tanlac dealer in your town Adv.
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Tanlac
Minnie Lee Gilreath
Coffeyville
Kansas
Shermen Street
Denver
Colorado
Adv
His Narrow Escape
Conversation fragments mention a rescue, wind and missed proposal, plus a Cold War era style advertisement for Red Cross Bag Blue detergent and a dinner invitation praising vegetables raised by professionals. The items hint at a humorous or satirical Stray Stories snippet and consumer ad cues.
Magic Corn Removal by Freezone Ad
A Cincinnati man invented freezone a remedy that removes corn and callus with a few drops applied directly to the tender area. It dries instantly and shrivels the corn without irritating surrounding skin, lifting off painlessly. If not in stock, ask a druggist to order it from the wholesale house.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Drill Sergeant Prods Recruit With Bayonet Test
A drill sergeant scolds a frightened recruit as he explains how to impose discipline on a training dummy. The recruit responds by describing a bayonet attempt, prompting the sergeant to urge sharper, more decisive action.
At the Dance Heels Hurt Me This Evening
A brief dialogue notes discomfort at a dance with two speakers, discussing sore French heels and shared pain during the event.
True hero brings a friend home to dinner on washday
A reflective line praises a man who welcomes a friend for dinner during a washday, framing generosity and domestic duty as noble. The source emphasizes simple acts of hospitality as heroism.
Watering stock in summer on farms
In hot weather as springs and streams dry up, abundant fresh water is essential for livestock. Water aids digestion and heat regulation, reducing digestive disturbances. A reliable supply via deep wells or wind pumps or gasoline engines keeps troughs full and stock hydrated through the dry season.
Colt Attention In Summer
Dr C W McCampbell of Kansas State Agricultural College advises keeping the colt in a cool dark stall during day if the mare is worked. Begin bringing the mare to the barn mid forenoon and mid afternoon, allow the colt to suckle at night, and provide crushed oats with bran or a corn bran linseed meal ration. Ensure access to clean water and forage like clover or alfalfa. If pasture grazing occurs a creek should be provided for grain access.
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C. W. McCampbell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Fender protects piglets in hog houses
The fender uses a two by four mounted about eight inches from the floor to prevent piglets from being crushed when a sow lies down. Widely used by hog raisers in the corn belt, it provides excellent results in most cases.
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Corn Belt
Orange Judd Farmer
World stock shortage supports current price level
The current price level for live stock is expected to persist due to a global shortage. A rapid end to the war is not seen as altering the price basis until supply normalizes. An import duty of 10 percent on stock meats hides and wool protects against shipments from cheaper overseas labor.
England's Cast Iron Sheep Herdwick Breed
A Shepherd's Journal writer hails the Herdwick as England's cast iron sheep famed for mutton and thick fleeces. The breed endures harsh climates better than many others, standing up to incurable exposure and hardship.
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The
Shepherd’s Journal
England
Uncle Sam Emphasizes Apple Crop To Aid Food War Effort
The Food Administration launches a nationwide consumer campaign to boost apple consumption this autumn through next spring. With an estimated 190 million bushels, growers are urged to grade and pack carefully, store second grades, and use bulk sales or by products to stabilize prices while supporting war needs.
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Sam
Food Administration
United States
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Colorado
New York
Department of Agriculture
Stockholm Offers Reward to Curb Rat Plague
Stockholm authorities launch a campaign offering 20 cents for every dead rat. The aim is to reduce the rat problem and supply materials for soap and lubricants. Rats are processed in a corpse utilization establishment with fat boiled for products and remaining matter used as poultry feed. Fat is also skimmed from containers in sewers draining hotels and restaurants.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Man Offers Ten Dollars to Laundress for Runaway Marriage
A wife reports a man who plays the flute in the top flat has fallen for their maid and urges her to run away. The husband, claiming poverty, offers ten dollars to the maid to elope, a plan observed amid the laundress’s promotion of Red Cross Bag Blue.
Love and anger in a Jefferson Market Court
A woman testifies about her husband’s violence as he returns home and strikes her in the eyes. She says she loves him and seeks only a warning. The magistrate quips that love seems to be in the complainant’s eyes.
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Jefferson Market
New York Times
Change the Name Coal Has-Bin
A humorous exchange where a speaker names the coal bin anew as a coal has-bin after noting its frequent emptiness and uselessness in emergencies. The reply concedes the bin is rarely useful, prompting the playful renaming.
Vindictive chap and the fun of forgetting fury
A reflective line contrasts the vindictive man with the one who can smile and forget anger. It suggests that letting go brings more ease and enjoyment than dwelling on petty grievances.
No Body, Spirit in Purchases Cause Private Quarrel
A wife laments missing body in dress materials she received while her husband shows approving satisfaction at his own parcel. The exchange hints at differing expectations over future use and value in domestic shopping.
Ventilating plans teased by a draftsman in story
A fragment recalls a question about who drafted the building’s ventilating system and answers with a casual “Some draftsman, I suppose.” The scene then shifts to a commuter’s quick outburst during a daily pinochle game in the smoker and a joke about a mispunched ace of diamonds by the conductor. The note closes with a 1916 trade figure for Holland bulbs and a proverb about pluck in business.
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