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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
5
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy to cleanse the stomach, remove sour food and excess bile, and relieve headaches and indigestion. It promises a clear head and healthy bowels by morning, claiming it works while you sleep and is gentle on children.
The piece argues sheep farming yields quick profits with minimal capital. It recommends three sheep per acre for ten acres, totaling about 380 sheep, noting rapid flock growth if cared for and warning against starting with older ewes. It highlights fleece and lamb as sources of return and land value gains in subsequent crops.
Agricultural guidance notes that colic stems from feeding changes or overfeeding. It recommends early use of a physic of salts or oil for general cases, and for spasmodic pain a dose of chloral hydrate with ginger in water, warning against laudanum due to constipation risk.
To keep hogs free from worms they should have a drink from clean troughs and feed from a clean floor. Keep away from yards wallows manure piles pastures and stagnant waters. For worms give eight grains of dan tonine and five grains of calomel per 100 pounds body weight in a small slop after starving the pig for 18 hours. Repeat in two weeks if necessary.
A report notes livestock productivity measured at farm level with data implying efficiency gains. The summary cites actions related to reporting and potential advisor input to the farmer regarding feed and care strategies.
The piece traces repeated comeback knockouts where fighters avenge early losses. Moran and Coffey, McGovern and Corbett, Darcy and McGoorty, Chip and Klaus all swapped KO outcomes after initial defeats. Ketchel briefly breaks the trend, knocking out Papke in 1909 after Papke had stopped him in 1908.
Jerome D Travers urged a seventy two hole medal play format for the national amateur championship. He spoke at a Cranford Golf club dinner in New York saying the test removes luck and fosters true fairness by pitting each contender against all opponents.
Princeton University reports 1,751 students participated in sports spanning 14 different activities. The participation figure highlights broad athletic engagement among students across campus.
A collection of quick takes on players managers and leagues. Mentions include Al Palzer retirement, scarce playing managers, potential salary effects on auto industry, Eddie Wallace quitting boxing for bar work, Edgar Collins in Braves outfield, indoor football possibilities, Johnny Evers' chin fame, track and jumping trends, Joe Tinker lineup ambitions, Joe Stecher on wrestling effort, Lee Tannehill slated to manage Topeka, Les Carey aiming to beat Jess Willard, Billy Brennan umpiring Matty Brows Johnson pitchers, Cubs favoring 1920 Olympics amid European athlete deaths, Hannes Kolehmainen cross country titles, Grover Cleveland Alexander pitching control and walks per game.
Archeologists reveal a well preserved papyrus from around 1700 B C showing elementary arithmetic methods. It includes divisions with fractions and units, early equations, area calculations, circle squaring efforts, and pyramid volume estimates. The document illustrates how the ancient schoolboy solved problems in barley measures cat distributions and growth.
Excerpted ad copy touts Weeks Break Up a Cold Tablets as a guaranteed remedy for colds and la grippe priced at 25 cents. A brief punchline follows with a humorous exchange about fur fashion.
A home mix to darken grey hair involves Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water applied twice weekly. The solution is said to darken streaked hair remove dandruff improve softness and gloss without coloring the scalp or leaving a sticky residue as an advertisement notes.
Britain faces a wedding ring famine not due to gold scarcity. Causes include many war weddings, working classes buying cheap gem rings with high wages, and a shortage of skilled jewellers' workers.
Ad segment promotes Cuticura cure for pimples with ointment and soap, advising use on rising and retiring, plus a free sample by mail via postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also mentions other odd retail bits and a Japan coal tar carbolic acid factory plan.
Letter from A G Drake praising Anuric tablets for back pain and tiredness. Claims back improves, no longer walking doubled over after using Anuric. Note says sluggish kidneys cause aches and that Anuric dissolves uric acid, marketed by Dr. Pierce in 50 cent packages.
Mrs Rent from Moore Avenue Washington Park Illinois writes of recovery from female troubles backache nervous spells and blues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills She notes renewed youth and thanks the company for advice offered free of charge by mail to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
Fragmented quotation about servants and automation, contrasting a chauffeur and a butler. The line plays on wordplay with raining forms of servant and machine, hinting at social roles in a humorous, period-tinged aside.
Mrs A G Clemens of West Alexander Pa reports years of backache spinal tenderness and occasional black specks before relief from Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She endorses the remedies with published testimony and notes prices 60c and 50c per box from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
A brief humor item questions the meaning of the Pan-American congress and suggests it could be a gathering of hyphenated citizens. The quip implies uncertainty about the term and its social implications.
A fragment discusses speculation about aviation trips and pilots. It mentions Uleyre and flyers, plus a light aside on ship dog watches and bark humor. The tone mimics witty exchanges typical of a newspaper humor column.
This notice promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments from early girlhood to old age. It claims the medicine eases headaches backaches hot flashes bearing down sensations mental low mood dizziness and other female-health issues and notes ingredients are listed on the wrapper.
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