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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
7
An old column notes that creditors and strained family ties repeatedly intrude during crises, highlighting the social cost of financial hardship and the quick shifts in personal leverage when money pressures arise.
A vintage ad touts resinol ointment and resinol soap as a cure for itching and burning skin. It claims rapid relief from itching and sleepless tortures, noting baths with the soap followed by ointment stop scratching and heal eruptions.
The St Louis municipal lodging house plans to issue plain serviceable pajamas to hoboes for next winter. Directed by Public Welfare Director Tolkacz, the initiative aims to provide night covering while clothing is sterilized. Cots are steel and bed clothing is not furnished.
A ring sent to Queen Mary of England’s Work for Women Fund arrives by mail with a note from a former serviceman’s partner. The letter recalls the man’s vow to gift the ring if he fell. He asks for a message “for a rainy day” and mentions loans when clouds gather.
A Farm Plenty writer emphasizes dry floors ample light ventilation and good roofs for winter sheep sheds. Keep pens under fifty sheep per shed or risk accidents with lambing. Shed should be twice as long as wide with space for all animals to lie down without crowding and a trough feeding rack on one side.
A farmer describes building a slatted rack with three inch gaps placed away from the wall to allow sheep to feed from both sides. If space is tight the rack bottom must slope to slide feed toward the feeding side, preventing mold from accumulating on the far side.
The article describes a method to control unruly hogs using a rope loop placed around the upper jaw. A broom-handle tool with a hook and strap forms a grip to secure the rope slip knot. The ringer applies the loop over the snout and the rings, restraining the animal and reducing its ability to struggle.
Grounding fences offers protection and profit for farmers warns Wisconsin Agriculture writer Frank M Whith. He notes hundreds of livestock are struck by lightning each summer and urges tying ground wires to each fence post and extending them to contact every fence wire for full protection.
Walter Camp hails Des Jardien of the Maroon as the country’s best center, steady and dependable on both attack and defense. The piece notes Captain Jardien’s all American distinction and Coach Stagg’s strong varsity and sophomore material as the Illinois squad shapes up.
The sixteen year old Welker Cochran of Manson Iowa rises as a potential successor to Willie Hoppe in balkline billiards. Practice in New York shows strong form, and critics anticipate Cochran breaking into the professional ranks, challenging Hoppe for the title when schedules permit.
A collage of sports notes and war chatter references players, managers, and events. Mentions Harvard Yale football crowds, Rube Oldham tryouts, Eddie Plank shutouts, and umpire picks. Includes quips about Charley Brickley’s toe insurance, dum dum bullets, and social gossip on players and managers.
The passage promotes personal ego and acceptance, noting virtue its own reward and success attracting applause. It includes faded lines about a woman changing hair after childbirth and ends with an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
Crawford muses on marriage and a second wife with no change from the first. Crabshaw notes nothing else differs in his desire or plans.
Money for Christmas. Selling guaranteed wear proof hosiery to friends and neighbors. Big Xmas business. Wear-Proof Mills located at 3200 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ady.
Edith accuses a man of proposing to both women and asks Madge for a plan. Madge slyly suggests the suitor marry one of them to mete out punishment. The dialogue preserves a sharp, communal tone.
An old advertisement urges mothers to scrutinize Castoria bottles for safety and the Fletcher name, emphasizing a remedy used for over 30 years for infants and children as a trusted, soothing product.
Homer T. Wade, secretary of the Texas Good Roads association, argues that the mudhole marks the greatest gap between producer and consumer. He notes envy for permanent highways built in nations where Christian missions are sent.
A 1914 testimonial from Newton D. W. Chapman at 354 Plum St Youngstown Ohio describes severe eczema on face and neck. He credits Culicura Soap and Ointment with instant relief and rapid improvement after using three cakes and one box.
A Washington Star quote cites a campaign adviser and Senator Sorghum acknowledging rising living costs and the need to cut expenses, saying money should not be used to buy votes.
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