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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a curative medicine for kidney, liver and bladder ailments claiming it corrects urinary troubles and neutralizes uric acid. It urges readers to request a sample bottle and to purchase the medicine at drug stores alongside Cuticura products for complexion care.
Herring fishermen off the Scotland coast have little to do as a new service launches a vessel that sails to their boats, buys their catch, and transports it to port for resale.
Boschee's Syrup is promoted as a remedy for throat and lung inflammation caused by irritation from coughing. The ad claims quick healing of the mucus membranes and lists cures for colds bronchitis and lung troubles, asserting decades of popularity and availability wherever medicines are sold.
A reflective aphorism by Chapin notes that life is a crucible for mankind. It asserts that true weight and value lie in spiritual substance, while all else is dross.
The queen possesses a white enamel and gold typewriter with ivory keys, described as a fine instrument reflecting royal taste and craftsmanship.
An old advertisement promises Dr Drake's Glossco relieves croup quickly without vomiting and aids coughs and colds. It urges parents to keep the time-tested remedy at home, notes 60 cents per bottle, and ends with a proverb about wealth and friends.
A New York study ranks McIntosh as top apple variety with Delicious second and Grimes Golden Stayman’s Winesap Jonathan Wealthy York Baldwin Duchess and Ben Davis following. Advances in cold storage and packing heighten quality focus, shifting use toward eating varieties for raw fruit and cooking uses for standard types.
Flax straw can be fed to cattle horses and sheep when forage is scarce though its feed value is low. It acts as a filler and should not be fed to pregnant animals or when flax is frozen due to possible poisoning. Monitor for constipation and provide other ration components for livestock in North Dakota conditions.
Large flocks of Franklin gulls in Pondera county Montana, estimated at four to five thousand, have heavily fed on grasshoppers in alfalfa fields, reducing their numbers. Utah law protects gulls for their service to early Mormon settlers and federal protection extends nationwide. An observer notes clouds of gulls move between fields after harvest, leaving few grasshoppers behind.
Pullets confined in the house must have spring conditions to ensure spring production. Provide scratch grain dry mash green feed oyster shell grit and milk or water. A shash mixture of corn wheat and oats with tankage fed in a hopper keeps feed available. Scratch grain 12 to 14 pounds per 100 birds daily. corn wheat kafir barley or milo can be mixed or fed separately.
New York State College of Agriculture experts in Ithaca urge farmers to grow nitrogen fixing legumes to cut fertilizer expenses. They note nitrogen from air, via sweet clover alfalfa red and alsike clover, can add about 100 pounds of usable nitrogen per acre annually when green manuring.
University of Minnesota notes that high egg production correlates with vitality seen in the bird’s eye and head. Describes ideal head shape moderate width, prominent eye, bright comb and wattles, and a moderately short bleached beak. Poor producers show low spirits eye, wrinkled skin, and extreme beak length.
Contagious roup easily spreads among poultry by contact through feed water and litter. Proper management housing and ventilation limit spread. Keep birds dry in well ventilated quarters with fresh air and feed. Clean eyes and nostrils each morning and evening with a bichloride of mercury solution used as directed.
Observations from farm reports emphasize economical hogging of corn with silage from well matured crops for sheep. Cows thrive on well cured legume hay rich in vitamins. Alfalfa requires deep mellow drained soil for best growth and can be managed post harvest by locating and poisoning gophers, with one worker treating 20 to 40 acres daily using poisoned oats or vegetables as bait.
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carbolts soothe pain from cuts or burns instantly and promote quick healing. It lists 30c and 60c potencies and credits J W Cole Co of Rockford as the advertiser.
An advertisement urges buyers to ensure Bayer is on the package or tablets to guarantee genuine aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It warns that initations may prove dangerous and advises saying Bayer when purchasing. The text also contains a stray line about a yacht jumping when forced to tack.
Mrs Ada Hatley of 1317 Virginia Ave endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a superior tonic for feminine weakness. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedy at local stores or send ten cents for a trial package and free advice, and mentions Rayon silk choker items from Edwards Knitting Co in Buffalo New York.
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