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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
2
Mrs T A Saunders of 711 E Depot Street Knoxville Tennessee describes severe nerves and physical distress improving after using a vegetable compound. She claims weight fluctuated from 116 to 188 pounds and urges other women to try the remedy despite no medicine needed now.
A gall of misfortune follows Bo Oliver from a gypsy fortune teller who prophesies a hanging before thirty. The townspeople cry murder and blame Oliver as his father vanishes. Despite the ominous start, Oliver is elected to the state senate, wins a wife, and enjoys a happy ending.
Oliver October Baxter Jr born in Rumley on a stormy October day in 1890. A parade of visitors arrives including Oliver’s sister and Hopkinsville kin with a flashy Hopkinsville man and his wife. A fortune teller from a gypsy camp predicts a strong, wealthy future for Oliver but warns he will die at the gallows for an unproven crime before turning thirty.
A brief remark questions whether Oliver can rise to future success and fulfillment, implying potential talent and challenges ahead.
The Bahamas comprise about 8000 islands with 20 inhabited. Major islands include New Providence Obaco Great Bahama Andros and Harbor Island with Nassau as the principal city on New Providence. Mean temps range from 86 in hot months to 66 in cold months, with heavy rains May through October.
Field mice cause damage on farms and may be controlled by a US Department of Agriculture endorsed method. The article details building bait stations, preparing poisoned oats with strychnine and baking soda, and applying a grease coating for outdoor six month use, plus placing brush covers to deter larger animals and protect pets and birds.
Removing old canes after harvest prevents disease and pests. Retain three to five blackberries per plant and few more for raspberries depending on variety soil and spacing. Thinning during renovation keeps space for new canes and yields better fruit with proper harvestability.
The best trees are those with superior roots that grow quickly in nursery rows and perform best when planted in the orchard. Cost difference between first and second class trees is small compared with labor and time saved to produce a bearing tree. Size is less important than age-appropriate size, and healthy root systems endure movement and establish growth quickly.
Tips on selecting varieties and storing apples with newspaper wraps and paper lined boxes, advising against piling under trees, using barrels with burlap covers, and avoiding unsprayed orchards. Notes that land good for potatoes suits standard apples, and that clean ripe fruit sells well after winter sorting. Old straw pit methods rot fruit and impart earth taste.
The article notes rising home baking as households cook together and bake at home. It cites the U S Department of Agriculture distributing over 2 000 000 copies of the bulletin Baking in the Home to encourage domestic bread making.
An old Minnesota advertisement touts Dr Hartman’s Peruna as a cure for two years of catarrh and related ailments. It promotes Peruna in tablet and liquid forms and urges readers to insist on genuine Peruna. The copy frames the product as proven over a century and linked to Mr. and Mrs. Anna Linder from Dassel in Meeker County.
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