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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
3
Fragment of an old ad urging mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs for children’s stomach and bowel relief. It touts the product’s name recognition and pleasant taste with full directions on each bottle.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin tablets as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It urges consumers to accept only intact Bayer packages with directions and notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packs are sold by druggists.
A Chicago Tribune quotation recalls an embarrassed moment after marriage when an old acquaintance hadn’t been notified. The friend revealed she did not know of the marriage due to no announcement, prompting the narrator to say they only sent notices to friends and, in shame, lose a friend.
A historical ad explains Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician prescribed kidney liver and bladder medicine. It praises long standing usage and urges readers to test the remedy by sending ten cents for a sample. It also notes druggists endorse the product and to mention the paper when writing.
Snippet appears as a collage of quotes and jokes about Germany credit and Roman eye balm. Dialogues touch on cooking, religion, and age guessing with terse, clipped remarks. No clear event or person emerges beyond playful banter.
A Virginia farmer reports using purebred sires increased pig weight to 210 pounds by last fall, enabling earlier market sales and higher profits as prices rose. The USDA prepared circular highlights the advantage of purebreds over scrubs with a photo of robust sows and boars.
The article emphasizes unchanging breeding laws and the need for good sires to improve herds. It argues that proper care, feeding, and management of calves, heifers, and cows are essential for success, beyond reliance on butcher cooperation.
A purebred animal is one whose parents are pure bred of the same breed. It must be registered or eligible for registration, with proof of pure breeding. The animal should be healthy, vigorous, and a creditable specimen of its breed.
The article notes hogs are fond of pumpkins and will consume large quantities. It claims pumpkins stimulate growth and act as a conditioner, eradicating worms and aiding rapid gains on new corn.
A harrowing method aids weed control in corn during early growth stages. The harrow helps break crusts from heavy disking, improving seedling emergence and field condition.
Mites injure flocks by hiding in roosts and walls then attacking at night. They sap health and egg output. eradication uses kerosene or coal tar products, or crude petroleum, sprayed into interior cracks and nests, with repetition every 10 days to 4 weeks.
The article extols guineas as hardy hustling domestic fowls ideal for farms. They roam to glean unseen food, thus protect gardens by their loud protests against hawks cats and dogs, deterring intruders and guarding the homestead.
A plain substantial shed roof shelter for turkeys offers dry ample light and ventilation. It simplifies keeping good for turkey farmers and makes seasonal care easier with its numerous commendable features.
Prof Kaupp at North Carolina station reports thorough tests on egg turning show no hatchability gain from turning eggs daily versus keeping them undisturbed until incubation.
A study of official tuberculin-test records for nearly half a million cattle finds no breed is safer than another. Purebred Hereford reactors run 0.77 percent, while Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn show varying rates. owner effort and eradication measures largely determine herd health.
Early fall plowing prevents weed seeding by burying seeds and prompting germination to die in fall. It opens soil for fall nutrients, allowing green manures to decay and benefit next year’s crops. Silage use advised for poultry goats swine in small rations.
The article notes that mugkwelons require ample space and should be grown exclusively in a large garden setting. It emphasizes avoiding cramped plots to ensure proper growth and yield.
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