Properly Cured Seed Corn Gives Best Results
Ohio State University College of Agriculture reports seed corn stored in dry ventilated rooms or on racks dries evenly and germinates well. Tests from 113 farms show 82 to 100 percent germination in dry storage, while artificial heat and late fall storage yield 20 to 54 percent. Early mature corn germinates well regardless of storage method.
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Ipasiav
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Wheeler College of
Expert Opinions on Fence Trees for Bottom Land
An agricultural note from Gaetz at the College of Agriculture recommends plantation choices for bottom land near Ene County. He favors European tamarack as the fastest growing fence tree, with walnut and ash as secondary options, while cautioning that walnut and other listed species may not be as suitable.
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TY Gaetz
College of A Agriculture
Oro State University
Ewing
Unclear farming note on soil and manure practice
Fragmentary text describes draining land and cultivating with clover and phosphorus. Mentions barnward manure application and frequent clover use. Lacks clear actors places dates or outcomes.
Chamberlains Tablets Promised Gentle Reliable Relief
A vintage ad claims Chamberlains Tablets are easier and more pleasant to use than pills. The copy asserts they leave the bowels in good condition and require no dose increases, promising constant satisfaction with every bottle guaranteed by the druggist.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement and Ads Cited
A damaged ad fragment touts Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney issues with a 1906 testimonial by Mrs. Minor Mann of Carey Ohio. It notes a 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents in Buffalo New York. The text mixes medicine ads with a quip about pessimism and medical rounds.
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Dean
Focal
Minor Mann
E. North St
Carey
Oh.w
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Local Advertisements
A jumble of historical quotes and testimonials tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Stomach and Liver Tablets. Local ad lines claim cures and mention sales by J. D. Ewing and C. W. Brayton alongside brief producer notes and dubious patient testimonials.
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Bristol
E. Williams
Middleboro
Chamberlain
J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
Blind Inference and a Patent Medicine Advertisement
Doctor Thomas asks if Mrs Popjoy received yesterday's medicine. The response notes all blinds are down, implying delivery. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains bruises muscle soreness and rheumatic gains, sold by J Bowing and C W Brayton.
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Thomas
Chamberlain’s
J. Uowing
C. W. Brayton
Quack cures and household remedies advertise in column
An old fragment depicts quack yudor promising a medicine can halt coughing and stacks of cures for skin itch and piles. It mentions Dean's Ointment and Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil as household remedies sold in drug stores with boastful claims.
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Dean
Dr. Thomas
America
Parrots Tell World of Daily Life in Quaint Cries
A Boston nun’s parrot greets the day with shy croaks about marriage while a Philadelphia parrot urges children to hurry to school before the last bell rings. A jealous owner shakes a parrot to teach it to say good morning uncle, prompting a henyard tragedy as a bird shouts the same line.
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Boston
Polly
Philadelphia
Tlurry
The Dot In the Circle Trick
A method to draw a circle with a central dot without lifting the pencil. Turn over a corner of the paper mark a dot near the edge, run the pencil up the corner, start the circle, then as the pencil touches the paper return the corner and complete the circumference around the dot.
Game of Rhymes Educates and Entertains Indoor Families
An evening or rainy day activity for children indoors uses blank cards for each player. Each child writes two lines of a familiar poem on their card and passes it to a reader. When a line is read, players who remember the rest complete it and collect the card, with the most collected cards winning a small prize.
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Leorned
Kindars Cenet
Conundrums and riddles from a curious page
A playful collection of classic word games and stumper style prompts. Questions compare admiration for a paying young man to a thousand workers, and ponder color coded newspapers, sheep tails, and counting legs.
Dog outwits four crows over meat hoard
A dog is fed a piece of meat by a clever crow while four crows watch and argue. A larger crow finally plucks the meat and returns to the tree where the others, in a jingling tumult, watch the dog’s retreat in defeat.
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st.Louis Globe Democrat
Gun Running in the Persian Gulf and Allied Patrols
The article describes gun running through the Persian Gulf with Arab dhow traders, British and Indian naval patrols, and frequent clashes. It notes profits from arms ferried across the Rio Grande and offshore, the perilous heat of the Gulf, and naval efforts to intercept smugglers while dhows threaten security.
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Mexico
Borfier
Rio Grande
East Indies
Sumatra
Persian Gulf
Baluchistan
Afghanistan
Frederick ‘Roberts
Pathans
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