Farm Advice and Sheep to Milking Machines in Old Rural Column
Practical farming notes cover animal care from preventing flies and cleaning udders to pasture shade and clean water. Tips span cow handling with ropes to deter unprofitable stock, sheep dipping and tar for fly control, and soil drainage benefits. Also discusses milking machines versus hand milking and a rural library wagon circulating books in Washington County.
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Tennessee Experiment Station
Lees
Tired Tom Tracks Plodding Pete’s Trail
Sherlock Holmes voice narrates Tom following a clue that Pete has recently passed through the area. The tone implies Pete’s sorrowful departure and Holmes’ deduction about the path Pete took.
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Tom
Pete
Got to the Cause and Then All Symptoms Vanished
Fort Scott resident C. J. Hammonds reports kidney stone pain eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes passing sediment and stone fragments, improvement in kidney function, and overall health gains. Claim cites Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as seller at 60 cents per bar.
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C. J. Hammonds
Hill St
Fort Scott
Kaning
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Expressive Reply Exchange Fell Flat In Family Joke
Freddie sharp quip about the family black sheep sparks Gertrude to demand clarification. Freddie brushes off with a dismissive bah as the moment ends without resolution.
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Freddie
Gertrude
Cure for Severe Eczema Reported by Little Rock Man
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes twelve months of severe itching and dry scaly skin treated with various remedies before Cuticura Ointment, Soap, and Pills provided relief after two to three applications. The case notes the hospital chief surgeon’s remark and claims a complete cure.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Potter
The Only Way
A brief note captures a quirky exchange about mistakes and fitting in as a square peg and a round one. The speaker reflects on missteps and self perception, hinting at a mistranscribed line about finding a path despite errors.
Odd Bank Note Sells for Six Pounds in 19th Century
A misprint £1 note by the Bank of England once circulated for years. A penny note issued in 1828 caused cashier headaches before the holder sold it to the bank for £6 after a long dispute. Also includes quirky quotations and product mentions from the era.
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Bank of England
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