Poultry Care and Farm Advice From a 1920s Journal
A dense compendium on poultry and farm management outlines air and ventilation for horses and fowls, feeding regimes, breeding tips, and garden planning. It urges clean hen houses, charcoal in feeds, careful nutri tion for swine, and planning for a better garden next year with eggs and meat as key outputs.
Necessary Hours of Sleep
John Wesley notes that sleep needs vary by person and condition. He suggests six hours is generally necessary for health and vigor, with more sleep required after illness hard labor or intense mental effort. He also says sleeping while riding was possible for him, though not universal.
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John Wesley
Itched and Burned Awfully in Little Girl's Eczema Case
A mother recounts her one year old daughter's severe head eczema with itching and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the red spots faded in two days, sleep improved, and all symptoms disappeared in about two weeks, with hair regrowth within a month.
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Middleport
Emma Norman
Mar
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops Promote Curing Doubt
A fragment notes that a family doctor cannot do more for a cough than Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops. It mentions druggists selling the product and hints at possible romantic or social caution in a male context.
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Dean
Ieat
Not Stirred by Romance Stomach Has Long Memory
A humorous column mixes a Monday rent scene with a professor’s remark on assimilation. It contrasts romantic myths with practical motives, citing E A Steiner on how three meals and polite manners aid immigrants’ adaptation in America while showcasing a Pittsburgh anecdote about a worker and his wife.
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America
E. A. Steiner
Steiner
Italy
Pittsburgh
Mike
Piron Wit Sparks a Witty Retort in Youth's Companion
The passage cites Alexis Piron famed for sharp wit as a young author boasts of originality. A quip follows contrasting his ambition with the idea of writing his own eulogy, delivered in Youth's Companion humor. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are also mentioned in a sales aside about medical tonics.
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Wright
Alexis Piron
Piren
Earthquake Spooks Inhabitants Prompt Morning Meeting
A slight quake was plainly felt by residents. Pat and Mike discuss the tremor the following morning with a tense exchange about who would run and roar first. The scene mirrors a humorous Illustrated Sunday Magazine vignette.
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Pat
Mike
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Bromo Quinine and Laxative Ad Mentioned in Short Note
A fragmented note references “Bromo Quinine” and “Laxa tive Bromo Quinine” with a signature initial LW. Grove. It mentions Kaveesa and a claim of a cold in one day, plus musings on trouble and blessings and a chaperon becoming a matchmaker.
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Grove
Kaveesa
Literaly Correct. The Teacher and the Quirky Hymn Line
The teacher noted a strange rendering of a hymn line used in morning school. She traced the peculiarity to Johnny who revised the line from Weak and sinful though we be to We can sing, full though we be. His chubby appearance bolstered his claim.
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Johnny
Johnnny
Jones Break Up Rheumatism Cure Ad and Comic Dialog
An advertisement touts Jones Break-Up Cure for rheumatism claiming 20 years of cures with a G6 bottle treatment priced at five dollars or money back. Also includes a joke about a rickety table at a fashionable dinner party and the table's weight attracting attention.
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Jones’ Break-Up, Inc
New Egypt, N. J
mAdv
Invalids and Children Should Be Given Emulsion
The text urges giving MAGES EMULSION to invalids and children to strengthen the body and prevent falls. The claim repeats, citing druggists as sources. It includes a poetic quotation about the sea and sun attributed to Anacreon.
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Kidhiam Flat
Wrigley’s
Enrico Caruso
New York
Long Island
Carugo
Caruso
Robinson Caruso
Traveler
Shannon
Frank
Cea
Anacreon
Canada
J. Keys
Denmark
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
J.S. Crawford
Lad Genesac Street
Syracuse
Hales
Pike
Parmera
Duoform CO
North Java
N.Y
Hoxsie
Bergy
Draggists
Hoxsief
Buffal
VellanSe
Wnhita
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