Preserving Youth and Beauty for Women
A guide touts knowledge of the womanly system and proper care as essential to youth and beauty. It recommends Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Meds Discovery, sharing a testimonial from Mrs. G. H. Whittams of Lynnhaven Va. about restored health and weight gain after treatment.
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Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
G. H. Whittams
Lynnhaven
Dr. Pierce
Feeding Pigs Through the Sow for Strong Litters
H. F. W. describes best practices for brood sows to ensure strong litters. Emphasizes large, healthy sows with good milking ability, pasture exercise, and heavy feeding during gestation and lactation. Recommends gradual postnatal feeding, delaying weaning to 10–12 weeks, and housing tips to prevent cold weather issues.
Orphan Lambs How to Raise Them Safely
Lambs born without mothers must receive milk from another ewe or be given castor oil or melted lard to clear the bowels. If a twin lamb dies, adopt by scent, and feed with cow milk if needed from a high fat source. use fresh warm milk and small initial portions, increasing as they grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Where the Farmer Stands
Alined meditation on farmers as essential providers and the mainspring of society. The Star Farmer emphasizes farmers’ vital role in feeding the world, sustaining national life, and maintaining high standards for a strong, healthy nation.
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised By Decorah Resident
30 000 VOICES celebrate Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney relief. Decorah resident Mrs Eva Rima reports long suffering, then relief and improved health after using the product. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the US. Remember the name Doan's. Also warns against leniency with sick fowls spreading disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Rima
Hively
Decorah
Towa
Dean
Cts
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Relief for Women Promotes Herbal Back Pain Remedy
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a remedy for back pains urinary and bladder or kidney trouble and as a tonic laxative. It lists price 50 cents and notes samples free with mailing address to Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
N. Y
The Limit On Chickens And Hatchery Practice
The piece warns breeders to know their profitable limit and avoid overstocking. It discusses risks from a backward spring, losses during cold spells, and marketing late hatches. It cites a farmer who sold post May 15 chicks with hens and advises shipping hens with chicks in partitioned boxes for safe transport.
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Wise
Retain a Horse's Affections and Training Tips
A South Dakota Farmer column notes that a horse forms strong bonds with trusted masters and stresses two rules: never let a horse oppose you and always keep his affection. Rough handling harms obedience as the animal remembers mistreatment and will resist. The piece ends with a separate thought: the best wine buyer is not always the best food provider.
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South Dakota
The Best Mating in Poultry Breeding
The article argues that for utility birds mating is best with well matured stock to ensure strong chicks. Fanciers aim for desired type and color, mating to yield required points, even if that means pairing young stock or old birds with proven results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Saving the Hog Manure
Discussion on economical use of swine manure. Drylot feeding in summer wastes manure through leaching and wind. pasture or cultivated field feeding reduces loss by depositing droppings in the field where nutrients are utilized.
Farm for sale near Perham with river access in Otter Tail
A 126 80/100 acre farm 2 miles from Perham with 75 acres cultivated 20 acres meadow and the rest pasture. Otter Tail river runs through the south end near the house. Buildings poor but restorable at small cost. Quick sale price 3500 82500 cash balance terms. Write Perham Land Investment Co Perham Minnesota.
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Perham
Otter Tail
Perham Land & Investment Co
Otter Tail County
Minnesota
Show Birds Feed Tips From The Showroom
Feeding show birds with bologna sausage bread and apples helps keep them in good condition. Do not give milk after washing as it sticks feathers together and spoils the bird’s appearance.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Skin Ailments Fast
The ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the swift cure for burns bruises boils and skin diseases. It claims L H Haflin of Tredell Texas recovered from an ankle sore in four days and notes Stockholm reports a Swedish soldier shot in the head is recovering with diminished brain function.
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Bucklen
L. H. Haflin
Tredell
Tex
Stockholm
Curious Plant Louse Attacks Apple Elm Trees
A report from Wallaces' Farmer explains the woolly apple louse common in the corn belt. It links elm leaf curl to the elm louse, notes the pest migrates between elm and apple trees, and cites Maine agricultural experiment station Bulletin No 203 for full details.
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Wallaces
Corn
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Orono
Maine
A Concentrated Meadow and the Silo Concept
The text argues livestock keeping as essential and fertile land returned to soil. It states labor can be better distributed and livestock farming is more resilient to climate than grain. It highlights the silo as increasing cattle capacity per land area, likening it to a concentrated meadow.
Choosing the Bull for the Dairy Herd
George R. Samson of Oregon Agricultural College outlines criteria for selecting a herd bull. He stresses advanced registry lineage, strong milking daughters, and proven merit in sire and dam, advising caution before replacing an older bull until heifers prove quality.
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George R. Samson
Oregon Agricultural College
Speaking of Strikes, They Have Never Been Popular
The remark notes that strikes have consistently faced unpopularity among professional baseball players, highlighting a historic tension between players and labor actions in the sport.
Vincl Promises Quick Grippe Recovery with Cod Liver and Iron
An advertisement urges quick removal of grippe traces to prevent pleurisy or pneumonia. It extols Vincl cod liver and iron preparation, claiming restored strength and vitality. Endorsed by Mrs. A. A. Grabill of Strasburg Virginia and E. J. Parman of Decorah Iowa with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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Grippe
Vinci
A. A. Grabill
Strasburg
Vincl
E. J. Parman
Decorah
Towa
High Class Rams in Grade Flock Profit Plan
Farmers promote using high quality rams to improve grade flocks and profits. The editor notes that better ram stock leads to higher returns, urging continued use of top class sires in breeding programs.
Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the remedy for coughs and consumption. It promises relief from the first dose and notes a testimonial from H Brown of Muscatine Alabama praising its life saving effect. Price is 50 cents or 1 dollar. Recommended by dealers.
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Dr. King
H. Brown
Muscatine
Ala
Appointment of Decorah Township administrator for Tolles N Larson
Notice announces Elling G Allen appointed administrator of the Tolles N Larson estate in Decorah township Winneshiek Iowa deceased intestate. Bond filed and authority conferred. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay to Allen as administrator. Dated Decorah Iowa April 12 1913. Attorney W M Strand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Iowa
B. Anundsen
Decorah Township
Winneshiek
Towa
Olat Kallevang
Clerk District Court
N. Willett
Tolles N. Larson
State of
Sallie J. Smith
W. C. Brown
Carolyn Pond
Niles
Michife Amelia Bond Gray
Los Ange
Decorah
W. Freeman
McMasters
C. Christen
William D. Kellogg
Winneshiok
Olal Kallevang
N. Wilett
Barley Seed Lots From Decorah Offer Best Quality Output
Cleaned seed barley from Decorah growers offered in separate lots with grower names and per acre yields. Six times processed seed weighing about 51 pounds per bushel described as coarse and strong, promising robust plants and large yields. Elevator contact urged to inspect.
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Decorah
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Stockdale
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