Saving the Children and the Milk Question in Fort Dodge Iowa
Health column stresses that high infant mortality hinges on milk quality from cow to baby. It urges clean handling, proper equipment, and sterilization. promotes cow milk with safe preparation, wet nursing if available, and substituted feeds when needed. The Fort Dodge high school dairy and domestic science classes plan an exhibit on a Pure Milk Supply with Ames State College expert and a trained nurse demonstrating milk preparation.
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Iowa
New York
Staten
Fort Dodge High School
Extension Department
State College At
Ames
Last Shot in Civil War at Palo Alto in Texas
The Del Rio Record's S H Barton recounts a regarded last shot of the Civil War at Palo Alto on May 13 1865. A Confederate rear guard captain received a stray hit as troops retreated and Barton fired toward a blue line, claiming it was the war’s final shot. Neighboring observations mention General Slaughter and French troops aligned with Confederates.
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Texas
S. H. Barton
del Rio Record
Palo Alto
Ney
Marshal Ney
France
Russia
Egbert Brown
West Plains
J. E. Slaughter
Brazos Santiago
Lee
Johnston
War Department
Brown
Washington
Richmond
Slaughter
Narrett
Taylor
Rio Grande
Rip Ford
S. TE
Barton
Old London Parks And The Great Ball In Hyde Park
Old London parks hosted sport and spectacle in earlier days including a 1654 Hyde Park hurling match between Cornish factions watched by Cromwell. The event featured a silver ball prize and Cromwell's coaching attempt ended with a runaway horse and a near pistol mishap. The piece adds a humorous note on wedding customs.
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London
Cromwell
Hyde Park
Protector
Selected Winter Recipes From a Household Page
A list of simple seasonal dishes including Winter Salad, Pea Patties, Timbale batters, Juvenile Pudding, Cinnamon Rolls, Pickled and Stuffed Eggs, Egg Nests, Potato Puff, Fruit Salad, Escalloped Eggs, Ham and Fyes, Spinach in Eggs, Egg Timbale, and Peanut Butter. Each item outlines basic ingredients and preparation steps for quick kitchen use. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century household column with practical, step by step guidance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
A century old testimonial-style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials from local bankers and promises 15 cent bottles and family pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J.eney
National Bank 02 Commerce
Wake Hall
Miracles Reported From Shock Restoring Speech
A study of sudden recoveries of hearing and speech after shocking events is discussed with examples from Ashford Kent, North Shields, Gloucester and Gosport. Cases include Miss Lily Curl who regained speech after her brother’s death, a rescued boy whose accidental revival man spoke, and Walter Speck who regained speech after witnessing a football match.
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Lily Curl
Ashford
Kent
Stour
North Shields Fish Quay
Thomas Cummings
Walter Speck
Gloucester
Cheltenham
Speck
J. Moore
Gosport
Seven Bass Catch on Potomac Boat Line Mystery
A fisherman hooked seven bass in the Potomac above Washington and kept them swimming on a line. After the last fish was set, the line slipped away, only for the final cast to bring all seven back on the line. The witness is described as honest by the New York Tribune. Our objection to the money trust is that it doesn't trust us.
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Potomac River
Washington
New York Tribune
Mothers urged to use Vinci for delicate children
Mrs Archer of Long Branch tells how a fourteen year old girl with a bad cough, nervous sleep issues, and poor appetite improved after using Vinci cod liver and iron. She claims the medicine helped her sleep through the night, stop coughing, gain weight, and boost health, with a money back promise if no benefit. E. J. Farman of Decorah Iowa endorses the product.
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Vinci
Wm. Archer
Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
E. J. Farman
Decorah
Iowa
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Baby
Mother
Dolly
Charles Gordon Rogers
the Watchman
J. W. Kime
M. D
Fort Dodge
Old London
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
James G. Kent
S. Street
S. E
Washington, D. C
G. Kent, Esq
I. H. Gonigisky
Optometrist
H. F. Thompson
West Water St
Ingvoldstad & CO
J. P. Burns
WY Rey Reg
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