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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
8
Rex May in St. Louis Globe-Democrat cautions farmers that hog cholera is not the sole threat. Parasites, lung worms, and internal infections cause many losses, and clean shelters, better feeding, and sanitation are key to preventing diseases beyond cholera.
Bantam man D. Ely suffered a four year foot ulcer. Doctors urged amputation but he refused and used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a last resort. He wrote that the salve cured his foot. Available at druggists or by mail from E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
A practical piece by J. B. Woods on home care for colt injuries. It shares a neighbor’s success treating barbed wire wounds on horses, stresses calm handling, washing wounds with warm water, antiseptics, daily care, and keeping flies away.
A group of prominent New York physicians launches a education crusade to keep common colds from becoming widespread. They publish a list of don’ts such as sitting in drafts and overeating, and promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy as a speedy cure option.
The article outlines farm location decisions for poultrymen considering markets and transport, cites Cornell Station on labor earnings by farm size, and offers practical tips from kitchen to cellar. It notes a buffalo Wyandotte leading Missouri contests with 230 eggs in ten months, and warns against misbranding and adulteration, while suggesting storage and crop ideas for pests and forage.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. It cites a testimonial from Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellis Iowa and promises relief with the first dose with a money back guarantee. Available 50c and 1 00 from Bucklen Co. Philadelphia or St Louis. The notice also notes a joke about changing nautical terms.
Advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promising relief from feverishness headaches teething disorders and digestive issues. Claims to move regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Sample offered free by A S Olmstead Le Roy New York.
Megadore Ohio resident Mrs Lee Mances recalls severe female troubles that threatened surgery. After three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength and had two healthy children. The ad promotes the remedy for displacements inflammation tumors and irregularities.
The piece explains fertile eggs spoil in warm weather while infertile eggs keep longer. It advises separating roosters during breeding, rotating males, and removing old roosters after egg supply. claims millions lost from spoiled eggs and notes Dean's Regulets as a bowel relief product.
Order of sale directs sale of real estate in Decorah Iowa to settle partition of the Daly estate. The West half of the Northwest quarter Section 17 Township 100 North Range 10 West is offered for cash to the highest bidder on December 6 1913 at 2:00 PM on the premises with attendance by the undersigned.
Attorney A Harmon informs all interested to appear February 2 1914 at 1 30 p m at the Court House Winneshiek County Iowa to show cause why the purported last will and testament of Otto Thorson Highland township deceased should not be admitted to probate Clerk Olal Kallevang seals the record November 11 1914
A reflective piece on enduring friends’ hidden pains and the desire to hear their agonies only once. The narrator weighs kindness against the burden of repeated distress and contemplates shared suffering.
A vintage advertisement claims the beauty and virtue of women surpass men and promotes Allen's Cough Balsam as the best relief for deep coughs or colds. Bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 with decades of sale and endorsements cited.
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