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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor promising to restore hair color, make hair heavy and long, remove dandruff, and stop hair loss. Priced at $1.00 and sold by druggists.
Cable Conduit Motors devised a three wheel device with clockwork that propels 400 feet per winding to pull tied lines through conduits. Libby McNeill Libby advertises ready to serve luncheon meats. Henry Frowde plans a knapsack Bible for soldiers weighing under four ounces in Oxford paper.
A letter from John Cummings of Wetaskiwin Alberta recounts moving from Washington to northern Alberta on May 20. He describes rapid adaptations, building stables, and a harsh winter where stock thrived in open stables. Cummings claims doubled stock and superior cultivation in the loamy soil with minimal winter losses.
An old advertisement offers a medical book free upon request. It asks readers to mention the paper, include payment for postage, and address requests to Peabody Medics at Talloch Street in Boston. The copy promotes the oldest and best institution of its kind and urges readers to write today for the book.
A brief note captures a coachlike quip about a kicker named Sonby, with playful taunts and a comment about his lagging pace. The piece hints at a local sports moment and a lighthearted exchange. The setting resembles a small town sports club page from a period newspaper.
A dated advertising piece touts Cascarets candy tablets as a cure for stomach trouble from overeating and fermentation. It claims the product cleanses the digestive tract, prevents discomfort, and guarantees morning relief. The ad urges readers to order via druggists or mail and warns against counterfeit versions.
Agricultural editor discusses straw as a fertilizer bedding material and soil absorber with a rough $2 per ton value for straw, compares clover haulm and hay residues, and stresses cutting long stalks for manure. It also covers grape vine pruning for home fruiting, location and air circulation, and a note on inoculating locusts to combat locust fungus outbreaks with potential biocontrol methods.
A rural guide discusses poultry housing and feeding to prevent night losses and vices, urging fixed roosts, clean water, and regular feeding spots. It stresses egg safety, hens setting protection, and early chick handling. Dairy advice covers cow feeding, record keeping, udder cleanliness, and using fresh bedding to improve milk quality. Geese breeds Embden and Pomouse noted for size, hardiness, and profitability.
Major J. W. Powell, former head of the geological survey, estimates Uncle Sam owns over thirty two million dollars worth of books and collections in Washington for educational use, detailing how the value is calculated across separate collections.
An advertisement warns against Mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes HMail's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and to be taken internally for mucous surfaces. It urges buyers to get the genuine product and notes testimonials are free. The fragment also includes a stray exchange about a donkey.
Pioridaz and Cuba request readers to write J. C. Tucker G N Agent Big Four Route 238 Clark St Chicago for low rate winter resort excursions via Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Atlanta Jacksonville and coasts. A stray Swift quote notes a talking man with nothing to say. The Million Dear Potato prompts sending notice to Joho A Salter Seed Co dan Crosse Wis for catalogs. Slappiness and Nebuchadnezzar reference appear in a miscellaneous aside.
English autocar firms resist new orders unless a nine month delivery clause is added. Dairy results discussed with emphasis on milk and butter quality. Milking must be clean with vessels washed in hot water and Lyory soap, then rinsed and dried. Serpents use ventral plates as hooks. a snake does not climb a tree. Tt remedy for catarrh advertised as a fast relief, not a liquid.
Many women suffer monthly to the point of insanity and standard treatments fail. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is claimed to relieve symptoms promptly, with letters from cured women cited as proof. The paper recommends Bliss Pitter aun for advice, free of charge, at Lynn Massachusetts.
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