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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
4
A brief item notes Collactions 2 Specialty performing at the Opera House Block. The program lists acts expected to attract local audiences and theatergoers.
A long excerpt offers practical notes on garden and farm care including birds feeding on potato grubs, potting plants, and home kept ferns. It covers crop timing, barley and corn notes, weed control, and orchard management. It also discusses farm economies, household furniture value, and community efforts in farming education and sanitation.
The article discusses the heavy burden on farm wives managing household duties including dairy and garden work. It notes wives often lose health and energy early, with husbands unaware of the strain until doctors are called. It urges more support, indoor help during peak seasons, and daily appreciation to preserve wellbeing and happiness.
Citing a friend's example at age ninety three, the piece argues that continued purposeful work supports physical vigor and mood in the elderly. It notes plowing and farm tasks as sustaining activity, reducing peevishness, and spreading sunshine to others. The author urges serious consideration of this principle by many seniors.
Farmers in a western locality uncover a shelling fraud where shelled corn yields less weight than ear corn due to cob content. At 45 cents a bushel this causes about a four cent loss per bushel sold as ear corn. Shelling costs would offset few gains, and hauling favors shelling. The piece labels the scheme a sham and warns the public against investing in bogus mining or venture prizes. It argues profits to organizers come from selling stock to gullible buyers.
An old catalog-like advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy to cure catarrh by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims testimonials, a Toledo address, and druggist pricing. Also promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as purifying and bowel regulating with a 25 cent price at drug stores.
A collage of testimonials touts Foley's Kidney Cure and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for long standing ailments. Also mentions Gringo Laxative Fruit and Electric Hitters as health aids for women, with general claims of restoring health, vigor, and beauty.
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