Work for Health Promotes Exercise and Longevity
A health piece urges daily exercise as the cure for a stagnant body. It outlines ladder and stair climbing, walking, hill climbs, and cycling as ways to reach a daily work quota, linking activity to reduced disease risk and longer life. It cites English authorities on quantified effort and notes age-related death statistics for diseases like rheumatism, pneumonia, and heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leukerbad
Switzerland
Insurance company statistics on disease life expectancy
A leading life insurance firm published fifty three years of data 1845 to 1898 reviewing 46525 deaths. The study says physicians from large life offices examine applicants to assess health and determine causes of death. The records indicate that chances are about
Preventive Card System Aids TB Control on Transit
The Anti Tuberculosis league of Cleveland proposes small cards for conductors to urge passengers not to spit in public conveyances and to share the law on the subject. Conductor enforcement aims to deter violators without confrontation, prompting respect for Hygiene. The league plans broad distribution of educational literature in schools shops and tenement districts to curb tuberculosis spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Tuberculosis League of
Cleveland
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Healthful Recipes Salad Sandwiches and Desserts
Healthful recipes describe salad sandwiches with creamy egg filling and lettuce on Graham bread, toasted Granose flakes with nuts and fruit juice, baked bananas with granola crust, and a light orange sauce made with cornstarch sugar lemon juice orange rind and egg whites whipped stiff.
Poorly Drained Pasture Highlights Drainage Benefits
In a Farmers' Review excerpt the issue of poorly drained pastures near Chicago is described. Cattle stand in shallow, churned water causing milk contamination and lowered feed value. The remedy is simple pasture drainage, either ditching or tiling with reseeding, to improve pasture productivity and align with broader farm drainage practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Planting and caring for beans for a safe harvest
The article advises planting after other crops, avoiding frost risk, and using light manure. Beans grow on good or poor land, but heavy manure can harm them. Plant in rows or hills with light manure covered by soil, sow shallowly, and cultivate after weeds appear without dew on leaves. Ensure early planting to finish before fall frosts. July growths can be destroyed by September frost.
Mulching With Paper In Small Farm Practices
John Y. Smith of Alexander County describes using discarded newspapers as mulch around grape vines, strawberries, and currants. He notes weed suppression, wind resistance when packed to ground, and improved appearance once leaves shield the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Y. Smith
Alexander Co
Farmers’ Review
Powdery Mildew of Cherry Disease Notes
Powdery mildew on cherry causes cobweb like growth on leaves and black bodies on undersides in fall. Worst on young trees and in nurseries. Control includes Bordeaux mixture or potassium sulfide sprays.
Plant Breeding and the Future of Gardening
The article explains plant breeding as selection of superior plants over crossing, noting celery and tomatoes as examples. It predicts a coming revolution within twenty years that will shift standard vegetables aside for better eating quality and appearance, driven by crossing and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Fruit box vs barrel debate slows apple trade
A Farmers' Review letter from David Ruble argues for adopting the apple box over the barrel, noting cheaper per box costs and better packing. He cites dimensions, costs, and handling issues while acknowledging barrels’ advantages in rolling and air circulation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Review
David Ruble
Ruble
Dusty onion seedbeds point to rust fungus outbreak
Seed onions may suffer from a dust outbreak of fun gus and the soil should be avoided for seed production. If soil use is needed mix 100 pounds of sulphur with 50 pounds of air slaked lime per acre and sow in drills at planting. A formalin solution may prevent rust fungus growth when sprayed over seed prior to soil cover. Some growers drill lime at 75 to 125 bushels per acre to slow disease.
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Connecticut Station
How to Make Kerosene Emulsion Mix
Instructions describe making a kerosene emulsion by combining two gallons kerosene one half pound soap and one gallon water. Dissolve soap in hot water add kerosene churn until white creamy mass forms and thickens on cooling. Dilute before use with nine gallons water per one gallon emulsion.
Itching Scalp Healed by Cuticura Products
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City reports severe scalp itching with pimples. She washed with hot water and Cuticura Soap then used Cuticura Ointment, claiming one box and one cake cured her, hair growing back, and she continues using Cuticura products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada C. Smith
Grand 8&T
Jersey City
Ss. JF
Dr Kennedy Remedy Case Cited By Patient
A reader testimonial claims Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy saved a life amid health battles including dyepepsin and kidney disease. Mentions New York figures and a quote from Sir John Hershel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Albert Merritt
Parkw Place
N.Y
Defiance Starch Ad and Insurance Claim Notice
Defiance Starch claims superior household use and value with a bulk offer of four or more for ten cents. A Iowa fire loss story notes Lyon County resident F A Peant receiving a 2456.29 draft from Des Moines Fire Insurance Co eight days after a blaze and endorsing their service. Also two ranches of 3000 acres each in Custer county on the South Loup river are advertised for rent or sale, with farmland details and contact Victor H. Coffman Omaha Nebraska. Set hens at night instead of daylight.
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F. A. Peant
Lyon County
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
Custer County
South Loup River
Victor H. Coffman
Omaha
Neb
Deafness Cure Claim From Catarrh Care Ad
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from Eustachian tube catarrh and touts Mall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for a cure not helped by mail. It describes inflammation and mucous surface issues, urging readers to request free circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Mall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Comsuiperton
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by North Carolina Justice of the Peace
W J Hill of Concord NC says Dean's Kidney Pills helped his disordered kidneys and back pain. He reports dark irregular secretions cleared and overall health improved after treatment. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 90 cents per box. In icy weather many falls occur to many people.
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W. J. Hill
Concord
N. C
Justice of the Peace
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
All women follow the fashions despite delays
The note observes that many women pursue trends though some lag behind. It hints at social pressure to keep up with attire and style, reflecting daily life and cultural expectations.
Clean Out Your System With Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for constipation headache biliousness and stomach trouble. Claims a purer scientific formula with money back guarantee and price 50 cents to 1.00. A wife reflects on awaiting her husband's conscience.
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Dr. Caldwell
Betting Proverb Courting Win Arguments
A concise saying argues that betting persuades only when the bettor wins. The remark suggests success drives belief, while losses undermine conviction.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Nature Based Cure
An advertisement touts an herbal extract called Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring remedy. It claims to cleanse the blood, restore vital energy, and improve nerve fatigue by using a non alcoholic extract of wild cherry bark iun stone root queen's root bloodroot and golden seal produced with chemist help over eight years. It emphasizes nature as cure and notes strong past sales and the product's approval stamp.
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Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. Pierce
Invalid’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
H. Gaddis
Tonga Avenue
Taroma
Wash
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God
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Ocean Grove
Nod
Tna
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
John Milton
Cedar Rapids Business College
Cedar Rapids
Faram Street
J. Ll. Griswold
Douge Center
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McGrewww
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South Lath Street
Nevraska
Payne's
Poultry Pointe Alfnita Meal Co
Parnam Street
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