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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
4
A muddled note mocks a tonic claim to cleanse poisons from the body and promises relief by morning. An evangelical cleric narrator recounts visiting his son, a Ritualist, who asks him to preach and quotes a sobering biblical line about a lunatic son.
The passage lists items from a joke about Bandbox and a wedding to patent medicines and a wheat statistic. It mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, red feather hats, and a claim about Australia raising nearly 10 000 000 acres of wheat annually.
A fragment notes Rae Clgatt faced continued illness with no effective medical relief. The readable text provides no clear outcome or remedy, leaving the case without identified treatments or results.
Investigation attributes the outbreak to moldy or damaged forage and fermented ensilage. Horses show stronger susceptibility than cattle, and damp weather with prior drought fosters mold. Prevention focuses on clean dry feed, moldy forage removal, and proper stall hygiene to reduce spread.
An advertisement urges mothers to switch from strong purgatives to the gentle California Syrup of Figs a fruit laxative. It claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, sweetens the stomach, and helps avoid sickness in children and adults with a 50 cent bottle clearly labeled with dosage instructions.
A magazine excerpt urges that self dissatisfaction drives success for go ahead men. It argues that constant self-criticism keeps a person alive and productive, warning against excess gloom over self doubt and noting ambition and dissatisfaction are half brothers.
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims the scalp becomes healthier, hair regains luster, and new hair growth appears after weeks of use. The copy urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store.
Fragmentary OCR hints at unclear discussion of vitals or patronage. No readable names, dates, or locations available to establish concrete entities or events for a full card.
An old account reflects on the sacredness of ballots and a laborer’s cryptic voting stance. The exchange reveals confusion and reverence toward the ballot as a solemn act, with prayer and unseen knowledge guiding the voter's actions.
Excerpt from Alfred Raymond Johns chapter on Socialism and the Liquor Traffic notes Milwaukee's liquor sector uses 51 million in capital with 4 755 workers and 6 6 percent wages, while other industries employ 104 461 workers with 34 8 percent wages. It argues moving liquor capital would add 25,000 jobs and over 30 million in wages. Johns declares the liquor trade hinders city prosperity.
The Aquor journals note an advertising section discussing the sale of the south’s largest and oldest mail order whisky house, a business earning about one and a half million dollars annually. The owner plans to enter another line of business and privately imports “good reasons for selling wholesale and retail liquor.” The piece highlights growing anti alcohol sentiment among railroads, corporations, clubs, and scientists as a foregone conclusion.
The New Vienna Reporter argues temperance is practical, linking drink to reduced work efficiency. It claims figures and diagrams prove even occasional alcohol injures both mind and hands, while habitual drinkers permanently impair mental and manual function.
A newspaper feature argues total abstinence is a crucial asset for men in skilled trades. It cites elevator constructors and union rules: a drinking member faces a month suspension for a first offense and expulsion on a second. The piece claims abstinence yields direct, certain rewards.
A Northwestern Christian Advocate piece cites a roadside billboard claiming the town never had a saloon as anti saloon testimony to attract new settlers. It poses the question whether saloons aid business and if a commercial club would allow such a sign to remain.
A public notice condemns liquor traffic as a social menace harming taxpayers. It describes liquor as draining wages, weakening households, and increasing crime, urging action against the liquor trade as a financial and moral burden.
In the village church during a morning service the organist angrily notes the organ-blower to stop after finishing. A famous London preacher attends to preach. A ghost boy delivers the organist message to the preacher asking the blower to stop, citing that people came to hear the music.
A barrack tale opens with a soldier named Pat wearing disreputable trousers. A sergeant stops him to report unsoldierly appearance but lets him pass after Pat explains he is going to set some water in a pail.
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