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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
13
An advertisement promises hair transformation with Danderine. A small bottle bought at drug or toilet counters will render hair thick, soft, glossy and full of life. It claims instant doubling of hair beauty and removal of dust oil and dandruff while promoting growth and vigor.
The South African Journal of Industries July 1919 notes cane replaced by cotton in Zululand. Planters say cotton yields better returns, matures in about six months, and avoids heavy cane costs for wagons, track, and vehicles.
For years Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root has been a trusted kidney liver and bladder remedy praised by druggists. The medicine strengthens organ function and has stood the test of time. It is sold by all druggists and a sample bottle can be requested by writing to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY providing a newspaper name.
Yonkers Statesman humor notes a business man and friend trading quips about a waitress who brushes dust from a custard pie with her apron. The piece frames old fashioned remedies and a hotel clerk turning a night traveler away, suggesting a night near a movie theater.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness. Explains deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes and claims the cure requires systemic treatment. Offers $100 for any case not cured and notes circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The rattlesnake's sound comes from a series of small tail bones loosely bound together, producing a clinking noise when the tail is shaken.
A terse street exchange centers on a couple debating holding hands and trumps. A proverb about fixing one’s own religion is offered as counterpoint, reflecting a quick, jokey confrontation in a public setting.
A Webster county bull association replaced 18 mixed bulls valued at 1355 with six purebred dairy sires costing 1657, boosting purebred females from 2 to 42 in a year and cutting maintenance costs per cow while improving local dairy cattle quality.
Prof C Larson of South Dakota State College argues fall calving increases annual milk output by about 20 percent compared with spring calving. Winter dairying yields more profit and cheaper labor after field work, reduces pests, and fall calves mature for spring pasture. Avoid mating too early in fall. wait until December or January.
Dairy notes emphasize clean barns proper udder washing before milking and covering milk protect utensils from flies and dust. It also notes bedding importance and uniform year round labor plus calves requiring proper feeding and care before birth.
The guide lists leading apple varieties with uses and storage notes. Ben Davis dominates in quantity though its eating quality is limited. Jonathan and Grimes Golden offer dessert value. Rhode Island Greening provides winter keeping quality. Baldwin is key for commercial winter use. Yellow Newton Albemarle Pippin offers high flavor for eating. Winesap Stayman Winesap and Northern Spy appear for either dessert or cooking. Arkansas Black and Winter Banana cover Northwest production with mixed eating and culinary roles.
An article urges careful storage of gasoline and kerosene, proper disposal of rubbish, and updated fire-fighting gear on farms. It recommends Pails of water as old reliable extinguishers, notes chemical extinguishers for oil fires, and suggests sand or sawdust to cover flames. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issue Farmers’ Bulletin 904 offers details and is available free by mail.
A report notes cattle can harvest corn effectively and clean up leftovers after hogs, performing nearly as well as sheep or hogs in field cleaning tasks.
The ad emphasizes Bayer as the genuine aspirin brand with packages labeled Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It promises relief for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism and notes a 12 tablet tin costs only a few cents.
Tiffin and Fremont Ohio advertise Dr. Pierces Anuric as a cure for kidney trouble backache and rheumatism. Testimonials from H C Harnish and Mrs Daisy Cherry claim relief after using Anuric tablets and urge trials. The ads describe uric acid and toxin buildup and promote trial packs from the Invalids' Hotel.
Constipation remedy advertised as a gentle laxative that regulates stomach and intestinal digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile. Sold by druggists worldwide for over half a century to treat indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related issues. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
A year long systematic anti tuberculosis education campaign in France under the Rockefeller Foundation involved three traveling exhibits and lecturer groups visiting ten départements and 141 exhibits. Over 2,000,000 printed items were distributed nationwide including posters pamphlets and cards. The French public material, crafted by French authors and illustrated by French artists, is praised as a new standard for health education.
A national treasury official and his colored servant George met King Albert of Belgium in Rock Creek Park Washington. They chatted briefly and the king shook hands with George. When asked his opinion George replied in a humorous line about seeing a king only on a deck.
Molly replies that help was unnecessary as he kissed her. She adds some men prefer owing a debt forever to avoid the trouble of collecting it. She suspects any man who calls himself an idiot seeks to test others' belief in him.
Sir Walter Raleigh argues Shakespeare created no single hypocrite figure due to a carefree childhood. Dickens’ harsher youth allegedly shaped his view on hypocrisy, influencing later writing. Some readers may dispute Raleigh’s claim given Gloster and Iago as hypocritical examples in the plays.
A short reflection cites Longfellow on talent and success as doing what you can well and doing well without seeking fame. It adds a remark about judging an easy going man by his temper before assessing his character.
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