Danderine Hair Spray Promises Quick Transformation
An advertisement touts Danderine as a rapid solution to dull hair, claiming it thickens waves, adds gloss, and removes dirt and oil. The tonic allegedly improves scalp health, reduces dandruff, and promotes growth with simple application. A separate note mentions cotton replacing cane in Zululand for sugar, citing faster planting and lower transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South African Journal of Industries
Zululand
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root praised by druggists as a tested kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is sold on merit and backed by years of use. A sample bottle offer is advertised with a request to send ten cents and mention the paper. Also includes a brief joke about hotel rooms and movie shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Deafness Cure Claims for Catarrhal Deafness Pointer
Advertises ARRH MEDICINE as a blood action remedy for catarrhal deafness tied to Eustachian tube inflammation. Describes deafness as result of tube closure, promises $100 for cases not cured, lists Hall’s Medicine as remedy and Cheney & Co., Toledo as source. Circulars offered free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HALL
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rattlesnake Rattle Shape Questioned in Snakes Tale
A reader questions the rattlesnake tail bones, noting they are not a loose cluster that clinks when shaken, challenging common beliefs about how rattles make sound.
Not if you're holding trump says man who faults faith
A playful exchange notes that criticizing another's religion is hypocritical, urging self reflection. The dialogue frames a tongue in cheek banter about fairness and beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trump
Better Bulls Change Webster County Dairy Community
A Missouri extension report describes how a Webster County bull association cut 18 nondescript bulls to six purebred sires. The move reduced maintenance costs per cow, boosted purebred females from 2 to 42 in a year, and cost each farmer only $10 more, marking lasting dairy cattle improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Webster County
Missouri
Bull Association
Association
Apple Varieties Show Distinct Qualities For Buyers
The piece outlines leading apple varieties with notes on appearance, taste, and uses. Ben Davis dominates quantity but is better for cooking. Jonathan prized for fresh eating. Grimes Golden praised for dessert flavor and storage limits. Rhode Island Greening valued for keeping and winter use. Baldwin as key commercial winter variety. Yellow Newton or Alabama Pippin noted as winter dessert with high flavor. Stayman Winesap and Winesap highlighted for dessert and general use. Northern Spy favored in the north for dessert and culinary uses. Arkansas Black, Banana, and Winter Banana described for size color and season with mixed eating and cooking qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Ben Davis
Jonathan
Grimes
Rhode Island
Baldwin
Napple
Northwest
Arkansas
Tally
Bayer Aspirin Adverts Cited For Colds Pain Headache
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marketed as genuine Bayer product with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name signifies a physician prescribed genuine aspirin for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets sold for a few cents. Trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoa cetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Anuric Promises Relief for Kidney Aches and Rheumatism
In Tiffin and Fremont Ohio readers praise Dr. Pierce's Anuric as highly effective for kidney trouble backache and rheumatic pains. Testimonies claim rapid relief after years of illness and multiple doctors failed treatments.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Daisy Cherry
Arvison Bt
Seeing Things in Mirrors Brighten Home Spaces
Dialogue notes how mirrors in a Flatbush and Bensonhurst home lift mood as occupants discuss the cheerful effect of reflective surfaces on a wife’s happiness. No further context.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Green's August Flower and tuberculosis education
An ad promotes Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative aiding digestion and liver function, claimed to be widely used for indigestion and related issues in thousands of households. A French antituberculosis education program, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, reports wide outreach with traveling exhibits and over two million materials distributed.
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Green
France
Rockefeller Foundation
Favor Raising Fall Calves
Prof C Lar son of South Dakota State college argues fall calves boost profits. A cow calving in fall yields about 20 percent more milk yearly, dairy products earn a third more in winter, and winter dairying reduces labor and fly-related losses. Fall calves thrive with good winter care and join pasture with others in spring. Avoid mating too early in fall, wait until December or January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Larson
South Dakota State College
Dairying Practices For Milk Production And Calf Rearing
Guidelines on dairy cattle care emphasize nail up loose boards, avoid pumpkins as feed, wash udders and flanks before milking, keep milk covered, protect utensils from dust, maintain a clean barn and ample bedding, and ensure steady labor. Proper calf development requires mother’s good feeding and care before birth.
Fire protection on farm of importance and methods
The piece warns of winter fire hazards from stoves, kerosene, and gasoline handling on farms. It urges proper storage, accessible water as an extinguisher, and use of chemical extinguishers or sand and sawdust for oil fires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issue Farmers Bulletin 904 offers guidance on extinguishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Cattle Harvest Corn Crop Technique Described
The article explains using cattle to harvest corn and then clean up leftovers. It notes cattle can be fed and turned into usable byproducts after field work, mentioning terms like hoga and kage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
His First King Meet In Rock Creek Park
A national treasury official traveling with his colored servant George encountered King Albert I of Belgium walking in Rock Creek Park Washington. They paused for a brief chat and the king shook hands with George as with the official. George remarked in humorous pidgin English that it was the first king he had seen outside of a deck.
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National Treasury
George
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Albert
Belgium
Assistance Unnecessary Dialogue Sparks Moral Talk
A terse exchange questions help and honesty as Dolly and Molly debate if aid was needed after a kiss. Molly argues some men prefer promises to payment and that self-proclaimed fools invite doubt rather than face collection.
Shakespeare and the hypocrite in drama discussed
The discussion notes Sir Walter Raleigh’s claim that Shakespeare lacks a complete hypocrite figure due to a carefree youth. It contrasts Raleigh’s view with readers who see hypocrisy in Iago and Gloucester, while noting Dickens’ harsher childhood may color his critique.
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Shakespeare
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter
Dickens
Gléster
Iago
Quotation Fragments on Success and Temper
A pair of clipped aphorisms about achievement and temperament. The first praises skill and effort over pursuit of fame, while the second advises testing an easyGoing man by provoking his temper.
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Yonkers Statesman
Dr. Peery
South Dakota College
Dolly
Molly
Uncle Sam
Cincinnati
Postam Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Grocera
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