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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
2
Mrs. G. of Muskegon Michigan suffered six years of back weakness. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was prescribed and restored her strength enabling her to work again. She reports high praise and recommends the medicine to everyone she meets.
A mid 19th century health note urges women to guard their health and highlights Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It invites confidential letters to the Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and promises personal, discreet responses.
For rheumatic aches neuritis neuralgia and sore muscles Sloan's Liniment is described as clean refreshing soothing and economical with quick effectiveness. The ad urges women and men to ask a druggist for Sloan's Liniment priced at 35 70c and 1.40.
West Virginia agricultural agents and Roane county officers lead a campaign to remove scrub bulls from the cattle population. A census counted 102 scrub or misfit sires, with 60 being yearlings and 30 not active scrub owners. Officials toured farms, held meetings, and urged prominent farmers to help eject scrub bulls from the herd.
In Roane County farmers embrace pure bred sires over scrub stock as bank loans at 5 percent spur improvement. Detailed figures show calves sired by pure breds outvalue scrub offspring, convincing many owners to replace inferior herd heads with better stock.
The requirements of a farm where sheep can be handled with profit are good drainage, plenty of fresh pasture, land that will produce clover alfalfa cowpeas or soy beans, a good water supply, fences that will keep sheep out of growing crops and furnish two or three fields for frequent change of pasture, a shelter that will protect the flock from cold rains winds and storms, and an attendant who can give the flock interested and intelligent care.
Swine fed in United States consumed far more grain than cattle last year as feeds for all farm animals. Swine received 502 percent of corn, 108 percent of oats, 60 percent of barley, 29.1 percent of wheat and 41.5 percent of millet feeds.
Physicians and druggists warn of flu risks and urge a one tabat bedtime cleanse with water to cut a cold overnight. Claims purified system and active liver prevent complications, with Calotabs sold in sealed packs at 35 cents and money-back guarantee if not satisfied.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript cites a doctor's advice on appetite suppression with the idea of rising early and exercising to curb hunger.
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the California name on the package and touts a fruity taste, with dosing directions on each bottle. The copy frames the product as the best preventive for stomach liver and bowels and questions if the business is profitable.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without realizing it. The ad links back, head, and nervous symptoms to kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy. It urges readers to buy a bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York. It also comments on dating advice with a dismissive line about love.
An old advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a fast and reliable antacid for indigestion. It promises rapid relief from heartburn belching and acidity, claiming millions trust the remedy and that cost is low. The ad ends with a patriotic line about rural welfare.
A Bureau of Animal Industry study compares five generations of breeding native cows with purebred bulls versus three-quarter full-blood sires. It finds purebreds fix desirable traits quickly, while scrub stock retains unwanted traits and a single low-quality bull can undo years of progress.
A five day pay a fence drive led by USDA and Mississippi State College teams across rural districts. Committees in each county spread the message of improved fencing to protect forage crops and reduce livestock waste. Immediate results impressed organizers and permanent benefits are expected to boost farm improvements and sustain fence awareness.
Calves born in the fall can be grained and properly cared for and when grass is ready to be pastured in the spring they are sufficiently grown to take care of themselves. They thus have an opportunity to make a good growth the first year, which is very essential in rearing a high producing dairy cow.
Dairy bulls are described as highly nervous and unpredictable compared to beef bulls. The dairy breed bull is active and alert, making them less dependable, while beef bulls are noted as more sluggish.
S S acts on catarrh in the blood and claims to drive disease germs from the system. Readers are urged to seek medical advice for personal cases and contact the Chief Medical Adviser at 42 Swift Specific Atlanta for guidance.
Advertisement style copy touts Diamond Dyes promising rich fadeless color for all fabrics from wool to cotton. It emphasizes dyeing instructions in the Direction Book and urges matching with a Diamond Dye Color Card. The copy ends with a motivational line about aiming high.
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