Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
Surcharged health claims from early 20th century era ads tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. Letters recount relief from long standing pains and weakness, urging other women to try the remedy. Also features miscellaneous household tips and jokes of the period.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kiese
Aurore
Lydia Ham
A. Krese
North Ave
Aurora
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinxham
Lydia E. Am
E. Pinkham
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised antiseptic powder
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the antiseptic powder to shake into stockings and sprinkle in foot baths. It claims relief for painful swollen feet, smarting toes, corns, and bunions and promises soothing comfort for weary feet.
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Allen
Driveaway Auto Deliveries Emerge In Big Business
United States auto manufacturers adopt self delivering cars to bypass rail congestion. A 62-car Cleveland to Chicago run showcases the new driveaway method. Expected to become popular next summer, the innovation aimed to reduce delays and losses in freight movement.
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United States
Cleveland
Chicago
Christian Science Monitor
Harmonious Help Stage Manager and Actor Exchange
A theatrical backstage exchange features stage directions about speaking in trumpet tones and a quick, witty line from an actor. The dialogue hints at a fast car ride ending in fines, reflecting a brisk, humorous backstage moment.
Important Poultry Yard Work From Agriculture Department
Poultry raisers should begin fall and winter egg setting now with schedules by region to ensure early-hatch chicks and late fall eggs. Nests, brood care, and dusting with insect powder aid broody hens. incubator use requires warm, disinfected rooms and precise temperature and moisture controls for weeks 1 to 3.
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Aheense
United States Department of Agriculture
Simple Egg Candling Device From Wrapping Paper
The simplest tester uses a 12 by 24 inch wrapping paper tube to candling eggs by sunlight or a small lamp in a box with holes. For larger flocks a cylindrical wooden unit with a lamp yields better results. A fresh egg shows a pinkish tinge while a dark dime sized spot on the yolk indicates incubation and unsuitability for food.
Exercise for Laying Hens in Deep Litter
A tip for poultry health: lay hens require regular exercise. Feed all grain in a deep clean litter of straw or similar material so fowls can move and flap, exercising to peck and scratch in the litter.
How Pelvic Bones Indicate Egg Laying In Hens
Clemson College Bulletin explains that laying hens show pelvic bones spread to about the width of an egg to allow passage of eggs without shell damage. In nonlayers the bone gap is a finger width or less, expanding as eggs develop. some layers have flexible bones and may not widen as much, requiring careful judgment.
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Clemson College Bulletin
Eradicate Vermin on Hens with Dust Bath Method
In every poultry house provide a dust bath for hens to rid themselves of lice. Poultry lice breed through pores in their sides and fine dust fills these pores to suffocate the vermin. Road dust, hard coal ashes, or dry dust of any kind will accomplish the purpose.
Proper Eggs for Hatching in Poultry Breeding Tone
Poultry guidance argues against using pullets eggs for hatching. It favors breeding only from hens, noting that during the breeding season hens lay fewer eggs and produce fewer eggs, leading to better chicks.
Healthy Skin Depends On Kidneys
An old health ad explains the skin and intestines work with the kidneys to remove poisons. It links morning stiffness, rheumatic pains and backache to toxic blood, and urges buying Anuric tablets from a drugstore with hot water before meals for relief.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription Advert
A vintage testimonial ad touts Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as cures for various ailments. The letter claims long relief for five months of illness and asthma, urging sufferers to try the products. It cites Dr. Pierce and the Invalids' Hotel as points of purchase and delivery for tablets and liquids.
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Sweiteer Ave
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Baseball In Sculpture and Triumphs of the Soldier’s Bullet
A quirky art gallery anecdote has a baseball loving attendant teased about Shakespeare’s statue being on Scott on the base. Also recounted is a Hussar’s tale of a bullet mascot that spared him from serious harm through many battles from Marne to the Somme. A joke about a married daughter living on her parents ends the piece.
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Scott
Hussar
Marne
Aradh
Somme
Eve
Fragmented Dialogue on Debt and Duty
A brief exchange questions how a floating debt is paid and concludes it is liquidated. The speaker notes loyalty to one’s enemy does not oblige granting them aid or weapons.
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