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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
7
An eccentric lecture by a Lady Bug stresses that many pleasures are free from birds and flowers to lakes and concerts. The speaker, addressing a hall, jokes about travelers to Europe and the cost of such journeys while others attend for entertainment and curiosity.
Fragmented OCR shows a domestic scene with Springer's afternoon off considering a trip with children to the 200 today while a wife cites a prior promise to visit the mother. The text then drifts into a garbled legal notice from Toledo Lucas County mentioning J Cheney and a medical product advertisement for Hall's Catarrh.
United States Department of Agriculture employees conducted over a million inspections and supervised more than ten million sheep dips in the last fiscal year. No cases of sheep ables remain in Fontana or North Dakota, with similar progress reported in Idaho. The disease, once widespread in the western U S, shows marked decline due to co operation with officials. Penguin Cult In Paris notes a rising trend of penguin themed wares in homes and shops, including porcelain coffee sets and novelty ornaments inspired by the bird.
The Better Lives Better Stock crusade reports cattle and swine keeping go hand in hand on farms. The aim is to quantify profitable combinations of meat animals including cattle hogs sheep and horses to guide farmers in choosing optimal mixed lots and crossbreeding plans based on wide experience.
The article argues silage is an economical addition to beef cattle rations. Though unbalanced on its own, it mixes well with concentrated feeds like cottonseed meal to create a high fattening ration, claimed to be hard to beat for fattening cattle.
The article emphasizes that lamb care hinges on feeding and tending the ewe. It argues the ewe is the machine that conveys marketable qualities to the lamb, making her care paramount for success.
A compact old ad promises painless corn and callus removal with Freezone. It claims a tiny bottle costs little, requires only a few drops, and instantly relieves pain, allowing the corn or callus to lift away root and all with no pain.
A terse exchange between patient and dentist reveals a demand for ten dollars to pull a tooth. The patient claims he has another ten in his vest if gas was offered, suggesting a tense negotiation over fees in a dental visit.
An ad promises clear skin by using Othine double strength to remove freckles and blotches. The druggist sells an ounce, applied nightly and morning, with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles, aiming for a flawless complexion.
A Bits item describes a student lighting a cigarette with a one cent coin after a notice about no smoking. The brief anecdote highlights a tense moment over smoking rules and the persistence of rules in a humorous local setting.
An old promotional copy urges readers to use Cascarets laxative to remove liver and bowel poisons, stating it relieves head dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach without griping or harsh effects like salts oils or calomel.
Fragmentary reader exchange hints at magazine subscription lapse and address change notice from France. The readable line shows a question about ending subscription and a request to notify a magazine one month in advance of address changes.
A street talk exchange notes that spending heavily on advertising can turn into big profits. The line contrasts a whispered plan with an assured payoff, framing the idea as a bold business maxim from a Cincinnati Enquirer citation.
The notes stress that ewes require proper feeding and that a self feeder offers fattening advantages for hogs and pigs. It highlights benefits to breeders, breeders’ stockyards, and the return on investment, urging favorable reputation through effective feeding practices.
Gertrude Bushard of Searles Minnesota testifies that over twenty years ago she began using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and later in life. She says it kept her in excellent condition during pregnancy and reduced heat flashes dizziness and other midlife ailments. She also praises Dr. Pierce’s Medical Book the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and plans to continue recommending the remedies.
Mrs B L Erwin of Oelwein Iowa touts Dr Pierce Favor ite Prescription after thirty years of use and repeated recommendations noting continual satisfaction with the product and its effects. She shares her long term positive experience and endorsement.
The ad promotes a blood cleansing remedy claiming to remove skin diseases by purging disease germs. It asserts lasting relief from itching boils pimples and eruptions through a universal treatment. Readers are urged to write to Chief Medical Adviser at 100 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga for literature.
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