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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
8
A historic ad extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female trouble. Mrs Mary Fox of Bradford cites relief after avoiding surgery and praises free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. The letters claim long term cure and widespread trust in the remedy.
Digestibility of feed varies by ingredient and animal. Well managed dairy farms should produce coarse fodder and provide abundant starchy feed like corn, with protein rich supplements when clover is scarce. Sheep care, lamb development, and rotations with exercise are advised. churn timing and cream separation methods at Cornell are outlined for efficient butter production.
The piece discusses pork quality, fat content, and feeding strategies for hogs. It mentions lean meat in demand, the impact of fat on price, and the advantages of rations including nuts over grain fed hogs. The text cautions selecting robust stock and avoiding overly dashd stock for vigor.
A vivid profile of a steam fire engine driver who expertly negotiates a dangerous street corner by using a trench and curb to keep the engine on track. The driver’s skill, focus, and dedication to saving time are celebrated as essential qualities, with a note that no other driver matches him. A brief aside mentions global events and a stray aside about car cow collars.
A student at Holenburgh University delivers a long digression during a campus concert symposium. J M Barrie interrupts with a quip about fathering a prophet, prompting laughter and quieting the crowd. A Philadelphia Press quip follows about age and appearance, reflecting witty exchanges.
Henry Soule of Hammondsport New York recounts severe kidney trouble for decades with backache dizziness and nerve pain. After eight years of relief from Doan's Kidney Pills he reports ongoing health and the ability to work, noting the product’s availability through dealers at 50 cents a box via Poster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
The text notes wealth per capita rising from 950 in 1859 to 1236 per person. It also laments a church robbery during services due to coughing, mentions Ant-Gripine advertised as a cure, priced at 25 cents, from F W Diemer, Springfield, Mo, and closes with a Goethe quote about scruples and pride.
Rest-Admiral Hichhorn, a renowned navy officer, endorses Peruana as a potent tonic. The endorsement, echoed by other notable figures, praises the remedy for preventing and relieving catarrh and related illnesses in soldiers and sailors.
A fragment references Alaska labor pricing from 4.50 to 0.50 a day with board, alongside miscellaneous ad like garbled health product claims and stray names. The text is partial and includes unrelated quotes and erroneous lines about pills and cures.
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