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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1913
Page
2
The item lists the Star-Democrat publishing staff and contact details including editor Charles J. Arnold and city editor William T. Sitlington. It shows subscription terms with prices for single copies and mail delivery and notes Second Class mail status in Greencastle Indiana.
Greencastle readers have long praised Dean's Kidney Pills with strong local proof of merit. George W. Wood of Greencastle reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Jones Stevens Co.'s Drug Store, saying he was nearly cured after a single box and reaffirming the prior testimony. Sold by dealers nationwide at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. is the U S agent in Buffalo New York.
Advertises Hollister A M Tea as a remedy for constipation aiding bowel regulation and blood purification. Claims the product cleanses the system and is sold at Owl Drug store.
A testimonial from M E Gebhart of Oriole Pennsylvania claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his diarrhoea after advice from local merchant Mr Yorks. The piece touts the remedy as highly successful and widely sold by dealers.
An advertisement claims Hollister's R. M. Tea cures constipation and improves breath and complexion. It promises relief from dull headaches and sluggish feeling and offers the product for 35 cents at Owl Drug Store.
Women suffer from chronic constipation causing nervousness dizziness and sallow complexion. Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised as invariably bringing relief and are easy to take and pleasant in effect for sale by all dealers.
The notice promotes Humphreys remedies as scientifically prepared prescriptions used for decades by Dr. Humphreys. It promises satisfaction and offers a free mailed book about the remedies, indicating a long-standing medical patent-style advertisement.
Wisconsin station bulletin summarizes practical steps for using the Checameny hand separator on small farms. It covers foundation and ventilation, thorough cleaning after each skim, proper washing and drying, rinsing cans, cooling cream to about 50°F, avoiding mixing warm and cold or tainted cream, and maintaining a clean water tank to keep temperatures under 60°F.
The Babcock test method for herd records has been explored in numerous experiments at stations. Studies focus on testing frequency and use.
The fat test can be done weekly or by composing daily milk samples into a weekly mixture. Morning and night milks are tested separately for accuracy. Keeping weight records and monthly weekly composites yields a close estimate of a cow’s milk and butter production.
The Southern Cultivator advises dairy care and processing notes. Keep milk in clean hands, ensure can seams are soldered, and set milk promptly after milking to cool properly. Calves receive sweet, same-temperature milk. avoid over drying butter, but limit residual water for storage.
The dairy barn needs a sound floor to keep animals comfortable and profitable. A good floor saves manure for land, simplifies cleaning, and yields cleaner milk and higher prices. Cracks and knotholes waste fertility by letting liquid manure escape, reducing farm profits. The piece warns that barbed wire fences invite trouble and chronic kickers slow a team.
A shovel salesman recalls failing to sell to Britain while a dead man named Jones survived Waterloo. Jones delivered Wellington’s dangerous message, later returning to claim a government contract for the firm Smith Jenkins and Jones. The shovel dynasty continues to supply the British army.
Nature reports W H Pickering arguing for lunar activity, noting 1870 1881 1892 1900 surveys show about forty craterlets with appearances and disappearances, evidence of erosion on Theophilus and Eratosthenes peaks, and dry river beds as the sole strong indicator of past water on the Moon.
Several lizard species in Australia can travel on their hind legs for long distances while remaining upright. The water lizard near riverbanks frequently traverses shallow water and moves on its hind legs. The frilled lizard of Queensland uses its frill to deter dogs when attacked. A tree lizard also moves similarly, though most movement is on all fours for short trips.
Chicago plans the world’s largest electric light and power station featuring a steam turbine plant with automatic stokers eliminating manual coal handling. It will include an electrical kitchen, an ice plant, refrigerating equipment, bedrooms and baths, and other employee conveniences.
Silver and lead are often found together and some scientists speculate lead may disintegrate into silver. Gold and copper commonly cooccur. The Great Cobar mine in New South Wales yields copper with four ounces of gold per ton.
In a lighthearted local note, Careful Bill avoids stepping in puddles while purchasing new footwear, remarking he does not want to ruin his fresh shoes as rain clouds drift by.
The dialogue centers on a playful misread between a first boy and Miss Parsny after a poor move by Cholly. The second boy probes, and the first explains he was guessing her thoughts by “reading between the lines.”
Fragments suggest a playful verse about ice and harvest imagery amid a small town setting. The lines mix sound play with questions about the icicle, ice-man, and crop harvest, inviting reader interpretation.
A centenarian lived 100 years, never smoked or drank. Brown consoles that there was little to live for, as a passerby remarks on the old man's long life and the lack of vices.
Electricity seeks earth and travels along the path of least resistance. In denser air, paths differ and lightning travels side to side to find the simplest route.
A new horseshoe design eliminates nails to prevent hoof injury. The lightweight vartier shoe fits the hoof and allows easy securing, addressing a long standing problem in equine care.
Noted sculptors in Washington defend contemporary American women against Yale Professor Phelps claims they are mere caricatures. They argue modern women are taller, stronger, and more graceful than ancient Greek nymphs and that human stature has steadily increased since classical times. They cite Venus di Medici as a model, cite aging height trends, and praise American openness to exercise and mixed ancestry shaping a superior race.
London observers report a Royal Society of Medicine session describing appendix related stomach pains. Twenty four operations showed stomach or intestinal ulcers false, the appendix diseased and the main symptom a gastric pain. Dr Paterson proposed the name appendicular gastralgia for the condition. In Oklahoma Osage County cattlemen heated herds by tapping gas pipelines to ward off freezing in blizzards.
Commencing June 1 the Monon Route offers round trip tickets to Atlantic and Pacific Coast resorts and to Colorado and Michigan points. Nine greatly reduced fares promoted by a card to Wilbring literature and complex information, sent by return mail from W. W. Gilgis, Traveling Passenger Agent, Monon Route, Bedford.
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