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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
6
A reader questions Perana’s claim as an effective chronic catarrh remedy. Cites United States Dispensatory notes on hydratis canadensis as a tonic for mucous membranes, cory dalis formosa as a tonic, and cedron seeds as a bitter tonic for dysentery and quinine substitute. Encourages sending for testimonials.
The article notes vast lands in South America, North Africa and Asia await greater wheat demand. It envisions steel plows and self-binders spreading to produce food for millions, and suggests Russian and European peasants could further boost output with modern tools and knowledge. September Century.
Mrs. Mary Rowse of Cambridge New York describes a decade long struggle with kidney pain weakness and disordered secretions after a bad fall. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and a full recovery, noting she is now in excellent health. The product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 60 cents a box.
A historical overview reviews the 1885 to 1900 period as highly active for aeronautics, noting failures and deaths of Maxim, Ader, Lilienthal, and Pilcher, Langley’s secret U S. work, and waning public belief in flight, leading to Kitty Hawk experiments in 1900 testing a manned kite and a ground controlled balance system.
A Delineator plan uses a cork with three grooves to meter oil into a bowl over an egg yolk and cayenne. The bottle rests on a pitcher, and as oil drips from the smallest groove it is mixed with an egg beater. A lemon juice and salt finish complete the oil-based mayonnaise mix.
Instructional note explains cutting fat into small pieces, soaking overnight, discarding the water, adding fresh water or milk, and simmering slowly until the fat clears and browns lightly. Strain through cloth and press to extract a second quality fat.
An Atlanta Constitution column cautions against accusing someone of lying unless the caller confirms a long distance telephone connection. The piece reflects era editorials on truth telling and communication norms.
Farmers' Home Journal recommends placing coops or brooders beside the garden fence with openings to admit the chicks. The small birds can run without damage and will control vermin, keeping the garden healthy. The white chicks are safe in the garden.
A livestock trader praises a neighbor described as a top notch farmer who produces high quality spring fed hogs. He notes the Poland blooded hogs fatten on less feed, uniform age, and strong sires that yield large, gentle offspring. The piece urges community emulation of such practical farming excellence.
A reader asks about a small striped caterpillar harming young corn. The worm is likely a climbing cutworm. It is too late to treat this season. next season soak clover leaves in Paris Green solution and scatter around the infested area to kill the worms as they eat the leaves. Indiana farmer remarks.
Summary of advice from Farmers' Home Journal on poultry care: keep hens in comfortable conditions to boost egg production, provide proper night cooling in summer and warmth in winter, use cut straw for nests and litter, avoid bulky floor materials, and encourage hens to scratch and forage in the straw for cleanliness and activity.
R D Dun data shows more plants operating and willingness to replenish stocks among country merchants. Retail quiet except clearance sales. wholesale and jobbing solid with irregular collections. Cotton mills idle less. steel orders rise including plate and pipe. vessel construction steady. Money flows countryward to move crops. mercantile credit tight. weekly US business failures total 232, compared with prior weeks and years.
A regional verse and column item mix about drag roads rewarding teams with profit, praising wheelpower and the Tryon approach, followed by notes on railroads shaping American speech and a Detroit Free Press comment on farmers’ cheerful prospects amid wheat sales and price decisions.
Advice on feeding hay to hens using soaked pea hay alfalfa or clover with water to moisten leaves and improve color. Include bran or cornmeal, keep troughs clean, cool mixture, and avoid wet hay. Also outlines hygienic milking steps to prevent ropy milk and sanitation of equipment and hands to protect milk quality. Mentions livestock stock and seed production with emphasis on proper care, feeding, and rotation including wheat and corn.
A Philadelphia club anecdote highlights Charlemagne Tower's high favor with the Kaiser and German court. The Kaiser reportedly invited him to dine and called him "the most engaged man in Berlin." Tower replied that Berlin's most engaged man would be glad to dine with the most engaging one.
The New York Press argues for an end to private monopolies and equal terms for railway shippers to ensure the survival of individualistic government, along with a wider distribution of the fruits of American progress.
London press summary reports royal commission investigator A. F. L. Tregold asserts tramps are among the sanest in society. He claims feeble minded rates among vagrants are lower than other classes due to itinerant discipline and fixed purpose. The commission criticizes English approaches as behind American methods.
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal writes that her three daughters suffered eczema with itching eruptions on the backs of their heads. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment four or five times, they were reportedly entirely cured. She notes another baby with neck skin issues improved the next morning.
The Chicago Bartenders and SaloonKeepers Total Abstinence Society reportedly has about 2,000 members. Many Windy City saloonkeepers reportedly agree not to employ men who drink. New York grog sellers lack such a society and such a practice.
An Edinburgh company announces a new product named Tea for Travelers Essence of tea. After twenty years of research the firm fixed volatile constituents that give tea aroma and cheer, solving a long-standing problem. Now brewing is simply dropping a teaspoonful of essence into a cup of water.
A dated testimonial offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cienny & Co of Toledo advertise the remedy and state it acts upon blood and mucous surfaces. The notice includes endorsements from local wholesale druggists and a price claim, with testimonials sent free.
Missouri City in Clay County near Kansas City, once off the river map, gains new life as high water revives an old channel. Within hours a steamer named Chester reaches the old landing, lifting the town’s spirits and signaling renewed river access after years of isolation.
An advertisement touts the value of health knowledge and trusted products. It profiles Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven, physician approved family laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists worldwide.
A Denver woman writes that Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her six year illness after an operation failed. She lists backache bearing down and periodic pains and urges others to try the remedy as it has helped thousands of women with female troubles. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to seek advice at Lynn Mass.
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