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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
12
Truth and Quality appeals to the well informed and presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative. It cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or need to increase dosage, acts pleasantly and naturally, and uses components approved by physicians. Sold by California Fig Syrup Co. and other druggists.
In 1907 Iowa led in corn and potatoes while Nebraska topped rye and Kansas led wheat. The corn crop was valued near 0.5 billion dollars, winter wheat about 200 thousand, with hay rye oats barley and potatoes following. Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska were the three major hog states, Iowa nearly twice Nebraska’s closest rival and Nebraska close to Illinois for second in hog production.
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure as a purported permanent remedy for catarrh described as a constitutional disease. The ad touts internal dosing to reach blood and mucous surfaces, promises refund if uncured, and cites testimonials and a $100 reward offer. It also includes miscellaneous farm and family ownership sentiments.
Two old cronies discuss Farmer Macdonald and his son who vanished ten years ago with a milk bucket. The tale ends with a pun on the calf and bucket. The piece shifts to a stat about farm production in the United States totaling seven million dollars, about double a previous year, with sixty-five percent of the population being farmers.
The article explains detecting adulterated oil in paints by visual iridescence on a dark surface, smell tests for corn and fish oils, and a blow pipe method to reveal white lead adulteration. It notes the National Lead Company offers free instructions and a testing blow pipe via its Woodbridge Building address in New York City.
A discussion on soil fertility warns that removing humus and improper manure management waste nutrients. It advises spreading a light coat every two years and avoiding yard or barnyard losses. The text then shifts to verses and quotes unrelated to farming including Garfield Tea and Robert Burns poetry.
An anecdotal ad claims Cuticura Soup and Cuticura Ointment healed a baby with a body covered in sores after failed treatments. The narrative includes other vignettes about travel, rheumatism worries, and outdated medical advice.
The report from the Bureau of Statistics indicates healthfulness of farm animals on April 1 was better than the ten year average, with swine showing slightly higher losses than last year. It notes disease losses for swine were up from the prior year but below the ten year average, while other classes saw fewer losses than the previous year or the long-term average.
A Leesburg Virginia woman Maude F Woone reports months of feminine illness eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the prescribed treatment. The letter promotes the remedy's thirty year record aiding displacements inflammation and other female ailments and invites readers to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
A religious woman sends a telegram reading Isaiah 9 6 to announce a birth. The friend interprets it literally as a verse about a child and a son named Isaiah. The message also notes the baby weighs 9 pounds 6 ounces and jokes about the name.
Regina Saskatchewan correspondent Mr A Kaltenbrunner describes he owns half section by Moose Jaw Creek with 70 acres wheat 20 bushels per acre and 40 acres fallow 25 bushels. 100 acres oats yield 40 bushels per acre from stubble with three carloads shipped at 58 cents a bushel. he asserts Western Canada crops will not be checked by poor conditions and urges government land info.
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