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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
3
Garfield report on the beef investigation drew sharp criticism yet failed to refute its figures after eight months. Critics question the basis of sensational charges while Chief Clerk Cox of the Iowa banking department debunks a magazine claim that forty banks failed in 1908 due to the Beef Trust.
Calverton asks if a type writer was used to copy the manuscript. Scribbleton replies he thought so but finds the copy used a type wronger instead.
An ad style piece claims modern living causes female irregularities and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure. It recounts a testimonial from Mrs Chester Carry of East Boston who attributes eight years of illness to irregularities and credits the remedy with restoring health and daily duties. It urges readers to start using the product at first health warning signs.
Practical notes on building a chicken coop with window glass and lath, plus advice favoring draft horses for farming needs. Also covers silo wall construction, potato sorting, pig feeding, and poultry bran for lime-rich diets, citing Hoard’s Dairyman and Western Poultry Journal.
The passage discusses cream delivery routines for dairy operations, noting daily delivery in summer for butter quality and suggesting every other day in winter may suffice. It argues daily cream delivery reduces work compared to hauling whole milk and warns against extending savings by reducing delivery frequency. It also urges abolishing mongrel fowl on farms or city lots due to feed costs.
A Baltimore American quote notes a parent opposes keeping a baby at home, while the lecturer argues the baby should be silenced in public. The brief exchange highlights contrasting views on baby behavior and public expectations.
An article compares three baking powder bases: Mineral Acid or Alum, Bone Acid or Phosphate, and Cream of Tartar from grapes. It notes costs and wholesomeness, endorsing Cream of Tartar as safest and most wholesome for reacting with soda. It also includes light comic and local exchange bits.
A historic snippet describes a self cleaning cistern overflow to draw water from the bottom sediments. It also notes alfalfa forage claims for pork production, dairy feeding guidance, and poultry tips on feed changes, bone meals, tonic water, and culling deformed chicks all drawn from agricultural journals and a Commercial Poultry snippet.
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Missouri describes severe back and kidney pains that left him unable to walk. He notes doan's kidney pills eliminated the ache gradually after other medicines failed and claims he is greatly relieved. The product sold by local dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The poem fragment lauds George Washington as a husband with strong morals and playful verse about his virtue in domestic life.
A testimonial claims Cati cura Soap and Caticura Ointment cured severe itching and hair loss after sores spread on the neck. The writer says hair regrew thick and healthy and recommends the remedies. Also noted is a warning about thieves targeting gullible people and breaking hearts.
In a Youth's Companion excerpt, Frances and Genevieve Herrick travel separately to Europe to avoid merging their experiences. They debate individual development versus shared voyage benefits, while Miss Wilmarth questions the parental worry and the sacrifice involved for their aged father and mother.
A description notes Air Burbank's work on the daisy turning a tiny field variety into a blossom from five to seven inches across with strong keeping quality after cutting. It also mentions a major increase in geranium size and vivid color. It adds a London magistrate scene and quotes a Russian kissed the flier and a line about Dr David Kennedy's remedy.
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