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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
7
A reflection on popularity and merit, praising Lion Coffee for its consistent quality and wide household adoption. The piece argues that lasting sales rely on genuine merit, not advertising alone, and urges readers to buy Lion Coffee from trusted grocers and avoid bulk bulk purchases.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to ease sore feet corns and swollen areas. It claims relief for hot burning feet and helps fit shoes, urging readers to mail for a free sample from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New Mexico.
A former sailor and real estate Boomer reforms to clerk at a dry goods shop. On his first day a customer asks about fabric and he slips back into old con talk promising 800 percent gains. He apologizes and completes the sale under proper Counter Jumpers rules.
The timeless Cuticura Soap and Ointment are promoted as the world’s greatest skin soap and finest emollients. They claim to preserve purify beautify and cleanse the skin scalp and hands and soothe baby rashes itchings and chafings with wide antiseptic claims.
A jumble of humorous banter and old product pitches appears with names and places like Parkem, W. L. Weed, and Berwin. The text includes mock dialogue about schemes and drowning in cake batter, ad copy for Piso's Cure, Winslow's for Colic, and a stray joke about Adar, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century rural newspaper item.
The article details a dairy stable design with a clay base for cow feet, a 16 inch wide hardwood board for hind feet, and a gutter system 16 inches wide with wooden sides and concrete bottom. It notes replacing wooden mangers with cement and flushing with water for thorough cleaning.
Practical notes offering guidance on using oil stoves to cool homes and save fuel, improving dairy cow stalls with clay bedding and ramps, a simple wagon bed hoist, a home smoking barrel setup, and garden and poultry care tips for a farm setting.
The article discusses WAGOO RED HOIST from Farm and Home by B M Scully, noting alfalfa hay storage in stacked form and its water retention differences by climate, with western stacks reaching high lengths. It also mentions kerosene emulsion and its use in farming, and general tips on minimizing waste during storage.
Miss Genevive May of Indianapolis writes that Peruna cured her catarrh of the stomach after a neglected case. She states relief came in weeks and months with the medicine, praising its preparation and effects on digestion and overall health.
A correspondent to the Pioneer Allahabad notes a crow’s nest found in a palm tree outside Madras built from telegraph wire and other items. Nests have used brandy bottle wires tin from a Bombay gast shop and even gold and silver spectacle frames from Lawrence & Mayo. The frames valued at 400 rupees were reportedly stolen during lunch hour.
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