Net Farm Profit From a San Gammon 160 Acre Rental
A tenant on Leigh F. Maxey’s 160 acre farm at San Gamon rents the house barn and orchard for 75 dollars a year. The report tallies income from corn hay cattle eggs poultry and other produce totaling about 854.69 dollars with expenses around 346 dollars resulting in a net profit near 509.69 dollars for 1908 plus additional figures for feed and butter credits.
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Teniant’s
Nollsch
Leigh
F. Maxey
Sangamon
County
Besworth
Tara
Mi-Néusch
Sant Athie
Ethia
Orie
Tilmois
Cowpeas as a soil improving crop in rotation
Cowpeas provide soil benefits as a nitrogen gatherer fixing nitrogen from the air through root nodules and bacteria. They loosen heavy soils with deep fleshy roots, improve soil structure, and retain moisture, making them valuable on thin land even without manure or inoculation.
Autos for Hauling Milk at Dairymen Convention
At a western dairymen convention producers from five states attended. Of 112 surveyed, 30 owned cars and used them in business mainly to market cream. Several farmers said they used autos to power separators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Wisconsin
Thrift Promoter Urges Small Farm Renovations
A farmer oriented guide emphasizes thrift by gradual tasks. It suggests starting with a small feed floor in the barnyard and expanding to a walk to the barn and well, then to the house and surrounding areas, using spare hours.
Salt Processing for Pigeons Reported in Early Plant
An obscure historical note describes a pigeon breeding practice involving salt treatment. Sacks are dipped in water, then dried until hard and flat, a method linked to a large squab operation. The text references a person named Joe Pen and a place likely near Otetchey Stenn, though details are fragmentary.
The Four Allegorical Travelers And The Proletarian's Stand
An aristocrat a scientist a pugilist and a plutocrat journey with a proletarian. In a hall of trade a stadium and a university their pretensions clash before a fatal stadium crush that a brave proletarian halts, sacrificing himself. St Peter weighs each life and grants entry to the worker.
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Avram
Hall of the Men of Trade
Jcheers
Was
Artacle
St. Peter
Percival Blueblood
Bath
James Pott. &Co
Anecdote of Success in Journalism History
A Chicago editor praises devotion to work quoting Dr Melville Bj Stone. He notes storytellers sacrifice for the craft and reflects on a Perth Australia incident where a boy’s tragic act influenced Perth papers and the press’s handling of a sensational tale.
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Melville Bj. Stone
Chicago
Stone
Associated Press
New York
Hill
Perth
Jena
Remedy for Coughs and Colds in 24 Hours
An old remedy promotes a fast cure for coughs colds and throat and bronchial trouble. A mixture of two ounces syrup of licorice half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces pure whisky is advised. These ingredients are sold in drug stores and mixed in a large bottle. Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure is made in the Leach Chemical Co laboratories Cincinnati and dispensed in half pint vials.
On the Road All Season in Brief Exchanges
A terse exchange recalls long road work with a guitarist in San Francisco. One remark hints at a season of travel and performance across cities.
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Adtorine
San Francisco
Sores Eyes Cured by Cuthura Ointment
A Virginia man describes two years of severe eye inflammation resisting home remedies and physicians until using Cuthura Ointment. Within a week improvement began and in two weeks his eyes nearly healed, with no further trouble after age sixty five. ad notes Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston as sole proprietor.
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Cutiura
G. B. Halsey
Mouth
Wilson
Pathos Out of Place in Schools Says Martha Sherwood
In a teachers institute Miss Martha Sherwood urged that sad stories have no place in public schools. She argued pupils need humorous tales that provoke loud laughter to foster growth happiness and contentment in life.
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Martha Sherwood
Frank J Cheney's oath over Hall's Catarrh Cure
An 1886 notarized affidavit by Frank J Cheney of F J Cheney & Co. promises a $100 reward for each cataract case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document notes internal use and blood mucous action, with Toledo, Ohio as the location and includes promotional mentions of other Hall products and family pills for constipation.
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BraTx
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Rei
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Curary & Co
Acta
J. Cheney & CO
O& Bold
Hall
Remnant of the Dark Inquest at the Door
A coroner investigates a death of Samuel Williams found without medical attendance. A weeping woman answers in sorrow and pride, confirming Williams lived there and requesting to see the remains.
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Samuel Williams
Everybody’s
Wrigley’s SPHARMINT After Meals Prompt Digestion Question
A short cartoon style dialogue features a character asking about digestion then praising WRIGLEY'S SPHARMINT after meals. An epigraph quotes Cobden on hurting others and retaliation, adding a political moral cue.
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Cobden
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Itingis
Tendata Dairy and
Powtry
Figga gurediOut
Arine Args
Bill
Jacoba Irene
Plymouth
Otetchey Stenn
Wes Joe Pen
Mettell Loomis
Remedy
Cuthura
A. W. Gleason
Stella
Bella
Penny Davis Falkulety
Diac Anybodysever
Weeping Willow
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