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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
2
A Bee Culture reader shares detailed method for wax rendering using a square galvanized boiler and box tanks, with notes on dipper sizes, water usage, skimming, and cooling. A short humor piece follows about laundry starch, ending by praising Defiance Starch for strong, thinly applied stiffness.
A rural tip sheet notes shelters for chicks during showers, and that ducklings are easier to raise by hand. It advises placing hatched birds in a box at night, indoors when very young, and using tobacco dust and ash in nests. Lice control with insecticide is recommended alongside noting hens can yield 150 to 200 eggs yearly.
A Western man boasting of his taste for women woos a New York beauty. He notices her locket and asks if it holds a token of a past love. She reveals it contains a lock of her husband’s hair, prompting his astonished realization that her husband is alive but the hair is gone.
Billy Powell recalls a sensational Berkeley track run where he swept the curve like a yacht and finished with a world record in the low hurdles the 220 dash and broad jump. He describes a wild final leap and a sudden obstacle as officials measured his jump amid joking remarks from Olle Snedigar.
A testimonial from a teacher recounts switching to Postium Coffee for meals, citing relief from nervousness and improved health. After a failed first brew, a longer boil produced a rich flavor and marked improvements in hers and her children's condition, prompting strong loyalty to the product and its health claims.
In London 1855 a grand celebration honored Dr Samuel Johnson with Bonner in attendance. The Australian cricketer, famed then for his prowess, was buoyed by the event and reflected that Johnson's revered memory might weigh more than his own cricketing triumphs.
A reader from Albion Nebraska recalls a six month scalp illness after measles. Using Cutlour remedies led to a rapid recovery within three weeks, seven years prior to Aug 25 1906, with no further trouble. Also notes on the Danish royal couple and the virtue of Defiance Starch.
Miss Passay comments on young girls being engaged to two men at once calling it shameful while Miss Pert accuses it of being aggravating.
JI W Browning of Ogden Utah a 1011 220 St resident recounts diabetes kidney disease and rheumatic pain plagued him five years ago doctors warned he would not recover yet Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY restored his health. At 70 he remains well and active with continued use.
An old farmer nicknames a tall thin local figure the anarchist, mocking his constant chase of other chickens for Vittles. The fragment lists various products and slogans from late 19th century ads, including Defiance Starch and Allen’s Foot-Knee, with a Victorian aside on endurance and perseverance from Longfellow.
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