American tobacco bill noted in large sum warning
A cryptic note claims a vast tobacco bill totaling 1.2 billion dollars and warns a man to restrain spending or face jail. The source text is fragmented and unclear about entities or dates.
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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
3
A cryptic note claims a vast tobacco bill totaling 1.2 billion dollars and warns a man to restrain spending or face jail. The source text is fragmented and unclear about entities or dates.
An old advertisement promotes Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets as a guaranteed remedy for colds and La Grippe. Priced at 3 cents through druggists, with a humorous tag line about not needing other remedies.
Prof Aug F W Schmits of Thomas Oklahoma says he suffered Hackache for twenty five years then Bright's Disease. two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills reduced symptoms and stopped treatment. After trying again later, three boxes relieved back ache and it has not returned in three years. He endorses the product and offers his statement for use. Dodd's Kidney Pills sold at your dealer via Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
Survivors say the Swedish steamer Hana was torpedoed off the English coast by a Scarborough submarine on a Saturday. The ship floated for half an hour after the blast, national colors and nationality painted on her sides, making misidentification unlikely. Several crew members died or were drowned, and 14 survived. The vessel had been bound from the Tyne to Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
San Francisco aviator Lincoln Beachey died during a public display at the Panama Pacific exposition. The new monoplane failed at 5,000 feet, plunging toward San Francisco Bay as crowds watched. Beachey body recovered after divers found him entangled in wreckage. doctors say drowning followed the crash.
The document stresses proper feeding for draft foals to reach half their mature weight in the first year. At Wisconsin, foals weighed 1000 to 1200 pounds at one year, fed gradually with a mixed ration including oats corn meal bran and alfalfa or clover. Foals ate 10 to 15 pounds daily of the mixture, three meals a day, with no hay until after one year.
Guidance on horse feeding emphasizes balanced mixes rather than bulky rations. It advises 20 percent bran with 80 percent crushed oats when variety is limited, warns foals cannot use whole oats, and cautions against excessive corn silage or marsh hay. It notes well bred foals may reach 1,600 pounds at one year and warns against subsidizing low-quality stock.
New York report states Harry K Thaw won a verdict in a conspiracy case linked to his 1913 escape from Mattewan asylum. He was returned to New York from New Hampshire and then committed to a state hospital. Four accomplices were discharged. Attorneys plan to seek court permission for Thaw's further action.
A fragment describes pig care and management on a farm. It warns against crowding hogs and suggests keeping a few acres for ab supplies and grease, noting easier confinement with woven wire fencing and the goal of economical gains for a grower.
Practical kitchen notes describe economical meat dishes and soups. Instructions cover washing, cutting, browning, and stewing beef, making a Canadian Meat Pie with kidneys, and preparing stock soups versus meatless varieties. Also includes a poem fragment and general cooking guidance.
An old home remedy claims sage tea and sulphur restore natural hair color and stop dandruff. The ad notes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold in drug stores for about 50 cents, applying with a sponge to each gray strand for a darker, shinier look.
A brief Yale Record quip notes that last night Jack attempted to put his arm around me three times prompting a bemused response. The line captures campus humor about unwanted advances among students.
Advertorial claim cites 20 years of resinol prescriptions for eczema and itching. It states resinol ointment stops itching on contact and, with resinol soap, clears most eczema eruptions leaving healthy skin. Notes widespread pharmacist sales and many positive physician reports.
A garbled ad style note claims remedies for proper application of a marine temperment in a special case. It mentions an uncle Samuel reportedly spending 409 million dollars on jewelry last year.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use Californian Syrup of Figs for children's constipation. It claims a simple internal cleansing will remove waste, relieve sour stomachs, and restore energy in hours. It warns against counterfeit fig syrups and promotes a genuine bottle labeled Syrup of Figs for babies and children.
A fragment shows Ben Sorghum quipping about speeches and modern behavior. The exchange hints at playful sarcasm as people discuss linguistic flair and the urge to “dispense and look for glue.”
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