Steel helmets spread in wartime defense history
The Washington Herald notes that steel helmets spread early in World War I with French adoption after high head wound rates, followed by British use, partial Russian deployment, and the United States considering steel helmets for American troops through the War Department.
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The Supers Protest Low Pay and Brutal Work
The article reports film actors known as supers appealing to the American Federation of Labor for help amid long hours and brutal stunts. It notes wage cuts, agent commissions, and rising public demand for dangerous, spectacle heavy scenes while pay remains that of a laborer, mocking comparisons to bullfighters and stevedores.
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Don’t Neglect Kidneys to the Mussuam Manager
A garbled early 20th century clipping mentions breakfast in the morning and regional phrases resembling place names. It references kidney health, a manager, and scattered figures, concluding with unclear totals and a vague note about last year. The readable fragments suggest oblique health and local affairs but lack coherent facts or dates.
Prevent Rupture in Colts Through Early Treatment
Historical medical note describes early intervention for abdominal hernias in newborns. It advocates closing the abdominal wall at birth or soon after, cauterizing an enlargement with nitric acid, and cauterization to seal the opening to prevent intestines from protruding.
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Teast
Color In Horses Predicts Colt Colors Across Series
Dr. O Linyd Jones of Iowa State College explains that predicting a foal color hinges on the ancestry and breeding performance of the mare and stallion. In horse color series, offspring colors mirror parental series, with chestnut proving the most reliably inherited. gray, bay, black, and roan appear in specific combinations, though roan is unlikely from gray and black pairings.
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Iowa State College
Pasture Advice for Alfalfa and Stock
Guidance on managing alfalfa pastures to protect forage value and long term productivity. Notes that overgrazing dry sows and heavy grazing can damage airwire stands and weaken shoots, reducing future pasture potential and growth vigor.
Cabinet of 19th Century Kitchen Tips and Dishes
A fragmented guide covers game prep roast and rare cookery basics with birds such as quail partridge and venison. It includes methods for cleaning dressing plucking smoking and broiling and cautions against overlong hanging and fishy flavors. It transitions to peach desserts including peach trifle sponge cake peaches and peach roly poly with various sauces.
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Hemet
Rover
Unearned Increment Measured In Crop Values
Unearned increment in farm land value across the United States rose to 68.50 per acre, a 40 percent gain, with total farm land values excluding buildings reaching 2.475 million dollars. The report, from the department of interior, notes the rise and emphasizes the expansion in farm land values.
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Department of Hertent
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Endorsed for Skin Irritation
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment as supreme for eczema, rashes, pimples, and sore hands. Claims ultra-clean, pure emollients with free postcard sample and nationwide availability, amid garbled extra text and product notes.
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Dodds Kidney Pills Offer Relief After Four Years
An Olivehill Texas man recounts severe back pain and bladder inflammation linked to diabetes and heart issues. After doctor advice and ineffective medicine, he credits Dodds Kidney Pills with relief and notes additional benefits from Diamond Dinner Pills for constipation. The ad promotes Dodds products and lists prices and distributors.
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Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
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Young Women May Avoid Pain
A Duffalo mother shares her daughter's relief from monthly pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad praises the remedy for irregular periods backache and related symptoms and invites letters to the Pinkham company for confidential responses.
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N.Y
Lydia EL Pinkham
Marita Koatewes
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Pinkham
Ani
Ydie
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Maso
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