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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
3
An Indianap olis News item describes building a grain box from stacked dry goods boxes to store grain on farms. The design includes end-to-end boxes with slanted fronts, lockable covers, interior divisions, and tin caps on legs to deter vermin and fire. It notes possible vermin-proofing and illustrates a simple construction.
A description details a makeshift jumper built from two saplings over twenty feet long. It uses weakened upper sides, shaved halfway, causing the poles to sag when a rider sits. The seat rests on four posts, with the horse positioned far out in the shafts. The design prevents a colt from going over backwards.
The article lists a care mixture for hogs described as a tonic to restore health when animals show minor illness. It specifies weights of wood, sodium chlorite, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hyposulphite, sodium sulphate, anthony sulphide, and directions to pulverize and mix. A large tablespoonful per 200 pounds is fed daily, with pouring into the mouth or mixing into water if animals are very ill.
Beardless seed yields poorly for barley and horses but makes a strong nurse crop for clover and alfalfa. A vast fenced pasture on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana spans 1.5 million acres with 200 miles of barbwire. 60,000 cattle winter there, half owned by stockmen paying for grazing. Mare feed guidance notes higher quantities when in foal and suggests oats as main feed with shorts, bran, occasional mashes, and possible cooked feed several nights weekly.
The Louvre report confirms the heart of Rameses II preserved for 3104 years in a blue enamel vase. Experts detail a hornlike organ transformed by soda and resins, showing tongue fibers and kingly attributes. Findings rely on microscopic analysis by Lorte and colleagues.
A fragmentary ad describes a dry climate premium cigar from Lewin' Bue tory in Peoria Illinois. It mentions a single binder five cent cigar fresh from the factory wrapped in foil to keep it fresh until smoked and labels the originator Tin Foil Brivker.
A disjointed excerpt shows a lawyer confronting an accuser over slander in a courtroom setting. The fragment references Edyta Booth and a dramatic scene as papers are served, with the tone and phrasing mirroring a late 19th century Philadelphia publication.
A fragment notes English evangelist Gypsy Smith, described as a real gypsy born in a camp, preparing to conduct meetings in America amidst a dialogue about women and morality.
Richard Cole Newton notes that early Hippocratic medicine rejected superstition, relied on direct methods, and achieved practical results. He recalls fraudulent practices, patent medicines, and the enduring Hippocratic oath. Hippocrates was born on Cos in 460 B C. The piece surveys ancient medical writings and the rise of medical professionalism amid learning and nationwide reforms in California and Los Angeles trends.
An affectionate wife urges George to sit in a new chair while a worried husband frets that a man may soon arrive to collect payment for it, creating domestic tension over ownership and rest.
A humorous quarrel over an account overdraft emerges as Mrs Newliwed protests a bank notice. Delphia Press notes the scene with sharp dialogue reflecting frustration over unused checks and mistaken charges.
A detective explains how marked bills are identified not by ink but by pin pricks through the Indian head on the five dollar note. Two tiny holes visible in light confirm positive identity, with additional punctures at key letter and scroll areas. The procedure, kept secret, aims to ensure reliable conviction when such marked bills are traced.
A compendium of crisp vignettes and witticisms from a bygone era. Antoine Rivarel’s bravado and a dinner joke spark amused scorn among guests. A wild March swing to spring brings fits of wet weather. Uncle Ned Willoughby braves a third blizzard and the boastful weather chatter ends with a pun on short change.
Miss Leopold of Menasha Wisconsin and Mrs Hettie Green of Luka Illinois endorse Peruna claiming restoration of health and strength after run down conditions and catarrh. Leopold describes extensive body rash improving after a few bottles. Green notes relief from headaches and improved appetite and weight.
A history exam tenth question asked What was the fate of Rameses II The graduating student answered promptly Varied and interesting as was the career of this remarkable potentate he could not escape the common fate of humanity He died many years ago The Cleveland Leader
A fragment describes a steamer clerk offering a stateroom to a passenger with Siren rumor of a silent brewery partner. The exchange hints at temperance themes and a suggested caution about prior berths. The passage ends mid sentence, leaving the moral tension and identity of Mr Sikes unclear.
An OCR fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer mentions Mule Team Borax products with advertising language and a note about a fair trial remark. It also references Pacific Coast Hokman in Oakland California and a stray anecdote about a man waking early to object to his mother in law staying over.
In playful social chatter Billingham and Dudeleigh tease Billingham about wedding plans and whether the trousseau will be made in Paris. The banter hints at forthcoming nuptials and fashionable preparations.
A vintage advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case, praises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, cites years of trustworthiness from Walding Kinnan & Marvin, and notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and includes a 1906 date.
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