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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
7
Farmers discuss how to harvest cowpeas for hay or weed with a mower. Weather favors curing when using a hay tedder, with notes on leaf loss during raking and variations to speed up drying. A modified machine approach suggests adjusting concave settings and a pulley to improve tedder performance.
The text outlines methods for growing peas and cowpeas, including planting, cultivation, and harvesting. It mentions bed shaping, curing in sheeters, cutting and threshing processes, and equipment like cowpens and bale prices. It notes yields of about ten bushels per acre, with variations, and discusses intercropping with corn and sheep pasturing to enhance cleanup of peas and corn ears.
An article detailing bird roles in agriculture explains birds eat insects that damage crops. It describes how different families, woodpeckers, warblers, and owls, patrol trees and air to curb pests, benefiting farmers. It notes most birds are beneficial, with few harmful species.
A Kansas woman from Windom credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing female troubles. The testimonial promotes the remedy as a safe tonic and invites private advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. with confidential replies by women.
A telegraph clerk near the White Nile relays a curious scene about danger and beasts. The Sudan supplies plenty of food for such lapses in judgment as the clerk anxiously reports wolves elephants and hens around his beacon. The operator replies there are no wolves in the Sudan and jokes about canceling wolves as a firewall against chaos.
An advertisement recounts a long chronic skin itching episode in Clarkfield Minnesota dated 1912. The speaker describes initial pinhead sores and severe itching spreading around the limb, requiring protective dressings and interrupted sleep. After trying multiple medicines, Cuticura Soap and Ointment are credited with curing the condition over six weeks.
A cautionary note urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles carefully for safety. The text includes a humorous exchange about a horse bought as bold yet shy, with a claim it should roar like a lion. The dialogue contrasts promised bravery with the animal’s timid behavior.
A fragment from Hugh Pullerton's American Magazine profile of Len Guer as a future star recalls a hired man Ned who mentored a country boy. Ned drank occasionally but played catch with the boy, who impressed with bareheaded fielding, five runs, and throwing from behind the barn. The story hints at a past as a famous outfielder with a major team.
Fragmented OCR reports two women in a Whilade studio facing hardship while working on meals and cooking chores. A harsh remark from one friend sparks tension as they endure a period of frayed nerves and lingering fatigue.
A New York Evening Post excerpt recalls a public school teacher guiding a Class of children in Irons Park to identify a creature by the open monkey cage. After a pause, a Beoleh ancestry boy volunteers that the animal is a mongoose, revealing the narrator's mature storytelling.
Fragmentary OCR item presents partial headline text with unclear names and dates. The readable bits suggest a local newspaper brief or notice involving an event or deal, but key entities and specifics are missing to form a coherent summary.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a curved dialogue about eating, feeding, and a hard former life. The readable text includes phrases like Do you eat the same kind and life was hard, with unclear surrounding context and speaker attributions.
A fragmentary late afternoon note mentions a neighbor and a phone exchange. The garbled OCR reads like a casual chatter line about a neighbor and a cheap tale, but the core facts remain unreadable and no clear event or names can be determined.
A jumble of clipped phrases and dialogue fragments from a local paper feature a party mischief anecdote, a carpenter contractor, and a budding Youngstown scene. It blends social gossip with stray quotes about engagement, a cottage plan, a baby update, and fashion talk from a Dartmouth Jack o Lantern era page.
A garbled dialogue thread captures a crowded room with scattered names and phrases. It mentions figures like Old Man Lonel, a dealer, and a vendor, as well as okayed tasks, travel, and a plan to gather beans. The text reads as a mosaic of overheard voices and improvised exchanges.
A vintage advertisement touts Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless quinine blend that strengthens the body against sun effects and malaria. It claims to improve appetite, energy, and mood, markets to mothers and sickly children, and promises quick relief and guaranteed vigor.
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