Des Moines Woman Credits Vegetable Compound for Recovery
Mrs Blanche Jefferson of 703 Lyon Street Des Moines Iowa says four years ago illness nearly ended her life and doctors warned of an operation. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered fully and urges other women to try it before surgery. She notes her husband opposed the operation and saved by the remedy. She invites advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Patent lawyer offers free advice and goods in ad
Watson EH Coleman Washington DC advertises free advice and books at reasonable rates. Also promotes Sharpo sample 60c and asks readers to write for particulars. Then lists farm and land notices in Minnesota and Pennsylvania with contact box for details.
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Watson EH. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Elley Bryan Bryant
Ind
Gas Safety Code Progress At US Bureau Of Standards
The United States Bureau of Standards advances a national gas safety code with life and fire hazard coverage. Engineering societies join with appointed representatives to aid development. The code parallels electrical safety efforts by Underwriters Fire Code and National Electrical Safety Code in preparation.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Too Slow for Her
In a playful exchange Mr. Dobson tells Miss Peacher he has been thinking about kissing her. She replies with feigned indifference and humor as the two deliver a light moment about romance and saving one another in trouble.
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Mr. Dobson
Miss Peacher
Tve
Unhappy Memories and Editorial Rejections
A reader remarks on an author who reads with strong feeling while noting many poems were repeatedly turned down by editors. The speaker also comments that one cannot eat too many apples.
Spreading Apple Blotch Control Using Bordeaux Mix
A Missouri Experiment Station report outlines spraying for apple blotch. Bordeaux mixture is the only effective treatment, with a three-application schedule: four weeks after bloom, five to six weeks after, and nine to ten weeks after, each using arsenate of lead paste for codling moth control.
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F. W. Faurot
Missouri
Cultivation of an Orchard for Rapid Growth
The main objective is fastest thrifty growth of young trees with minimal disease and winter kill risk. Continuous cultivation conserves moisture and frees plant food. Maintain humus with stable manure or green manures. avoid bluegrass sod except on very heavy land. use clover or timothy instead.
Dressing the Tree Wounds
A guide to treating bark damage with surgical cleaning. Remove loose bark, trim decay, and disinfect with Bordeaux mixture. Seal wounds with grafting wax or cement, andpaint large stubs with white lead to protect against insects and weather.
TO OPERATE TRACTOR
Trouble with tractors often comes from multiple operators lacking a single engineer. The piece stresses one informed operator as the daily expert, responsible for timing, valve adjustments, lubrication, and diagnosing issues to prevent time wasting and ensure maximum power.
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E. R. Gross
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Cast Alfalfa Before Swine Says Kansas Expert
Kansas alfalfa expert Coburn urges farmers to grow alfalfa as a profitable legume. He notes it adapts to many regions with lime sweet soil and inoculation from a successful field. Poor seed and seedbed practices have caused failures but alfalfa is ideal for horses cattle sheep swine and chickens and land planted with it can be worth 50 percent more.
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Kansas
Coburn
Use for a ridge smoother for harrow in field work
A. Kirkley of Plainville Illinois describes a simple drag device to smooth soil ahead of a two section harrow. A timber piece 1 by 2 or 2 by 3 is fastened to the harrow with a rope or chain and extends about two inches each side, trailing 14 to 16 inches behind the harrow.
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A. Kirkley
Plainville
Ill
Waste Places on Farms Could Yield Timber and Food
The article suggests using waste corn er ners on farms to plant trees for beans poles fence posts and future nuts and honey. It notes basswood as a source of honey and sugar maple for syrup while trees grow into valuable wood.
Keep Good Old Brood Sows and Replace at Right Time
A pig raiser advice piece urges keeping strong brood sows to produce large litters and heavy pigs. Avoid breeding gilts too young, and replace old sows only after they yield profitable litters. Target replacing from large litters. feed for growth, not fat, and breed gilts after 15 to 18 months.
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Wisconsin
Land roller and plank drag widely used in corn belt
Describes soil types where land rollers and plank drags are essential for farming. On heavy cloddy soils they aid preparation, while on light porous soils they pack loose earth. In some regions every farm uses a land roller and 15 to 30 percent of corn farm work relies on it, with plank drags also popular in the corn belt.
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Allen
Hieghee
Wing
Delige
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
New Corn Disease Found Threatens Iowa Harvest
Dr L H Pammel of Iowa State College warns the state faces about 15 million dollars yearly loss from a new fusarium cornstalk disease. Discovered last year, it weakens stalks making plants topple in winds with pink mold in the pith and destruction at break points.
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Iowa
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College Botany Department
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Dusting Bath for Poultry by Kilpatrick
Poultry expert M J Kilpatrick of Ohio State University extension service advises providing a dusting box to keep fowls vermin free. A 30 inch square by 12 inch deep box or a raised log box 16 inches high works well with fine powder mixed from loam sand and sifted coal ashes plus kerosene oil.
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M. J. Kilpatrick
Ohio State University Extension Service
Good Fences Are Favored
Farmers value good fences for quick stock access and preventing neighbor’s animals from entering. Fences improve farm appearance and property value and promote better neighborly relations.
A New Remedy for Kidney and Uric Acid Troubles
A reader urges switching from harsh salts and alcohol to Anuric tablets claimed to cure kidney and bladder troubles. The testimonial from Mrs. Melinda E. Miller credits Dr. Pierce's Anuric with curing her kidney issues and praises his medicines as beneficial for backache and rheumatism.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Melinda E. Miller
Grip Winters Colds and Bad Blood Cure Ad
An outlet advert promises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable blood purifier free of alcohol or narcotics. It claims to cleanse impure matter from the system, aid digestion, and restore vitality.
A Large Measure of Success
A doctor recalls performing over fifty appendectomies with two losses. One patient went bankrupt and the other died without leaving a dollar.
How to Remove Dandruff with Cuticura
Advice on removing dandruff using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. It promotes scalp cleanliness, reduces itching and burning, and claims to support hair growth. Readers can request a free sample by mailing a postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
No Money in Poetry Misdirected by Pressing Club
A witty remark contrasts poetry with the pressing club business claiming no money in poetry, while noting that telling someone there is none in the pressing club won’t drive them away, but the statement doesn’t apply to poetry.
Freckles Off With Ethine Double Strength Cream
An old advertisement proclaims ethine double strength clears freckles with nightly and morning application. It promises rapid results, notes most cases need no more than an ounce, and offers a money back guarantee. The copy ends with a stray joke about thieves and lawyers.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic for malaria defense and blood building. It emphasizes Quinine and Iron in a tasteless formula and lists a fifty cent price.
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GROVE
Falling Down on the Job in Mexican Aviation
A fragment highlights a joke about Mexican aviation business with a quip that all aeroplane sailing is the one shortcoming. The remark hints at issues in aviation progress or reliability amid industry chatter.
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Mexico
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises White Clothes
A vintage advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as making clothes white and bright. The copy emphasizes a clear white result, contrasting it with a dingy yellow green tint and ends with a self approving testimonial.
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Bob
Smiles Boost a Woman’s Attractiveness Costing Little
A readable line notes that smiles enhance a woman’s attractiveness and are inexpensive to acquire, suggesting simple facial warmth as a powerful social asset.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills set up forty years ago. The copy claims regulation of liver and bowels in a compact remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Be a reformer if you will, but begin on yourself
A short reflective note urges self change as the first step toward wider reform. The statement emphasizes personal responsibility before tackling external systems.
Verdun decision stalled by outsiders in judging panel
A fragment quotes a question on Verdun decisions and faults outsiders as umpires. It notes a lighter moment about praise to a wife easing her worries, implying tension and relief in a domestic scene.
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