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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
4
In a Baltimore American style report a teacher urges students to write from themselves and avoid imitation. Johnny submits a chaotic composition listing body parts organs food and items, including stomach lungs heart liver apples pie a lemon and a dinner, reflecting misread guidance and errors in transcription.
A wary business man asks a detective to Nab a fraudster posing as a collector. The speaker notes the imposter has gathered more money than two men and urges swift action. The detective promises to have him jailed within a week, prompting the business man to reveal he wants to hire the impostor instead.
A brief note recalls the cable car decline after the trolley and forecasts compressed air power as the future. It also endorses Bitter’s Stomach Bitters as the leading remedy for indigestion dyspepsia belching and biliousness with a urging to try it.
A narrator recalls befriending the father who borrowed ten dollars, claiming it should secure approval for his daughter's hand. The father’s warning and the potential mess of the situation suggest trouble in advancing the engagement.
An advertisement claims Cascarets cure ailments from headache to cancer by regulating the bowels with natural movements. The candy cathartic is sold for 10 cents and bears the C C C stamp, warning against imitations.
A race for marked-down goods in Charleston, D C, led to severe injuries among several women, highlighting danger in feminine pastimes alongside masculine sports. The remarks mix promotional quips and scattered maxims from various era papers and ads.
An article urging livestock breeders to pursue improvement, arguing it pays off. It cites higher prices for top cattle, better growth and easier sale, and notes improved female foundations add unseen value. The piece, from National Stockman, frames breeding up as essential for profitable farming.
A practical illustration explains how to build a strong derrick for slaughtering day. The arm and windlass rotate around a center post, with bearings sized for strength, and the post diameter adjustable from four to six inches. A scalding vat can be placed nearby, and a blacksmith can forge the fittings. overall cost is small for the labor saved.
Wesley Mann argues that feeding hogs corn alone is unprofitable and hazardous. He advises using mill feed and bran slop to prevent constipation, suggesting twice daily meals and free salt and wood ashes, especially in winter, to aid digestion and deter worms.
Prairie Farmer advises well heated, comfortable pig houses to avoid cold stress and excessive feeding. Growth depends on warmth. profitable litters require quality housing rather than single sided sheds. Dr. N W Sanborn describes fowl cholera germ as a non motile microbe killed by heat and disinfectants.
A longReading excerpt from the New Orleans Times Democrat recounts Mitchel J Barrett's reminiscences of alligators along the St Johns and Sabine rivers, noting attacks on a negro boy and a boat passage incident. It contrasts white survivals with targeted danger to negroes, and recalls cattle and hogs harmed by alligators as heat drives them to river banks. The piece also touches on Danish knitting in schools and pokes fun at a stenographer's speed.
Mrs H F Roberts of Kansas City writes praising Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound noting how it aided women with displacement and ovarian troubles and claims to have benefited personally. She offers a $5000 forfeit for any testimonial falsity and inviting others to write for advice free of charge from Lynn Mass.
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