Farrowing Pen Design and Oversight for Sow Safety
The article argues proper farrowing pen size and layout reduce piglet losses. It covers space requirements for different breeds, side rails to prevent crushing, bedding choices, and the need for attentive supervision during farrowing.
Poultry and Garden Study at Agricultural Normal School
A short course item outlines key aims in poultry and garden study. It lists essentials for rising chickens: healthy stock, appropriate age, clean vermin-free coops, dust baths, good food with measured rations, dry mash, two thirds of diet as green vegetables or grass, and adequate room for birds.
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Agricultural Normal Schools
Tomato trimming yields disputed by Maine station study
By 8. M. Clinton report notes Maine station claims trimming raised yield up to 50 percent with larger weight in tomatoes. Field trials started June 1 with multiple headbacks while sun exposure improved. Author's tests found untrimmed vines produced riper, firmer fruit with less rot and better flavor, especially in a dry season.
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Maine
Automatic Brake for Wagons Aimed at Safer Travel
An Alabama inventor has patented an automatic wagon brake. The device activates when a wagon moves forward without a draft from the team and releases at the bottom of an incline when hitch pull ceases. A sketch shows a slot in the tongue and the automatic linkage for the double trees.
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Alabama
Patent
Importance of Cultivation in Garden Planning
The text discusses choosing cultivation types for gardens. Mhlorse cultivation is advised when possible. For horse tools, design long narrow gardens with rows aligned to the long axis and no cross paths. Hand cultivation allows closer rows or across garden layouts. If spacing is under two feet a wheel hoe is planned. If unavailable, keep at least two feet for horse cultivation. Straight rows are required regardless of method.
Hogs Need Clean Quarters Cough Clues From Dusty Stalls
A column by Walter B Leutz notes coughs in hogs may stem from dusty quarters or tiny worms in young porcine bronchial tubes. Soft hacking coughs often signal hog cholera. other respiratory diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia are common and tied to warm crowded sleeping conditions.
How Women Avoid Operations
Cleveland and Hanover women report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim pain relief, improved regularity, and return to daily work with happiness. Letters note doctor approval lacking alternatives and emphasize confidential, woman-to-woman correspondence from Lynn Mass.
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Shoestring Untied Prompt Kindness Sparks Youthful Help
In a short scene from The Independent a stout woman strides down the street when a small boy calls to her offering to tie her shoestring. She accepts with dignity, the boy tightens the knot, and explains with a smile that his mother is fat too.
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Resinol cream and soap offer quick itch relief
Itching skin eruptions like eczema and ringworm can worsen with improper treatment but resinol provides a safe option even for babies. The Baltimore doctor’s prescription, sold as resinol ointment and soap, is praised for instant itch relief, rapid healing, and low cost.
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Summer plans clash at White Mountains or the poorhouse
A humorous exchange shows a family debating summer plans with a child asking where they will go. The mother suggests the White Mountains while the father insists they will end up at the poorhouse, reflecting lighthearted family tension.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Eye Relief
An advertisement from Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago urges readers to try Marine Eye Remedy for red, weak, watery eyes and granulated lids. It claims smartingust eye comfort and offers the Book of the Eye mail free.
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Delays Are Dangerous
A quip on impulsive action contrasts Jones’s quick deeds with deliberate thought. The remark questions whether thinking first would curb his readiness to act.
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Oh That Lash Tiger Ringmaster Whip Joke
A child observes a ringmaster with a whip and jokes that he is glad the man isn’t his father. The dash of humor centers on a boy’s coy critique of his father’s authority.
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Tommy
Bond's Pharmacy Pills Trusted Across Arkansas
Forty years ago Bond's Pharmacy Co established a reputation as reliable druggists and manufacturers in Arkansas. Their pills are small, mild, safe and inexpensive with a bedtime dose to cure constipation and related ailments. Available at all druggists for 25 cents. Also quotes a Kansan note on social reform reflecting humorous commentary from a Missouri resident.
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Ares
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Savannah
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Tetterine advertised as an absolute cure for skin diseases
An advertisement trumps medical claims for Tetterine claiming instant relief and permanent cures for eczema ringworm and related conditions. A Georgia druggist Testimony touts its superiority over other remedies. The piece also includes a humorous gangster island joke about a tattooed man and a thousand dollars ransom.
Parade Grand Marshal Refuses to Move the Bay Horse
A storyteller recalls a parade where the grand marshal rode a large bay horse that halted at the stand. A listener accuses the tale, while the marshal’s pride is blamed for the stoppage as the horse wanted its shoes shined.
Cured of Pellagra Mother Seeks Children
A Valdosta letter from W F Monroe reports Mrs Braswell cured of pellagra and seeking her children from the home. He urges the treating doctor to sign a certification enabling custody, touts Baughn’s remedy and offers a free Pellagra book from American Compounding Co. Jasper Alabama.
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W. F. Monroe
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Objections to Women Voting Spark Plainspoken Debate
A heated exchange centers on a man’s objection to women voting. He states he is decidedly opposed, arguing it would be burdensome to explain politics to women and then have them explain it to men. The remark reflects era attitudes toward women’s political participation.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Capucine Aches Relief Ad Claims Fast Non Narcotic
An old advertisement promotes Capucine as quick relief for aches pains and nervousness. It emphasizes the product is not narcotic or dope and invites readers to try it.
King George’s Garter Act Recalled in Mock War Banter
A satirical remark suggests King George stripped the Kaiser of the Garter and other German rulers. The quip adds it would have helped more to aim a hose at them, reflecting wartime humor and anti German sentiment.
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George
Pasig Bridge Incident Witnessed by Naval Officer
An English naval officer recounts a Filipino man spitting on a Spanish officer on a Pasig river bridge in Manila. The American sentry restrained the offender, handed the gun to the Spaniard, then tossed the Filipino into the Pasig river and resumed his patrol.
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Pasig River
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Nay Nay I Hear You Are In Business For Yourself
A humorous exchange unfolds with a man claiming self employment and another noting he has a wife. The dialogue highlights social expectations and wit in everyday speech. The brief item captures a light moment rather than a broader event.
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