Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Ravenswood West Virginia woman Bertha Liering reports seven years of female trouble improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She took eight bottles and regained health enabling her to perform housework again. The ad touts the product as a remedy for headaches backaches and nervousness fueling a long-standing endorsement.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Perst
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Lierina
Ware’s Black Powder touted for indigestion relief
Dallas man G M Anderson chronicles years of indigestion ending in relief after using Ware’s Black Powder. An 1920 testimonial claims two to three bottles cured his condition, praising the product as unmatched for digestive trouble. The ad notes 60c to 1.20 pricing and a free booklet from The Ware Chemical Co. in Dallas.
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Ware
G. M. Anderson
Dallas
All
Dr. Ware
Ware Chemical CO
Witty exchange on jazz pay and fate in courtly quip
A wild-haired man laments musician pay in a humorous exchange. J Fuller Gloom retorts with the proverb The wages of sin is death, spoken as a judge's cue. The scene blends satire and legal tone in a single witty vignette.
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J. Fuller
Doctor Reassures On Complexion Prescription
A terse exchange features a patient asking the doctor to prescribe for complexion. The doctor responds curtly to let it alone, signaling skepticism about a miraculous remedy.
Garden value aided by perennial crops
The article advises planting perennial fruits and vegetables to enhance home gardens. It highlights asparagus, rhubarb, horse radish, thyme, tarragon, sage, and grapes as suitable perennial additions. It urges placing perennials where they do not hinder regular crops and suggests obtaining cultivation bulletins from the USDA.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bush Velvet Bean Favored by U S Cooperators in 1920 Tests
Reports from 400 cooperators of the United States Department of Agriculture show the Bush Velvet bean tested in 1920 as highly commendatory. Three quarters call it a market success and over half find it superior to other varieties. It excels in corn due to nonwinding habit and serves as an ideal cover and green manure crop in citrus orchards reducing fertilizer needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Late Crop After Potatoes In North and South Regions
The article explains intercropping after early potatoes by planting sweet corn between potato rows two weeks before digging. It also suggests setting late cabbage between potato rows, turning soil during potato harvest, broadcasting turnips after early potatoes, and letting late potatoes from June to July occupy ground through frost for winter supply.
Sandy and clay soils contrasted in gardening
The chief virtue of sandy soil is rapid root passage, but it dries out quickly. Clay soil holds water yet tends to pack and harden. Both soil types benefit from stable manure to loosen clay and help sand retain moisture.
Nebraska dairyman offers half price purebred sires to boost breeding
After a meeting of the Nebraska State Dairymen's Association in Lincoln a prominent breeder proposed to provide bulls to a bull association at half their value. The plan aims to concentrate desirable genetics in 250 to 300 cows, using four to five bulls over eight to ten years to develop a large, uniform herd.
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Nebraska Dairyman
United States Departement of Agriculture
Nebraska State Dairymen’s Association
Lincoln
Neb
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Study of Individual Cows
The article urges dairy farmers to treat each cow as an individual and to use scales and milk records to assess feed needs and other traits. It emphasizes owner discipline, data keeping, and careful observation to determine true cow performance.
Best Work With Churn Advice on Cream and Butter
Advice on churning work efficiently warns not to overfill the churn as it prevents full butter extraction. It recommends keeping the churn half full or less and handling the butter with a ladle rather than hands. The guidance emphasizes controlled effort to avoid loss.
Milk preservation tips for warm weather
Milk keeps well in hot weather if cleanliness is maintained from cow to can. Pasteurization remains used to improve keeping quality and safety.
Clean cows improve milk cleanliness and grooming tips
A farmer notes that clean cows contribute to cleaner milk. He states a single person can groom two cows per minute with a stiff brush, and advises using a worn currycomb to avoid injuring the cows.
Early Potatoes Guide for Home Gardens
Prepared by the United States Department promotes ready soil rich in organic matter with eight to nine inches deep, and fertilizer high in potash. Plant seed potatoes with eyes, avoid cutting until planting, and use disease-free seed from Maine or New York suppliers. Plant shallow about four inches deep two to three weeks before last frost, protect with loose soil if frosts threaten.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
New Yorker
Ohio
Triumph
Green Mountain
Tea for Travelers on Chinese Railways Free Boiling Water Service
Chinese rail lines offer free boiling water at major stations. A circular umbrella roof conceals a boiler. travelers fill cups or teapots from multiple taps to prepare fresh tea on the go, making tea like at home.
Nail growth and health indicators in finger nails
The article notes the growth rate of fingernails reflects health. Growth differs between hands with the right hand growing faster than the left. It adds the middle fingers show faster nail growth, then the index and ring fingers, with the little finger slowest.
Dream of Pump Symbolism and Creative Gift
Dream meaning links pump imagery to artistic or musical talent if you study and cultivate your inclination. Water from a well signals learning for personal advantage. Milk predicts unexpected wealth, while wine or whisky signals happiness and good fellowship.
Zeppelin inventor Count von Zeppelin dies in 1917
German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, pioneer of airships and a leading aeronaut of the early 20th century, dies in 1917. Despite early expectations, airships could not achieve decisive war dominance as faster monoplane and biplane aircraft proved superior by late 1916.
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Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Greatness In Every One's Makeup Quote
Motivational note by Orison Swett Marden urges resilience. It proclaims a inner power greater than fate and external influence and encourages rising above misfortune with confidence.
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Orison Swett Marden
How Dates Grow
A concise description of the date palm noting its tall stem up to 70 feet, large crown of leaves and multiple spadices. Female plants bear date bunches weighing 20 to 25 pounds. The fruit thrives in Persia, Palestine, Arabia, and North Africa and supports desert travel communities.
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Persia
Palestine
Arabia
Africa
Courtroom Christmas Gaffe Probed by Jesters in Birmingham
A humorous quote from the Birmingham Age-Herald depicts a defendant denying more than a kiss under mistletoe and his wife’s sharp retort about a mistletoe sprig on his roadster. The exchange unfolds in the courthouse corridors as cross examination continues.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Deepest cave found near Frederickshall Norway explored
The article notes a cave near Frederickshall in Norway claimed to be 11 000 feet deep and almost two miles, praising its wonders but asserts American caves rival in beauty and interest.
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Frederickshall
Norway
Small Things Cause Discord in Everyday Life
A reflective piece notes that minor irritations, like a grain of wheat in a shoe or a wrinkle in a sock, disrupt happiness more than long journeys. It emphasizes how little details in daily routine can unsettle mood and harmony.
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