Wool Situation Highlights Market Strains and Hold Plans
The Farm Bureau explains that money stringency and transport difficulties affect wool. Mills consumed 66.9 million pounds in April 1920 versus 45 million the year before, with no oversupply of fine wools likely. Iowa Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota bureaus ship to Chicago’s National Wool Warehouse to hold for fair prices aided by Federal Reserve financing. Kentucky farms can get loan guidance and procedure details.
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Farm Bureau
Farm Bureaus
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
National Wool Warehouse and Storage Company
Chicago
Ill
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Reserve Bank
Kentucky
Cure Catarrhal Deafness By Blood Medicine Claim
An ad claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It states the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss, promises to cure through the bloodstream, and offers $100 for any uncurable case. Circulation and drugstore availability are noted with price 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Rat Snap Ad Claims Car Tires Protected by Remedy
Local advertisement features J A White praising RAT SNAP pest killer for rats damaging car tires. He says missing last winter would have saved $120 and notes tires torn while his car waited in a garage during bad weather. Available in three sizes, 25¢ 50¢ and $1, sold by Chenault & Crcar. He ends with a humorous proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chenault & Crcar
Celery Plants for Sale At One Dollar Per Hundred
Plant sellers advertise celery plants at one dollar per hundred. Call 714 to place an order a day before pickup.
The Honest Toilet’s Monthly Grumble Over Sundays and Paydays
A sharp quip notes that the honest toilet cannot please everyone. If a month has five Sundays he complains and if not it must still host five Pay Days, a pointed jab at inconsistent expectations.
Pepsinol Promises Nerve Fortification Through Digestion
An advertisement claims that digestive troubles exhaust the nerves and that Pepsinol restores nerve vitality by correcting digestion, aiding assimilation, and promoting healthy blood to invigorate nerves and tissues.
Care and Treatment of Stock and Poultry book issued
A new book by Dr. L. D. LeGear veterinary surgeon, a 27 year Toronto Veterinary College alumnus, offers 128 pages of current stock and poultry care, symptoms, and treatment across departments horses cattle hogs sheep poultry with charts and illustrations. Priced at 10 cents. send a dime or request via dealer or mail to Dr. LeGear 1700 North Broadway St. Louis Mo as a paper subscriber.
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L. D. LeGear
Toronto
Ontario
Veterinary College
North Broadway
St. Louis
How an Editor Got Rich From a Rural Paper
An editor recalls twenty years of toil and frugality leading to a fortune of 50 000 from steady economy and loyal readership. He credits an uncle’s estate of 49 999.50 as a key windfall and warns young men that good advertising brings results, illustrated by an example of a well built girl and attracting attention.
Women, alimony seen as investment in misery
A quoted remark argues that a woman can make life so miserable for a man that he views alimony as a worthwhile investment, reflecting hostile views on divorce and financial settlements.
Tartar Described as Limey Build-Up on Teeth
Dr H M Wright explains tartar as a lime like deposit from saliva and phosphate of lime that clings to teeth near the salivary ducts. It acts as a sponge, traps food particles and rots breath, inflames gums and can loosen teeth by bone loss, while women continue nagging as automobiles rise in popularity.
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H. M. Wright
Traders Bank Bldg
When you reach a certain age your hair quits growing
In a light hearted aside the column notes aging with a joke about hair, hinting at changes in appearance as years pass. The reference to Advoca te Classified ads suggests a section with reader notices and small ads.
Maid in the Hand Beats Distance in Charm Comparison
A playful verse notes distance fades before a maid’s presence, declaring morning companionship stronger than long journeys. The quatrain blends charm with affection, suggesting personal appeal outshines wandering distance.
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Lexington Laundry Co
Lexington, Kentucky
The
Bureau of Markets the Mills of
United
Pepsinos
W. S. Lloyd
T. J. Rentz
Short & Market
Lts
Lexington
Cincinnati
Ohie
CLOAK & SU/T
Main St
Broadway
Lexington, Ky
Serge and
Jersey
Georgettes
J. E. Freeland
MT. Sterling Vulcanizing CO
Bank Street
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