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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
6
A historical overview highlights how farming has transformed into an exact science with new machinery, telephones, and rural services improving farmers' lives. It credits electrical apparatus and motors as a perennial hired man, obviating labor shortages and easing tasks from dawn to haymaking.
A 300 acre Long Island farm demonstrates extensive electricity use in agriculture. The owner wired barns and house for light and power, installed 160 lamps, and ran multiple machines from a single 10 hp gas engine with a 5 kw generator. A storage battery provided continuous current, enabling efficient milking, chilling, bottle washing, incubating, and household duties. The system reduced labor, cut power costs, and showcased modern dynamo-electric principles.
An early 20th century health promotion urges right living and timely simple remedies. It endorses the California Fig Syrup Company’s Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative, sold by leading druggists, to support well being.
The piece notes chatter about new neckwear styles with playful banter and a light domestic scene. It mentions itching and eczema affecting hands and feet, swelling and peeling, and a sense of lost hope for a cure.
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania reports twelve years of eczema with swollen hands feet itching and dryness finally cured by Cuticura Remedies after trying many salves and doctors. He notes rapid improvement and no recurrence since. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp Boston sole proprietors.
A light exchange remarks on a man who stays hypnotized by his wife's beauty and grace noting he seems to lead a charmed life.
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