Fainted Paragraphs and Odd Remedies in Rural Writ
A collage of quips and old time ads runs with dubious medicine claims. It cites Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Drugs by Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio, praising internal use and warning against mercury containing tonics. It includes testimonials about kidney pills and a political cartoonish verse about Taft and a trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iali
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Loledo
Ohio
Cheney & Co
Pake Hall
Untitled Verse Fragment From 1907 Page
Fragment from a 1907 page showing a cautionary or moral verse about children and bears. The lines reference Teddy and pity for infants, with archaic phrasing suggesting a didactic poetic item.
Easy Food Ready For Instant Use Without Cooking
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as easily digested cereal food, pre cooked 12 to 16 hours, ready to serve without cooking. A Chicago woman credits the product with relief from indigestion and weight gain, claiming she improved from 109 to 124 pounds. The copy promotes scientific eating and notes serving ideas and related recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wellville
Hog Raising in the South and Cottonseed Meal For Milch Cows
A Southern Rural World article surveys hog farming in the South, noting forage crops, efficient rotation, and benefits of mixed forage over corn, with lessons from plantations. It also shares experiments on feeding cottonseed meal to milch cows, showing butter quality similar to other feeds and advocating turnips as valuable forage for livestock and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goleman
Corn Belt
Allen
Office of Experiment Stations
Washington
Mississippi
St. Louis
How to Succeed in a Project
A disciplined approach beats hesitant effort. Weigh and study a project thoroughly before starting, then plunge boldly toward the goal with resolve. Strong commitment and decisive action increase the odds of success.
Care of Implements Stresses Humble Farm Tools
The Florida Agriculturist notes the need to protect farm tools from sun and rain. A hay press on the Marshall hay ranch in Dallas County ran ten years without rain exposure, under an iron hood protecting the entire unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Marshall
Dallas County
Marshall
Florida Agricuurist
The Pecan Tree Care Letter From Cairo’s L B Wright
L B Wright of Cairo Georgia emphasizes that pecan care is crucial for success. He notes one well cared for acre can outperform neglected ten acres and cites trees aged sixteen and forty eight feet with differing yields due to care levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Wright
Cairo
A Farm With a Name and a Place to Call Home
The passage muses on naming a farm or old home during rest and play. It suggests options such as Wildwood Woodside Hill Crest Sunny Slope Rose lawn The Maples Orangedale Olivet Wayside and similar names, noting they carry sentiment and value beyond mere words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood
Woodside
Hill Crest
Sunny Slope
Roselawn
Orangedale
Olivet
Wayside
Peruna as tonic and catarrh remedy in advertising claim
An advertisement extols Peruna as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. It cites Hydrastis canadensis with cubebs copaiba and other tonics as a unified treatment for catarrh to strengthen circulation and nervous tone, urging readers to buy from local druggists.
Cure Offered for Child’s Severe Sores and Fits
An 18 month old boy suffered terrible sores on face arms and chest causing near starvation and mobility loss before recovery after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. A testimonial from Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Conn notes full healing in about two months and no further sores. Also advertised are Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer trial offer and Mrs Winston's Teething Syrup with generic claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
Egbert Sheldon
Woodville
Conn
Aids Quantity and Quality
A concise maxim from Charles Cotten Moore asserting that a handful of cottonseed per peck of peas boosts both the quality and quantity of hay. The note presents practical agricultural guidance with emphasis on feed enhancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cotten Moore
Tupley’s Fortune Loss Report Sparks Business Fallout
Report states Tupley has lost his fortune impacting his business ties with an affinity causing notable shifts in partnerships and market stance. Officials and associates weigh consequences for ongoing operations and future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupley
Feeding Horses with Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls
Special experiments in the South show that cotton seed meal and hulls fed to horses and mules make the finest and cheapest feed. Maj. Henry C Hammond of Augusta GA cites many horses fed cottonseed meal for five years with no illness and frequent work, including ten animals in his stable and blue ribbons won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South
Henry c. Hammond
Augusta
Ahickenss
Book Publishing House
Leonard Bt
New York
Worried Farmer Seeks Medical Help in Wife Cartoon
In a Worried Farmer strip the farmer asks his wife what is wrong with his husband. A doctor declares he will diagnose the case directly at Farmer's Wife with extraordinary care. The wife worries about cost.
Opinion on open work clothing in winter
A brief opinion discusses whether open work garments truly harden women against cold. The speaker suggests only those who survive harsh conditions are hardened, implying limited resilience among the girls.
Dreamer Steps Aside From Work Like A Dead Leaf
A philosophical comparison portrays a man who withdraws from labor and turns life into a dream as a drifting dead leaf on a stream, an old clerk-like figure immune to effort and change.
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Villian
Margaret Emmerich
Clinton S&t
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Taft
Ananias Club
The
Trust
Teddy
Southern Agricultural Topics
Peru
Baby
St. Vitus
Lombard
Tower Mfg. Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Maresst Thorst Thompson
W. L. Douglas
F Douglas
Myl
Brockton
M. I
W. J. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Breckton
Wwooks
Nectiool
Saugtet
Graham Aretem Tauht
Southern Business College and Telegraph School
Newnan
Old Dominion
Atotk
Qld
Dominion Iron & Nail Works
Belle Isfe
Richmond, VA
Lillian Russell
Miss-Lena Nagel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Lena Nagel
Morgan St
Buffalo
N. Y
Sorrre
Brea
Peter & CO
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