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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming it treats kidney liver and bladder troubles and improves overall health. It includes testimonials and instructions, urging readers to test the remedy with a free sample offer and to buy bottles from drugstores nationwide.
Editorial notes Swamp-Root is praised for curing kidney liver and bladder troubles and offers a free sample bottle and a book of testimonials by mail. Readers are urged to send address to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY to obtain the sample and information.
A reader notes a generous offer and considers its value and implications. The brief reflects curiosity about terms and potential benefits.
A conversation between Mr Finnick and Miss Egean features Mister Pinnick noting he has met only two women he might marry. The Philadelphia Public Ledger is cited in the exchange.
A letter from a long time reader recounts moving from idle land to self built improvements. He details building two rooms and a veranda, planting corn and peas, drought losses yet significant hay and eventual self sufficiency. He urges contact with the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station for free guidance.
A Virginia boy farmer asks about land and stock management. The writer urges upgrading to two-horse farming, recommends pure-bred stock such as Berkshire or Jersey Red, and notes the value of a well bred young sire. For hogs, red clover and cow peas aid feed, Evergreen sweet corn provides summer greens, and overstocking should be avoided. better to keep 30 well cared for pigs than 50 underfed.
A patient approach favors steady repetition over harsh tricks. Do not tease the colt, keep it controlled, and use stocks for the wild ones. Tie a halter, lead rope, and gears, then lead, train, and hitch to a post or wagon, repeating in sheltered days until the animal learns.
A Florence Alabama reader asks for a wheat fertilizer formula for red clay uplands worn by cotton. The answer says soil is exhausted and chemical feeds won’t restore it. stop growing wheat for a year or two and plant soil improvers such as cowpeas soybeans crimson clover with possible superphosphate and small potash doses, then rotate crops to restore humus and nitrogen.
Mares should rest after breeding before resuming work, avoid heavy loads, and not be backed when foal laden. Do not let mares stand idle after fall plowing. exercise them in the yard each afternoon barring storms. Feed flaxseed before foaling and keep foals in safe, well lit spaces with gradual feeding to support both mare and foal. Wean foals with clover hay and oats, then winter them well to gain spring weight.
The brief discusses soil depth effects on corn and cotton, garden profitability, poultry cleanliness, feeding hogs alfalfa hay, prudent crop mixing with cotton, boll weevil seed opinions, upgrading tools to grinders, popcorn market timing, and proper starter care for dairy heifers to avoid fattening during growth.
A Chicago woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her years of general weakness and womb trouble after three bottles. She credits the remedy with restoring health and vitality and recommends contacting Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
The Ogden to Lucia cut off by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific completes a 102 mile route over land and trestle over the lake. It will save $1,500 daily and reduce travel time, cutting San Francisco to Salt Lake to 41 miles and Salt Lake to Chicago to 36 hours. Harriman says New York bound from Salt Lake in 56 hours. total system spend near $130 million in three years.
The Great Bell at the Kremlin, the Tsar Kolokol, weighs 444000 pounds and sits at the foot of the Ivan the Great belfry. Its history spans from the 16th century through recasts and fires, with inscriptions detailing its origins and royal commissions under Boris Godunov and Alexis.
J W Walls of Lebanon Kentucky reports severe back and kidney pains from irregular kidney action. He states no doctoring helped until Doan's Kidney Pills provided quick lasting relief. He urges others with kidney disorders to try them. Sold by all druggists 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Engineering Record argues that precise words fix ideas and keep terms stable. It notes terms drift with time while sheltered terms endure, citing let shifting from hinder to permit and bisect maintaining constant meaning across centuries.
A satirical quip from the Harvard Lampoon notes a price cut on shoe shines at the union. The joke contrasts saving a dime with the newer nickel savings, reflecting campus humor on cost.
In a satirical exchange from Town Topics and Brooklyn Life a debate centers on Gertrude marrying a duke and lacking funds to settle his debts. The Grasshopper and Potato Bug comment on Papa Spider’s suicide, attributing it to family tensions and a tactless wife.
A witty exchange from Puck contrasts a useful book promising economy with a sharp wish to get along without economizing, reflecting light humorous advice on thrift and practicality.
Medical Examiner D Llewellyn of the U S Treasury and multiple physicians from Washington D C Muskogee Oklahoma and San Francisco endorse Peruna as a systemic catarrh remedy. They claim it cures catarrh strengthens digestion and boosts overall health and urge readers to contact Dr Hartman for guidance.
A jumble of short items reports on party line telephone squabbles in Rochester and a Toledo advertorial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. The note cites a dentist named Harry L. Lewis and a long, testimonial style claim of kidney disease cure. Also included is a rustic quip about a father overburdening a son from the Washington Star.
Farmers and agricultural experts spread praise for Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass claiming high yields of 5 to 14 tons per acre and strong pasture value. A. Walford of Westlore Farms praises 60 acres of Salter's Alfalfa Clover with three cuts this season and ample pasture. John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes their seed catalog and farm samples.
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