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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
4
The Philadelphia Press quotes a church scene last Sunday where Sniffkinnis pays the pastor’s car fare to call it square after dropping a button and contributing to the collection plate.
Mrs. A. L. Smith of West Pembroke Maine praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best remedy for her thirteen year old daughter who suffered spells, yellowing skin and poor appetite. After a course of about a dozen boxes, the girl has not had a bad spell and remains on occasional use. The mother urges other mothers to heed the advice for a healthier future.
The Philadelphia Press notes Cuticura Ointment as a superior cure for skin and scalp disorders including hair loss. It claims immediate relief after a single application with a hot bath and optional Cuticura Resolvent Pills, especially for infants and children. The piece includes quotes about women and age from Miss Passay and Miss Wise.
An early 20th century ad touts Allen's Foot Kase as a cure for swollen sweaty hot feet. It claims faster relief with a Tra! package free and urges readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents. Sales copy notes no substitutes and directs to A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
A Phoenix woman planned garden beds with seed packets marked, but while labeling markers she discovered she had mistakenly planted her mother's liver pills instead of seeds. The tale unfolds as her husband recently bought a small ranch and they pursue planned improvements including sweet peas.
A letter from a love-struck writer describes secret passion for a damsel, likening the daughter to treasured hair and a shipwrecked mariner. The author laments scholastic failure and pride, claiming rejection from Rangoon College and heavy emotion.
The Rural New Yorker editor extols Salzer seeds yielding high per acre. Salzer's Teosinte and Victoria Rape promise large fodder outputs, plus New National Oats with a 300 bu acre record. The notice invites readers to request samples and the big catalog, stating high value for farmers and gardeners.
The Southwest shifts from range feeding to dairy profit with new separators churns and transport. Farmers find monthly cash returns and easier operation by selling cream or butter to distant factories, boosting cattle and feed efficiency while reducing family labor.
An agricultural note argues that pig shelter boosts efficiency, citing a Kansas agricultural college trial. Two hog groups, one sheltered in a warm basement and one exposed outside, showed lower feed per 100 pounds gain for the sheltered herd while achieving similar weight gains, underscoring heat and comfortable housing as a profitability factor.
In Farm and Fireside reporting, Berkshire hogs weighing 200 to 250 pounds each were divided into two groups of five to study feed efficiency. The analysis notes that 593 pounds of feed produced 100 pounds of gain, about 24 percent more feed than the sheltered lot required for the same gain.
A critique of farm home site choices highlighting drainage, access, and aesthetics. It argues for careful ground study, hygienic considerations, ease of labor, appealing views, and suitable building style to avoid generations of misjudgment. It urges experienced observers with artistic sense to guide site and design decisions.
The author argues farmers may grow any crop and set yields freely while noting independence from orders. Advice favors maintaining forested areas and planting quick growing trees to prepare for possible fuel shortages, citing past coal scarcities and wood as a viable fire substitute for both open stoves and closed heaters.
This column compiles rural tips: set hens with eggs two to three days before hatching, keep roads well maintained, separate market cockerels, avoid chilling hatch eggs, feed pigs slops, switch seed beds for potatoes, draft horses mature early, bull weevils beaten by broadcast cow peas, grow top fruits in small attractive packages, and the golden rule in farming pays.
Frederick McCormick contrasts Cossack frontier experience with Japan's modern army, noting Cossack hardy adaptability and vast imperial service, while praising Japan's disciplined, loyal fighters and spies in Korea and Manchuria. The piece also mentions Canadian textbook myths about winters and geography, highlighting Quebec, Maine, and New Brunswick as chief states.
The author argues that earth balance depends on hemispheric weight equality and oceanic regulation. He notes measurements limited to certain latitudes, theorizes south polar change, and claims ocean currents and fluid matter stabilize orbit without shocks, preserving planetary equilibrium.
A quip from the Atlanta Constitution shows a writer saying he splits rails to fund his next book. The humorous remark highlights the artist’s struggle to finance publishing ambitions.
An enterprising man near Dublin found profit in transforming peat into brown paper in a decayed mill. A quip from Consolation about not dwelling on bad luck appears, followed by local dialect and brief banter about watches and timing from Pat-An and Mike.
Letter from John O Atkinson dated January 10 1897 praises Dr Hartman and his remedies Peruna and Manalin. He reports wife suffered long term chronic constipation and female life change distress but was cured after starting Peruna and Manalin. He also says his own 25 year catarrh vanished after a year on Peruna. He endorses the remedies and wishes success.
At a Chicago livestock show a mass meeting of cattle men featured Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson as the central figure. Norman Colman sat nearby on the platform while Wilson’s remarks drew lusty applause until a Nebraska farmer interrupted with a quip about the alfalfa and omega of agriculture.
A promotional notice touts Teosinie and Billion Dollar Grass as high yield fodder crops claiming 14 tons hay and 80 tons green fodder per acre. It also mentions Victoria Rape for sheep and swine feed and directs readers to mail 100 stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a catalog and seed samples.
A garbled fragment shows a dialogue about propriety and a stray dog tied at night, plus an odd note praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a fleeting automotive dealer line. The text includes a Feb 15 1900 date and references Trinity Springs Indiana.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents promise to ease coughs and colds. An ad for Putnam Fadeless Dyes boasts colors for Silk Wool and Cotton at one boiling. A Ram's Horn motto notes it’s easier to stay in a rut than rise out of it.
Henry Soule of Pultney Hollow, Hammondport, N. Y., suffered eight years of kidney pain, gravel, and insomnia with digestive distress. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills his symptoms faded, digestion improved, and he claims a lasting cure, praising the remedy's value and requesting a free trial offer.
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