Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Woman
A Pittsburgh woman recounts months of backache and headaches due to weakness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for two bottles she reports relief and urges others with similar symptoms to try it. The advertisement notes over forty years of use and offers free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Jas
Rohr
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
London Cabby's Gallantry Turns On A Witty Fare
A London cabman helps a very stout old lady in and out of his cab. She apologizes for being a bother, and he replies with a gallant quip that he values a fare that steadies the cab. The anecdote comes from London Tit Bits.
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London
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Medicine Endorsed
Druggists praise Kilmer's Swamp Root for years as a trusted kidney liver and bladder remedy. The physician's prescription strengthening medicine has stood the test of time and is sold by all druggists on merit. A sample bottle offer is included with a small payment.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adv
Contact Sprays For Aphids Best Control For Trees
Aphids damage orchard fruit and foliage by draining sap. Contact sprays are only effective. nicotine is highly effective and safe for plants when used properly. Fish oil soap washes also help, with soap concentration guidelines per Federal act informing mixing rates from one pound per five to seven gallons.
Humus in Raspberry Patch Boosts Early Growth
Humus in the raspberry patch matters most during early growth when a plantation is new. It is easier to apply manure liberally before the canes are established. A cover crop in the preceding season helps prepare a bed for planting the new berry patch.
Grapes and Orchard Culture Notes for Fruit Growers
The article emphasizes soil preparation for grapes, noting well drained soil and sandy soil suit Scuppernong grapes. It urges thorough spraying, pruning, and timing for apples and strawberries, and warns that neglecting spraying wastes orchard work. It also cites soil management as key to preventing diseases like curly leaf and June drop in fruit trees.
Efficient use of horse power on the farm
United States Department of Agriculture outlines labor saving by better distributing horse power. Encourages fall plowing with two-horse plows, adopting horse planters, grain drills, and manure spreaders, and using two-row cultivators to increase work per unit of labor. Promotes co operative machinery use in harvest and manure spreading to cut labor and expand productive output.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cotton Belt
Raising Healthy Chickens for Strong Breeding Stock
Advice on selecting vigorous breeding birds to ensure healthy offspring. Prioritize energetic adults, yearling hens over pullets, and young, active males. Provide large runs and avoid stressing early winter with heavy egg production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lice Powder: Essential for Poultry Care
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, lice powder is advised for fowl health. A dust bath of road dust and wood ashes helps rid birds of lice, and a white sodium fluoride powder from druggists is also cited as effective. Apply a pinch at the base of feathers around the head, neck, back, breast, vent, tail, thighs, and undersides of the wings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Market All Surplus Hens Roosters To Replace Fowls
Editorial urges culling surplus hens and roosters past usefulness. Replace with fresh young fowls of good strain in pens and nests to improve market and supply.
Symptom of Ills Limberneck in Birds
Limberneck is a symptom of several diseases causing neck muscle paralysis in birds. It stems from poisons absorbed from the intestines and tied to moldy grain, putrid meat, or intestinal worms. Treatment is a purgative such as epsom salts or castor oil. improvement may occur within 24 hours, and birds not better in 3 to 4 days should not be kept.
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Marty
Eatonic
Batonic
United States Department of Agriculture
Harvesting Big Wheat Crop May Sharply Strain Threshers
The article notes a record wheat harvest may delay thrashing in many neighborhoods. Delays could leave grain in shocks, risking rain and dew damage. It urges adopting stacking, though that practice has declined, for farmers uncertain of prompt thrashing this year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department, of Agriculture
Successful Sheep Farming Principles Preserve Wool and Mutton
A practical system of sheep farming must balance wool and mutton. Depending on conditions, management, and markets, either product may take emphasis, ensuring sustainable, continuous success. The guidance stresses considering both outputs for optimal profitability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bayer Cross Aspirin Ad Warns of Fakes
An ad warns that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packaging with proper directions. It notes cheap 12 tablet tins and larger packs at drugstores and describes the drug as Bayer’s trade mark and safe for various pains. A separate anecdote recalls a caller and a mistaken phone number exchange.
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Bayer
Ady
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin Use Cutleura Ointment
An old advertisement promises clear sweet skin by applying Cutleura Ointment to pimples redness roughness or itching then bathing with Cutleura Soap rinsing drying and dusting on Cutleura Talcum for a fragrant finish. Each item priced at 25 cents.
Shakespeare set sold for forty dollars in Birmingham
A Birmingham Herald story notes a glib clerk offers a complete set of John Shakespeare's works for 40 dollars. The buyer asks if it is complete and the clerk confirms. The set includes writings plus letters addressed to a Stratford gasoline merchant.
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John Shakespeare
Stratford
Birmingham Age-Iferald
Way of the Schoolboy and Teacher-Now Dialogue
A short historical dialogue excerpt shows a schoolboy Willie debating sharing a larger portion of an apple with a playmate. The exchange highlights prompts about fairness and instinct, with Willie denying the need to offer the larger piece.
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Willie
Gold Medal Haarlem Ol Capsules Beat Rheumatism
Advertisement claims rheumatism stems from kidney poison buildup and urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Ol Capsules. Promises rapid relief for rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, bladder and kidney issues, with warnings against imitation remedies and a noted slogan about pleasure seekers and the divorced.
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Haarlem
Consoling Thought on Actor Treatment by Directors
A Birmingham Age-Herald gag line notes actors endure rough treatment from a director. The joke highlights how performers keep composure by recalling their salaries when provoked. It uses a witty contrast between abuse and compensation.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Questionnaires issued by many offices prompt wife to prepare form
Amid comments about administrative tasks, officials note widespread questionnaire use. A person adds that his wife plans to prepare a form, reflecting common civic paperwork expectations.
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