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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for sick headaches, biliousness, and digestive distress. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested food, and carries out waste, promising a clear head and regular bowels by morning.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts and Rad Salts as a simple kidney cleansing remedy. It claims drinking water and a daily dose before breakfast will keep kidneys active, reduce bladder irritation, and end backache. The copy promotes safety and inexpensive, non harming use from a pharmacist.
A patient named Prof. Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with long lasting relief from chronic backache linked to Bright's Disease. He recounts multiple treatments over years and endorses the product, listing price and distributor. Also advertised are Marine Eye Remedy and Dr. Pierce's Pellets with brief endorsement style copy and a note on American money featuring a woman's head on the Silver Dollar.
Professor Thomas Bilaw argues moisture loss in spring threatens crops in dry regions. Surface cracking and soil fissures can be reduced by harrowing, disk, and sowing methods. Early harrowing and packing after plowing stabilize soil, slow evaporation, and aid weed control, with adjustments for different soils and stubble uses.
Winter cover crops help prevent soil washing and wind erosion while reducing nutrient leaching. They supply winter and early spring grazing and enrich the soil with organic matter and humus.
Practical guidance on irrigation setup warns to use care leveling land, space field laterals appropriately to avoid crowding, and avoid irrigating up a seeding of a crop. Emphasis on efficient water use and proper spacing to protect crop establishment and root development.
United States Department of Agriculture notes creosote treated posts outperform naturally durable woods. It outlines timber choices, equipment costs, and on farm methods to treat soft and cheap timbers, detailing hot and cold bath steps, vacuum effects, and practical tank setups for efficient do it yourself preservation.
Farmers can achieve about 65 bushels per acre with good registered seed and proper culture. Seed oats should yield 39 bushels for seed and 26 bushels for feeding, with straw adding value. Seed oats fetch 0.90 to 1.25 per bushel, making seed growing a fairly remunerative enterprise.
Good guidance on supporting grape vines set in rows. Set firm posts about ten feet apart and string three smooth wires fence fashion. Tie vines to the wires with strong strips to hold them in place. After frost, prune the branches back well.
A 19th century style health note promotes daily internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved appetite and vitality and urges readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate to begin a routine of internal sanitation.
An officer finds Sam in Decatur Street alley asleep with a jug by his side. When charged, he responds with a wry, defiantly festive line about Christmas in the jug. The exchange blends humor and local dialect as a judge remarks on alcohol and holiday cheer.
The snippet shows characters remarking on Mrs Byank’s complexion and speculating about her druggist while a line about oranges hints at a dieting fad to clear complexions and slim figures. It reflects period gossip and health remedies.
A testimonial claims coffee harmed health and nervously weakens the heart, urging a switch to Postum cereal. The speaker credits better sleep, steadier nerves, and improved strength after starting Postum, with two forms advertised and a slogan There’s a Reason.
Dr. W H R Rivers reports on Melanesian practice linking illness to taboo violations in Eddystone Islands. A healer uses kenjo and kirenge to cure convulsions, stroking the patient with leaves myou moss soot and wood scraps while reciting a healing formula. The fee is paid in arm rings.
Herbert Adams Gibbons describes in Paris Reborn how Chinese mandarins studying in Paris faced funds shortages. About 60 hungry students forced their way into the embassy, ate the meal, raided the pantry, and forced the ambassador to retreat to a restaurant where police were summoned. The tale ends with a Parisian joke about a young boy and his washings.
A parent replies that his children are at a difficult age for slang versus proper speech, noting the wife frowns on slang and the children reject formal talk, leaving him unsure which approach avoids sounding dated. The exchange highlights common parental humor about language and generation gaps.
Jones laments he cannot find a publisher for his new novel. The Boston beauty asks if the war affects publication. The first genius responds that the issue is the novel itself. A quip about aviation follows, noting sea bathing as common, but aviation as rising. Judge remarks conclude.
A dialogue notes that law now permits selling horse meat. One speaker laments the decline of horse racing and predicts horses may be butchered for steaks, framing the shift as a grim progression in animal fate.
A fragmentary conversation hints at concern for a child named Johnny not visiting a doctor. The speaker jokes that Johnny has not broken any of the Willis Christmas toys yet, implying illness or neglect in a cautious, humorous tone. The text is incomplete but centers on health worry and gift references.
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