Nature and fashion prose from a bygone day
A fragmented provincial notice-like passage blends fashion commentary with quirky aphorisms. It mentions a dressmaker task, a beverage brand, and nonsensical lines about calm speech and remedies, set against a Chicago reference and a reflective line about fate and romance.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Advertised Cure Claim
Oakley Kentucky resident James McDaniel alleges kidney and bladder disease from overwork. He reports persistent pain, fatigue, and rheumatic pains but says his condition improved after using Dodd’s Kidney Pills from Dodd’s Medicine Co. Buffalo New York. HouseHolds tips and free music offers accompany the ad.
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James McDaniel
Oakley, Ky
McDaniel
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Farmer's Wife Too Into Work
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Mrs. Ciara Frans of Maplecrest Farm Kasota Minnesota for relief from long standing weakness and pelvic pain. The ad urges other women to seek help and explains letters are answered confidentially by a woman at Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ota
Minn
Ciara Frans
Maplecrest Farm
Kasota, Minn
Lydia E, Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
How to Make Farm Flock Profitable
J G Nalpin advises farmers to select vigorous hens with red combs and high egg records, and to use strong males. Keep separate pens for pullets and older birds, maintain leg bands for identification, and breed only eggs from homegrown stock. Emphasizes steady improvement through strict selection and careful record keeping.
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J. G. Nalpin
Wisconsin Poultry Association
Discouraging sitting hens for late broilers
Advice to prevent hens from sitting too long by isolating sitters in a bare yard with oats or grass, feeding green food to break the habit, and using new ground for late broods to ensure quick, healthy broiler production.
Forgotten Dreams Push Return to Duty in Quiet Season
A short remark notes that many will soon forget their desire to raise a family and prepare to resume duty in omgs laying, signaling a shift back to daily obligations and work.
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Ogg Laying
How to humanely dispatch poultry without bruising
The article explains a method for killing turkeys or chickens to avoid bruising. It describes catching, tying feet, placing the bird in a burlap sack with head protruding, securing the sack, and delivering a single clean blow with a hatchet across a wooden support. It notes the creature will stop moving soon and can be dressed afterward.
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W. D. Neale
Geese Need Exercise and Water for Healthy Rearing
Geese require ample space and water to swim for health and growth. Ducks like Pekin thrive with water at feeding time, while hens need a warm ventilated coop and dry shelter. feather loss during molt signals weakness and wintering may be unwise. The Brown Red Games are noted as perhaps the oldest domesticated fowl in the country.
Fragmented Musings on Marriage and Society
A satirical fragment set critiques on marriage assets and vanity. The piece muses on lovers’ optimism when gossip fades, imaginations of youth, and a crankish genius fixated on one subject. It ends with a humorous doctor patient exchange about rest and overwork.
Always In the Making
A Q1 fragment from George Macdonald references Mrs Pater asking why God made her and Dorothy replying God is not through making us yet. The excerpt urges patience with infirmities and imperfections, noting we are “in process of being made” and that God continues shaping us. Rev. J. R. Miller, D.N.
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George Macdonald
Mrs. Pater
Dorothy
J. R. Miller, D.N
Torpedo Costs and Aiming Effectiveness Increase Navy Risk
The text notes torpedoes cost over $5,000 each and are not fired unless likely to strike a target. Vessels hit so far have been stationary or slow moving, but as submarine crews gain skill they may hit a fast moving warship occasionally.
Cuticura Complexions Soap and Ointment Ad
An advertisement extols Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify and the ointment to soothe and heal skin, scalp, hair and hands. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard addressed to Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes the product sold everywhere. It also labels a satirical cartoon blurb about history and hope.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Dept.p
Resinol
Baltimore
Doubtful Assurances and Mothers Castoria Ad
A sermon exchange hints approval by nodding as a minister questions acceptance. An advertisement cites Castoria with 30 years use and the signature of 4y. A theatergoer quips about a new play failing to move an aunt, noting its dull reception.
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Fletcher
Rotation Turns and Garden Plans in a Quirky Exchange
A humorous dialogue features Mr Growcher saying he will keep chickens and not plant a garden this year as it is not his turn. A member of an Anarchist Society announces resignation while the president questions the move and the member laments the decline of glory in their bomb business as it becomes vulgar.
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Anarchist Society
Brozzer
Adder Dss
A Fishing Day Turns to Fish Store Caprice
A man skipping work to fish buys trout from a fishmonger after a moment of temptation. He asks the vendor to toss the fish toward him so his wife will not question if he actually caught any. The shopkeeper complies with wary humor as the scene ends with comic ambiguity.
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