Cowboy Healed by Lightning Strike Avert Indigestion
New York Sun reports cowboy Mike Keating from near Delhart Texas survived a severe bolt while by a fence. He was unconscious for hours but awoke demanding food saying he was starving. A companion nicknamed cookie recalls months of poor appetite and the dramatic recovery after the shock.
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Senator Sorghum Confronts Constituent Sentiment
In a terse exchange, Hila Responsibility cautions a colleague as Senator Sorghum declares constituents are already at it. He vows to learn what they think and what they can do about it.
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Swamp Root Backache Cure Promoted In Ad Card
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney bladder and urinary problems. It claims rapid results and offers samples for ten cents. The piece also includes a satirical note about political promises and dining habits.
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Hinghamton
N. Y
Mother's Ruse Fails Over Sugar Figures
Auntie Mabel sends three sugar imitations to the Morgan children. Mrs. Morgan warns of danger and death from colored sweets. Early morning Elsie is found moving about, asking if Dick and Arthur are dead, seeking risky truth.
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Gazelle and farm labor lament in clipped excerpt
A fragmented excerpt recalls a playful exchange about a gazelle then shifts to a line about a vast number of women farm laborers. The text preserves quirky dialogue and hints at historical gender labor themes without full context.
Self-Feeding Plan Proves Practical for Pigs
United States Department of Agriculture describes an experiment at Beltsville Maryland comparing self feeding to hand feeding Berkshire pigs. Fall 1915 farrows averaged 93 pounds at start with ample exercise space. Hand-fed hogs received thrice daily rations of cornmeal middlings and tankage mixed into slop.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Beltsville
Self-Feeder Pigs Prove Economical for Quick Fattening
In a 70 day feeding test Feb 22 to May 2 hand fed pigs started at 94 pounds and finished 107.5 pounds while self-fed pigs began at 92 and reached 205 pounds. Self-fed pigs consumed more feed but produced gain at $5.67 per 100 pounds versus $6.24 for hand-fed, showing superior speed and economy.
Annoying Habit of Horses Tail Tying Trial
A horse persistently swishes its tail across the lines despite attempts with a thick crupper tail wanderer harness straps or feather cords to curb the habit, yet the practice continues.
Early plowing aids wheat by killing Hessian fly and conserving moisture
Early plowing benefits wheat by burying Hessian fly and giving soil beneath time to moisten and compact. It reduces weed growth, conserves soil moisture and plant foods, and accelerates nutrient availability for a vigorous stand. Delaying plowing lets weeds deplete food and increases winterkill risk, affecting spring performance.
Holder for disk and coulters while sharpening
The article describes a patented tool by J. J. Hinds and Al. R. Wright of Wall Lake Iowa. It details a two frame holder for disk and coulters with a movable frame, a vertical shaft with a threaded interaction, and a crank driven system to raise, lower, and rotate the disk or coulter during sharpening.
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Scientific American
J. J. Hinds
al. R. Wright
Wall Lake
Time for Cutting Alfalfa
A. C. Arny explains alfalfa should be cut for hay when new shoots appear at the crown for all animals except horses. Cutting earlier reduces yield and curing quality. delaying beyond this stage harms palatability and nutrition and lowers the second crop yield. When feeding horses the cut may be slightly longer but should not wait until the second crop is spoiled.
Good as rat exterminator
An Illinois farmer used his car exhaust to kill rats in a chickenhouse. He attached a hose from the exhaust under the floor and ran the engine. Twenty rats attempted to flee but were killed by dogs. upon lifting the floor he found 140 rats dead or stupefied with no escapes.
Manure Yields Returns on Clover Fields at Iowa Station
Barnyard manure applied to clover sod was turned under next spring, averaging 4.69 dollars per ton in Iowa experiment station trials. Applications on clover mixed meadows left for hay produced 3.76 dollars per ton annually at the same station.
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Towa
Lay Off Before Sundown for Farmers Sayings
A rural proverb warns that a man who spends day after day digging for dear Nto will face days when sunrise finds him out of work and laid up. It suggests lay off before sundown as prudent farming practice.
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Sundown
Nto
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertisement
If you are troubled with pimples blackheads redness roughness itching and burning which disfigure your complexion and skin Cuticura Soap and Ointment will do much to help you The Soap to cleanse and purity the Ointment to soothe and head Free sample each by mail with Book Address postcard Cu icura Dept L Boston Sold everywhere Ady.
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Women and Answers Questioned in Prolound Proclamation
A brief note observes that women seldom concern themselves with all the questions they’re pressed to answer. The line reflects contemporary attitudes in social discourse and hints at gender expectations in public conversation.
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