Humorous Tale Of An Eminent Counsel's Made Up Case
An amusing Pearson's Weekly anecdote features Henry Wielding Dickens as common sergeant recounting a learned argument where a king's counsel bases his case on a reported decision that is later revealed to be non existent on appeal to the House of Lords. The opposing barrister exposes the ruse, prompting a sharp remark about fabricating legal authority.
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Henry Wielding Dickens
House of Lords
K. C
Pearson’s Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine to prevent and treat colds and catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It promises internal action on mucous surfaces, offers testimonials, and a $100 payoff if it fails to cure.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Circulation Figures Cited for United States
A brief report notes total money circulation in the United States last year reached 3 419 168 368 dollars. The speaker quips about poor circulation tying into medical advice, linking finance to health in a light aside.
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Bacon
United States
Jegbert
Recipe for Gray Hair Darkening Mixture
A home or druggist prepared formula uses Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water to darken gray hair. It claims to darken streaked hair without staining the scalp, being non sticky and non greasy with full directions in each Barbo Compound box.
Arctic explorer notes boot meals and price rise
A dialogue recalls surviving on boots and log gins during Arctic travel with a quip about food speculators raising prices.
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Boots
Loggins
Miss Whity’s Tact Sparks Quiet Engagements
A lighthearted column notes Miss Whity's notable tact as she juggles multiple suitors. The piece highlights how none of the engaged fellows has met a rival during a single call, underscoring the diplomacy attributed to her social grace.
Swamp Root Advert for Kidney Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a healing remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. It touts rapid mild effects and calls it a gentle vegetable compound from Dr Ilmer Co. It invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and to mention the paper.
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Kilmers Swamp
Hage
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Beginning a Backyard Poultry Flock With Guidance
The article summarizes USDA guidance for beginners on choosing breeds for eggs, meat, or both, favoring general purpose hens for dual use and noting lighter egg breeds for cheaper production. It covers flock size, space needs, and advice to buy pullets in fall, seek experts for healthy stock, and consider local poultry groups for assistance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beginning a Backyard Chicken Venture
If you have not kept chickens before seek advice from trusted sources before you start. Contact the local poultry association county agent and successful poultrymen. Reach out to your state agricultural college and the USDA for poultry bulletins. Don’t be discouraged if advice conflicts. there are several ways to succeed.
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Poultry Association
State Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
War test of nations hinges on people not just arms
Secretary Houston says this war tests nations by intelligence, morals, and attitude. Notes poultry care advise dust boxes for poultry houses and starting with pure stock to ensure better egg production and market prices.
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Houston
Calves Suffering White Scours Treated With Warm Milk Drogues
Calves with white scours have inflamed digestion from milk changes or cold milk. The text advises warmth, fresh warm milk, and a dosing drench of Tawlinseed oil limewater and laudanum, repeated as needed, keeping the calf dry and warm until improvement.
Warm water for dairy cows from North Dakota College bulletin
A good supply of clean water is essential for dairy cows as about 87 percent of milk is water. Keep water reachable year round and, in cold weather, heat outdoor tanks to prevent chilling. Cows drink more water if it is warmed to 60 to 70 degrees, and a low cost tank heater helps maintain temperature, saving feed and energy.
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Water. Org
Leading-classes of cows by breed and weight
The Jersey producers produce the lightest calves and the Holstein the heaviest among Ayrshire Jersey Holstein and Guernsey. Holstein Ayrshire Guernsey Jersey ranks show Holstein heaviest followed by Ayrshire and Guernsey with Jersey lighter. male calves average 90 pounds Holsteins 78 Ayrshire 70 Chaksey 6244 pounds Jersey.
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Jersey
Ayrshire
Holstein
Guernsey
Feeding Ducks and Poultry: Rations and Care Tips
The article advises feeding ducks and poultry with balanced rations and emphasizes greens and mash for better results. Pekin ducks are used mainly for hatching with green ducklings as a profit, while 60\ncommercial egg production suggests year round laying rations. Don’t keep a sire unless fertile. avoid overstocking. provide dry, sunny pens for sheep.
Remedy For Chapped Teats In Dairy Cattle
The article advises washing chapped teats with warm port water, drying carefully, and applying a salve such as vaseline or a barber salve. A mixture of three parts lard and one part pine tar can be made, and an eye bolt cap protects teats between milkings to exclude air and prevent further cracking.
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Fato Tie
Board’of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Feed and rationing notes for cows and potatoes
The excerpt discusses rationing and feeding practices for cattle. It notes limited potato rations and a plan to gradually increase milk cow feeding, using root cutters to avoid choking, and advises cows be fed fodder corn or second crop clover hay at night while allowing grazing if the pasture offers a good bite.
Question on Adam and Eve era class in the text
The fragment asks who would be considered the gentleman in the era when Adam delved and Eve span. It reflects rhetorical social hierarchy themes and early English historical inquiry.
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Adam
Rive
From Frugal Dinners To Cheesy Rolls And Hash Cakes
A transcription of home cookery notes offers recipes for cheese rolls scrambled rice with bacon hash cakes cabbage omelet and a bread recipe. Directions cover assembling boiled vegetables with meat liquor for a fry up and multiple preparations using pimento cheese mashed potatoes ham rice bread and cabbage with eggs. It ends with a poetic remark on table presentation.
Old World Fish Dishes and Fritters from Frugal Kitchen
A collection of home recipes using stale bread for Gavory Irish Fritters, fish puddings with rice, rice with scrambled eggs, Chinese fish balls, and a tomato sauce served with fried fish highlights a thrifty approach. Includes steps for soaking bread, seasoning, shaping cakes, frying, steaming, and making a fish stock based sauce.
Contentment Measured by What You Forgo
Fragmentary ad copy notes laxative usage with brand references and generic statements. Noting incomplete text, it references laxative products and consumer phrases without coherent narrative or identifiable individuals or organizations.
Keeps Peace Judge Says He Prepares Home Duties
A compact court statement reveals the judge affirms a man bonds of peace by performing domestic chores such as making beds and washing dishes at home. The exchange underscores nonviolent conflict resolution and household duties as a peacekeeping role.
Elsie and Hilda Clash Over Friendship Rooted in Dad
Elsie returns home from school before holidays with a sharp scorn for her friend Hilda. The mother questions the rift and learns the dispute stems from Hilda’s father who was born in Germany and has not shed his “civilization papers.”
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Elsie
Hilda
Germany
Over-Camouflaged Tea Taste Confusion
A young girl Dorothy refuses tea offered as sweet, tasting only hot water and milk as the hostess notes the absence of actual tea. Dorothy explains the drink is too dun, revealing her preference for a tea substitute and curiosity about flavors.
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Dorothy
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Salt Lake City
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