Woman Credit Story From Glens Falls Ailment to Health
Mrs George Burchell of Glens Falls New York recounts severe illness that left her unable to stand or perform housework. After starting Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound her health improved rapidly, enabling her to resume washing sewing and other chores for a family of four. She credits the remedy with saving her life and requests the free pamphlet offered by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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E. Pinkham
Pydieam
Mrs. George
Engree W Burchell
Glens Falls, N. Y
Winter Rations for Young Dairy Heifers from Missouri College Advice
The Missouri College of Agriculture recommends winter rations to keep young dairy heifers growing. Include corn or farm grains from two to five pounds daily depending on age, more near calving. If only corn fodder or timothy hay, add clover or alfalfa to equalize roughage. Use grain mixes like two parts corn to one part unseed meal when forming rations.
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Ainca
Department—of—dairy_husbandry
Missouri College of Agriculture
Ice Water for Cows Preferred When Warmed
Kansas State Agricultural College extension dairyman GC Gearhart notes cows will drink ice water in winter only reluctantly. Milk production requires substantial water, and cows may reduce milk flow to avoid cold water. Store winter water warm with a tank heater. use coal wood or corncob furnaces. For small batches, a teakettle of boiling water can warm a half barrel of water.
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GC. R. Gearhart
Kansas State Agricultural College
Grading of Cream Keys to Superior Butter Quality
Dairy specialist A J McGuire notes cream grading as the surest way to produce good butter. Eastern markets increasingly judge butter by quality and price competitiveness. He urges cooperative creameries to maintain standards and promote proper grading, aided by cream-tooling tanks and disciplined cream cooling and cleanliness before grading.
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A. J. McGuire
University Agricultural Extension—Service
Method for Feeding Cows Dusty Feeds Milk Impact
Dusty hay or tainting feeds should be fed after milking. A good feeding method is hay three times daily with silage and grain twice. If grain is given only once, cows may have digestive troubles affecting milk flow.
Safe Bull and Dairy Cow Care Principles
The text discusses the safe bull as one not given opportunities to engage with other cattle and not allowed to roam with cows. It emphasizes that feed, regular care, and comfortable living conditions for dairy cows are as important as proper feeding itself.
Expensive Substitutes Fire Expensive Substitutes for Care
Stock tonics are replacing good feeding and care as costly substitutes. The text notes high prices drive reliance on pricey tonics rather than proper nutrition and handling.
Cottage Cheese Pie Recipe from USDA
A USDA recipe for cottage cheese pie combines cornstarch and sugar with cottage cheese and egg yolks, then bakes in a prebaked shell. It finishes with a meringue made from egg whites sugar and vanilla, browned slowly in the oven.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Choosing and Placing a Kitchen Stove and Boiler
The USDA advises proper stove position with oven on the right and firebox left, room for doors, and safe boiler placement above floor level. Fireproof flooring and walls are essential, with cement, brick, or cement asbestos mats preferred for protection. Fuel type and stove size depend on usage, recommending liquid fuel or separate heater in winter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Rice based muffins and waffles from leftover rice
The United States Department of Agriculture provides simple recipes to repurpose small amounts of cooked rice into hot muffins or waffles. Rice waffles blend cooked rice with flour milk and leavening, while rice corn muffins combine rice with corn meal milk and egg for 14 to 18 muffins.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cooking dried fruits by slow gentle simmer
Dried fruits need long slow cooking in water below boiling. Do not soak or cook with too much water. Use minimal water to preserve flavor, cover tightly, and simmer slowly. Sweeten sparingly as fruits already contain sugar. Used for sauces puddings cakes and salads.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Household Hints From Old Time Pages Rub stains with potato and use kerosene wipes.
The article offers practical home tips such as rubbing mud stains with a raw potato, softening putty with a red hot iron, wiping the tub with kerosene, and using stale bread to absorb cabbage odor. It notes iron rich vegetables like spinach and carrots and suggests starching soup by adding raw potato to fix saltiness and boiling beans briefly before serving.
Candling Eggs Improves Market Reputation Says USDA
Farmers merchants and shippers should use candling to distinguish good eggs from doubtful ones. Doubtful eggs lower market confidence and prices. USDA Bulletin 565 How to Cand le Eggs explains hand and commercial candling methods and equipment. Request from Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
Clean Nest Practices Boost Egg Prices In City Market
Clean nesting and litter practices raise market egg prices by five to eight cents per dozen. Regularly change nesting material and keep dropping boards clean to prevent dirty feet on hens, which leads to selling eggs from dirty nests.
Lime Needed for Hens and Shell Production
The article notes hens nearly fail to lay without lime, describes lime as essential for shell manufacture, and says heavy layers require large amounts. It recommends oyster shell as the economical supply and a strong investment for poultry keepers.
Poultry Raising Terms and Feeding Pitfalls
A rural primer explains poultry terms including yearling hens two months old and cockerels under a year while advising light sandy soil for yards and drafts free quarters. It warns against cramming feed, notes tuberculous risks, and states hens must lay 80 eggs yearly to earn feed and 95 to cover all costs. drakes differ from ducks by head shape and tail curl at seven to eight weeks.
Tanlac Restores Strength for Richmond Boxmaker
W B Tucker of 1120 North 28th St Richmond a boxmaker for Allegheny Box Co says Tanlac built him up eighteen pounds and vanquished weakness nervousness and rheumatic pain. He reports renewed energy and appetite and plans to stay on his job. Advertisement notes Tanlac is sold by all good drug stores with over 85 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
W. B. Tucker
North 28Th St
Richmond
Allegheny Box Co
Taniac
Tannic
Editor brushes off insult with return stamp gag
In a Richmond Times-Dispatch note, the editor is asked to respond to a harsh accusation accusing him of theft and ugliness. The secretary questions how to answer, and the editor quips that a stamp was enclosed for a reply. The exchange showcases sharp newspaper banter and wit.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a simple home dye solution for wool linen cotton and blends. It claims fast even color on coats skirts curtains and other fabric items and notes the dye won’t streak or fade. The copy ends with a moral about life and courtship.
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed
A testimonial from Mrs Frances Pa at 252 West 6th Street South Salt Lake City Utah praises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for improving appetite sleep and strength during a nervous exhausted condition. The ad urges obtaining the tonic from local druggists or the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for mail order.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
West 6Th St
South
Pierce
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New York City
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Esse
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