Washing the Kidneys and Anuric Remedy Advised
An advertisement from Dr. Pierce promotes kidney washing with six to eight glasses of water daily. It touts Anuric as a potent remedy to dissolve uric acid, claiming it cleanses the kidneys and alleviates pain and sleep disturbances. Readers are urged to send for a free sample and medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Invalids’ Otel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. X
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Misread RSVP Leads to Dinner Plan Misunderstanding
A newly named vice president in charge of production invites foremen to a dinner. None RSVP’d because they misread RSVP as Recently Selected Vice President. The tale echoes today’s dating and job-hunting era with plenty of misinterpretation and wit.
Retain bulky crops to boost market value instead of selling
The text argues that retaining bulky crops reduces marketing costs and delays processing. It suggests converting raw materials like hay, silage, fodder, strain, and grass into finished products by feeding good animals and marketing their outputs.
More Dairy Cows in South Plan Aimed at Self Support On Farms
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes dairy cows as farm equipment to aid tenant farmers in year round self support and soil health. A campaign for feed production accompanies the plan with increased legume crops like velvet beans and peanuts. Bankers show willingness to finance dairy cattle purchases, reflecting a well established cooperative and state supported industry in the South.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of ‘Griculture
South
Farm Snow Plow Built From Old Planks
Charles B. Richardson describes a homemade snow plow for farm use. He joins two planks into a pointed front with a two by six leader, adds cleats to stop feet slipping, and uses a pole and a single tree hook to attach it for horse-drawn snow clearing.
Northwest Queen No 117 Leads Egg Record at Northwest Station
The Northwest Experiment Station flock boasts Northwest Queen No 117 as Minnesota’s queen hen with 235 eggs in twelve months and 248 eggs in twelve months and twenty days. Superintendent C G Seivig of Crookston Agricultural School notes the value of laying strains, urging selective breeding and careful care to boost yearly totals, especially during wartime.
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Northwest “Experiment “Station
Minnesota
Northwest
Supt
C. CG. Seivig
Crookston Agricultur
Prepare for Spring Lambs by Smart Winter Feeding
The U S Department urges careful care and feeding of ewes in winter to boost the spring lamb crop. Economic feeds include clover alfalfa cowpeas or soybean hay with corn stover oats straw silage and roots as supplements. Experts advise economical yet quality feeding tailored to each farm and consulted with local specialists.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Light Manure Dressing Boosts Returns in Field Trials
Trials at experiment stations show light manure applications yield higher per ton returns than heavy applications. While 30 to 40 tons per acre produce large yields, six to ten loads per acre offer the best profitability when manure is scarce for large areas. Very light dressings of one to three loads per acre aid green manure fields.
Estimate Value of Manure and Crop Returns in North Dakota Trials
Manure applied to corn followed by three crops of wheat, at six loads per acre, raised yield enough to earn about 1.40 per load. Wheat and corn prices have risen to over 2 per bushel, extending the manure effect period to about 350 loads per acre-equivalent, with the same rate of increase in crop value.
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North Dakota Experiment Station
PLAN TO GUARD LIVESTOCK
Plan to guard livestock urges immediate segregation of any animal showing illness symptoms. C P Fitch of Minnesota College of Agriculture emphasizes preventive measures to conserve livestock and calls a veterinarian if the problem appears serious.
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C.P. Fitch
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Milk increases egg yield from hens say trials
Experiments show feeding hens milk including sour milk and buttermilk raises egg production. Dairy farmers may profit from offering hens all they will drink and mixing damp mash with milk if composted feed is used.
Abundance of Air for Cold Frame Plants Advice
Garden guidance urges plenty of airflow for cauliflower cabbage and parsley plants in cold frames. Open the sash halfway on mild days for one or two hours, or prop it up a few inches at the back if full removal is unsafe to ensure fresh air reaches the plants.
Manure Sheds Favored to Save Farm Fertilizer
High fertilizer costs raise value of barnyard manure. Measures to prevent leaching, like shed storage, are worthwhile. Ohio experiments show manure loses about half its potash, one third its nitrogen and one fourth its phosphorus after three winter months of exposure.
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Ohio
Manure Composition by Animal Type and Fertilizer Value
Manure from different animals varies with sheep manure richest in plant nutrients. Hog manure ranks second, followed by horse then cow. A ton of barnyard manure averages 10 lb nitrogen 2 lb phosphorus and 8 lb potassium valuing about $3 per ton at current prices.
August Flower Promises Quick Relief For Digestive Ailments
A vintage remedy claims Green's August Flower eases constipation indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver troubles with a few doses. It is described as a gentle laxative sold worldwide with druggist distribution. Also notes Oyster Beds for Great Salt Lake eyed by Bear River Bay Utah for spring propagation with feasible conditions and a specialized amphibious scow for shallow waters.
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Adv
Great Salt Lake
Bear—River Jay
Salt Lake
Utah
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cuticura Remedy Promises Relief for Eczema
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for eczema and skin distress. Claims include a hot bath followed by ointment for best results and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Had a Fellow Feeling at the Village Concert
London Tit-Bits reports Johnny the squire’s son grew bored during a village concert until a girl’s piping of The Minstrel Boy sparked his interest at the line about a father’s sword. He interrupts his mother to hear the rest.
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Johnny
London
Went Down With the Ship by Robert Ausburne Heroic Sailor
Attention is drawn to Robert Ausburne a navy radio electrician first class who went down with the US Army transport Antilles when it was sunk. He woke his fellow electrician MacMahon and urged him to reach a preserver then went to the radio key, shouting farewell as the ship sank. MacMahon tried to rescue him but failed.
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Robert Ausburne
United States Army
Antilles
Ausburne
MacMahon
Mac
Interchange Prohibition Debate Between Nearby Towns
Broncho Bob comments on a prohibition proposition not being enforceable in Crimson Gulch until Jugville meets the same dryness. He notes residents drifting to Jugville for liquor and using Crimson Gulch as a dormitory to sleep it off.
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Broncho
Crimson Gulch
Jugville
Judge Lindsay Urges Decency and Dignity in Chicago
In an address before a Chicago wayfarers lodge, Judge Ben B. Lindsay urged self-improvement and discipline. He said the man who advances must be neat and clean, noting there is no armor against fate but a clean shirt is a good substitute.
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Ben B. Lindsay
Wayfarers
Chicago
Little Lillian Declares A Meat Baby At Friends House
While shopping with her mother at a doll counter Lillian dismisses a baby doll as a gift noting her friend already has a meat baby at home. The remark reflects a humorous misunderstanding during a family outing.
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Lillian
Weathered contrasts in prayer for sun and rain
A reflective line notes how differing wishes among people toward weather yield little action. It contrasts hopeful prayers for sunshine with requests for rain, implying passive outcomes when minds are divided.
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ZA. Orn
Charles B. Richardson
North Dakota
Pierces_Pleasant
Pelle
Portland Press
Carter
Iver Pills
Cros
Crean
Gentaur Gonpane
New York
David
Mine
David Rube Toberle
Stand Avenue
Waukesha
Buffalo, N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
B. B. Zimirmsrs
Weiss Street
Buffalo, N.Y
Portland
Ind
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