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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
7
The article argues winter walking is healthy and beneficial when properly dressed and kept within bounds. It notes weather reduces outdoor time for riders and water outings are limited, so walking becomes the main form of fresh air exercise, helping warmth, posture, and fitness.
The excerpt hints at a doctor proposing extreme control over a person kept in confinement for years. The dialogue asks for the first step and answers with a series of vapor baths followed by enforced residence in a prohibition town where the captive knows no one.
The Toulouse goose is the large gray native of France, weighing 15 to 20 pounds commonly, with 25 to 80 pounds recorded. Embden geese are snowy white with yellow bills and legs, similar in size to Toulouse, but fewer reach the standard. Chinese geese, brown and white, stand erect with long necks. Brown Chinese yields the most eggs, with 40 to 50 eggs per season.
A Missouri College of Agriculture note cites U S census figures showing Missouri hens lay 111 million dozen eggs yearly. It urges thorough feeding, 70 to 80 pounds per hen annually, dry ground feed, milk drinks, crushed shell, and roosting with full crops. Circular 76 from the poultry department outlines these feeding directions.
Instructions describe starvation of chickens for 24 hours before slaughter to improve flavor. Birds fed water only after fasting, then bled for market purposes with brain piercing.
A brief note discusses encouraging hens to cackle and cites egg value at 40 cents a dozen. It mentions hens catching bugs as meat, having green water supplies, and ensuring they receive ample feed and water.
The hen of today yields many eggs with rapid improvement. Jungle fowl produced about two dozen eggs annually, while well bred hens average around 140 eggs per year. High producers exist but are not common. select high records pullets, mate to good cockerels, and progress remains slow.
The guide suggests choosing pullets with a full well developed breast and crop. A large chest indicates strength and vigor, enabling the bird to consume and convert substantial food into body mass and egg production.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe herbal alternative to calomel. It claims it cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation while soothing sour bile and abdominal discomfort. The copy asserts family safety and guaranteed results.
For Colds Croup Pneumonia and Asthma Goosen Grease Liniment advertised by Gooshe Greash Company MFRs Greensboro NC. Adv includes a sailors argument recounting a petty mutiny aboard a ship with officers debating rum and discipline.
The ad claims dandruff and itching vanish with Cutheura Ointment applied to the scalp followed by Cutheura Soap and hot water. It offers a free sample by postcard request to Cutheura Dept. L Boston and suggests using the products as daily toilet preparations.
A 1916 advertorial from Apex Ohio features W A Wintaker, a local druggist, promoting Kilmer and Co. Swamp Root as a proven kidney and bladder remedy. He cites four years of sale in Apex plus eighteen years in Ohio, praising its relief for catarrh, liver problems, rheumatism, and inflammation. The ad invites readers to request a ten cent sample and a booklet, noting bottles available at drug stores.
Fragmentary text mentions a sister thinking of marriage and a wedding note. Health ad copy references Wright's Indian Vegetable Elixir for digestion. A stray line notes students engaged in onager and midner sports.
An old-time remedy promotes giving California Syrup of Figs to children to cleanse stomach and bowels. The ad urges dosing guidance and mentions suitable ages, portraying quick relief from discomfort and sleep issues.
An American Jewelers' Protective Association officer and a U S gem expert discussed a proposed movement per the New York Times to pass legislation governing the interstate shipment of reconstructed synthetic or lab grown gems. The aim is to prohibit such shipments except under strict conditions similar to the Pure Food Act, ensuring protection of the public.
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