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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets as a remedy for liver bowels and stomach. It promotes one pellet for a laxative and three pellets for a cathartic, branding business as a broad mantle for various transactions.
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls a noon visit to a dentist. After an extraction the patient jokes about lunch as the drill slight injures the mouth, leaving pain eased and laughter blooming at the chair.
In a playful bulletin the Floover asks readers to ponder spending choices with the line Buy your food with thought while joking about paying taxes with a smile in a Boston Transcript mood piece.
A humorous exchange features a gentle egotist claiming pride in his one bright boy and asserting belief in heredity. The quip contrasts self praise with a sly misreading of family ties.
The United States Department of Agriculture launches pig club films shown nationwide to educate farm youths and expand pork output. About 45 000 members participate as the program demonstrates feeding, care, disease protection, and shelter for well bred pigs.
The article argues horns should be removed in average dairy cows to prevent hooking. Only purebred herds with show goals justify horns. Prevention is easiest when buttons first appear, typically on days three to seven, with hair removed from the horn area to deter growth.
Farmers can fatten market fowls by confining them for a week to ten days and feeding a rich fattening ration. This improves condition and weight, increasing profits at sale.
The United States food administration announces wholesale potato sales by the hundredweight not by the bushel to prevent price comparisons with bushel quotations. This change aims to align buyers and sellers on a common weight measure.
The article explains applying caustic potash or soda wrapped in paper to each horn button two or three times. Use a damp but not wet preparation and avoid contact with surrounding skin. After treatment protect the calf from rain to prevent spreading. proper application prevents horn growth. If scarring occurs, the caustic was applied incorrectly.
A pullet that appears to lay early also acts as a late laying bird, presenting a paradox in its henhood development and egg production pattern. The description notes the unusual timing and suggests underlying variation in laying onset and persistence.
A brief notice warns that millet and MilNet are harmful when used exclusively as rations for horses. No other feeds are discussed.
A short guide suggests a front gate bulletin board can boost sales. By careful advertisement you can move surplus items directly to consumers, saving steps and cash.
The brood sow, if a gilt, should be as crawthy as possible, medium to good in condition, but not fat.
Cabbage can be wrapped in paper and stored on shelves or hung from the teap of a root cellar. The note outlines simple methods to keep heads fresh, emphasizing dry storage and airflow.
A farmer advises supplying clean warm water three times daily during cold weather. Hydration supports the hen's body and egg production, with warmth aiding overall health.
It argues that ten good hens often pay better than a larger number of poor birds, noting quality over quantity in poultry profits and suggesting small, well-kept flocks can be more lucrative than large but unhealthy stock.
Range is essential for turkey raising as the article notes ample grazing and space improve growth and health. It emphasizes wide open range for feed, exercise, and better overall turkey production outcomes.
Mrs Effie HM of Blanchester Ohio writes of twelve years of severe nervous headaches and sleepless nights. After four bottles of Peruna she reports regained strength and health and offers Peruna tablets for those who object to liquids.
Nat Goodwin argues the old-fashioned wife ideal would simplify a woman's life. He praises Mrs Antedilu via Ancestor for making the family the center of life and says a wife should be beautiful, intelligent, useful, and subservient to the home. He credits his mother with shaping his views.
Joseph S. Ames argues in Atlantic that meteorology shapes war outcomes. He notes artillery and air forces rely on air temperature, moisture, and high altitude wind data to plan movements, fuel roads, and timing. He recalls queries about blocking U.S. weather reports from reaching Germany.
Ice formed in the winters of the sixties and seventies is being uncovered by cut companies at Hazleton, Pennsylvania, as they run the calm banks of the region through breakers to meet the demand for anthracite created by the war.
In a Boston Times style report Pat celebrates and drinks too much then assaults a man punching him in the face. He is brought before a court where the judge sets the charge of striking a man and admonishes him that his fun is over where the other man's nose began.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures acute and chronic catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It asserts internal action through the blood and offers testimonials and a money back guarantee. The piece includes a Toledo Ohio company address and a proverb about judging enemies and friends.
A satirical cartoonish musing criticizes guinea hens and their keepers. The author jests about the birds’ vocal organs and plumage, calls the farmer careless, recalls tasting a bland gravy, and likens a group of guineas to cheap spotted calico. The piece touches on eggs' lack of commercial value and humorously laments nature’s choices.
Simon Lake, father of the modern submarine, proposes using submersibles to haul oysters from ocean beds for polar supply runs and dredging. Experiments claim the craft can collect about 1,000 bushels of oysters per hour, enough to fill a long cylinder stack. The plan targets pearl oyster fisheries, notably around Ceylon.
In a staged exchange, the First Minstrel Girl and Miss Interlocutor joke about hash and a woman's mind. The Interlocutor shrugs that there is no difference, noting both require taking a chance. The scene closes with the audience amused by the witty zinger.
A terse dialogue on earning money contrasts quick hard cash with a sly line about doing a “soft thing.” It frames the pessimist’s view as viewing a silver lining as a cloud, suggesting skepticism toward easy money schemes.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding protruding piles within six to fourteen days. First application brings relief. Price 60 cents. Montana plans to expand the spring wheat area.
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