Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pep-Sin Laxative’s Rise in 19th Century
In 1875 a compassionate physician rejected harsh purgatives and developed Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pep Sin. The simple, harmless laxative gained rapid fame, with doctors prescribing it widely as the world’s most popular laxative. It allegedly relieves sluggish bowels and related symptoms, and drugstores nationwide carry it.
Stretching Them Seven Year Old
A boy Freddie wants to wear new trousers late to “stretch” them so they feel good tomorrow. He asks his mother for permission. The tale ends with a remark on irritation signaling an artistic temperament.
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Sympathy Blinker and Sinker Talk About Dogs
Dialogue hints at a friend circle and dog personalities with a light humorous edge. The back and forth suggests a casual local exchange about dogs and loyalty.
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Blinker
Sinker
Quotable Dialogues as Night Curses and Cat Nights
A fragment captures a wry exchange about fate with lines attributed to Flamm and an unnamed speaker. The quip contrasts canine and feline wisdom, framing a playful take on fortune and timing.
Farmer trots out horse powered farming system on 720 acre Iowa farm
Clarence Hill on a central Iowa farm keeps 35 work horses and records daily labor costs. He expects 1929 costs to drop to 50 cents per day per horse, feeding by work and pasture, using a 9 horse hitch and selling seven-year-old horses at peak value. Azoturia is stated as unknown.
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Iowa
Clarence Hill
Hill
Mr. Hill
Open sheds for dairy cows practical in mild climates
The USDA describes open sheds or covered barns in moderate climates as a practical dairy housing method. Benefits include preserving manure nutrients, cleaner cows with ample bedding, and cheaper housing when using small milking barns. The Beltsville station reports 68 percent more bedding in open sheds and promotes pen divisions with individual feeding at mangers. Cows in open sheds should be dehorned.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Beltsville
Baling Hay Expands Storage Options for Growers
Growers with limited storage can bale alfalfa and other hay to under cover store several times more hay than loose form. Although baling costs are high, savings from reduced weathering and handling often offset the expense. Monitor bale height in hay mows to avoid overloading shelves. Loose hay weighs 3-5 pounds per cubic foot versus baled hay 20-25 pounds per cubic foot.
Brussels Sprouts Cultivation from Planting to Harvest
Brussels sprouts follow cabbage like cultivation. Sow mid May in 1 ft rows, transplant late June two feet apart in 3 ft rows, apply 7 10 6 fertilizer around each plant, hoe immediately, and prune lower leaves as sprouts appear. If green lice strike spray nicotine sulfate, then store stalks with earth on roots in a cool cellar for December use.
Transplanting Techniques for Healthy Lettuce Plants
Transplanting safeguards root soil to reduce shock. work in shade, prepare a wide hole, water before and after planting, and firm soil firmly. Protect stems with a collar against cutworms and shield from midday sun in warm climates.
Cement Construction Expands on Farms to Cut Fire Risk
Cement use on farms grows rapidly as concrete buildings resist burning and act as fire-stops. The new structures reduce the chance of spread, protecting adjacent buildings and containing extensive fires.
Agricultural Notes On Soil, Silage And Prompt Correspondence
Agricultural notes advise that when the soil erodes the field, action should follow quickly. It urges feeding frozen silage immediately after thawing and notes business farmers respond to letters as promptly as other merchants.
First Aid Home Remedy Week Celebrates Ninth Anniversary
The Good Samaritan is pictured as The First Aid in a national reminder sent to druggists announcing the ninth anniversary of First Aid Home Remedy Week set for March 16 to 23. Sterling Products started the annual drive in 1922 to boost spring home care sales and reduce suffering.
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Good Samaritan
America
Sterling Products, Incorporated
National Association of Retail Druggists
Pharmacy Week
National Wholesale Druggists Association
National Associa
William B. Weiss
March
Castoria A Trusted Remedy for Infants and Children
A historic note advises mothers to rely on Castoria for babies and young children, stressing avoidance of stronger medicines as the child grows. It highlights Castoria’s availability at drugstores and the genuine product identified by the Chas. H. Fletcher signature on every wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
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