Lima Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy For Recovery
Mrs. Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio testifies she recovered from displacement and health failure after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Vegetable Syrup Wash. She says she became a well woman in two months after doctors said she could not stand straight again. She was a midwife for seven years and recommends the products to others.
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Lima
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie Moyer
North St. Lima
Lydia
Hermit Sculptor Found At Cape Scott In Solitude
A. I. Whittier, a solitary Vancouver Island sculptor calling himself a prospector, lives alone at Cape Scott and carves with a five pound lump of clay. He finished a bust of Edith Cavell before agreeing to part with it for Red Cross funds. His work reflects lonely mineral research and a habit of destroying imperfect pieces. Boston differs on taxation of war gardens on city lands.
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Cape Scott
Vancouver Island
Public Works Department
British Columbian
A. I. Whittier
Edith Cavell
Whittier
Red Cross
Storing Vegetables in Banks or Pits
The USDA outlines conical banks or pits for storing vegetables such as potatoes carrots beets turnips salsify parsnips and cabbage. Ventilation depth straw covers and cold-weather protection are explained and several small pits with mixed crops are advised to ease access.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Varieties of Sweet Clover Grown at North Dakota College
Two kinds of sweet clover are commonly grown white and yellow. The white variety is valued most for hay and pasture, grows larger and is more leafy. White seed is bright olive green and similar in size to alfalfa seed. Yellow seed is similar but has a mottled appearance under magnification.
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North Dakota
When Vegetables Are High
Surplus fruits beans tomatoes and other vegetables grown at home can spoil on vines or rot. A morning's work would can and preserve such surplus for use when fruits and vegetables are scarce and costly.
Eradicate All Late Weeds In Corn Fields
Weeds left in corn damage crops as cockleburrs go to seed and scatter through the field. Every effort, including hoeing the worst spots, should be made to remove Inte weeds from the corn to prevent next year’s worsening.
Milk Spoils Quickly When Left Uncovered
Perishable dairy spoils fast in warm kitchens. The rule to keep milk covered cool and lean is urged to improve family meals and reduce waste.
Increase in Grain Yields by Deep Plowing After Harvest
Agricultural note from Oklahoma Experiment Station advises disking stubble after harvest to improve soil moisture and weed control. Deep plowing to seven inches, soon after sufficient soil moisture, boosts yields. data from Farcaster wheat show yields around 27.1, 24.2, and 22.0 bushels under different August or September plow dates.
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W. M'Farlane
Oklahoma
Kansas
Swarm control factors in beekeeping
Dr. J. A. Merrill of Kansas State Agricultural College notes that swarm control affects honey yields. He explains that a single colony can outperform two or more swarming colonies, and that removing swarming triggers may reduce swarming with proper hive conditions.
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J. A. Merrill
Kansas State Agricultural College
Merrill
Peruna and Manalin Testimonials From Readers
Readers praise Peruna for stomach cramps and head catarrh, note sister cured of stomach catarrh, and recommend Peruna tablets for those who object to liquids. Mrs. BF. T. Chomer touts Manalin as a top laxative aiding liver and bowels, indigestion, and heartburn.
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Mary Fennell
Pomona
Missouri
BF. T. Chomer
East 42Nd St
Chicago
Oldest Joke Reappears Across Eras in Many Forms
The note traces a classic joke about Adam and Eve, a rose, and a kiss appearing through ages from Plautus and Aesop to vaudeville and modern comics. It recalls streetcar and landlord variants, noting a renewed interest as a recurring gag in columns and performances.
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Garden of Eden
Eve
Fahmud
Plautus
Aesop
Rabelais
Joe Miller
Ao Mastrel
Roman
An Exaggeration and a Cross-Atlantic Quip
In a wry remark J. P. Morgan downplays ocean travel describing it as less terrible than exaggerations claim. A customs officer asks for declaration and a man jokes that his body bears bruises from a six day ride over a rough corduroy road of German mines. A line suggests a woman would rather not be herself.
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J. P. Morgan
Matrimonial Camouflage Revealed in Intimate Exchange
A playful exchange between bride and groom uses a complexion mask as a joke about deception. The groom remarks the disguise is fine both night and day, while the bride asks if it matters. The gag centers on appearances in marriage.
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Woman
Pinkham
Sioux City
Boston
Peruna
Peru
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
Wi. J. Johnstone
Watertown
S. D
R. A. Garrett
Jackson St
St. Paul
Adam Sprung
Spider
Rose
Bright
Dean
South Dakota
William FB
Smart
Belle Fourche
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Hub
Northwest
Rice Brothers Live Stock Commission
Kansas City
Hefner Bros. & Kloek
George F. Hefner
Henry Klock
D.A Distad
Hou
Exchange
Auto Salvage & Exchange Co., Inc
Swanson
Ioetacs St
Iowa
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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