Scott's Emulsion touted for nerve and fatigue relief
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil feeds nerves and brain, cushions nerves with fat, and aids general recovery by providing needed fat from daily food. It offers a free sample and lists prices 70c and 100, treats nervous irritability and neuralgia, and notes the New York chemists ScoTT & BOWNE at 409-418 Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Farm notes blend crops, pests, and home canning tips
The column packs agricultural tips from crop yields to farm practices. It discusses peach crops, hay and grain shortages, butter yields from Holsteins, crop price rises, and a corn planting anecdote. It also notes road supervisor esteem, blue jays destroying eggs, oleomargarine tax talk, wrens benefiting worm control, and home canning versus store bought produce.
Fruit Canning at Home and Self-Reliance
The passage urges self sufficiency in households urging that children should learn to fend for themselves not rely on parents for every need. It compares a dependent child to a bird cared for by its parent and warns that the time comes when the young must seek food or starve. It likens this to parents who rely on children or others and calls for families to cultivate independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edue
Seng
Metrosz
District Court
Mary Goddard
Kicking Cow and Quips From a 19th Century Column
A long reading of miscellaneous old notes includes a parable on avoiding a tricky spouse of the farm, a quip about scholars using large words, and a tale of a man pressured by a wife with ducks. It moves to urban hog limits, a girl’s suitor, Angora goats, dewberries, evaporated eggs, and Sir Joseph Noel Paton’s late 1860s honors and art collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paton
Joseph Noel Paton
Scotland
Sir Noel
Royal Academy
Royal Scotch Academy
Noel Paton
George Square
Edinburg
Walter Scott
Noel Paten
Agricultural Notes and Rural Observations
The writer notes sowing delays for squirrel tail grass with germination unlikely before June and comments on farm labor, horse breeds, and German sausage restrictions. Observations compare old draft horses to modern plows, and discuss household buying habits and food quality concerns.
Axtell Sire Dominates 1899 Trotting Year
The 18-year-old trotting sire Axtell, owner Williams’ prize, is declared champion speed sire of 1899 with 59 colts recording times from 2 09 to 2 30. He stands at stud in Terre Haute Indiana amid praise for lasting performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axtell
Williams
Rich
Terre Haute
Ind
Dro Kay’s Lung Balm Promises Cough Relief
Rev d D De Tar a Spring WAL pastor credits Dro Kay's Lung Balm with curing years of coughing and rests from preaching. The ad claims the remedy treats coughs colds grippe bronchitis pneumonia and more. It urges purchase from Dr. B S Kay Saratoga NY with free advice samples and a book.
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D.d. de Tar
Moe
Spring Wal
Towa
Mary
Hin
Dro Kay
B.S Kay
Saratoga
N.Y
Advice on Relaxing Pain and Digestive Relief
A short health note recommends avoiding drastic remedies for tension and suggests Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for relief. It claims to ease nerve pressure and aid digestion by curing constipation, sold in 10c 50c and 81c sizes at M Brinks Drug Store.
Letter of praise for Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin from Jefferson Wilhelm
From an Old Soldier Knox Ind Jan 14 1899 I endorse Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I am 71 and broken down by war experiences. The medicine has helped me more than a hundred doctors and I am nearly well of my stomach trouble. Yours Truly Jefferson Wilhelm
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England
Cornell University
California
Congress
Vermont
Iowa
Washington Star
Germany
Agricultural Department
New Zealand
Board of Arbitration
Ohio
Tinois
Miles
Martin Waldroff
Grand Forks
Minn
Dr. Miles Medical Company
Elkhart
Whellhouse
Val Blatz
1Lheus
Boyden Jowa
Schoeneman Bros
COAL
Church Directory
Univer Preseytertas
J. M. Acheson
Reformed Chiurch
Wolvius
Young People’s Society
McErnoorr
Rev. T. Donoghue
USA
Luttigeran
Baetke
Norayt Roeyden
Undnlo
Plymouth
S. Haney
R. AR
Issenger Sun
F B Cozez
Assenger
Ovaant Guna
P.moth
5S. E. Gannon
Boyden
Hotel Brown
G. R. Lanning
Iden Tisdt
Sheldon
Dr Cram
McKeen Block
J W. Greattras
Main Street
M. Brink, M. D
John Verholf
Dray & Express
Prerry
ITU Lao
Harry Tuttle
F. J. Gallagher
Dentis T
Jowett Block
Rocky Mountain
Ruggiats
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