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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
2
A health ad urges men to age boldly by maintaining kidney health and avoiding premature aging. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily tonic to keep bodily functions, spirits, muscles, and mind strong, claiming two capsules daily tone the system. Money back if not helped.
The exchange features a character praising Wagnerian music while another, Mr. Cumrox, agrees with a caveat that some portions seem over-jazzed. The fragment hints at contrasting tastes in classical and modernized styles.
An old advertisement notes that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packages with proper directions. It highlights uses for headache, toothache, earache, neuralgia and colds and mentions handy 12 tablet tins and larger packages at drug stores.
A brief dialogue shows two figures exchanging sharp compliments. One notes departure while the other recalls a prior meeting, implying a mutual recognition of familiarity and quick parting.
A summer cold is hard to shake. The ad advises bed rest when possible and Boschee’s Syrup to ease coughing and facilitate morning ex pectoration. If at risk of bed rest, avoid drafts and drastic changes, eat plain foods, and use Boschee’s Syrup, sold nationwide for over fifty years.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic skin care and perfuming product. It touts the powder as economical and convenient for face, skin, baby use, and dusting, claiming it makes other perfumes superfluous.
An editor promotes Bitro-Phosphate for weak nervous individuals seeking weight gain and stronger nerves. A 6 grain tablet before meals is advised, with claims of medical journal reports and a 50 cent weekly cost for a two week supply. A money back guarantee is offered if results are not seen. Also mentions oil-well investments and baldness remedies amid mixed ads.
The 1920 Hessian fly threat to winter wheat is widespread in Shenandoah and Cumberland valleys with rising infestations reported in the Mississippi basin. No remedy exists after infestation. farmers should plow early and deep, destroy volunteer wheat, avoid sowing on infested stubble, and seed during the fly free period with community action.
The Aroostook type storage house is a Maine product with concrete walls and wooden superstructure, built on knolls with deep basements and limited ventilation. It suits Maine but may not replace dugouts elsewhere. Insulated potato houses suit southern climates and require heating in the north. An artificially refrigerated storage house mainly stores northern seed potatoes for southern planting. Community cold storage could aid southern truck growers.
The article notes trees rely on soil nutrients and manure or fertilizer from growers. It highlights legume crops as economical and dependable, supplying nitrogen and humus to replenish the soil.
Reliable concentrated lime-sulphur solution can be made on any farm. The best method uses steam for cooking, but a large kettle over a fire also works if steam is unavailable.
Millet harvested at the right stage yields seeds with protein content comparable to Timothy hay or good corn fodder.
Garden equipment is essential for best results in making a garden. Good implements make hard work easier and more enjoyable. Garden implements cost little compared to their value, and similar farm equipment is equally important for general needs.
Potatoes suffer damage from barrels made of slat or veneer which are too flimsy for heavy produce. They crush and break easily and should not be used for storing or shipping potatoes.
A historical note urges that improving unproductive pastures begin with weed destruction to boost forage quality and yield. It emphasizes initial weed control as essential before other pasture enhancements.
A theological lesson outlines that the Bible entails multiple judgments not a single end time event. It details the judge, time, place, and the living nations future judgment, distinguishing the gospel of the kingdom from the grace gospel, and describing the fate of the sheep and goats.
A quotation from Sharp on comfort: true ease comes from avoiding trifles, and cultivating minor pleasures, since few great joys are available for long leases.
Mrs. Frank Henson of 13168 Orchard St Urbana Illinois praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during menopause. She credits improved strength and elimination of annoy ing symptoms after using the remedy and urges other women to try it for nervousness heat flashes backache headaches and blues.
Dr. Sidney B. Mezes describes French cynicism about love. A pair of pollus in an estaminet debate romance and the cure for love is to run away. One quip notes running off with the ravishing beauty as the cure.
An old time advert promises $100 for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It describes internal use and blood surface action, notes forty years on the market, price 76 cents, testimonials offered, by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A brief chatter notes a newborn born this morning and a local aberdasher recalls the latest flannel trend as Mr Newpop confirms he has seen the item at home.
A reflective missive on resilience and personal guidance urging steady habits and choosing strong influences. It notes nature's abundance of lessons and compares persistence to a stubborn blossom while warning against overindulgence in advice and the loneliness it may entail.
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