Artistic Plan of Homestead Adorns Farm Home
The piece urges planting shrubs and trees to beautify farms with minimal cost. It notes select country homes attract buyers, suggests $10-$20 buys ornamental trees, and emphasizes planting flowers from spring to midsummer plus late bloomers after tulips. It explains annuals replenish soil and can yield two crops of flowers per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man of Means
National Ediforal Association
Ottawa
Canada
C.J. Broughton
Merchants’ Loan 4 Trust
Chicago, Ill
W. H. Rogers
Traction Tereminal Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
T. C. Currie
3Rd Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Care of the Flower Garden for steady beds
Keep spaces in flower beds and borders filled by constant seeding or resetting seedlings. Extra plants in flats or the hotbed fill gaps where seeds fail. Transplant crowded small plants to vacant spots and thin seeds to improve growth and provide future fillers.
Ten Alfalfa Don’ts from a Washington bulletin
Quotes from farmer's bulletin 339 by J M Westgate warn alfalfa growers what not to do. Key points urge ample inoculation using soil from old alfalfa fields, sowing only good seed on well prepared beds, avoiding weedy, poorly drained soils, and not rushing large plantings. The piece ends with encouragement and a Rochefoucault quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Westgate
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Poultry and Dairy Neglect Noted as Profitable Farm Sectors
The Indiana Farmer warns that dairy and poultry, though long neglected, offer the most profitable investments for central western farms. It cites high demands, notes dairying boosts soil fertility, and advocates corn, clover rotations, and corn silage to improve yields and feed rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sheep-Killing Dogs and Farm Protection Tactics
A farmer’s guide to deterring sheep-killing dogs with bells on every twenty sheep, night enclosures, and a tight woven wire fence. Test pasture dog-proofing by trapping multiple dogs inside to ensure no escape. Goats offer little defense against large attackers.
Succession Planting Guide for a Productive Garden
A vegetable garden should hold seed ready for summer planting to ensure continuous harvests. Fill vacated rows with quick maturing crops or late-season varieties. tomatoes and peppers can follow leafy greens, and corn can succeed beans. Sparse resting is unnecessary. constant cultivation uses soil, conserves moisture, and boosts useful plants.
First Postal Card Arrives in 1570 Speed Across Mail
The fragment notes that the first postal card was sent on its way in 1570, marking an early milestone in organized mail service and postal history.
National Lead Houseowner’s Paint Outfit No 49
A modern painting guide stresses proper timing surface condition and materials for lasting results. Free specifications and a color scheme book are available from National Lead Company 1902 Trinity Building New York along with a paint quality adulteration detector. The Dutch Boy trademark guarantees purity and quality. if your dealer cannot supply National Lead will assist in finding an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity
New York
Wational Lead Company
Trinity Building
Doctor Comforting Patient About Longstanding Illness
A humorously archaic dialogue shows a patient seeking cure from a doctor and remarking on shared experience. The exchange emphasizes familiarity and personal history with the ailment spanning two decades.
Eczema Struggles Of Young Patient With Recurrent Rash
A young patient endures a severe skin condition with widespread rash and crusting. Doctors report many treatments failing to improve the afflicted child’s eczema, highlighting ongoing medical challenges and limited options.
Cure Reafirmed by Cuticura Remedies for Eczema
A parent recounts successful treatment of a severe childhood eczema using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. After many doctors failed, improvement appeared within weeks and the child recovered fully in about two months. Mentioned by George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa with Boston as the supplier. The Small Brother Again follows a spring park scene with a joke about a rubber tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Lambert
West Centre St
Mahanoy City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
George
Deafness Cure Promoted by Hall's Catarrh Cure Notice
An old advertisement promises hundred dollar prizes for deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming deafness stems from inflamed mucous of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, with a Toledo company selling the remedy through druggists. The passage also includes a joke about an office boy reacting to a Buffalo Bill procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Edc
A Cure For Colds and Grip
A short notice touts Lane's Pleasant Tablets as a remedy to stop cold progression when sniffles begin. Sold by druggists for 25 cents or mailed from Orator I Woodward Le Roy New York with a free sample. Also includes a humorous exchange from Harvard Lampoon about driving and car accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orator
Kil the Flies Now Before They Multiply
An advertisement for a daily fly killer that promises to kill thousands all season. The copy urges readers to acknowledge their dealer or send 20 cents to H. Somers at 149 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y. The text shifts to a moralizing aside about a man once 80 mad boasting of self control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
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Elward Senna
California IP Co
North, Dakota
Benson County
Minnesota
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Wiliam Smith
Hamar
North Dakota
Sasha Tomewan
MacDonald & Paull
Broadview
B.A. Maipbaugh
Liberty
Sinaloa
California
Mexico
Sinaloa Land
Asia St
Los Angeles
Cal
the Indian Refining CO
Department 8
Cincinnati
C. E. Covey
Wathon el Coleman
Wash Pateington
DC Booksfree
Business & Finance
Nassau St
W. N. AL
Chicago
Cascarets
Chas. H. Halpern
7Th St
N. Y
Crescent May
Seattin
SPOHN
Spoha Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
Moving Pictures
Moving Picture Theatres
Beat
L.douglas
Fam
Cation
L. de Mame
W. T. Douglas
Sparkatr
Brolaton
Standard Film Exchange
Standard Film Exchange Dept
Dearborn Street
Illinois
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