Mrs Hickey Weakness Testimonial From Worcester
Worcester woman Delia Hickey describes severe female weakness and recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved strength enabling daily chores and offers her testimony to help others, with a note about a free private text book on women’s ailments.
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Worcester
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Delia Hickey
S. Ludlow St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Free Speech Demands Discretion in Heated Arguments
A call for restrained use of free speech amid intense public arguing. Emphasizes careful language to avoid inflaming divisions and maintain constructive dialogue.
Housewife thanks Red Cross Ball Blue ad for clean clothes
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white laundry and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement seen at grocers.
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Red Cross
Oil Supply Lets Yukon Fish Race Like Quick Water
Dr C H Gilbert reports to the U S Bureau of Fisheries that a Yukon fish carries a special oil supply to sustain 3 to 5 times the salmon’s speed. The Yukon chums also show rapid upriver spawning behavior, covering 2000 miles at about 50 miles per day to reach spawning grounds far from the mouth.
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Yukon
C. H. Gilbert
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Eccentric Exchange Sparks Private Counsel Remarks
A brief dialogue between two individuals features one declaring intent to mind personal affairs while the other defends eccentric behavior as lawful and harmless. The exchange suggests a humorous or quiet philosophical moment rather than a substantive incident.
Road Mope Drolls Through Auto Tumble Joke
A brief cartoon caption features a driver remarking on an overturned car while a passerby quips about the change from car to tortoise. The humor centers on a pun about motion and a shelled creature.
Many Advantages of Fireproof Crib
Article outlines benefits of fireproof grain storage using concrete cribs. It explains warehouse receipts may reward farmers with stored grain, emphasizes safe storage, and praises concrete for fire resistance, rodent resistance, low paint cost, and durability. Describes double crib design, bin layout, and regional width differences, plus recommended concrete floor mix and finish.
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United States
Windrow Hay Curing Practices for Quality Forage
The article discusses windrow curing as preferred over swath for hay. It notes side-delivery rakes aid windrow formation and turning rain-affected hay. It recommends bunched or cooked hay after wilting for top quality, with extra labor justified for alfalfa and high quality clover. Wisconsin tests show capped cocks in rain improve nutrient content.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Poisoned Bait to Control Moles in Runways
Instructions describe using strychnia sulphate dissolved in hot rain water to soak corn for mole control. One ounce per eight quarts of water, soak a peck of corn 48 hours, drain and reuse leftover solution, then air dry the grain. The method claims no loss of germination.
Farm Animals Harvest Many Different Crops
Livestock are our greatest harvesters consuming hay corn oats and barley while using straw and forage. We aim to care for livestock and gain the largest profit by lowering feeding costs and boosting production and growth.
Testing Compounds for Contact Insecticides
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1960 reports on toxicity testing of organic compounds for contact insecticides. Most compounds showed little toxicity. several with commercial value received deeper study for potential future development.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Department
Washington, D. C
Lessen Flies On Cattle With Oils Tar And Sprays
Guidance on reducing fly damage to cows using oil and carbolic acid mix, pine tar and lard, coal oil emulsion, and daily sprays. Also suggests silicone shade in heat with gunny sacks to limit fly exposure.
Soy Bean Straw Makes Good Roughage for Cows
Soy bean straw from threshing seed crops provides excellent roughage for cattle. It does not dry up cows and may boost milk production. Straw sells to dairymen and stock feeders and equals timothy hay in digestible nutrients, with higher protein but slightly less carbohydrate. A protein supplement like cottonseed meal or oil meal improves rations.
Capons as Brooders for Hatching Eggs
Capons have been used with very good results for hatching eggs and tend to stay on the nest due to their large soft bodies. For market needs the best caponizing breeds are medium breeds like Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. People vary in their view of capons as brooders or for raising young chicks. Most use an artificial brooder after eggs are hatched by the capons.
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Rhode Island Reds
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Good Thinning of Fruit Will Hasten Maturity
Early thinning of pears and early apples speeds fruit maturity and advances picking by about a week. This provides a market advantage as first harvests fetch higher prices than later picks.
Cuticura Promotes Clear Skin and Soft Hands
Advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment soothes itching scalp and dandruff when rubbed in nightly. Next morning use Cuticura Soap with hot water to shampoo. Encourages making these products daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
Tax Service Costs Rise As Reforms Cut Profits
The Washington internal revenue bureau processes about 1.25 million income tax returns yearly plus additional filings under $5,000. Ninety-seven hundred workers operated in Washington last year with total administration costs of 41 million. Receipts reached over 3.19 billion, yielding a cost of collection at 1.30 per hundred dollars, higher than the prior year due to revenue drops, repeal of some war profits taxes, and higher exemptions.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Department of the Bureau
Saturday Evening Post
Hard to Locate Peter in a Borrowing Dilemma
A concise quip about borrowing from one to finance another, highlighting the speaker's struggle to find a usable “Peter.” The remark frames a financial bind via a pun on the names Peter and Paul, implying difficult resource matching.
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Peter
Paul
Let the Experience Guide Your Life Before Advice
A guiding principle urges prioritizing firsthand experience over quick guidance. By living through events and reflecting on outcomes one gains practical wisdom that informs better future choices than generic tips.
Illuminated gauntlet gloves for motorists and controllers
A new illuminated gauntlet glove features two back lamps a red for turning or stopping and a white for inspection reading signs or maps. A pocket battery powers the lights and tiny metal contacts inside the thumb and fingers light the lamps when the user closes the finger on the thumb.
Dearest, You Are the Light of My Heart Love Note
A romantic exchange quotes affectionate phrases as a playful deadpan moment. The Richmond Times Dispatch attributes the lines to a pair speaking of love and honesty with humor.
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Darling
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Man's Troubling Brand Keeps Him Awake Nights
A reflective line notes that the trouble a man creates for himself is the source of his sleeplessness and unrest, implying self-made dilemmas and inner consequences.
Do They All Bo It at the Local Hotel
A young traveling man, described as effeminate, visits a local hotel where other men mock him as he powders his face with a puff and mirror. He explains the coal dust from Pittsburgh forces frequent face washing or powder. The scene ends with continued laughter among the men.
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Pittsburgh
Fixing the Blame: Roughly One in Three Marriages Divorces
A dialogue notes that about one in three marriages end in divorce, while implying the imprecision of that statistic fuels disputes. It frames the issue as a social commentary on marital breakdown.
Yesterday's Witty Reflection on Predicting Tomorrow
The line notes that recounting yesterday is as enjoyable as forecasting the future, suggesting a playful stance toward memory and anticipation without citing any specific events or people.
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Gould
Lydia E.pinkham
AtezEs
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AROLD
Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bourget Field
Paris
le Petit Parisien
Lionel P. Tompkins
Capons
Bell
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Chicago
America
Suinova
Good Housekeeping Institute
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Dept. B
Postim Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
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