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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
5
The piece notes how Canadian land and crops yield profits, with a U S settler paying 20 dollars an acre for land near Warner and harvesting a wheat crop that paid the full price. It also details Canada’s 1912–1915 trade shift toward exporting more to the United States, reducing the US trade surplus from 267 million to 32 million.
A clipped market report notes chatter among farmers about chickens before dawn. One vendor quotes a farmer asking how the birds are faring and remarks no hens seem to complain, a curiously calm refrain in the bustling exchange.
Dr J H Rindlaub,Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist in Fargo North Dakota, answers a quirky reader question about why a baseball is called a sphere and explains the whirled motion.
A classic advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to relieve constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses bowels, improves tongue coating, and restores readiness to play, while warning against counterfeit syrups and noting directions on the bottle.
Fragmentary note describes sprain relief using Hanford's Balsam ointment and Reo products. Limited readable text mentions topical care and healing aid.
Helena Montana. Register Sidney Miller says four state land sales are fixed in Ravalli Stillwater Sweetgrass and Yellowstone counties with bids and acreage totals listed. Additional counties may be authorized if sufficient acreage is available. Deputy sheriffs may not claim pay for reduced salaries after service. Secretary of State Alderson outlines primary delegate and elector voting rules and petition procedures. Questions on registration by mail and death compensation are reviewed by state officials.
An advertisement touts Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh affecting any organ. It argues Peruna reliably relieves head, stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels catarrh and claims widespread household protection. Tablets now come in convenient tins and are easy to take.
A London Punch quotation contrasts cold steel with the wounded, noting the chilling effect of winter and the difficulty of comforting those injured in conflict or hardship. The exchange underscores the emotional distance and practical challenges caregivers face.
Fiery red pimples smeared with Cuticura Ointment on the end of a finger, left five to ten minutes, washed with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dried without irritation. Claims Cuticura works for all skin troubles from infancy to age and offers a free sample by mail with a book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. sold everywhere.
A terse exchange hints at a possible marriage plan with one side claiming a mind to wed while the other counters that such thought proves a lack of mind. The dialogue reads as a witty tease about soon-to-be nuptials.
J J Williams of Boulder Colorado reports success with Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for sores mud fever and thrush and says the product is worth many dollars to horsemen and stock owners in endorsement.
An Austrian scientist in Graz claims to have created a synthetic egg from bovine and other slaughtered animal albumen. The yellow powder named haematalb allegedly has no detectable origin by taste or smell. The process is said to be used in German and Austrian abattoirs and in many central empire hospitals as an egg substitute, dissolving in water and usable in pastry.
A husband asks about contacting new neighbors and a wife explains they avoid them after narrowly avoiding involvement. She reveals she learned they run an open car all winter, prompting the judge to remark on the timing and danger.
An Illinois woman reports coffee heart relief and renewed vigor after switching to Postum. She describes improved kidney and bowel action, steadier nerves, reduced despondency, and ability to resume mental work with less fatigue. Postum comes in Cereal and Instant forms with boiling instructions and prices.
A historical health blurb explains that daily meals leave indigestible waste in the gut feeding bacteria and forming uric acid that circulates and deposits in joints. It advises drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to neutralize and wash out toxins, aiming to ease lumbago rheumatism and joint pain.
The text argues that better feeding and care and better breeding both raise dairy production. Experiments show 9 to 50 percent gains from improved feeding and care, and the key point is that any form of improvement yields larger, profitable output through better breeding and selection.
The cream separator is a mechanical device using centrifugal force to separate cream from milk. It claims to save five to ten dollars per cow yearly, improve skim milk feeding value when warm, reduce labor, and boost profits by producing higher quality cream. A separator can pay for itself within a year for five or six cows and may last a decade with proper care.
Instructions on cream temperatures from 52 F to 75 F before churning and 58 to 60 F during churning. Rinse butter with 60 F water two to three times, then final rinse with twenty revolutions. Work on a flat board and distribute salt evenly through the butter.
Milkers should milk with dry hands to prevent chapping of cows teats in winter. Wetting hands with milk is deemed filthy and milking should be quick and thorough with no jerking. After milking, milk must be moved immediately to the milk house.
Fragmentary note warns against wooden stairs with moss and cracks. No clear event, date, or person identified.
A humorous exchange on spring flowers and a quip about bilious weather. An advert promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as liver and stomach regulators. A legal line presents a courtroom pun about a client failing to appear well. A twist suggests potters make family jars beyond craft.
A girl leaves her home town to study and teach as famine situations disrupt life in the Tyrimonial field. Her move reflects local hardship and pursuit of schooling despite scarcity.
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