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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
8
Mrs Mary Chase of 603 N Hickory St describes severe nervousness and prostration before using Dr Pierce s Favor ite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She reports initial weakness then rapid improvement, completing a full course to permanent cure and notes long term use of Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
An Kansas City Kansas testimonial endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women across three life stages. The ad claims the remedy supports health during puberty motherhood and middle age and offers liquid or tablet forms with a trial package via Dr Pierce's Hotel in Buffalo New York.
A simple method by L Hussakof explains a tilting floor platform in front of a hinged henhouse door. A cord with a weighted tin can pulls the door open once a hen steps on the platform to feed, after the keeper sets the mechanism and locks the door at night.
The Better Sives-Better Stock crusade names J. E. Jones of Butte County South Dakota as owner of purebred sires used for breeding horses cattle swine and poultry. His entries include a peacock and two peahens along with many turkeys geese and ducks. The campaign yields data on livestock kept together on farms.
Advice on building trust with fowl care to improve flock health and egg production. Encourages gentle approach, light hand feeding, and spending time with hens so they become confident and productive.
Instructions advise saving eggs in April and May using water glass. Mix nine quarts of boiled and cooled water with one quart waterglass. Fill a five gallon jar with the solution to preserve about fifteen dozen eggs. Store in a cool place for winter use.
The poultry man may place growing stock on clean ground each year to reduce disease risk. Rotating ground prevents disease buildup from years of old stock, improving health and productivity. The bulletin emphasizes clean ground use to protect poultry stock.
An advertisement touts Freezone as the instant remedy for hard and soft corns and corns between toes with no pain or irritation. It claims the druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents and credits a Cincinnati genius as its discoverer.
A humorous note describes natives in Australia tearing down telegraph wires to fashion bracelets earrings and rings. The quip suggests they believed electric wiring suited current fashions.
A advertisement touts Diamond Pyes as a guaranteed method to dye old fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends to a rich fadeless color. The package directions promise over color dyeing with a Diamond Dye Color Card shown by dealers.
There is one medicine that stands out for curable ailments of the kidneys liver and bladder Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root stands the highest for thousands of cases Its gentle healing vegetable compound acts quickly and buyers may test with a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York Include paper name in the request Sold at all drug stores in two bottle sizes medium and large.
A night ride ends with a comic misrecognition as Mrs. Blithers mistakes street decorations for people asking for thanks. The chauffeur explains they were pedestrians unable to move. The exchange ends in shared laughter over the street scene.
Daniel Fu launches a Chinese weekly in Paris to serve thousands of Chinese laborers now in reconstruction work. The paper, produced by a photographic process after handwritten sheets, sells for 2 cents and is noted as the first Chinese newspaper in France.
A brief street confrontation unfolds between Mr. Rafferty and Mr. Dolan over government and policing. Dolan asserts a desire for no government, while Rafferty challenges the stance and suggests he can handle the situation briefly before a patrol or police would be involved.
A dialogue notes debate over the efficacy of electricity as a fighting medium. It questions whether current beliefs support electricity as the superior method, reflecting speculative attitudes on power and conflict. Rich deposits of potash are mentioned as a separate factual note about Sicily.
A popular author in his study rejects a draft line as he edits a sentence about John Smith. He directs his secretary to remove the word unmarried and continue, noting an error in the phrasing and pausing to rethink the passage.
An old proverb line accompanies a note on wood use in clockmaking high up in the industry. The figure eight million feet marks annual lumber consumption for clock manufacture, underscored by a classical line about private reproach and public praise.
A brief item notes a method said to exist for washing linen using electricity. It hints future patrons may have to tear their own buttonholes, a wry Punch illustration of modern conveniences.
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as treating catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward if the remedy fails, with testimonials and a Toledo Ohio address for F. J. Cheney & Co.
A brief editorial note quotes phrases about poverty and wealth from the Louisville Courier-Journal, reflecting on morality and economic status without endorsing crime. The lines juxtapose views on wealth and poverty.
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