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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
8
A reader reports one tonic named More Eggs doubled egg output from three to 117 hens. The ad claims a scientific tonic revives flocks and keeps hens productive, with 400,000 raisers nationwide swearing by More Eggs and urging readers to try it while prices are high.
A sales pitch claims a million dollar bank guarantees and a money back promise. It promotes a "More Eggs" program by poultry expert E. J. Reefer offering a $1.00 package from 7138 Reefer Building Kansas City for doubled egg production and guaranteed profits.
A letter from E. J. Reefer of Reefer Building Kansas City requests one full-size package of "More Fees" with an absolute bank guarantee of refund if unsatisfactory. The sender encloses $1.00 by money order or payment method.
The Ottawa Engine Log Saw claims to cut twenty five to forty yards per day by a single operator, with a 4 cycle gasoline engine. Mounted on truck wheels, it moves between trees, can fell trees, saw logs, and trim branches, and requires two men to fell forty to fifty trees daily in ordinary timber. The ad notes low price, durability, and a factory price offer from Ottawa Mfg. Co. Ottown Kansas.
Feature on William A. Radford offering free home-building advice and promoting eight-room farm houses with running water electric power and bathrooms. Describes a specific eight-room frame design 22 feet 6 inches by 46 feet with two floors four rooms per level, spacious living and dining areas, a den, bay windows, and porches. Emphasizes comfort, efficiency, and value for farm families and workers.
Crowned ruler King Albert of Belgium is described as a plain, approachable figure by the Belgian coast. He spends summers in La Panne with modest dress and enjoys candid moments with locals, his camera capturing peasants and fishermen. The piece recalls Caesar and Belgae as historical prefaces to regional charm.
A poultry farm sits on the roof of the Institute of Civil Engineers in central London. Ninety percent of its 88 hens are kept in three Bpa clous coops, perched about one hundred feet above a busy street near Big Ben.
A historical newspaper fragment touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds, claiming a dose every two hours for three doses breaks up severe colds and relieves congestion headaches fever sneezing and sore throats. It emphasizes quick relief at low cost and notes no quinine.
Physicians warn that influenza lingers as neurasthenia after effects. Turpo touted as a preventive germicide using turpentine camphor and menthol in a mineral base. Snuff Turpo up the nostrils several times daily to inhibit flu germs and avoid illness this fall.
USDA specialists advise poultry keepers to feed about one quart of scratch grain and an equal weight of mash daily to 18 general purpose hens such as Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds or Wyandottes or about 16 Leghorns. This equates to roughly 7.5 pounds of scratch and mash per 100 birds. If hens have green feed and range they consume about 75 pounds per year for general purpose hens and about 55 pounds for Leghorns plus greens.
An old guide notes indigestion in fowls can be treated with purgation using epsom salts. For mature birds use a half teaspoonful per bird or a third teaspoonful for milder cases. Mix with a dry mash of bran and shorts, then moisten with water for administration.
Prof. Harry R. Lewis of a New Jersey college spoke at a Connecticut station meeting about using vaccine to treat poultry diseases. He cited successful trials on hens with chicken pox and roup and suggested immunizing pullets early to prevent exposure.
The article urges careful flock monitoring and rapid removal of diseased birds. It emphasizes health laws and exercise for best poultry results, notes old geese and ganders lay better, and says hens will lay despite weather if in laying condition. It also recommends dust baths but warns against relying on them alone to prevent lice.
Canton Ohio reports Mrs Marie Boyple who suffered female troubles and was advised to have surgery. Her mother’s aid and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms allowing her to perform housework. The ad urges others to try the remedy before surgery and offers company guidance.
An exchange between Mr Dolan and Mr Rafferty reveals pressure to speed up production. The boss urged quicker work while Rafferty misinterprets the instruction as a request to speak up.
An old advertisement promises to stop hair loss and remove dandruff by using a small bottle of Danderine. It claims several applications will halt shedding, clear the scalp, and promote long thick soft glossy hair, available at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
A concise proverb notes it is easier for a single wise person to mislead many than for many fools to deceive one wise individual. The line contrasts wit and collective gullibility in a compact aphorism.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment that cures catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood. Claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and that remedies can restore normal function, offering one hundred dollars for any untreated case. Includes Toledo Ohio company details and free circulars.
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