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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
6
Mrs G Schoonfield of Muskegon Michigan credits Zale Gekhamn Vegetable Compound with restoring her back strength after six years of weakness. She states the medicine made her good and strong again and enables her to perform all her work.
A period notice extols women to protect health and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. It invites letters to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice answered by a woman.
A Kansas City Star street scene depicts Teoile and Claudine questioning a man at a cheap eatery. The exchange features slang about “side walk groumnerists” and remarks on costs of living as winter habits are discussed.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for the stomach and liver. It claims the laxative works while you sleep, removing sour food and foul gases, carrying out constipated waste, and leaving you feeling great by morning without gripe or inconvenience.
In a busy lunchroom dialogue a speaker notes many ex service men dine there and jokes about the gods gobbling and the dougchboys coughing up. The exchange captures wartime era humor and social mood among veterans.
A terse exchange frames a growing concern as the egg situation is dismissed as rotten. The brief dialogue hints at a looming problem and unease among participants.
An article from Popular Science Monthly describes a non freezing drinking fountain for hens. A soap box lantern and two galvanized pails are positioned inside a lined box to trap heat. Holes in the box let pails sink while a lantern and asbestos lining keep water just above freezing, with a platform base for stability and perches.
The ad claims a two hour dose schedule of Pape's Cold Compound can break up a severe cold and end grippe misery. It promises relief from nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and stiffness with a pleasant taste and no quinine, at low cost in drug stores.
A schoolmaster reproaches a student for failing to answer questions. The pupil retorts that knowing all the questions would remove his father’s need to send him to school. The exchange highlights classroom frustration and the pupil’s wit.
A 35 cent bottle of delightful Danderine is advertised to beautify hair. The copy promises thicker, longer, stronger, and more lustrous hair, claiming it revives lifeless, thinning tresses and restores color, vigor, and vitality. Available at drug or toilet counters to refresh scalp and reduce hair fall.
Physicians and druggists urge Calotabs as a quick cure to prevent influenza and related illnesses. One tablet at bedtime with water purports to purge the system and refresh the liver, with the next morning noting a cleared cold and renewed appetite. If unsatisfied, the druggist will refund the thirty five cent price.
In a Chitugo Tribune item a guest compliments the tea but the maid reveals the drink is coffee and the hostess reacts with shock. The anecdote ends with the guest nearly dying of embarrassment.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children, highlighting its fruity taste and clear dosing on each vat. It urges mothers to rely on the product for gentle relief. The text also notes a Scandinavian currency discussion on replacing silver coins with nickel, pending legislative approval.
The Muscovy breed originated in South America and is highly active. Drakes weigh 11 to 12 pounds, females 6 to 7. incubation lasts 34 to 43 days. Varieties include white and colored. drakes are quarrelsome with other poultry. Ducklings feed on ground food with greens. provide constant shallow water and dry sleeping areas.
Poultry raisers should study market demands for uniform egg and meat products. Uniform color and quality are desirable. mixed flocks hinder uniform egg and flesh production and reduce hatch eye quality.
Guidance on housing hens with dry well ventilated spaces and ample sunlight. Advice includes remodeling to stop drafts, providing straw litter for scratching, and ensuring good air flow during winter months.
The article advises preventing crowding of chicks and saving older hens for breeders. It notes ducks and geese are economical to raise on many farms and identifies wild turkey breeds as North American, Mexican, and Honduran. It emphasizes profitability depends on good treatment, and warns dampness in the hen house is more dangerous than cold.
In a witty exchange from the Louisville Courier-Journal a speaker laments competing marriage proposals from two men. The other character hints at choosing the candidate who matches the speaker's deepest love, prompting a humorous plan to deliberate along that line.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often misattributed. Symptoms include back pain, headaches, fatigue, and nervousness, signaling possible kidney problems. Doctors recommend Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. obtain from drug stores or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
A brief quip notes that men rarely discuss a hole in their pocketbook and instead call it the rent, reflecting a common financial burden in a terse, wry tone.
A vintage advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as effective for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation. It claims last year's influenza toll was high and promises a good night's rest with easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely to homes everywhere.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for all fabrics claiming rich fadeless color on wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends. It instructs using The Direction Book and Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials and achieve overcolor results.
The text describes restoring faded documents by washing with substances that darken on oxidation, including iron infusion of nut galls and ferrocyanide of potassium. It mentions alternatives such as sodium sulphate. The description exemplifies ancient ink-restoration methods.
United States Department of Agriculture notes in Connecticut for the year ending September 30 more than 5,000 dogs were killed by wardens, many shot for harming sheep. Roaming dog law, effective July 1, reduced injuries to sheep compared with prior years. Connecticut's sheep industry rose 33 1 3 percent over two years, with $10,000 appropriated to the Agricultural College to support growth.
The Agriculture Department notes no single feed fits all horses. Test rations per growth, work, breeding or fattening needs and adjust as needed. Individual feeding yields best results. Rations balance proteins and carbohydrates to build tissue and supply energy. Details available in Farmers Bulletin 10380 upon request.
J W Wilson of South Dakota State College asserts shrunken wheat fed to pigs gives similar value to government price guarantees based on experiments at the college. In tests with 44 pound versus 57 pound wheat, pigs fed ground shrunken wheat averaged two pounds per head daily gain while good wheat added only three tenths of a pound more per day.
An old advertisement promotes a gray hair darkening mix using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water, applied twice weekly for gradual shade change. It claims non greasing and non rubbing off results, with druggist or home preparation options. The piece ends with a sharp aside contrasting duty and ambition with a social jab at romance and labor.
The article promotes Berkshires as a profitable and healthy pig type. It argues keeping proven sows, breeding them to a good boar, and applying lice control on hog backs as essential. It emphasizes selecting the best gifts and breeding them to improve producing stock.
A reflective note on recurring shortages contrasted with the seasonal urge to burn Christmas trees, highlighting persistent scarcity amid holiday customs.
Mrs. Peek urges her ex husband Henry Pecek to return. She suggests exchanging prices if he agrees to come back, as reported by the New Idaven Register.
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications but can be treated internally with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the medicine purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered and Druggists selling for 75 cents.
A fragment notes a man who, while drinking, could paint vivid emotions with a rudder. It adds a quip that he must now paint them in watercolors, reflecting a humorous exchange about art and behavior.
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