Doan's Kidney Pills Help Mrs Straw and Husband
Mrs. Josiah Straw of Canton South Dakota reports relief from rheumatic pains and kidney irregularities after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says they gave new life and strength, and her husband experienced a similar improvement. The couple jointly recommends the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Josiah Straw
N. Broadway
Canton
Dak
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Where Pat Drew The Line
Pat, exhausted after three days digging a well, contemplates a final push as the foreman urges completion. Towser the bulldog peers into the pit, prompting Pat to mutter a colorful warning about facing a man with a striking face, recalling prior work with various nationalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Towser
Frightened Pup-Gee Lady Dog Catchers In News
A historical notice notes public fear about a fictional dog catcher role for women and condemns counterfeit tuberculosis cures. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns that genuine treatment remains fresh air rest and wholesome food, dismissing quack cures as misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
National Association
Wandering Agent Probes Local Fads in Dixie
A traveling dealer of cigar bands asks Remus about fads in Dixie. Remus asks what fads, then grins and says they collect games, specifically a quip about a "collection of pickaninnies en dogs" as a local joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remus
Dixie
Light Booze Do You Drink It A Minister S Wife
A minister s wife recounts a two year period of coffee addiction during nurse training and night duty. She describes waking between midnight and four in the morning for coffee to stay awake, then later becoming a nervous wreck with bilious attacks. After marriage her husband urged cessation, she switched to Postum, felt withdrawal but soon preferred its taste, and within a year claims clearer nerves and no bilious symptoms since leaving coffee.
Berkshire Hogs Stand as Ideal Dairy and Maturing Breed
Berkshire swine are praised as the best general purpose hogs ideal for eastern dairy farmers and corn belt growers. They are black with white markings, well-marbled meat, tender juicy hams and shoulders, and noted for docility and prolificacy. They stem from long purebred lines and are prized for uniform markings and strong progeny.
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Berkshire
How to Keep a Gate Closed in Farm and Home Illustration
A Farm and Home writer explains a simple gate closure method using a roller on the inside of the hinged post. The roller, made from a check planter, guides the gate to stay shut as shown in the accompanying illustration.
Self-Closing Gate Roller Mechanism Description
A gate uses a bent rod on each end fixed into auger holes. A second roller is attached to the next post with a bolt from which a rope runs to the gate center. A 12 pound weight powers the action. Inside the post a blocking piece prevents excessive swing.
Sugar Beets Versus Ordinary Beets for Livestock
Sugar beets surpass ordinary beets in keeping quality yield and feeding value. Roots grown show they are hard to beat for stock meal. Yet growing large areas faces objections due to certain challenges in cultivation.
Machine Sheep Shearing Replaces Hand Methods in Farming Areas
In sheep raising communities, hand shearing is increasingly replaced by power machines. The article notes rapid adoption of hand-power shearing tech, with wool production and processing becoming more efficient as machines take over from traditional hand methods.
Ventilated platform for clean wells proposed
A Farm and Home writer describes a ventilated well platform made from 2x4s with a two to six inch gap between the sides. Inside, a fly screen keeps dirt and insects out while a larger outside mesh blocks vermin. The design promotes continuous ventilation and prevents foulness, with straw and snow used to cover the platform in winter.
Care and Feeding of Team on the Farm
A farmer advisor, B. Lara, argues that proper care for work teams is crucial. He urges choosing a good walker horse with size, quick action, and strength, notes mares are suitable for work except near parturition, and highlights mares’ ongoing value as breeders.
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B. Lara
Well Arranged Swine Lots
A sketch describes keeping pigs in long houses divided into compartments opening into small lots. Breeding hogs and fattening shoats have access to their own lots and occasional changes into a larger timothy pasture. Separate quarters in small bunches aid better attention and more uniform growth.
Notes About Sheep Business and Management
The article advises prospective sheep farmers to gain experience first, suggesting starting with 25 quality sheep and a good ram. It emphasizes learning from actual stock, studying sheep behavior, and recognizing pasture needs differ from cattle. It cautions against large-scale ventures for beginners and notes most farms benefit from adding a small sheep presence.
Useful Livestock Notes on Pigs Pastured on Rape
Pigs may be pastured on rape with rapid growth and protein food enhances results. Hogs finished for market at seven or eight months old and weighing 250 to 300 pounds are the most profitable, with fodder as a key to crowing fattening.
Few Cares ses in Her Life Dr Herman L During
Dr Herman L During head of the Philadelphia City Mission has long served the poor and devised the pretzel test for street beggars. He recounts odd tales from his work and shared a Bala address about hard lives of poor children, including a dialogue between two Rumalley girls describing a nurse’s kiss and a shy blush.
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Herman L. During
Philadelphia City
During
Bala
Rumalley
Maggie
Hennyman Hospital
The Front Bench Cherub and the Little Feller
A classroom scene recalls the line That little feller down there as a cherub is named in the retelling. A back bench boy points to the cherub when asked who spoke the famous words.
Curious Patent Medicine Ad Parody in Penny Pictorial
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century advert page features testimonials for Lane's Family Medicine and Allen's Foot-Ease, claiming skin and stomach benefits and foot relief. The copy lampoons medical ads and asks why newspapers bear heavenly names, then promotes Murine eye remedy and a light jab at consumer quackery.
Diplomat Child’s Fight Sparks Household Debate
A domestic scene unfolds as a mother and Willie spar over ongoing quarrels with humor. An offbeat advertisement mingles with fragments about Garfield mailing offers and household remedies, reflecting a miscellany of 19th century notices and product pitches.
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Rau
Philadelphia
Hll
Hall
Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Lalla
City Beautiful
Birmingham News
Iedt
Lane
Edward
Penny Pictorial
Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
All Drugeists
Zoic
Stars, Comets & Co
Willie
Garfield
Garfield Sica Co
Brooklyn
Poeticus
Cashit
H. C. Chapman
Canada
Fies Winslow
Boothing
SiMe
Tox
Depe
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
KE. A. Bishop
Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
Seattle
Alaska
Great Northwest
Central Business
Frank T. Hunter
Trustee Company
Central Bldg
Wash
Moving Pictures
Moving Picture Theatres
Standard Film Exchange
Standard Film Exchange Dept
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Illinois
Omaha
Byrne& Hammer Ory Goods Co
Gillard
Elgin
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