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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
5
Miss Sadie Guseman of the College of Agriculture at West Virginia University explains home canning to beat winter vegetable shortages and high prices. She details sterilization needed to kill bacteria seeds, compares canning methods, and emphasizes proper jars, cleaning, and cooking inside jars to prevent spoilage.
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a remedy for worm infestations in children, claiming it improves appetite and digestion. It cites potential symptoms such as feverishness irritability and restlessness and promotes mail order and local purchase at 25 cents, alongside noted relief claims for a burn treatment by Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil with a testimonial from Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson of Hamburg New York.
The article describes affordable stove and orchard canning setups for market and home use. It compares hot water bath to steam pressure canners, noting steam enables higher temperatures, better sterilization, and safer, more thorough heat penetration. It mentions improvised and commercial options and cautions about soldered tins.
A reader testimonial praises Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment curing a long lasting tetter. Doan's Ointment and Doan's Regulats are advertised as relief for itchy skin and bowel issues, with prices listed and druggists selling the products.
The government intensifies efforts to boost domestic cattle raising while sending Dr. A D Melvin to South America for a three month study of Argentine Brazilian Uruguayan and Paraguayan cattle. Other experts will soon tour Australia and other lands to secure meat. calf slaughter drops average steer weight.
Mrs. Sarah M. Chane recalls suffering from womanly and stomach troubles for years. After six bottles of Cardus she nearly recovered and urged other women to try the tonic. The ad claims Cardus aids headaches backaches and fatigue and offers a free 4 page book from Chattanooga’s Medicine Co with order.
A Bovina Center New York reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after years of illness and failed treatments. The letter cites improved health, renewed ability to work, and care for children, urging others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
A fragment listing items such as bar iron nails horse shoes large iron wash kettles brass copper porcelain kettles skits le irons trace buston habler chains farm bells screen doors and windows American fence wire wire saws hawk corn shellers lawn mowers files bolts loaded shells powder and shot appears as a catalog style notice from a historical newspaper page.
The notice advertises several farm tracts for sale including a 102 acre parcel near Teiber, an 8 acre farm about four miles from Shephendstown, and an 11S acre tract. It mentions near churches and convenient neighborhoods with references to good hands and steady labor for prospective buyers.
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