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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
5
Poultryman’s year begins in fall with selecting breeders for winter profits. Pick the strongest pullets hatched early April May show vigor and good shape, bright eyes and red combs. Mark weak birds and separate broilers, as appetite and daily activity predict laying quality.
The text argues that bird shape does not strictly determine laying ability, but long necks and broad backs suggest capacity for eggs. It notes that pullets start laying by November with proper care, yearlings by January, and older hens later, with molting affecting production. It advises retaining older hens for breeding, marketing early molting hens, and that good layers maximize profit while poor layers are better dead. STUART A. CODY, West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.
Slogan laden appeal urges women to trust Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for health and relief. Claims of widespread cures supported by testimonials published across newspapers, emphasizing the medicine's proven effectiveness for women.
The Bluffton Ohio and Pentwater Michigan letters praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for easing monthly agony and a displacement then restoring strength. The 30 year standard remedy for female ills is urged with confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
Mrs. Daniel Kintner of Defiance Ohio describes a long struggle with extreme nervousness and the relief she ultimately found. Her account highlights the prolonged suffering many women endure before finding effective help.
The article urges improving West Virginia flocks through pedigree sires and proper housing and feeding. It advocates choosing a breed type such as Down breeds, Merinos, or their grades, and keeping purebred rams and sires to ensure uniformity and long term profitability, even if initial costs rise.
The article outlines strict criteria for ewe selection to maintain a valuable flock, advising against keeping ewes beyond eight years and discarding inferior ones. It stresses slow beginner growth, starting with grade ewes and a registered ram, and details breeding, gestation, lambing, feeding, and housing practices for healthy, productive flocks. It emphasizes intelligent breeding, careful feeding, and health, with notes from a Virginia agriculture official and a testimonial about Burdock Blood Bitters.
Mrs McGill of Jonesboro Arkansas writes of a complete health breakdown prior to using Cardal a tonic for women. She reports headaches backaches and lengthy crying spells before taking Cardal and claims it restored her strength enabling all housework. The ad promotes Cardal as a trusted remedy with testimonials from women and offers home treatment guidance.
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