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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
6
The article outlines how lime improves water drainage and soil structure in clay soils, reducing waterlogging and surface washes. It explains choosing calcium carbonate lime over limewater, using clay marl with lime, and boosting organic matter with muck and green crops. It also includes assorted adage and health notes unrelated to the soil topic.
Cod liver oil is praised as a top body builder for wasting diseases and recovery, but its taste makes it hard to take. Vinol offers the benefits without grease or bad taste, plus organic iron, marketed as improving blood quality and vitality. The product is sold with a money back guarantee and claims to revitalize frail, coughing, nervous, or overworked individuals. Reinhart's Pharmacy promotes Vinol as a safe, palatable alternative.
A heavily damaged newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for lame back kidney and bladder trouble. It promises a free book by mail and urges readers to mention the paper notice when writing for the offer. The ad notes bottle sizes and lists Binghamton New York as the address.
The Bureau of Building approves John Wanamaker’s plan for a 12 story store on the block bounded by Thirteenth Chestnut Juniper and Market in Philadelphia. The $5 million structure will rise about 200 feet with 474 by 250 foot footprints and feature steel brick stone and terracotta construction with elaborate interiors and a power house on Leiper Street.
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