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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
4
The Scientific American reports dynamite plowing loosens subsurface soil to deepen roots and boost crops. Southern farmers pioneered this, with sales rising dramatically from 0.5 million pounds in 1908 to about five million pounds forecast for the current year, as manufacturers push education on the method.
An ad invites women with female illnesses to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential correspondence. A woman reader answers letters, sharing advice without revealing identities, with no charge beyond goodwill. The notice promises a free 80 page Text Book by mail and urges writing today.
Dr. C A Lueder of West Virginia University explains infectious gastro enters calves early. Symptoms include sour stools, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and rapid decline leading to death with high mortality rates. Feeding boiled water and limited milk within eight hours of symptoms can halt the disease, while cows fed milk worsen outcomes.
The wart disease of potatoes, a fungal infection starting near an eye, produces rough wartlike growths on tubers. It overwinters in soil and seed potatoes, with no practical remedy. authorities urge banning imported potatoes for seed to prevent spread, citing history in Hungary and other regions.
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and throat ailments, claiming a thousand ton note and Dr King’s remedy saved a Joliet resident from typhoid pneumonia related death. It also promotes Allen’s Foot Ease powder for foot pain and shoe comfort with sales at Hills Pharmacy.
Prof. Horace Atwood of the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station argues that West Virginia can double its farm fowl numbers next year with minimal added costs by expanding local markets and improving flock management. He compares state fowl per farm with Ohio Pennsylvania and Maryland, noting potential net revenue gains of about 94 million dollars by keeping more and younger birds and focusing on pullet-year productivity.
Hi Tallman of San Antonio claims Dr Kings New Life Pills inject new life energy and vigor into the exhausted. He notes the pills aid sick headaches lack of ambition and general weariness. A reader from Moosup mentions a husband who hides from the minister.
In Springfield Illinois owners claim dogs traced footprints to a junk-yard in East St. Louis where a shed held a pile of fourteen gauge copper wire severed from a mail line. Yard owner to explain possession as the hounds bayed and led to the scene before police returned with the animals.
An old advertisement extols Swamp Root as a universal kidney and bladder health restore. It stresses overwork weakens kidneys and promises proven results, sample bottles by mail, and urges readers to mention the paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
Shelthorn Alabama letter from Mrs Carrie May claims relief from weak spells and headaches after using Cardal a strengthening medicine for women. She credits the remedy with restoring her health after persistent illness and recommends it to other women suffering from similar issues.
Wholesale and retail dealer in hardware items from nails and horse shoes to kettles and chains. Offers paints, oils, linseed products, varnish, and plastering materials, plus farm implements, seed stock, and cooking stoves. Includes pumps, hay tools, doors, and a large stock of stoves with reduced prices.
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