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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after application. It asserts hairs become more vigorous, brighter, and thicker with a few cents per use, contrasting city and village life to imply reliability.
Mrs Delia M Doyen hails Eatonic after a decade of stomach trouble praising its relief. The ad claims over a half million users last year and promises quick relief by reducing stomach acids poisons and gases with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A philosophical statement asserts that nothing occurs outside natural laws and that miracles have no place in nature, framing events as governed by cause and effect rather than supernatural intervention.
A promotional piece touts Calotabs tablets as a tasteless nausea free calomel remedy. It claims one tablet at night fully cleanses the liver by morning with no griping, salts, or taste, and offers a refund if customers are not delighted.
A Florida farmer sent hogs to market and post mortem tests revealed tuberculosis in many. Tracing the infection led to New Orleans and Iowa, Illinois, and Maine sources. The report stresses that milk or by products from infected cattle can pass tuberculosis to pigs and warns to quarantine new breeding stock to prevent spread.
Experts say food prices hinge on supply and crop conditions. Market dynamics start high, ease as shipments rise, then rebound with tightening supply. final prices depend on quality and season length, with short season crops proving highly irregular. Reserve prices referenced.
A Virginia circular argues farmers should use purebreds by asking if they can afford not to. It emphasizes replacing inferior beef with high grade stock. Higher grade steers yield more beef and more costly cuts, boosting value versus scrub cattle.
Milton P. Jarnagin of the Georgia State College of Agriculture presents an example for the Better Sires Better Stock campaign. A 15 month old heifer, from a native scrub cow and sired by a purebred Shorthorn, weighed 610 pounds while its nine year old dam weighed 605 pounds. The heifer, though half bred Shorthorn, quickly surpassed its dam due to improved breeding.
When distance prevents delivery within 28 hours, livestock must be unloaded and fed and watered. Heaviest long distance lines provide feed in transit stations at intervals. Smaller railroads lack stations requiring shippers to arrange feeding and watering themselves.
The article notes that pasture management influences sheep health and emphasizes a rising demand for lamb in hotels and restaurants. It discusses hogs reaching 200 pounds by eight to twelve months, lamb as a healthy meat, and shifts from wool-focused breeding to meat markets. It mentions strong European demand for heavy draft horses and cautions against feeding rape to pigs when plants are wet.
Poultry experts say for backyard egg production, hens of standard but not show quality are acceptable. Choice utility hens in medium breeds may be under standard weight but still lay well, while color flaws do not affect laying though they disqualify for exhibition. Look for vigorous birds, bright red combs, clear eyes, smooth leg scales, and healthy feet.
The article advises providing hens a dusting area in the yard or a 2 foot square box with dry road dust inside the coop. Dust baths help manage lice and improve comfort, with additional measures suggested if dusting fails.
A guide lists criteria to keep and cull hens for breeding. Priorities include hens with top laying performance in the past year, nonmolting status, bright red combs and wattles, bright eyes, and well spread pelvic bones with pliable vents. Pale shanks, beaks, and vents noted for yellow-skinned breeds.
The guidance notes that young stock should not be rear ed among old birds and should be kept separate. Once young males harass the females as they begin to crow, separate the sexes and feed the males extra. Cockerels may mate with hens without risk of inbreeding effects.
Guidance urges providing shade and daily access to tender green food for chicks poults ducklings and goslings when ground is sunbaked grassland. Emphasizes maintaining comfort and nutrition through hot season.
Local druggists report falling calomel sales as Dodson’s Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable tonic promises safe, gentle relief from liver sluggishness and constipation with a money back guarantee if not effective. It reportedly avoids calomel’s side effects and cruelty to patients. A brief ad prompts cautious buyers to choose this alternative.
A compact tag urges buyers to say Diamond Dyes with confidence when selecting dye. It warns against streaking or ruining fabric and highlights that the package contains color protections and directions for use.
A cosmetic claim describes Freezone as painless corn removal with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It says applying Freezone quickly stops pain and allows the corn to be lifted away with fingers. The ad touts removal of hard and soft corns and toe corn with no soreness.
Commentator notes Hungary seems inclined to restore a monarchy. The piece warns that embracing royal rule would be a crowning mistake, framing the issue as a significant political gamble and public discourse.
An old advertisement proclaims California Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative for children. The copy emphasizes gentle relief and broad parental reassurance, naming the product as a preferred remedy for upset stomach and irregularity.
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