Feeling of Security Ad Promises Pure Medicinal Remedy
An odd advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure, strong remedy claimed to aid kidneys and bladder with full doses. It urges readers to mail ten cents for a bottle and mentions drug stores selling the product. The text then shifts to political remarks about demagogues and a vignette about home improvements and concrete construction directions offered free by Portland Cement Association.
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Dr. Kilmer
Portland Cementation
West Washington
Chicago
Castoria Promotes Health for Children in Classic Ad Claim
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as an 80 year old remedy for children’s constipation wind colic and diarrhea and feverishness. It claims to regulate stomach and bowels aiding digestion and natural sleep. The genuine product bears a signature.
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Fletcher
Climatic Conditions in Boston Transcript Query
A clipped historical note cites a dialogue on weather terms from the Boston Transcript. Hobbs calls Married Ife hot air sunshine, while Henpeck disputes the statement, asserting most of its reign. The fragment hints at a humorous or satirical exchange without clear context or event.
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Ife
Hobbs
Saully
Boston ‘Transcript
Women Dye Faded Things New Again in Home Ad
An advertisement proclaims dyeing or tinting services for worn garments and drapery. It targets women, offering to refresh faded fabrics by recoloring or reviving old clothes and textiles. The terse promo emphasizes restoration of color and freshness.
Diamond Dyes advertise color at drug stores
An ad touts Diamond Dyes with directions for any woman to dye or tint worn items. It promises simple use for beginners and invites shoppers to choose a color at the drug store. A humorous aside mentions a compliment and suggests easy, at home dyeing.
Poisonous Young Cocklebur Plants Endanger Livestock
A U S Department of Agriculture report by C D Marsh G C Roe and F B Clawson details that very young cocklebur plants can poison pigs cattle and sheep with as little as 12 ounces for a 50 pound pig. The circular suggests mowing before seeding or removing infested pastures and notes milk salt bacon grease lard and raw linseed oil as partial antidotes. Copies available from Washington D C.
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United State Department of Agriculture
C. D. Marsh
G. C. Roe
4. B. Clawson
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Easy to Lead Sheep If You Know Proper Method
Old shepherds advise gentle handling to lead sheep and avoid pulling by wool. Proper catching of a ram prevents bruising and carcass damage, a lesson shared in a New York state extension course on sheep and wool production at Ithaca.
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State Agricultural College
Ithaca
New York State
Hogs and Grain Digestion Debate in Rural Feeding
A rural discussion argues that undigested grain yields little benefit to hogs and compares it to hens benefiting from grain passing through. The text notes wet stale grain reduces feeding quality for hogs, while calves may grind oats and corn for profit.
Mineral Mixtures Required for Hog Herd Feeds
The article explains mineral mixtures essential for hog herds and how correct formulas with key ingredients and proper proportions improve pig health and growth. It notes wet-lab work and expert guidance, detailing components like phosphate and phosphorus references, and mentions preparation steps and potential substitutions.
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Ge Perth
Pige Fed Standing Corn Will Do Like footing
Pige Fed Standing Corn Will Do Like footing oe Aor.
Winter pullets conditioned for winter eggs under New Jersey study
W H Allen of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station advises on keeping pullets healthy through winter by conditioning them before laying. Facts cover growth targets by breed, weights, and a fattening diet with a two-stage housing plan and continued green feed, exercise, and oyster shell access.
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Nays
W. H. Allen
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rhode Island
Sulphur Practical Remedy for Poultry Ills
Florida poultry specialist N W Sanborn of the Florida College of Agriculture says feeding sulphur helps fowls endure wet weather and weak sorehead attacks. He recommends mixing sulphur at one percent of mash, noting it also aids growing chickens by improving health and food value.
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N. W. Sanborn
Florida College of Agriculture
Sanborn
Florida
Morita
Hopeless Task to Raise Young and Old Together
A quoted remark compares raising young chicks with mature stock to placing new wine in old bottles. It argues that raising young and old together is almost hopeless due to unsanitary conditions, bantam chicks, and hens hogging feed, leaving chicks trampled and undernourished to grow.
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Hee
Successful Poultryman Picks Choicest Fowls
A poultry raiser who excels does so by yearly selecting and breeding only his top specimens. Over time this careful curation yields heavier, better birds and improved quality for breeders, reflecting mastery in focused breeding and selective stock choice.
Experiments Light Pruning Apple Trees at West Virginia Station
West Virginia station research on pruning apple trees covers four years and 386 trees. Dormant pruning boosts early growth but harms long term vigor. heavy pruning reduces crop in bearing ages. light pruning improves trunk diameter and top size over time. Summer pruning generally harms vigor and delay bearing. ringing increases next season’s crop but lowers vigor for years.
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West Virginia
Restoring Neglected Orchards From February Pruning to Spring Plowing
Restoration methods vary with tree and soil condition. Neglected orchards need pruning to thin wool, careful cuts from February to April, and possibly a second year for heavy branch removal. Early spring plowing with rotted manure and shallow soil disturbance promotes downward root growth. Continuous cultivation and later cover crops maintain soil health.
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Arkynsis Fulley
BV. Kaydeen
Caples
Wayle
Calorade
Staton
Mort Col Aaa
Cartes
Greek Cynics and the Lisbon Epic Doomed by Time
The article traces the Cynic movement in Greece founded by Antisthenes around 896 B C and notes their morose views and disdain for science save morality. It then cites wood waste gas generation by a Swedish mill, and moves to Portugal’s epic Lusiad by Luis Vaz de Camões 1524-1580, printed in 1572, highlighting its exile origins and the poet’s financial misfortune per his epitaph.
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Antisthenes
Ife
Artisthenes
Dogiike
Portugal
Luis Vaz de Campens
Detroit News
Campens
India
Lisbon
Quarrel on the Line Cited by Uncle Eben as a Safety First Fighter
A brief remark from Uncle Eben in the Washington Star likens a man quarreling over the telephone to a safety first fighter. The quote notes that some people are greatly disappointed when the worst does not happen.
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Eben
Washington Star
Beet Fruit Container 1 and Himatieet Denial Case
Frank motion records show Corushmemlian AF facing a denial related to a beet fruit container project. Proceedings reference Leathe ie ome urine and a hush billing effort, with no clear resolution date.
You Can't Dodge It in the Mess Kitchen
In a terse exchange the captain demands discipline from the crew in the officers mess kitchen. The new private affirms the shortage with a clipped response and the captain repeats the question about dessert, noting there will be none tonight.
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Whitureleas
American Legion Weekly
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Boston Transcript
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Chevrolet
Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit, Mich
General Motors Corporative
Trobanty
Ismote Ieee Ee
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