Skim Milk Boosts Growth in Young Chickens Findings
Indiana Experiment Station reports skim milk diet improves weight gain and feed efficiency in four to six week old chickens. Two groups fed identical grain with or without milk showed milk-fed birds gaining about 4.46 ounces weekly versus 2.62 ounces for non milk birds. The study advocates making skim milk widely available to poultry farmers for better profits.
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Indiana Agriculture Experiment Station
Anderson
Utah Ayrica
Tribute to The National Flag by Charles Sumner
Jeffersonville Reflector prints Sumner’s ode praising the flag’s colors stripes and stars as symbols of union past and present. The piece urges readers to support and value their local paper and avoid unhelpful editor visits or overadvertising to keep the town lively.
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Jeffersonville
Charles Sumner
Pension Office Warns Strict on Pension Vouchers
The Bureau of Pensions in Washington warns tarriers and others authorized to administer oaths to exercise great care in preparing quarterly pension vouchers. The circular cites post-dating false certification and stock witnesses as frauds and threatens criminal proceedings against violators.
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Pension Department
Bureau of Pensions At
Washington
King Solomon and the Wise Judge of Two Mothers
A boy recounts King Solomon as a wise ruler who faced a baby dispute between two women. The tale ends with Solomon proposing a sword test, then recognizing the true mother who pleads for the child. The essay adds myths of Solomon building a temple and links him to masons, noting many wives and friends.
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Solomon
King Solomon
King ‘Soloyn
Local bitters refunds offered for unsatisfactory cures
Notice declares refunds on Baxter's Mandrake Bitters and Downs Elixir if they fail to cure constipation biliousness headaches coughs croup whooping cough throat or lung issues. A 26 cent bottle of either product is guaranteed satisfactory or money back.
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Zalso
Enterprising Druggist Peddles Kings New Discovery
Local druggist A. Snoberger promotes Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Claiming it cures asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat chest and lung ailments, the store offers trial bottles free and regular sizes at 50 cents and one dollar with a money back guarantee.
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I. A. Snoberger
Dr. Kings
Above Drug Store
How To Look Good From Health And Tonic Claim
How To Look Good states good looks come from healthy organs. It claims electric bitters purify blood, improve stomach liver and kidneys, and eliminate pimples and blotches. Sold at I U Snobergers drug store for 50 cents per bottle.
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I. U. Snobergers Drug Store
Nickel Plate excursion to San Francisco under North American Turners
Rates to all points east and west lower via Nickel Plate Road than other lines. Tickets on sale June 28. Ask agents for details. Home Seekers via Nickel Plate.
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Nickel Plate Road
Ask
Nickle Plate
San Francisco
Cal
Noth American _ Turners
Miaka _ Plate
Hay Harvest in Kankakee Marsh Attracts Vast Labor Force
The Kankakee marsh shows a bustling scene as the annual hay crop work proceeds with nearly 400 men. The yield is forecast between 20 000 and 30 000 tons. The piece also includes a wry moral aside about remarks on women and a note on Spanish spies increasing security at Miller Station in LaPorte county.
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Kankakee
Miller’s Station
LaPorte County
Berries Wasted as Fields Convert to Grain in Michigan
In St Joseph Michigan hundreds of acres of strawberries are being plowed under and replaced with grain. Authorities estimate about 250000 cases of berries went to waste last week due to their low value and glut in the market. The situation stems from a surplus causing farmers to abandon fruit in favor of more profitable crops.
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St Joseph
Michigan
Chicago
Adages on Preachers Neighbors and Paper Borrowing
A columnist quotes a maxim about those who complain of their preacher paying the preacher least and the most critical neighbor being the meanest. The note adds that the person who borrows a neighbor's paper often has the most faults to find with how things are run.
Petition for Better Big Four Train Service Between Elkhart and Indianapolis
The Goshen Democrat reports indications the petitioners will gain better Big Four train service between Elkhart and Indianapolis. A Wabash to Indianapolis train currently runs morning to evening. supporters want it rerouted to start from Elkhart to provide daily passenger trains.
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Goshen Democrat
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Wabash
Bix
Private postal cards to be allowed after July
After July private mailing cards will be accepted in domestic mails under a new law. Anyone complying with regulations may make his own postal cards while government cards continue. Private cards require a cent stamp and may carry advertisements on the message side. Cards must be 8 by 54 inches and color must be white cream light gray or buff.
Exchange writer reflects on life editing a paper
An exchange writer notes that editing a newspaper reveals the ups and downs of human nature. The fragment suggests the experience exposes editors to authentic life without gloss.
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Arenes Nee Con
King of Liars Named In Valparaiso Rant
The Valparaiso Messenger traces a chorus of liars across professions. They call out the fish liar the summer liar the winter liar the newspaper liar and the telegraph liar. It credits a public figure with exposing their pretensions and declares him the reincarnation of Ananias.
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Valparaiso
Ananias
Learn to Laugh and Be Welcoming in Life
This piece urges embracing humor over gloom and masking pain with a smile. It defends friendly neighbors, urges leaving a town if it offers little goodwill, and praises cheerful, well tempered people while deeming pessimism a nuisance.
Love letters and poultry profits in a small town tale
A young woman finds her mother's old love letters from her father before marriage and reads them to her mother with swapped names prompting disgust. The piece shifts to a poultry breeder noting farmer profits from corn to pork and eggs, outlining a rough economic calculation.
Remarkable Rescue from Consumption Cure
Mrs. Michael Curtain contracted a severe cold that settled into lungs. A family physician offered no cure until a druggist recommended Dr. King's Discovery for consumption. After using six bottles she recovered, did her housework, and remained well. Free trial at Berger Drug Store with large bottles 50 cents and 1.00.
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Michael Curtain
Dr. King
Vu Berger Drug Store
Robbed the Grave A Philadelphia Chef Finds Relief
John Oliver of Philadelphia reports a startling recovery after using Electric Bitters. Three physicians had given up on him until a friend's advice led to three weeks of treatment resulting in a dramatic improvement. He credits the tonic with saving his life and urges others to try it at 50 cents a bottle.
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Chefis
John Oliver
Philadelphia
I. U.snoberger
Pulmonary Consumption Remedy Promoted by Rev. J Ray
An advertisement from Brooklin Missouri promotes a remedy described as offering immediate relief from pulmonary consumption. The blurb cites Rev. J Ray endorsing the product and notes its availability through U Snobétger, with references to multiple bottles and claimed long term health benefits.
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Weederful
Brooklin “Sttion
Rev. J. Ray
Susan
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Endorsed for Families
A Keokuk and Rio Cal reader testimonials praise Chamberlain’s cough remedy and cholera infantum aid. Advertisers note it is for sale by I A Sauberger and I L Snoberger amid a plea for advance payment and support for subscriptions.
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Chamberlain
W. B. Cooser
Rio
Cal
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Indiana Experiment Station
Chamerlain
G. M. Law
Keoku
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