New Year Resolution Promotes Triner Elixir Booster
A dated testimonial from West Texas on December 1, 1919 praises Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine for curing stomach and headache troubles. The ad urges readers to ask dealers for the tonic and offers a free Wall Calendar by mail for 10 cents from Joseph Triner Company in Chicago.
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West
Texas
Tuiner
Triner
Jos
F. Tydlacka
Joseph Tuiner Company
Ashland Ave
Chiecego
Adv
Humorous Dispute Over Strikes In Newsroom
A reader and a pipe cleaner argue about a workers strike. The reader says eds have struck, while the cleaner notes a strike requires quitting work, and red is always at work, highlighting a playful misunderstanding about labor actions.
Aspirin for Colds and Pain Promoted by Bayer
Bayer promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with clear directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The name Bayer signifies genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
What Time Might Do in Old Goldhags Humor
A London Tit-Bits quip reveals a strained courtship exchange. A hesitant suitor admits affection for the daughter but fears the process of time and learning to love, delivering a lighthearted glimpse of social manners.
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London
Women Readers Urged to Try Swamp Root Kidney Remedy
Thousands of women suffer back pain headaches and low energy from kidney or bladder problems. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a cure restoring kidney health, with a sample bottle offered for ten cents and full sizes at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Ornamental govt Bureaus Adorned with Big Knobs
The article notes decorative government offices feature prominent large knobs as ornaments. It describes the practice of using oversized knobs to enhance the appearance of official spaces and convey a sense of authority.
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color For Any Fabric
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to give a new rich fadeless color to wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods including dresses blouses stockings skirts coats feathers draperies and more. The Direction Book guides dyeing over any color and a Diamond Dye Color Card helps match materials.
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Ady
Not as It Sounds Exchange Quips Over Mill Site
A brief exchange lauds a mill location with a pun about a dam site. The dialogue reflects a light, humorous tone from a local column or feature in the newspaper.
Atlantic depths fall to ten thousand feet in westward depths
A fragment notes Atlantic bottom near Africa reaches ten thousand to twelve thousand feet. A matinee girl described as a hero worshiper takes the lead in the scene, framing a dramatic moment.
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Africa
Atlantic
Young fruit trees need proper start
A horticulture note from F J Crider of the University of Arizona explains how to train fruit trees in their first summer. If shoots are well distributed several strong ones form the framework. otherwise remove all but one or tie the chosen shoot to an older tree for support. Pinch the top at 15 to 24 inches to induce branching and develop a balanced head by season end.
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F. J. Crider
University of Arizona
Parasite Threats in Poultry and Preventive Measures
The article warns of gape worms tapeworms round worms and flukes as intrernal foes of farm poultry with gape worms causing slow suffocation in young birds. It notes peak trouble in spring and early summer and offers isolation lime dust and worm remedies including lanolin and various anthelmintics for different worm types.
Discard Early Molters to Improve Layer Flocks
The article argues that early molters are rarely good fall and winter layers and suggests culling them as the simplest method to improve flock performance.
Buying Small Farm Tools
The United States Department of Agriculture notes farmers underestimate the value of small equipment and the hassle of buying single items. Plan ahead for fall purchases, ideally in one order to save time and money and ensure proper care of tools.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eight Egg Essentials for Hen Care and Feeding
The guide lists eight key needs for laying hens grain and mash, beef scrap or sour milk, green food, grit and oyster shell, clean water, liberal feeding, exercise, and regular attention. It provides approximate daily and yearly feed and milk consumption per hundred hens for practical flock management.
Potatoes and Cold Weather Shipping Guidelines
Advice on transporting potatoes in a heated car during cold weather. Ensure some air circulation from the stove to prevent black heart disease and frost injury to the potatoes and parts of the car.
Return of lands to hay crops to boost meat and bread supply
The United States Department of Agriculture advocates restoring pastures and hay fields to rebalance farms after war to ensure steady food production. It argues meat and milk depend on grass, not grain alone, and urges diversification, rotation, and planning with county agents and state colleges.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
Department of Agriculture
John Tompkins
Department of Agiie
State College of Agriculture
Monthly disposal of corn
The Bureau of Crop Estimates reports that corn sales are spread across the year with 15 percent sold in January 1919 and 12 percent in the month prior, while the remaining ten months account for 6.1 to 9.4 percent of the annual total, showing a fairly even monthly pattern.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Rural Societies Discuss Marketing Methods This Winter
Rural organizations resume winter meetings to discuss marketing methods and problems. They address farm management disposal of produce and topics of general interest for members.
Live Stock Notes on feed and management
Clean hog pens raise profits and sheep help land quality. Frosted wheat at the Utah experiment station yields gains feeding lambs. Under good conditions a few sheep can be kept by general farmers. Feeding molded feed risks, especially to horses. Damp quarters linked to rheumatic hogs and unhealthy animals.
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Utah
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertising ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fastest relief for colds. It claims dosing every two hours up to three doses clears nasal congestion stops runny nose and head pressure and eases headache feverishness sneezing and stiffness at a low cost.
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Pape
Sense of Security in Silent Rooms
Miss Cayenne enjoys the moving pictures but praises the lack of human voice. She notes the charm lies in hearing nothing ungrammatical or improper, appreciating silent screenings over spoken commentary. The exchange hints at a preference for carefully crafted language within cinema audiences.
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Miss Cayenne
Danderine Hair Care Ad Promises Dandruff Cure
A short advertising notice touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims dandruff removal after several applications and hair regrowth with increased vigor and color. The text mimics a 1900s newspaper ad with other varied quotes and notices surrounding it.
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America
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Gus Hauft
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co. Inc
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F. O. B. Chicago Goetz Company
N. la Salle St
Shiloh
Hunt
Richards Medicins Co
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Tes
Mary Pickford
Douglan Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
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