FARM NOTES. A WESTERN FARM PAGE ADVICE FROM 1900s
William Pitt reviews home orchard and cattle care tips. A wash to deter mice from tree trunks uses lime acid carbolic acid sulfur pine tar and supplies, while treating warbles advises turpentine kerosene or mercurial ointment. Notes on alfalfa for arid regions Siberian origin and extreme cold. Wheat yields show England 82 bushels, Germany 23.5. US 14. Calls for winter farm courses, practical farming focus, and cautions on hoarding. Milk veins misidentified as milk channels and need for protection. Guidance on preventing milk fever before calving with diet, epsom salts, and gluten or distillery grains. Bordeaux mixture damages apples. too much copper in damp weather. Study and adjust spray formulas. New York station suggests copper and lime ratios.
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Geneva
Bordeaux
New York
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
More fatalities originate from a cold than any other cause, a warning to treat early. Chamberlain's C Remedy is praised as prompt and effective, loosening coughs, easing secretions, and aiding natural recovery. Sold by reputable dealers across the Blue Grass.
Lawyer Overreaches in Philadelphia Tavern Bill
A Pennsylvania lawyer visiting Philadelphia on professional business stayed at a tavern and was charged three dollars daily for room and meals. He claimed he paid up and joked that he ate oysters three times a day to balance the cost.
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Interior
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jamaican Lady Praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Mrs Michael Hart wife of the superintendent of cart service in Kingston Jamaica West India Islands endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and wheezing and would not be without it in her home. Sold by every reliable dealer in the Blue Grass. Subscribe for The Sun. $1.00 year.
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Michael Hart
Cart
Kingston
Jamaica
West India Islands
Shasigh Hemely
Chamberin
Ivery
Semi annual statement of Peoples Deposit Bank Springfield Ky
Bank publishes its December 31 1906 statement with resources 318248 20 and liabilities 318248 30. Signed by GEO D Robertson president LH Thurman vice president and A Boulware cashier. A quote notes the difficulty of universal brotherhood if borrowing money were never needed.
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Peoples Deposit Bank OF
Springfield
Geo. D. Robertson
LH. Thurman
A. Boulware
It Costs Nothing to Learn Heart Health Now
A vintage health ad urges testing for heart weakness with Dr Miles Heart Cure. It warns one in four may have a weak heart and claims the remedy relieves symptoms like short breath palpitations and chest pain. A customer testimonial from Elkhart, Indiana, touts past benefits and a money back guarantee.
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Miles
Miles Midleal Co
Ist
The Sign of the Label in a Newspaper Corner
A short note discusses the misread label on a newspaper page and misattribution to Conan Doyle. It compares Sign of the Four with The Sign of the Label, noting a visible label in the left hand corner and inviting reflection on labeling.
Sign of the Label plea for funds in Springfield Sun
A tirade styled oration urges readers to pay arrears to fund gifts for printers and sweethearts, invoking Sherlock Holmes and a "Sign of the Label" as plain, practical relief. It explains subscribing via envelopes to The Sun in Springfield Kentucky, with a mock mystery about money and crime.
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Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
London
Mr. Holms
Sherlock Holms
Johnnie Jones
Springfield
Georgia mule talk and Latin language prank at auctions
A Georgia farmer favors plain dialect for mules and mocks Latin classroom swearing. The Atlanta Constitution notes a ready answer from auctioneer William P Lang of Tilton New Hampshire who, while bald, quips back at a boastsome heckler during a sale.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Williama P. Lang
Bill
Tilton
N. H
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Courier-Journal
the Sun
United State
William Pitt
N. E. Hanson
South Dakota Experiment Station
Siberia
England
Germany
United States
Hoard
George B. Taylor
Main Street
Carpenter’s Meat Market
Geo. B. Taylor
Chamberlain
Sun
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Universal Brotherhood of Men
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
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Jones Johnnie
Tam
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