Sam Powell and the Berkshire sow and the corn club
A farm boy Sam Powell wins a sow trade, raises ten piglets, sells three, keeps three, and admires his corn patch. He elevates local rival Miles Fagan by teaching deeper plowing and better cultivation. Government agent Mr Burns commends practical farming and helps the community learn modern methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Sam Powell
Boys’ Corn Club
Miles Fagan
Bob
Corn Club
Mr. Fagan
Bill Googe
Bill
Miles
Jana
Pagan
B Peas
Fagan
Mr. Burns
Bil
Sam Powell's busy year on the Powell farm and its profits
Sam Powell labors through a full year of planting, cultivating, and improving soil on the contest acre and other plots. He uses soil knowledge, fertilizers, and crop rotation to boost corn potatoes and fruit, earning income from peaches plums melons and poultry while balancing school and rest.
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Sam
Florence
Acre
Powell Place
Fagan
Sam Powell
Powell
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rocks
Lorence
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Quick Cold Relief
Do not neglect a cold or cough as it can sap strength and lead to serious illness. The ad promotes Dr King s New Discovery claiming the first dose helps and that you will feel better with immediate use. Buy a bottle today and start taking at once.
Local Movers and Neighborhood Visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Smith and family moved from East Jackson to East Depot Street. William Brewer Jr and family of Cass township visited last week with Mr and Mrs Elias Brewer.
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Henry Smith
East Jackson
East Depot Street
William Brewer Jr
Cass Township
Elias Brewer
Health Promotes Happiness with Dr King’s Pill
An advertisement urges health and happiness through regular digestion using Dr King’s New Life Pill. It promises a full free bowel movement by morning, improved appetite and digestion, and urges taking one pill at night.
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Dr. King
Just Opened Spencer Mineral Springs Sanitarium
New mineral springs sanitarium offers mineral water electric vapor Turkish baths and modern therapies. A competent physician and masseur in charge promise massage therapies and reasonable rates. Address Fred E Denkewalter, Frop. teu.
Sloan's Liniment for Rheumatism Relief
Catchy ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as quick relief for rheumatic pain. It advises applying to the sore muscle or joint without rubbing, claims fast penetration to the source of pain, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle for use against colds, swollen joints, lumbago, sciatica and similar ailments, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan's
Sloan
Notice of Final Settlement in Sullivan Circuit Court
Edward Shepherd and John M. Moore executors of Sarah Miller deceased have filed a final report of the estate with the Sullivan Circuit Court. The hearing is set for Friday March 26 1915 the 35th judicial day of February term 1915. Creditors heirs and legatees must appear to show cause why the report should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
John M. Moore
Sarah Miller
Sullivan Circuit Court
Board of Commissioners
Sullivan County
Indiana
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By Asa Patrick
American Press Association
Berkshires
Carenever
Garimeyers
Spencer Mineral Springs
Fred E Denkewalter
John A. Mattix
Jacob H. Miller
James W. Bishop
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