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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
A jumble of brand mentions and testimonials tout La Creole Hair Dressing as a remedy for gray hairs and an avenue to appear ten years younger. The ad notes bold claims about cleansing, darkening, and beautifying hair while referencing other products and slogans.
A ragged mix of 1776 uric acid claims and patent cures floods the page. Promoters tout Anuric and various tonics from Dr Pierce, La Creole Hair Dressing, Favorita, and Garfield Tea while warning of counterfeit remedies. A 1920 note hints at a police case for stolen goods amid advertisements for a steam powered cutting machine and safety signals for overhead danger.
The Bronze turkey is described as the best known domesticated variety with large toms weighing up to 14 to 36 pounds and hens around 20 pounds. Breeding birds exceed typical weights, smaller birds are in holiday demand for stuffing. Plume color is bronze with white bands. hens may be weaker layers. Free-ranging birds fly well and confinement harms them. they help control pests on farms and are valued by farmers wives for holiday sales.
The article discusses hatch performance described as a great strain on hens and notes that finished birds can appear thin. It mentions the impact of care and incubation steps, including dusting with powder at the start and again during the process, highlighting practical observations in poultry work.
U S department of agriculture entomologists report all poultry lice species can be quickly destroyed by a very small quantity of sodium fluoride per application. The finding appears in the annual report of the chief of the bureau of entomology.
A rustic guide notes that newly hatched chicks need cooked or pasteurized feed to kill germs. It advocates using mortaring bread crumbs with molstering bread and suggests Ag as best to ball the mixture.
A professor recounts a day of mishaps starting with a nose injury and a burst ink spill. Anecdotes include a broken toe, a bee sting, a cow’s tail mishap, and a series of comic accidents around Aunt Julia’s poultice remedies, ending with the idea that misfortunes multiply.
A report cites saccharine as a sweeter substitute to sugar, at 550 times the sweetness, used in jellies and diet plans. It notes Professor Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins discovered it nearly forty years ago amid controversial experiments and reflects on the push for practical science over theoretical work.
The article extols the Cossacks horse, praising a small sturdy breed that endures harsh weather, thrives without stable care, and can forage under snow to reach reindeer meat. It notes the horse’s resilience and usefulness for long, difficult campaigns.
A garbled OCR fragment shows dialogue about a confession and happiness, with inconclusive lines and a reference to a grandparent fumbling a ball in a game with Pon severity. The text includes odd spellings and stray punctuation, resembling a historical newspaper snippet with damaged dialogue.
More than 1,000 government civil employees receive annual pay below $820, highlighting widespread low wages in public service. The figure points to economic strain among rank and file workers in the civil service.
An advertisement touts Diapepsin as a rapid remedy for indigestion dyspepsia heartburn and flatulence. It claims dramatic relief within minutes and promotes a fifty cent bottle as worthwhile for home use. Also mentions other unrelated items and notices.
A confused fragment describes a minister's confession mentioning neck and head pains, neuralgia like cramps, and kidney concerns. It claims medicine saved his life and urges readers to recall a physician with a name starting with three D letters. The fragment ends with garbled lines about a wall tower and a girl at a ball.
An old advertisement extols macaroni and spaghetti as nutritious for children, claiming they build bones and muscles and are economical. It promotes a free cookbook from Ber Mfg Co in Omaha Nebraska and ends with a joking proverb about truth and marriage.
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