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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
5
An awkward social gathering centers on hair dressing la Creole advertised to darken hair. A host protests with a witty remark while guests debate etiquette, revealing rural manners and lingering pretensions amid a rustic setting.
An Ohio authority touts freexane drops applied to a corn as a quick cure, drying and shriveling the horn with minimal irritation. A small drug store bottle is advertised as a cheap, sure remedy for hard or soft corns and calluses, with urging to stock the product.
A collage of practical instructions on stain removal, cooking techniques, and economical meals. Includes guidance on removing stains with peroxide, handling butter, cutting and cooking meat, making brown sauce for tongue, pennywise baking and puddings, and using leftovers thoughtfully with vegetable storage and reuse.
Winter succulents are urged as a tonic for poultry by Mr Sherwood acting head of Beltry husbandry at Kranians State Agricultural College. He recommends beets silage and alfalfa as feed, alfalfa leaves soaked in sour milk, winter wheat or rye near coops, and cabbage for nourishment. Sprouted oats are used but require a home sprouter with heater to limit odor and cost.
K Brown instructs poultrymen to prepare incubators for upcoming hatchings in March or April. Emphasizes thorough cleaning, airing, and sanitizing interior parts with a 10 percent senoleum solution. Warns that repairs may be hard to find and recommends timely shop work.
The guide explains killing geese by grasping the feet and inserting a knife at the mouth root, then loosening feathers by steaming to improve plumpness. It covers barrelling, steaming, suspending for picking, and handling to avoid skin tears and dirt.
A poultry note asserts cracked corn costs less than whole corn and provides better feed value. It argues the activity of cracking improves crop exercise, with cracking paying for itself through heightened intake, while urging breeders to limit amounts and reduce waste.
An unsourced ad touts Cascarets as a quick remedy for headaches dullness and sour stomach. It promises a night of relief with a box that clears digestion by morning and claims lasting bowel benefits, urging readers to visit drug stores for a Mevent box.
An advertisement endorses eating less meat for health and cost, promoting Skinner Macaroni and Gohghetti as nutritious, affordable substitutes with a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. of Omaha, Neb. The piece includes a humorous fictional exchange about clothing.
An ad promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as the original darkening hair product. It claims its formula is natural, contains no dye, and markets at a price of $1.00 as a counterfeit warning about imitations.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a young woman asking about a lamp going out during a plano lesson. The mean man responds that the lamp would prove human intelligence. The excerpt focuses on the odd exchange and the lamp malfunction.
An advertisement presents Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for soothing skin surfaces with a morning and night routine, claiming immediate relief and speedy treatment. It also mentions En Creole Hair Dressing for scalp cleansing, Red Cross Ball Blue for whiter clothes, and assorted misfit lines and pricing notes.
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