Why Gruggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Advertises Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. Claims physicians prescribe it and that it strengthens organs. Invites readers to sample a bottle for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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What Every Hubby Knows
A humorous exchange on women's clothes notes the joke that wives discuss fashion while husbands count the cost of garments. The quip captures a common gendered financial punchline in a light, everyday mood.
Nujol Offers Natural Relief For Constipation
Eminent authority warns against pills and salts which provide only temporary relief at the cost of permanent injury. Science favors a natural lubricant found in Nujol, which acts like the body's own lubrication to secure regular bowel movements without gripping. Nujol is not a medicine or laxative, is harmless and pleasant, used in leading hospitals and available from your druggist.
Faith and Works United Lift the Soul to Heaven
A devotional line echoes that faith without deeds is like a bird without wings. Companions on Earth may hop, yet true ascent comes when faith and works join. The image frames eternal rest as the soul’s ascent to heaven.
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Earth
J. Beaumont
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Any Fabric
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing a baby’s coat skirt and curtains. It claims rich color on wool or cotton without crocking or running and asserts directions fit for first time users to dye worn garments at home.
Stray Bits of Wisdom by George Sand
The quote asserts that true justice carries no fixed rank or title. A just soul acts as mendicant, traveler, or prince by divine will, with the aim and profession of living justly.
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George Sand
Cuticura Aids Pimples with Ointment Soap and Talcum
Advertisement urges use of Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water. Daily use recommended to maintain clear skin, with Cuticura Talcum also advised.
You Can Bet Your Life on It
A Toledo Blade quip suggests diplomats would quickly reach conclusions if forced to camp and ration during talks.
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Toledo Blade
Roman Eye Balsam Ad Claims Overnight Relief
Granulated Byelidg Stiles Infamed Eyes relieved overnight by Roman Eye Balsam. One trial proves its merit.
All things come to him who waits phrase joke
A witty maxim notes that patience attracts outcomes but not the reputation of a hustler, highlighting irony between waiting and perceived savvy in achieving success.
Favorite Prescription Aids Expectant Mother in Ohio
Mrs. Frank Luce of Qonneaut Ohio reports relief from back stiffness and pain during pregnancy after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says it strengthened her, reduced lameness, and left her mentally and physically hardy with no harmful ingredients.
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Qonneaut
Ohio
Love and Strawberry Time
Betty runs a cottage tea room and falls for broker Dick Gardner as strawberry season draws near. She struggles with his existing family and a missed future, then contemplates a blended home with Sonny as Dick’s child. Betty resolves to be the wife he needs and the mother he desires.
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Betty
Martha
Dick Gardner
Sonny
Mr. Gardner
Miss Betty
You
Mother
Voltaire as a journalist before the newspaper age
Raymond Recouly notes Voltaire as a proto journalist whose letters circulated secretly across Europe. He argues Voltaire influenced public opinion even more than early newspaper articles, through books and correspondences read widely by readers and merchants of ideas.
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Voltaire
Europe
Raymond Recouly
Harper’s Magazine
The Old Clothes Man at the Station
A neatly dressed man with a black mustache stood outside a station in fall, asking passengers if they had old clothing to sell. The narrator sought to sell an old overcoat but learned the man did not buy old clothes, leaving in embarrassed silence.
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Chicago Tribune
Always Nagging Shouldering Marriage Frictions
A man laments constant nagging from his wife over minor flaws while a friend counsels it as a wife’s effort to keep him presentable. The friend predicts the pattern will persist, noting even an angel might have a feather misplaced.
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Mr. Wombat
Another Whack at Lawyers
A courtroom anecdote recalls a witness redefining an oath as swearing to the truth while noting disapproval from everyone except lawyers. The judge probes consequences for lying, and the exchange highlights tensions in legal rhetoric.
Growth cycles in dairy heifers reveal three spurts
Dairy cattle growth is not uniform. Missouri College findings show dairy cows exhibit at least three growth spurts: before birth in months five and six, around birth through four and a half months after, and from about 12 to 26 months. Feeding for peak growth periods enhances final size.
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Department of Dairy Husbandry
Missouri College of Agriculture
Home-raised Heifers Best for Dairy Herds
Raising dairy calves from top herd cows costs less than buying cows under normal conditions. Home-raised heifers tend to become healthier, more profitable cows and reduce disease risk compared to purchasing from unknown sources.
Ration for Ordinary Cows and Milk Output
The article compares daily feed rations for cows showing that 85 pounds of corn silage 12 pounds of alfalfa hay 8 pounds of cornmeal and 2 pounds of ground oats yield 8250 pounds of milk annually. Reducing to 30 pounds of silage 8 pounds of alfalfa hay and the same grain lowers milk production to about 5500 pounds.
Retained Afterbirth in Cattle Warning and Remedies
Move retained afterbirth after calving and follow feeding advice. Underfeeding and disease in genital organs link to abortion. Give warm bran mash, keep the cow warm, and administer a physic if the afterbirth does not pass within six hours, attaching a two hundred pound weight if needed.
Purebred Bull Will Pay Head Of Dairy Herds
A dairy note argues that a heifer calved before two years old producing over twice the national average milk proves the value of a purebred bull leading the herd. It asserts the strong financial incentive to maintain purebred breeding for increased yields.
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Fletcher
Ventilation Neglected In Dairies Ruins Air Quality
Farmers ignore proper ventilation in barns with tight construction. Airflow is poor in many facilities, risking livestock health. The average cow needs about 60 cubic feet of air per minute, highlighting the shortage of ventilation.
Power for Good Thady Sheridan Keeps Village Schoolmaster Role
The Christian Science Monitor recounts Thady Sheridan, Ireland's village schoolmaster, who maintained his post despite indignities such as a new building and government inspection. He governs by affection, not punishment, and his students excel except in English composition. His influence extends beyond the village to many living in Dublin and abroad.
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Thady Sheridan
Board of Education For
Ireland
Kelly
Thady
Dublin
Christian Science Monitor
Bird-Banding Association Formed
The Bird-Banding Association is formed in connection with work by the biological survey and USDA. About 1888 mallards black ducks and pintails were trapped and banded in November and December at the Langanois club Browning Illinois by a bureau member. Returns received show migratory patterns valuable to banding efforts. An Inland Bird-Banding Association has formed in the central states to cooperate with the survey with focus on Mississippi valley flyway birds.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Langanois Club
Browning, Ill
Central States
Potato Row Ten Miles Long In Oregon Field
The largest potato field is in Union county Oregon with rows ten miles long. The owner leases track right of way from the Oregon Washington railway and plants four rows on each side of the track. It takes a farmer a full day to cultivate two rows or twenty miles. The vines also help prevent fires and provide a fire break for nearby areas.
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Union County
Oregon
Oregon- Washington Railway
How It Excelled in Mexico Dispatches 1916 1917
A 1916 1917 punitive expedition report quotes a Tenth Cavalry trooper on Mexico. He says there are more cows and less milk more rivers and less water and you can see farther and see less than any country. The remark reflects wartime observation in the Judge source.
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Mexico
Tenth Cavalry
Value of Contrast in a Senator’s Wariness
A dialog shows Senator Sorghum noting fewer personal stories told today as audiences shift to serious narratives to please auditors. He laments changing times where humor yields to caution and factual tone across discourse.
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Sorghum
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