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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
6
An old remedy claims spring fever results from thick poisoned blood accumulating in winter. It advises a salt water cleanse for local symptoms and a blood tonic. A German American specialist suggests mixing buchu extract, balm wort, and sarsaparilla syrup for a daily dose to thin blood and regulate body functions.
Henry Grimm recalls a German friend near death whose wife fed him Limburger cheese to tempt appetite. The plan backfired as the doctor arrived the next morning and asked when the patient died, revealing the ruse. The tale appeared in Hartford Post as a humorous anecdote about misfortune and smell.
A Battle Creek specialist provides a three-ingredient compound named the Rockefeller Cure to restore digestion and ease nervous symptoms. The recipe calls for 1 ounce Cardiol, 2 ounces essence of Pepsin, and 2 ounces syrup of Ginger, taken after meals.
A Scotsman named Sandy, hired by a farmer, explains why breakfast with a cheese set takes time. The master notes the slow pace, and Sandy replies that cheese this large cannot be eaten quickly.
Near Settat Morocco during a fierce engagement a French foreign legionnaire is wounded by a Moorish bullet and collapsed. The corporal declares him dead, but the wounded man protests he is just badly hurt and asks for lint as he is carried to a doctor despite bullets flying. Two days’ arrest is imposed on the careless delay in dressing his wound.
The article surveys methods for piling wood to season it, noting climate dictates spacing. Humid regions require ample gaps, arid areas favor tighter stacks to prevent rapid drying. Figures illustrate roofed top layers, edging strips, and stacked boards to improve air exposure and ventilation.
A Farm and Home report notes corn on stubble land responds better when stable manure is applied with or without fertilizer. Manure plus fertilizer yields the best crop. manure alone is nearly as good. fertilizer alone yields strong early growth but yellowing leaves and less grain. Manure also improves moisture retention, provides steady plant food, and promotes a robust root system aiding drought tolerance.
The article urges farmers to supplement pasture with silage and a succession of feeds from June through August. It recommends rye and wheat in fall to prepare land, followed by clover, oats, Canada field peas, millet, and corn. Pumpkin seeds are valued as a tonic and vermifuge, and careful cutting times preserve palatability.
North Dakota Experiment Station reports that thickly sown corn in six inch drills and in 44 inch drills yielded poorly as a follow crop to wheat, while cultivated corn produced high returns. The data suggest small grain growers should avoid the poorer following yields from thickly sown corn even for extra corn fodder and grain.
A correspondent from Orange Judd Farmer argues for drawing and scattering stable manure on fields rather than keeping it in the barnyard. He notes the value of a manure spreader as a farm tool, especially when it speeds distribution and increases results per amount of manure used.
Henry J Heaton of Fremont County Iowa found a discarded buggy step can be repurposed into a strong harness hook. He advises cutting the step at the dotted line A and nailing on the hooked portion as shown in B.
An article emphasizes maintaining a welcoming living room as a functional, comfortable space. It discusses design ideas, lighting, furniture arrangement, and the role of the living room in daily life.
Advice on making living rooms livable with solid alabaster walls and harmonious color schemes. Emphasizes light reflection, choosing warm colors for north rooms, and darker shades for sunlit areas to manage lighting and decor. Warns against wallpaper roses and busy patterns.
The column notes a contentious marriage with talk of repeating quarrels. It mentions the wife receiving constant nagging and a husband who behaves possessively, described through suggestive dog-like devotion and growling behavior.
Patent household remedy touted for sweating blistering and swollen feet sold by druggists at 25 cents. Advertisement urges no substitutes and provides trial address for Allen S Olmsted Roy Nebraska.
A brief notice cites imperial prohibition on political mass meetings in all territories. The text also promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation and headaches, inviting free samples from Garfield Tea Co. of Brooklyn, N Y, and closes with a George Eliot quotation.
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