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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
7
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes repurposing worn rake teeth into large staples for gates. He forges and bends the teeth into a staple form with a seven inch loop for six inch gates, leaves six to eight inch legs, and bores quartering holes in posts to allow gate swing.
A farmer can manage a large saw alone using this device. The frame uses 1x2 inch members with sills of 2x4, designed for single worker handling and practical field use.
A farmer must study soil composition to sustain fertility. Text discusses textures, lime dressing, sand or clay adjustments, peat and marl benefits, and nitrogen's role. Overcropping risks exhausting soil as nitrogen stored by prior plants can be depleted faster than replenished.
The article urges careful farm management offering tips to protect equipment, improve fields, and convert skim milk and grain into value by feeding higher numbers of poultry. It emphasizes not leaving old wagons outside and integrating cows, grain, and a flock of 100 to 300 fowls for profit.
Daniel S. Queen of Burrell Street Salem Virginia describes years of back pain kidney trouble and paralysis like symptoms. After using various remedies he says Dean's Kidney Pills finally helped and he is a well man at 81. The testimonial notes the product sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Philadelphia Press line quotes a club exchange about a man claiming his wife can discern his condition even in darkness. The dialogue features a sharp back and forth with a humorous tone and social observation.
State lands in the Big Horn Basin will be opened for settlement under the Carey Act. About 245000 acres of irrigated government land will be available with low-cost, easy-payment options. A drawing is set for May 12 and a detailed report with maps and plots is published by the Irrigation Department in Chicago.
Col. John F. Bishop recalls a humorous Tennessee souvenir from his grandfather a minister, who overheard a villager mispronounce converted. The elder quips that the Almighty had nothing to do with the man’s supposed conversion.
A music teacher uses an apple to illustrate note values. Marion correctly names halves and quarters, then humorously calls the attempt at eighths a bite. The anecdote highlights a child’s playful arithmetic during a lesson.
A Pennsylvania doctor reportedly prescribed Grape Nuts to a patient with chronic indigestion. The patient saw immediate improvement and by two months felt reborn with clearer thinking, crediting both the doctor and the cereal inventor.
Reports from Alberta farms show winter wheat yields of 30 to 60 bushels per acre, with land values rising to 12 to 20 dollars per acre. Farmers from Magrath and Lethbridge describe strong returns on wheat, oats, and barley, noting large acreages and high per acre earnings amid broad expansion of the crop.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases combined. Catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, from J J Cheney Co Toledo, is advertised as the only constitutional cure and is taken internally. A 75 cent price is listed with warnings of cures and testimonials. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A reflective proverb attributing affection to unselfishness and success to toil, praising the courageous heart for brave deeds.
The medical fraternity debates the rising use of whiskey as a rheumatism cure mixed with Foris-Root compound and Syrup of Sarsaparila Compound. A Dayton-based Globe Pharmaceutical Co product is cited and a druggist reports frequent fulfillment with observed good results. The piece closes with a quoted sentiment on love by van Dyke.
The Rural New Yorker editor touts Salzer's Karli potato and Wisconsin varieties with claimed yields up to 736 bushels per acre and 12 tons per acre for Emperor William Oats. A 10 cent stamp mailing offer invites a seed catalog from Salzer Seed Co. plus new farm seeds. The piece ends with a biblical quote and a wives tale anecdote.
An old advertisement urges home bakers to skip uncertain recipes and buy Our-Pie mix from D Zerta Food Co Rochester for easy lemon chocolate or custard pies. The message stresses low cost at ten cents per package.
Josh Wise comments that the lack of response from someone or something leads to the oyster receiving more sauce. The remark relies on a playful metaphor about conversation and seasoning.
An old advertisement page touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot swollen feet with a 25 cent price and supplier info. It also promotes Garfield Tea as a herbal laxative for constipation and organ balance. Other notes mention Brown's Bronchial Troches for sore throats and coughs with implied relief.
An ad touts PAZO ointment claiming cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money refunded. The text appears garbled with references to laxatives and a signature line, suggesting a dubious medical claim in a period ad style.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children with claims it softens gums reduces discomfort and soothes wind colic. It markets a 25 cent bottle and cites a Latin aphorism to suggest authority.
Advertising claims praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women health gains and testimonial letters. The copy asserts many women cured without surgery and emphasizes plant ingredients acting on the feminine system to restore health.
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