Contrivance for Ringing Time in Hog Handling Device
A Prairie Farmer feature describes a hog ringing trap with front and adjustable bars, double GC pieces bolted together, and a rear board to prevent backing out. It explains neck gripping during ring procedure and the passing of the hog after a bar is removed. Also discusses selecting boars for pork market demand for lean meat and market pricing.
Give Young Sow a Rest
After a sow’s first litter, give her a rest before breeding again to support her recovery. The first litter is the hardest on the dam, so she should not be bred immediately. The Beef Cow is unprofitable to keep solely for calf production and should be directed toward fattening or other outputs.
Autumn and Work Horses Do Not Neglect Them or Half Feed Them
The article warns against starving horses after heavy work. It notes grass feeding after seasons of hard work shocks the animals and leads to fattening, dejection, and thrift loss. Frosty pasture worsens conditions causing cold, stomach and lung issues known as the heaves, urging continued proper feeding and grooming.
Five Years of Kidney Trouble Cured by Dean's Pills
Nat Anderson of Greenwood reports five years of worsening kidney disease with backache and blocked secretions. After repeated exams and failed treatments, he used Dean's Kidney Pills and healed, gaining strength and eliminating symptoms. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. A classroom scene shows a teacher urging Willie to spell, but he jokes about being too young to spell chickens.
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Nat Anderson
Greenwood
S. G
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Willie
Teacher
Cashier Has Absconded In Sour News Day
The president, distressed, announces to nervous directors that the cashier has fled, marking a sorrowful moment as he delivers the bad news to the group.
Revelations of the Breakfast Table Advice
A satirical note from the Saturday Review counsels brides to study suitors at breakfast. It warns against heavy eaters, moods, and talkative types, comparing boisterous men to empty drums and likening a chatterbox at 8 a.m. to Chanticleer at 3 a.m. The piece suggests breakfast reveals a fiancé’s character.
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Circe
Unusually Severe Drought Impacts Lake Champlain Docks
The Lake Champlain drought reached the lowest recorded level nine feet below high water, forcing steamers to cancel trips due to inaccessible docks. Mountain brooks dried up and river beds resembled threads, with drought and forest fires harming agricultural interests.
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Lake Champlain
New—York
Coffee harms and Postum helps a suffering man
A 56 year old Illinois worker recounts chronic stomach and heart problems caused by coffee. After two years on Postum his sleep improved, nerves steadied, digestion settled, and he gained 32 pounds. He credits Postum with saving his life and urges readers to try it. Battle Creek Postum Co. promotes the product with the familiar slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ten Cents A Week Smoking Tale In Harper’s
In Willie Brook's Harper's story The Solar Ma chine the Yankee lawyer Hi Biddle jokes about frugal living. He recalls Bill Doolittle who supposedly lived on ten cents a week, eating cheap meals and enduring tripe. The tale riffs on self denial and odd money-saving habits.
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Hi- Biddle
Willie Brook
Harper's
Bill Doolittle
Wal
Biddle
Suffered From Leg Sores Use of Cuticura
Mrs V V Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine reports rheumatic leg sores from below the knees to the ankles caused extreme pain. After trying remedies she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. within three weeks the sores dried up the burning stopped and pain eased. After three months he was well.
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V.’.V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Beecher Quotes on Cannibalism in Civilization Debate
Henry Ward Beecher argues that cannibalism exists even in civilized society and claims New York harbors more cannibals than Pacific-islanders, warning that removing such support would leave thousands with empty minds tomorrow.
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New York
Isles of
the Pacific
Henry Ward Beecher
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed As Universal Remedy
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease to be taken internally. The firm offers 100 dollars for any untreated case and lists testimonials while noting the product sells for 75 cents plus a reference to Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Toledo
All Druggista
Obedience of the heart as heart of mind
Quotation attributed to Hugh Black emphasizes that true obedience starts in the heart and governs the mind. It frames integrity as a affective discipline guiding thought and action.
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Hugh Black
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