Fragmented excerpt mixes religious musings and walrus hunting tale
The passage blends a Sunday sermon about God’s care with Harry Whitney’s account of Eskimo hunting walrus. It describes the Creator alongside a hunter’s method, detailing the harpoon strike, ice pan setup, line restraint, and the final dispatch of the walrus in a rugged Arctic scene.
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Harry Whitney
Walrus
Animal For the Farmer Says Bulk Over Fancy Breeds
A 1910 Dakota Farmer urged farmers to prioritize bulk and vitality over flashy breeds. The article promotes efficient farm labor, noting manure spreaders save work and boost returns. It warns prices swing with market demand, urging steady production and cautious breeding choices to protect stock interests.
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Marseth
Bas
When Dinner Comes A Good Appetite And Grape Nuts
A promotional note extols a strong appetite as essential to health and links it to Grape Nuts food. Readers share claims of improved digestion and hunger, including a Tennessee grandmother and a 14 month old boy who supposedly gained strength and vigor after using the product with milk. A reference to a booklet titled Wellville is included.
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Fldren
Pam
An Easy Life on Land in English Farming Bills
A writer compares English tenant farmers with American tenants in the Mississippi Valley, noting English rents and capital allow easier lives. He argues brains over brawn shape successful farming and warns that breaking up pastures and stock disposal may lower future fertility and prices.
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Sara Henry Wallace
England
Mississippi Valley
Seed Potatoes and Selection in Wanpaea District
A Dekala Farmer discusses potato quality and seed selection in Wanpaea, noting most growth comes from large, uniform tubers. He explains that seed from poor hills yields unusable crops while careful seed choice raises marketable yield. Seed selection impacts overall profitability and avoids widespread failure.
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Dekala Parmer
Runt pigs and raising them on the farm
The article outlines practical methods for managing runts in pig litters. It covers sow care, weaning, feeding strategies, and fostering proper pig development through timely breeding, targeted feeding, milk and scraps, and confinement to control rooting.
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Abraham Frathers
Parmar
Personal touch in ads boosts buyer response
The ad argues that while ads cannot be fully personal to every buyer, using type and imagery can create a near personal effect. The salesman benefits as the reader feels a one on one connection, making the ad more persuasive for a specific customer.
Quack Remedies and Medical Cures From a Bygone Era
A collage of vintage patent medicine claims and quotes. Cautionary notes feature cures for coughs, fevers, and digestive issues, with signatures and marketing lines. Mentions products like Mother Gray's powders and Pierre’s Vleuint, urging readers to buy at drug stores and watch for signature endorsements.
Cuticura Remedies Promote Soft White Hands
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cutinra Ointment for preserving softness and whiteness of hands, preventing redness and chapping. It recommends hot-water treatment, wearing loose cotton gloves at night, and using Curienta Ointment for severe cases, with Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole proprietor in Reston, Massachusetts.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole
Reston
Mass
Sentence Sermons From a Narrow Faithful Voice
A reflective note by W BR Spencer offers admonitions on faith and virtue. It laments sins that linger while praising prayer that redirects the heart toward happiness. It warns that moral flaws blind blessings and that a calm conscience seeks righteousness beyond mere critiques.
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W. BR
Spencer
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