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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
3
A lawyer contends that detaining a man in an asylum is a blow to human rights and liberty, despite a prior murder trial that labeled him a raging maniac. The court questions the argument while the lawyer counters the jury’s supposed intellect.
A humorous Outlook anecdote recounts a bank scene where several customers request new envelopes for their bank books. The line grows as each woman asks for a fresh one, until a well dressed lady at the window asks for “one, too” and confesses she seeks the same item as the others.
Instructions for corn fritters using twelve ears of corn two eggs flour and seasonings. Mix corn milk flour eggs and pepper until thick batter. Fry spoonfuls in hot lard or butter until brown serve hot. Variations include sweeter version with sugar and sauce for dessert.
Steam and wash the green grapes then boil briefly to loosen skins. Cook pulp with two thirds as much sugar, simmer fifteen minutes, skim, and can in glass jars.
Wash and scrape one bunch of celery cut in half inch pieces and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and reduce the water to one cup. Melt butter and flour with salt and pepper. Gradually add the celery water, then milk, stir until thick and smooth. Strain over celery and heat through. Serve.
A recipe describes simmering calf or lamb liver with bacon for two hours until tender, then browning cubes in fat and serving on buttered toast with wine or meat juices. It also gives milk curd and cheese pressing steps, including salting, bag drips, pressing, and wrapping.
Practical home advice on preserving vegetables and fruit preparing starch and linen care with notes on disinfectants, cleaning methods and simple kitchen remedies. It covers keeping produce in cold water scorch repair for iron damage milk usage with soda, cherry storage, string bean prep, potato and peach peeling, starch glaze, chick feed, cleaning, linen testing, rhubarb with prunes, and serving guidance.
The article advises matching work teams by size and temperament, promotes small profitable sheep flocks, and notes goats clear brush on farms. It warns against vicious horses, stresses good pasture to protect root systems, cites a Wisconsin pig study on rape versus clover, and outlines profitable hog practices including early spring farrowing and year‑old livestock weighing 200 to 250 pounds.
The article advises training horse care to prevent shoulder soreness from summer work. It emphasizes a well fitting collar, clean gear, daily brushing, and washing to remove dust and prevent lumps. After work, bathe shoulders with warm water, salt, and soda. use alum and tannic acid for skin healing. It also covers general farm feeding, cattle care, and hog pasture optimization.
The Treasury Department explains tobacco farmers may sell their own harvested leaf to any buyer in any quantity as long as leaf quality is unchanged. Small scale cigar making for personal use is allowed if not for sale or removal from the home. Non farmer sources for stock are restricted to dealers and certified purchasers.
Farmers and Drovers Journal notes that mild recent cases of heaves may be cured by turning the horse to pasture for two to three months. For active cases, limit hay to small nighttime portions of dust-free bright hay, dampen dusty hay, feed roots like beets and turnips, and restrict water before work. Arsenic 5 grains daily for one to two months is advised, with laxatives to keep bowels easy. early grass turnout offers best hope before the disease becomes incurable.
The article warns that the fly producing the wheat joint worm will emerge from straw stacks and old stubble as temperatures rise. It urges immediate inspection of unused straw and fields, burning infested material, and methods to burn stubble even if clover is affected, noting higher pest risk this summer in central states.
The article explains crown gall, a disease causing warty growths on apples pears peaches and other fruit trees. It notes the parasite origin, urges inspection of stock, and requires returning or burning diseased trees and buying only disease free nursery stock to prevent spread and poor yields.
A casual lunch counter patron jokes about exes lingering long after a breakup. A dark, tragic voiced man replies that he has met some exes kept for not less than two years, swearing by Jupiter to attest the claim.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin of Detroit reports her child Vivian suffered severe head boils from six months old, with a scald like eruption behind the ears each spring. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and Resolvent, noting cure after repeated outbreaks and two years free of trouble. The notice is dated February 24 1908 and lists Potter Drug & Chem as sole proprietors.
A Detroit Free Press note reports burglars entered a house but stole nothing. Neighbors say the occupants had boasted about valuable silverware being solid, yet the intruders found nothing to take.
Mrs W J Walker of Camden New Jersey praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing burning itching and soreness in her feet after trying it and buying more. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a call to ask your druggist for it.
The episode recounted by Chambers' Journal shows John Ruskin flinging a large quarto at A Stodart Walker after Walker questioned the Moses sculpture in Rome. Ruskin then challenges seeing the work repeatedly, saying no one should judge art without six months daily viewing.
An advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as a simple remedy for kidney troubles. It features a testimonial from P W Champion of Salem Street Marion Kentucky, describing kidney stones and pain resolved by the pills. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A brief comic exchange shows Nan and a friend debating portrait angles. The four quotes capture a domestic light moment about photographs and appearance.
The garbled text references Perry David’s painkiller and safety claims. It mentions stamps and a diner, with unclear wording about pads, injuries, or medical claims. The fragment provides little coherent detail to confirm a concrete event or figure.
A near sighted woman attending a theatre praised a performer, noting the buxom domestic role was played by a stout young man and remarking that the girl has magnificent arms.
Cure guaranteed with Dr Edwards Celebrated Cure. Positively cured in nine days or money cheerfully returned. Send $3 with address. Testimonials on file. E Edwards, 1476 Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Music lesson dialogue shows Mer Voice urged to cultivate vocal skills while Miss Goodsole and Miss Tartan echo the call to practice seriously or abandon singing. The exchange highlights encouragement and critique in early vocal training.
An old advertisement markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming it calms teething pain cures inflammation and reduces colic for 25 cents a bottle. The copy emphasizes relief for infants and appeals to weary caregivers.
In a heated exchange, Mr Meehan questions why a woman should earn less for performing a man's work. The other side argues many men perform women's work without compensation, highlighting wage disparities and the broader gender pay issue.
Mrs. Banta of Vienna Virginia praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after ten years of illness and doctor visits. The ad touts the product as helpful for female ailments and invites letters for confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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