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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
7
A clergyman finished a sermon and a parishioner accused him of stealing it. The preacher challenged a retraction, and the man admitted he would retract only after discovering the book it came from remained at home, proving the claim false.
An old resident dies and a cautious lawyer staying at the Little Inn asks for a breakfast choice. The waitress offers three options apple, squash and mince and lets him take all three if he wishes.
Spanish government launches nationwide program sending itinerant lecturers to farms and towns to promote modern agricultural practices. Officials say initiative targets productivity, soil health, and crop diversification across regions.
The article offers guidance on livestock care including hog standards and feeding, pasture mixes such as alfalfa clover and rye in corn ground, and calf and cow comfort. It notes hazards from pests and dead wood, plus broader farming advice on fencing, crop rotation, and the value of good breeding stock. It also mentions historical farming facts such as Daniel Freeman and early fertilizer history.
The guide stresses large litters need many teats for nourishment. It advises calming techniques before breaking a young cow, tying her for initial days, trimming nails, milking gently, and rewarding the cow afterward.
Practical farming guidance discusses choosing brood sows over scrub sows. It emphasizes size, leg structure, spacious chest and body depth, and the advantage of large litters to ensure fecundity and better profitability for the feed lot.
A Lancashire farmer near Warrington claims a single oat plant from Garton seed, developed over 27 years, yields 160 bushels per acre. The method crosses a highly developed cat with wild oats, doubling yields in some crops within 30 years and a further rise expected.
The article advises pruning shrubs sparingly and after flowering for many varieties, warning against heavy cuts and spring pruning of early bloomers. It also covers thinning old wood, proper cutting close to joints, and avoiding hedge shears on flowering shrubs. Oregon Agricultural notes poultry diseases like infectious lukamia and urges submitting samples to the Gregon Agricultural College lab for diagnosis and possible remedies.
Postal authorities in Philadelphia intercepted a mailed explosive device intended for Gov. Fort of New Jersey. The package, containing matches powder bullets and red blue ribbon, bore threats and pasted newspaper clippings including references to the governor and a call for action against a "rotten government." It was addressed by removing lines Gov. Fort and Sea Girl New Jersey from a newspaper.
Reported arrests rise in the Alabama mining district as a coal miners strike for higher wages continues. In Tennessee Jellico whites eject black miners with sheriff backing. a negro woman and five children die in a house fire. Union president Lewis orders Hudson mine workers in Indiana back to work or lose their charter. Pennsylvania iron and steel mills grant a new wage scale cutting pay by ten percent. In New York about 10,000 coal tailors strike over alleged pay reductions.
The United States Signal Corps started balloon tests at Ort Myer across the Potomac from Washington. Captain Thomas S. Baldwin built the ascent balloon and piloted it for seven minutes at 150 to 200 feet with precise control. Glen H. Curtis operated the 9 foot propeller engine. This first flight used horizontal planes for elevation for the first time and precedes further trials including a higher speed test.
A humorous note from the Chicago Tribune explains that the apothecary's wait is the interval between handing a prescription to the pharmacist and when it is filled. It contrasts the term with the act of dispensing.
A Newark Delaware man describes seven years of eczema on his hands and claims full cure after using two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap following prior partial relief from other remedies. He notes slate pencil stayed in cracks before treatment and was free of symptoms after the Cure. June 28, 1907.
A man explains that a train guard’s morning greeting wiped away his mood. He recalls losing his earlier irritation as he reflects on the small shock of polite civility altering his day.
In an ad the product Allen's Foot-Ease offers a powder to shake into shoes to rest and ease the feet. It claims to cure corns bunions swelled hot sore and inflamed feet and ingrown nails. It promises easy fitting for new or tight shoes and notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail to A L Allen Le Roy New York.
A dialogue hints at Biggs and Diggs as contrasting personalities. Diggs argues the difference lies in knowing a person, while the other claims nothing remarkable stands out about Biggs. A winter cold is mentioned to illustrate an omitted remedy.
Pettit's Eye Salve, advertised for congested and inflamed eyes, removes film over the eye. Sold by all druggists or by Howard Bros. of Buffalo.
A Houston Post item alleges Maria Slenpeck tried to break her late husband’s will previously and now hires lawyers to challenge it again. The column hints at a vindictive attitude toward a deceased spouse and notes ongoing legal action.
A brief dialogue features Uncle Henry and Sammy discussing a tarpon record. Uncle Henry recalls a seven feet ten inch tarpon, then states he will not attempt to beat it because he has only a few years left and hopes to go to heaven.
A man at a desk halts a persistent book agent with a courteous rejection. The agent, accustomed to refusals, notes he has faced fourteen straight rejections since starting, but is moved by the polite farewell from the busy man.
Taft appeals to independent southern Democrats to align with Republicans on national issues. Bryan jokes about a Minnesota mascot mule. Prohibition candidate Eugene W. Chafin claims one third of the vote, about 16,000,000. Sherman is replaced as congressional campaign chair by W. S. McKinley. new treasurer is Charles G. Dawes. Kern visits Milwaukee with a large Democratic turnout. Missouri primaries nominate Hadley. Cowheld favored by Democrats. AFL delegation asks for labor bureau head from Democratic national committee. Chairman Mack agrees toappoint a labor bureau head.
A massed plea invites women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance on private illnesses. The letter service touts long experience and reputational success in aiding sick women and encouraging disclosure to improve cases.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic disturbance and female weakness after years of headaches and nervous symptoms, saying a physician advised surgery before using the remedy and she is now well and recommending it to friends.
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Liver as a thirty year standard remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities bearing-down pains backache and indigestion with claims of curing thousands of women.
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