Medicated cure claim for eczema and other ailments drives readers
A garbled advertisement and short anecdotes describe Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to cure eczema and other conditions with testimonials from Mrs Eva L Evans and her father. The piece then shifts to miscellaneous items including deafness, a Chinese professor anecdote, singing lessons, and a tobacco cessation product, all presented in a column-like style of late 19th century newspaper filler.
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Jan
Williams
Corning
Iowa
Anne Wan
Sal Mre
Kya L Vans
Harrow
Wilfang
Yaad
Tamelad
la Grinpe
Eva L, Evans
Hall
Lars
Ree
Up-to-date guidance on soil cultivation and orchard care
Oregon experiment station outlines monthly tasks for orchardists from September to December. Advice covers spraying for codling moth, burn debris to reduce pests, store and maintain sprayers, read Experiment Station Bulletins, and prepare for winter with insecticides and Paris green handling. Includes expert tips from J. W. Clark on selecting varieties and orchard setup, plus pruning timing and pest prevention methods.
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Oregon
Paris
J. W. Clark
Missouri State Agricultural College
Ben Davis
Jonathan
Smith
Name Nursery
Ohio wheat injury from sprouting in shock in 1918 bulletin
A bulletin from the Ohio experiment station reports that much of this year’s wheat in Ohio was not threshed or taken from shocks before rains began, leading to poor quality grain that sprouted in the shock. Germination tests are being conducted on station farm wheat and samples from across the state to compare preseason and current crop viability.
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Department of Agriculture
W. H. Beal
Rothamsted
England
Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station Reports Oats Smut Prevention Results
Bulletin 64 shows 1895 and 1896 trials at Wooster on oats smut. Untreated seed yielded up to 40 percent smutted heads. treated seed produced a smut-free crop. Treatment also prevents stinking wheat smut with minimal modification. Farmers may have lost about half a million dollars from oats smut that year.
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Bulletin 64
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
Ohio
Breeding Milking Qualities Across Dairy Cattle
A dairy writer argues for breeding cows with strong milking and feeding traits while reducing antagonistic traits. He notes exceptions in Channel Island cattle and Kerrys. A French economist estimates global dairy cow counts: France 6.7 million. UK 4 million. Germany 9.087 million. Denmark 1 million. Austria 4.254 million. US 16.5 million. Australia over 12 million.
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Channel Island
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Denmark
Austria
United States
Australia
Go round your fence and tighten it up before the cattle
A concise warning urges owners to secure fences to prevent cattle from breaching and forcing costly repairs.
Foul brood disease and bee law advocacy featured at Wisconsin convention
Wisconsin bee delegates discuss the threat of foul brood contagion and urge passage of a state law to regulate diseased bees. They recount Ontario and Illinois experiences, inspector duties, and the need for district lobbying, stressing prompt action and backing from beekeepers. The piece also notes the Vatican’s giant Nebrew Bible and a tongue in cheek final quip.
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Wisconsin
N. E. France
Canada
Ontario
Bee-Keepers’ Association
Wm. McEvoy
California
Colorado
Illinois
Minnesota
Vatican
Sania Tarian
The Family Horse and Farm Pigs Guidance
A discussion on finding truly safe family horses from Horse World, noting the need for sound, calm, and dependable animals, and the scarcity and high price of suitable mounts. Also practical pig and dairy feeding tips emphasize clean housing, proper troughs, copperas in slop, and milk yield vs animal weight with Dutch dairying examples.
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S. H. Todd
Holland
Don’t you get awfully tired doing nothing all the time
A quirky exchange from a Cincinnati Evaulier item contrasts youth sociology chatter with Perry Patettic’s blunt humor about fatigue. A girl costs a man more than twice, hinting at social humor themes.
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Perry Patettic
Cincinnati
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