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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
3
Article describes the Mamman-Meskhatin petrified waterfall in Algeria near Constantine. Formed by calcareous deposits from mineral springs at 5 C, the stone cascade resembles a moving wall of water. Legends say Allah petrified the tribe as punishment. at night the stone dwellers regain shape.
The Indian Runner is small yet prolific, laying white eggs and reaching market size in about 12 weeks. Hotels pay high prices for ducklings, while growers should manage drakes to eight per group, provide a simple coop, use ground or cooked grain, and feed a mix of vegetables, cornmeal, bran, beef scraps, and clover with moistened grain for best results.
The report notes 25 percent of last year’s mares bred to jacks with strong demand for mules. Prices reach up to 125 dollars at weaning. Breeding pressure could shrink breeding mares for mule operations as mares are valued higher than geldings and mule raising strains mares.
The extract offers practical guidance for livestock and dairy operations. It warns that sour swill causes scours in hogs, advises shelter for young pigs, cautions against cheap salt in butter, urges choosing few good cows, stresses clean hides, and recommends succulent feed for sheep. It also covers preventing losses in dairying, handling lambs, avoiding scrub bulls, encouraging good feed efficiency, and notes remedies for constipation in sheep along with lice control and fodder improvement.
A farmer demonstrates a simple concrete mixer made from readily available parts. The device uses boards for the mixing box and repurposed gears from a manure spreader and corn planters. Water comes via a belted barrel, and a surplus gas engine drives the operation. The builder emphasizes thrift and practical skill.
Farmers warned that sheep kept in damp places, especially at night, are prone to foot rot and hoof diseases. If infection occurs, treatment with a camphor turpentine solution mixed with water and given as a tablespoonful doses two to three times daily may cure the ailment.
A dated advertisement warns parents to buy King's Diarrhoea and Dysentery Cordial for impending bowel illnesses. It claims a half bottle cured a worker at Fuller’s in N C and cites 25 cents per bottle with testimonials available on request. Also notes a political anecdote about Representative Solomon Prouty chewing gum to quit smoking after a physician advised replacement.
T W Henderson of Baltimore reports severe eczema from a sprained ankle, treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says the skin condition healed in about two months after following the product directions and bandaging the ankle. Cuticura advertised with a world reach and sample offer.
An old testimonial style ad extols Dr Porter’s granulated elixirs and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowel relief. It praises self reliance and charitable acts as virtue.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for women entering the critical change of life. It cites symptoms such as hot flashes dizziness headaches and melancholia and features testimonials from Mrs Henry Heavilin Cadiz Ohio Mrs Edward Hilbert Fleetwood Pa and Mrs F P Mullendore Munford Alabama praising relief and safety. The notice invites readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Massachusetts.
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