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Newspaper

The Review

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1920

Page

2

Front Window Plants and Dew Folklore in 1900s Tales

A excerpted column recalls Mrs Flannigan proudly displaying geraniums in bright Irish green while a neighbor returns from France and decorates the pots with white and blue paper. The tale riffs on loyalty and domestic mischief. A second fragment explains dew’s life giving role and sunshine access for grass under trees.

Flannigan

Its Class In Whimsy And Health Riddles

A playful exchange ponders the most popular steed in chivalry days with a pun about knightmares and a light definition of health words hinging on not overindulging in pleasures.

Alfalfa Weevil Control Through Spraying Proves Effective

United States Department of Agriculture reports 4 263 acres treated in Great Salt Lake valley demonstrations reducing weevil damage. Net saving about 41371 at 1 50 per acre with two pounds arsenate of lead per 100 gallons. Power pumps enabled wide area spray increasing hay yield by 1500 2000 pounds per acre in Utah counties.

United States Department of Agriculture Salt Lake City Bureau of Entomology Great Salt Lake Valley Sevier County Utah

Farmers Grow More Corn Per Day With Machinery

The USDA reports maize output per ten hour workday rose from about two bushels in the mid-century to roughly 14 percent of a bushel later, as gang plows planters self-binders and shelling gear aided harvest. If husking occurs in field and shelling is skipped, production climbs from ten to about 26 1/4 bushels per day.

United States Department of Agriculture

Proper feed at farrowing for hog raisers

Hog raisers who use corn as the main feed avoid corn around farrowing. One farmer says for the last two months before farrowing he feeds ground oats and a little oil meat, cuts feed just before farrowing, and does not feed corn until the pigs are about three days old.

Cardus praised by Leavenworth woman for relief from female weakness

Mrs Hannah Peru of Leavenworth recounts six years of severe pain and insomnia before Cardus brought relief after several bottles. She credits the treatment with restoring health and urges others to try it as a standard remedy sold by druggists. Also included is a humorous anecdote about a Shakespeare lecture mishap with a collapsing chair.

Leavenworth, Ind Hannah Peru Cardus Adv

Eatonic: A Remedy Claims Relief From Stomach Acids

An ad-like summary describes an acid stomach condition causing pain and damage. It promotes Eatonic as a cure that neutralizes acid and aids removal from the body. It asserts quick relief, widespread use, and a druggist guarantee.

Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claim

An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with sworn testimonials of success It claims the product neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism It offers a sample bottle by parcel post for ten cents and lists Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and drug store availability.

Dr. Kilmer &Co Binghamton, N. Y

The Cheerful Optometrist Joke

A patient asks about a headache and the doctor inquires about a clinic visit. The optometrist claims the patient is all right, yet the eyes were not examined, a humorous take from a JAMA anecdote.

Eye Clinic Eye

Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for deafness

Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The remedy works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes deafness. restoring it may prevent permanent loss. The ad promises one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved and offers circulars free.

Hall All_Druggists F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

Unique Specimens and the Tomb's Moral

The exchange features Professor Pate and Festus Pester debating character as the only thing that returns from the tomb. A Kansas City Star quote adds a wry cemetery image about a widower seeking marriage again. An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills restoring regularity without griping.

Pate Festus Pester Kansas City Star Wright

He Knows Best Humor Column Snippet

A humorous dialogue notes social missteps as a host mocks a guest for dancing with Miss Jones. The guest retorts that Miss Jones has not spoken to him since the incident, reflecting a playful yet pointed exchange.

Miss Jones London

Diamond Dyes Offer Simple Gear For Rich Color

Advertisements claim Diamond Dyes give fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton and blends with directions anyone can follow. Druggist color card available and guaranteed results even if new to dyeing. Also notes steep restaurant prices and Roman Eye Balm for tired eyes, plus a quirky line on a young man’s view of his sister’s appeal.

Welcome Relief From the Tortures of Rheumatism

The ad proclaims 3. S. S. as a thorough blood purifier to clear rheumatism by removing germs from blood. It urges readers to obtain the remedy from druggists and requests literary material and advice from the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta Georgia.

Swift Laboratory Atlanta,Ga

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