Fragmented Excerpts Reflect Bridge Building and Society Texts
A scrambled article fragment outlines advances in bridge engineering with traveling towers and steel galleries, noting U S leadership and rapid construction. It then shifts to vignettes from Collier’s and companions, including a mother reflecting on her children and brief local notices involving minor offenses and court outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Adjaf
Ind
America
F. W. Skinner
Har
Plan of Concrete Sheep Dipping Tank
A farmer describes building a concrete sheep dipping tank to ease dipping, increase efficiency, and reduce stress on lambs. He notes drainage, size adjustments, and drainage pen plans, estimating capacity for 1,000 lambs daily with a four-man team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Coburn
America
Sizes of Eggs From Aging Hens
Under normal conditions the egg producing organs enlarge with age. An old hen may lay larger eggs when she is a year or two old, especially if she is a heavy layer pullet.
Langshan Good Farm Fowl for Winter Laying
Among Asiatic breeds Langshans earn strong winter laying reputations. Black Langshan cock pictured. their strains equal Brahmins for quality. Langshans forage well and broodily, chicks grow fast and provide reliable table fowls. Hatch by April for pullets to lay through winter. Prevent egg cracking by rinsing eggs with warm faucet water before storage.
Remedy and anecdotes fill a rural column
A column mixes health tips with a kidney health testimonial and a humorous calendar anecdote. The remedy blends glycerine virgin pine oil and whisky, while Mrs Elizabeth Wolf credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief. A humorous mishearing of weekday names concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St. Tipton
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Renowned Doctor Prescribes Remedy for Rheumatism and Backache
Potion recipe touts Sarsaparilla and Toris compound in whiskey with daily dosages, claiming cure and vitality boost. Ad claims wholesale stock availability and many cures after few doses. Includes testimonials and a moral vignette about Imogene and Philip.
Pleasant Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Ad praised
An advertisement extols a pleasant refreshing syrup of figs and senna as wholesome and gentle. It claims simple healthy ingredients with no objectionable substances and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product at fifty cents per bottle, with the company name clearly printed on the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Co
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Collier’s
J Brennan
Tom
Brennan
Eed
Ben
Mary
Harvard
Tomawaree
Melon
J. E. Wing
Gazette
Langshan
Agentee Gyr
Margery
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding
Kixka’ & Marven
Hall
Imogene
Papa
Philip
Lifornia
Louisville
San Francisco
Cal
New York, N
The
Barteldes Seed Co
Ron
Mayer
Weil
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Twin Falls
Wizard Oil
Ak Ees
Sega
Thompson
Putnam
Ae Ieee
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