From Forty Five to Sixty Farmers Health Ad
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as a trusted remedy for Change of Life. A 60 plus mother from Morse Oklahoma testifies to relief and lasting health, noting eight children and ongoing use. Daughter and daughter in law endorse the tonic and encourage others to seek guidance from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Orne
Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Amy
Marmot
Anion Raney
Morse
Oklahoma
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Milks Emulsion promoted for coughs and weakness
A patient from Galesburg Illinois describes a two year cough treatment in Denver that failed until Milks Emulsion. The ad touts Milks Emulsion as a nutritious, easy to digest tonic aiding appetite digestion and resistance to wasting diseases with a money back guarantee.
Co operation urged to fight fly pest in alfalfa fields
United States Department of Agriculture investigators urge community action to curb the chalaria fly in alfalfa and red clover districts. Measures include burning standing plants along fence lines, winter cultivation of seed fields, early irrigation, careful May harvests, and using draft animals to destroy infested plants. Livestock help reduce spread as seed pods ripen, and farmers should avoid second crops that fail from pest pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Food Shortage Warned Spurs Home Garden Push
Surveys show a worse food shortage than wartime. Declining production and high costs threaten supplies. The call urges every household to plant a vegetable garden now to grow fresh vegetables and build a surplus for the season.
Pasture Change Advice For Stock On New Ground
The guidance warns that moving stock onto pasture as soon as the first green grass appears weakens the grass and prevents a strong stand. It favors waiting until a good full cover is established to ensure better growth and long term health.
Bookkeeping Study Emphasized In Farm Management
Accounting courses now offered in 16 states through U S Department of Agriculture and state agricultural colleges. One day sessions train farmers in farm bookkeeping under county agent supervision. Topics include crop values, yields, live stock quality and quantity, farm business size, farm layout, and labor impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Home Garden Is Important
Secretary B T Meredith of the Department of Agriculture urges home gardening as a practical way to cut costs. He notes gardens aided food supply during wartime and predicts hundreds of thousands will value growing food at home in 1920. The department offers expert guidance and public publications for all gardeners.
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B. T. Meredith
United States Department of Agriculture
Hone
Wis
Department of Agriculture
Poultry Breeding and Care Notes for Poultry Keepers
The article gives breeding ratios for ducks and geese, stresses cleanliness to prevent parasites, and notes fats in turkeys and geese when fattened for sale. It also mentions feeding aids and suggests using certain wild game or fish as part of poultry diets.
Diamond Dyes promise rich color for worn garments
An ad-like fragment claims Diamond Dyes can dye wool silk linen cotton or blends, guaranteeing perfect results even for first timers with a color card provided by the druggist. It includes odd dialogue bits and stray fragments about barbering and a Berlin quote.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Constitutional Cure
Uproarious claim states catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and requires a constitutional remedy. The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through blood and mucous surfaces, promising one hundred dollars for any case not cured, with physicians free and supplies from Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ontario.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Onto
Brutal conduct claim harms Maynie in quiet town rumor
A fragmentary note hints at harsh treatment of Maynie by a male partner and a perception of irony in a young man’s age versus wealth. The text reads as stray gossip with no clear names or dates but implies social injury and disparity.
Bayer Aspirin Named As Trusted Pain Reliever Across Decades
The text touts genuine Arpirine spelled as Aspirin prescribed for nineteen years, praising Bayer as the world famous brand. It instructs buyers to seek Bayer on packaging and to note the safety Bayer Cross, with tablet boxes of twelve available at low cost and larger drugstore options.
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Bayer
Tandy
Drugplata
What steed was most popular in the early days
A playful quip about the favorite horse of ancient times. The speaker jokes that the likely top mount would be a knightmare of mythical proportions, mixing humor with medieval imagery.
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Raney
Carter
Denver
Maola
Betser
Aliee M. Huntley
Galesburg
Milks Emulsion Co
Tetrs Haute
Ind
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Ady
Dean
Idaho
J. C. Welcome
Montana Bt
Third Ave
Enys
Poon
Doan
Sis Foster-Milburn CO
Sufpalo
N.U. Des Moines
Nq, al
GeIanco
Pim
Maynie
Rene Parker
Paul
Northwest
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs Co
Post Office
Dox Jordan, Minn
Bull
Durham
BuLl Durham
Bull” Durham
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