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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1915
Page
3
Shelby Connell of Ohio in Farm Progress urges frequent daily changes in sheep feeding, even during dry rations. He argues a varied diet boosts appetite, supports flesh and wool growth, and increases profits, with caution on highly nutritious grain for mature sheep and pregnant ewes.
Practical advice on preparing eggs for shipping to hatcheries. Emphasizes meeting customer expectations, replacing broken eggs promptly, and presenting a neat package. Recommends baskets for 1 2 settings, excelsior packing, and secure, labeled crates to deter theft and protect eggs.
A historical note argues for using summer stands with chaff hives for wintering bees. It warns against outdoor winter cases, stressing the need for weather shelter and sunlit, south-facing hives. Advice covers entrances, snow, and preserving brood, with emphasis on early brood rearing and sturdy, integrated winter setups.
One winter day offers a chance to rig a fanning mill and clean small grain for sowing next spring. Delaying this work is costly and neglecting it entirely is even more so.
In dry conditions fruit trees and small plants must be spaced widely. Apple trees should be at least 20 feet apart, with a row of small fruits between each tree row. Keep outside rows at least 15 feet from prairie grass borders. Deep final plowing prepares soil for heavy rainfall.
A writer in Successful Farming argues dirt roads can be markedly improved by intelligent road dragging. Emphasizes drainage and crowning to prevent mud, urges regular ditch patrols and a shovel as effective tools for maintaining road surfaces.
Farmers are advised to plant alfalfa when the top inch is dry and use a press drill with chain drags for clay soil or moist conditions. Depth should be half to an inch in sandy soil but less in clay loam, and spring planting yields higher stands than fall. The seed is small and short-lived if exposed to drying spells. Also noted is reducing horses’ feed as work eases.
A Roseto North Carolina resident, F. Horne, testifies that after suffering kidney and bladder troubles and wasting a gravel stone weighing ten grains, Swamp-Root cured him. He followed expert advice, sent for a sample, and says physicians failed before the remedy worked.
An advertisement touts Cuticura soap for acne treatment with a free mail sample offer. The piece shifts to wartime arms talk praising a rifle silencer for reducing recoil and noise, aiding command control. It concludes with scattered jokes and a grim wartime statistic about bullets needed to kill a man and bystander deaths in explosives manufacture.
A California woman recounts how switching from coffee to Postum improved her health and energy, noting her husband also benefited. She claims she gained weight and strength while her husband’s ailments eased. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum, priced 15/25 cents and 26 cents respectively, sold by grocers with the slogan There’s a Reason.
A quirky dialogue collage explores why things fall and what it means to search for knowledge. Puns and fragments mingle with classroom scenes and jokes about hair loss happiness monkeys and birdlike aerospace quips. The piece mixes school life and pop culture in a playful, old style.
A collage of quips and cartoons featuring a magnetized watch, moviemaking holdup prank, toy savings banks, and playful exchanges about manners, marriage, art, and cinema. The jokes poke light fun at tourists, families, and social quirks with quick one liners and cartoon captions.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for liver and bowel woes, promising relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It urges readers to buy a ten cent box and claims even children’s insides need cleansing. A quirky postscript references an operatic joke about a prima donna’s high voice and a five dollar seat.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick cure for dandruff and itching with claims of immediate hair improvements. It highlights shiny, full hair after use and suggests a 25 cent bottle from any store, ending with a stray cartoon caption about a man praising his car.
An article promoting Jad Salts as a simple remedy for bladder irritation from uric acid. It advises four ounces of Salts in water each morning for two to three days to neutralize urine acid and ease symptoms. It touts Jad Salts as inexpensive and harmless and suitable for kidney relief.
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