Five Months in Hospital Then Hope from Kidney Pills
Levi P Brockway of Anoka Minnesota describes five months in hospital with heart trouble and failing health. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with addressing the underlying issues and restoring his health, after doctors said he had six months to live. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Monotony of Home Life and Courtroom Wit
A humorous note on marital monotony and a courtroom gag about a Dayton area witness with smallpox. It contrasts wry court misdirection with jokes about many wives and the dull sameness of home life. The piece urges couples to cultivate hobbies to avoid the rut.
Grape-Nuts Postum Testimonial From New York Woman
A York state woman describes ten years of stomach and liver trouble eased by switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts. She lost weight but then gained twenty pounds, now feels energetic, can work longer, and eats freely in moderation. The letter promotes the products as a genuine Postum Co. testimonial for health.
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York State
Gaga
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Practical Fashions Misses Skirt Pattern No 2483
Pattern No 2483 offers a circular skirt with optional center-front seam and an inverted box-plait at the back. Closures at left side use pearl buttons or material buttons and sizes run 13 to 17 years. Materials listed include serge flannel Panama khaki and more. pattern price 13 cents.
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Paris
Paris Pattern No 2492 Child Coat and Cap Pattern
Pattern notes for a linen child coat and cap in four sizes from one to seven years. Details include wide plaits, collar, cuffs with filet lace, teal ribbon, and optional cap fabric. Yardage and notions listed. send 10 cents for pattern. Also a Methodist church note reports union of Wesley Brotherhood and Brotherhood of St Paul boosting membership to 150000 and growing.
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Paris
Methodist Church
Wesley Brotherhood
Brotherhood of St. Paul
Device for berry growers ends runners cutting toil
A 19th or early 20th century note explains disposing of strawberry runners with improvised tools. It suggests bending a worn hoe blade to fit the row or around single plants, mounting it on a cultivator, and using a sickle-shaped blade to trim canes. An illustrated cutter is described to let workers cut while standing upright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Bracing a Corner Post in Prairie Farmer Method
A Prairie Farmer description shows bracing a corner post by bending a hook in a 4 inch iron piece and threading the opposite end. A wooden brace and a wire hooked on the iron are used, with the iron turned to tighten the wire and make it taut.
Farm Notes On Cultivation And Dairying Practices
Cultivation should mainly suppress weeds while stock barns stay light dry and ventilated. Dairying needs a genuine liking for cows. As potato vines half grown spread lateral roots, cultivate over the roots not through them. The dairy cow requires five times as much carbon or protein in her diet to supply heat and energy.
The Sin of Land Murder and Its Costs
The Progressive Farmer argues land deterioration is a social sin akin to destroying a human body. It warns that gullied hillsides and eroded soil threaten future prosperity, with historic land values failing to reflect long term damage to arable land and posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Middle West
James J. Hill
Washington
North Carolina
Straining Jelly A Substitution For Jelly Bags
A Farm and Home writer describes a homemade jelly straining method using a wooden chair cheesecloth and a mosquito net. Build a makeshift bag by securing cloth to chair legs pour boiling fruit juice through, swap bowls, and let the juice strain overnight. All items must be scrupulously clean to prevent contamination.
Thirty Years of Dairying Revolutionizes World Production
The passage notes that over thirty years dairying worldwide has rapidly modernized through time-saving inventions and contamination controls. In twenty years the business has become grounded in highly scientific principles, boosting overall milk and butter output.
Defiance Starch Promises Clothes That Stay Fine
A period ad column touts Defiance Starch as stronger and able to be used thinly for lasting stiffness without masking fabric quality. It contrasts with ordinary starch and notes broad market use claims. The page also includes multiple product pitches and short quips.
The General Demand for a Simple Laxative Remedy
The Well-Informed worldwide seek a pleasant efficient liquid laxative with known wholesome components. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle prompt remedy, trusted by physicians and families. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Dayton
STATE
Ccsaeregeres
Feerreeereeys
Steeseeneee Peers
Buyan Peeebetebene
Cetetdenees
Gookery
South Kensington
London
Eng
China
Shanghai
Esing-Tau
Tien- Tsin
New South Wales
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Klines
R.H. Kine
Arch Street
Philadelphia
George Eliot
le Neat
Rellogo
ALN. K—B
Vla
Kinmionth
Eta DH. HW
Kinmonth
Asbury Park
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
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