Foot and Mouth Disease in Europe Warns of Spread
The article reviews Europe's battle with foot and mouth outbreaks through 1906, noting Great Britain and Belgium among affected regions and the limited efficacy of slaughter and quarantines. It analyzes economic losses, scientific views on immunity, and varied national responses including Ireland, Germany, Holland, and Britain Ireland. Standstill measures near Dublin in 1912 illustrate stringent controls.
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Europe
Themasiaa
Colinas
Great Britain
Ireshe
Belgium
Switzerland
Garand
Russia
Americas
Germany
Weyer
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Dublin
Experiment with pig feed at Kansas Agricultural study
President Waters presented three years of pig feeding experiments at the Kansas Agricultural meeting. The work includes charts photographs and lantern slides. The study weighed about forty five pounds at weaning and used corn and alfalfa pasture in summer and alfalfa in winter to gauge growth and efficiency.
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Sweéanline
Piga
Kansas Agricultural A
Waters
Balanced Ration For Horses Uses Alfalfa And Silage
The article explains a practical horse ration by mixing alfalfa with corn silage to balance nutrients. It notes inexpensive feeds reduce the need for costly protein concentrates and warns to keep drafts off horses as they can lead to pneumonia.
Fragmented veterinary notes and poultry keepers advice
Scattered lines discuss hog cholera treatment by veterinarians and compare education in Latin to reading. The fragment warns about neglecting animal care, shelter for live stock, and the need to introduce new bloodlines to poultry flocks. It also condemns bad food and tainted oats as unfit feed.
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Fairlig
Embargo on Wheat and Western Canada Lands Opportunity
Debate on a wheat embargo recalls U S dependence and Canada’s wheat potential. Immense Canadian land reserves could supply the old world and the United States amid rising prices. Lands near rails, easy terms, or free grants offer immigrant opportunities and dairy farming prospects in a climate suited to livestock.
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United States
Canada
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Self Shampooing Promises Relief For Scalp and Hair Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura preparations for dandruff itching and scalp care with cream emollients for skin hair and hands. Readers are invited to sample by mail with a free book and postcard address Cuticura Dept XY Boston. The ad also mentions a matrimonial expert.
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Addrewa
Cutlowra
Dept. XY
Boston
Winter Chills Bring Kidney Ills
A vintage ad warns that cold damp weather causes kidney troubles including backache and pains. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a quick remedy, urges rest and diet, and offers a free trial. A long testimonial from G. McNeely of Poplar Bluff, Missouri describes chronic kidney symptoms and relief after using the product.
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Bright
Dean
Long pedigree dog bites in a tale from Cleveland Plain Dealer
In a humorous exchange quoted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a dealer confirms a dog’s long pedigree. The Lady questions, and the Dealer agrees the dog’s ancestors left marks on historic items including the Magny Cherry and a hole in King Alfred.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sage Tea to Darken Gray Hair Grandmother Remedy
An old home formula Sage and Sulphur hair remedy is marketed as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The ad claims to restore natural color to faded or gray hair, stop dandruff and shedding, and fits a sponge or brush through small strands for gradual darkening. It promises a dark, thick, glossy result after repeated use.
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Wyeth
Garrick’s alleged deception shocks Hackett friend
Hackett tells a friend Garrick deceives his wife, implying moral neglect as he stays late at the office to copy a stenographer’s gossip. In Arkansas, a diamond washing operation yielded several hundred diamonds in 1913, with a second plant near completion.
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Garrick
Hackett
Hacket
Italy
Arkansan
Arkansas
Salter Seed Co Catalog Offers Vast Alfalfa Seeds
Salter Seed Co advertises Alfalfa and other seeds with catalog mail offers. It highlights Salzer boomed strains such as Grimm Montana and Balser vs Dakota, claims hardiness and value, and promises a big catalog with seed packages and vegetables. Mail to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for ten cents postage.
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Salzer
Montana
Liscom
Dakota
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Be Industrious Or Sloth Is Invention’s Grandmother
Old Pompous urged industrious living to a weary crowd at Puddleton Young Men’s meeting. He called sloth the parent of necessity in grandiose tones, only to be undercut by a back-row interjection claiming sloth is invention’s grandmother and noting the contradiction.
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California
Adv
One Definition and Daddy Willis on a Satirical Toush
A humorous clash in archaic slang. Willie Willis explains a satirical toush as the fellow who borrows money and rib-ticks you later. Papa Willis adds a quip about a stitch in time. The fragmentary item preserves playful dialect and cartoonish wordplay from the era.
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Willie Willis
Papa Willis
Puck
Such a Slam I Always Weigh My Words Good Measure
A brief quip from Philadelphian Ledger writers notes a playful exchange about speech and fair judgment. The item captures a witty remark on word choice and precision. No further context is provided about the source or event.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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