Poultry lore from old times on care and myths
This excerpt compiles poultry advice and observations noting hens cannot lay and molt simultaneously, cautions against excessive inbreeding in pigeons, no proven tuberculosis treatment for chickens, best selling window for chickens, emphasis on cleanliness, fattening hogs with buttermilk and corn, cold season roosts, and warnings about dishonest egg practices. It also discusses turkey housing and that turkeys need open, protected roosts and should not be left in trees.
Dairymen Fined For Impure Milk Near Moro
Fourteen prominent dairymen from near Moro were summoned to a federal court in Springfield to answer charges of supplying impure milk to Saint Louis. Charges ranged from watering to adding preservatives and skimming before shipment. The accused initially denied the charges but after evidence was shown all pleaded guilty and paid fines.
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Moro
Springfield
Marine News Of Neighbors A Busy Social Round
Mrs. Louis Miller ill with typhoid. a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. Visits from Hugo Koch, Leo Talleur and daughter, and many others in Marine. Local events include church conferences, Masons banquet, Cubs win, picnics, and social visits to St Louis and Highland. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for bites and burns.
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Louis Miller
Fred Smith
Hugo Koch
Chicago
Leo Talleur
Alhambra
Louis Deibert
Glen Carbon
John Conrad
Irma A.J
St Louis
Marine Motives
Ethel Hertzler
St. Jacob
Marine
L. C. Appel
Daughhter
Gillette
Wye
Karl Shepard
Edwardsville
Jacob Deibert
Olga
Oscar May
St. Louis
PL Buchmueller
Staunton
Edward Hess
Aouphters
Amngdyy
Lidith Reinhart
Frances Thurnau
Des Moines
Edgar Reichart
St Jacob
Wan. Weber
August Mumme
Hh Butler
Denver
Cole
Advlla Wasser
Highland
Henry Gansmann
Wm. Boryts
Anos Hayes
Pearl Hill
Breather
Dewey
Henry Liebler
Godfrey Acmesener
Rena Becker
Karl
St. Jacob Turnvereimn
St. Jacob Cubs
Summerfield
Lena Greenberg
A. Barenholtz
Runge
St. Jacob Masons
Mesdames L. W. Adler
Val. Liebler
Oscar Appel
Rufus Pike
W. Adder
G. J. Buehlmann
Elmer Benner
Fred Sonn
Eva Schoeck
Troy Markets Prices for Wheat and Livestock
Thursday market notes list prices for wheat corn clover hay and straw with per ton and per cwt figures. Included are flour grades feeder products cattle hogs calves sheep spring lambs and poultry items such as turkeys geese ducks and chickens plus butter and eggs.
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Polk DU Cece
Child Is A Great Thinker In Juvenile Logic
A thoughtful girl questions her widowed mother about a baby brother. The child argues that little girls without fathers are lonely and should have siblings, challenging the adult logic with a clear, pointed view of childish reasoning.
Weather talk in English society reveals formal code
Florida Pier in Harper's Weekly notes that English weather chatter exercises social control. People treat weather as neutral ground yet avoid genuine emotion, with rules governing what may be said and how it must be defended.
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Florida Pier
Harper's Weekly
Polish Advocate Steinfeld's Cracow Trial Reveals Gambling Grip
The Crakow trial of Polish advocate Steinfeld exposes how gambling entangles local businessmen in Austrian Poland. His wife kept him under watchful eye, yet he rose before dawn to attend Monte Carlo style games. He even met partners in hotel bathrooms to gamble, under the pretense of cures.
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Crakow
Steinfeld
Austrian
Poland
Advertising Sock Dispute and Dr King’s Cough Remedy
A judge Jones ad dispute ends with a sharp banter about socks and guarantees. The column then notes progress in mail travel and touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung diseases. A customer from Stickney Corner Me praises it after other remedies failed. Huffendick’s offers 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a trial bottle free.
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Uncle Sam
Dr. King
America
Mia
J. F. Davis
Stickney Corner
Huffendick’s
Deafness Cure Through Constitutional Remedies Advised
An extensive ad explains deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and claims Baul's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh related deafness. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, invites requests for circulars, and notes other patent remedies including Dr King's Life Pills for overall health and breath.
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Baul
Chisnen, & Cou
Toledo
Ohio
Draggiats
Overworked Mother Finds Rest in Household Rhythm
Jane and Bess urge their mother Mrs Crandall to rest from chores after reading an article on overworked mothers. She resists, but gradually resumes her own tasks, insisting she enjoys pottering, canning, and cooking while their interference softens. The scene ends with mother reclaiming control of the home.
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Bess
Jane
Magnate Seeks Candidate After Row Over Truthful Refusal
A magnate discusses employing a man in a non confidential capacity. The adviser declares the fallow lacks truth, prompting the magnate to insist no candid truths can be dragged from him. Enthusiastic reaction ends the exchange with a quarrel over trust.
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Cott
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Mentho Borine
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Ile
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H. Huftendick
J. R. Fritts
J. F. Jarvis
North End
Arthur Taylor
J. N. Jarvis
Ft. J. Mins
Lulu Schmidt
Troy
Bo W. Jarvis
Charles Helmich Win, Bohm
James H. Smith
Moritz Wendler
Adam Flath, Jr
Barney Porter Hackmann Bros
Fred Engeling
George Kiath
John Cline
Richard Schmalz
Ienry Kurtz Win, Wittmann
Chas, Struckhoff
Extraoua Faron Promlas
Acme
Turpentine & Hammar White Lead
H. Roeben
Miss Gussie Miller
Yuede & Probst Commission CO
North Third Street
Fae Company
Ake Men
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