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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
3
A health note urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this practice flushes poisons and toxins, improves digestion and energy, and promotes a feeling of youth. The ad-style copy recommends obtaining limestone phosphate from druggists and keeping this routine daily.
A concise line notes that certain men derived pleasure from mean behavior, reflecting on hostile conduct and its social implications without graphic detail. The remark hints at character judgments and possible cultural critiques embedded in the source text.
A nostalgic ad-style warning touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, liver, and bowels, easing feverish, sluggish, or sick children who refuse to eat or sleep. The copy emphasizes its ease of use and appeal to mothers seeking quick results.
A long-running ad recounts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root curing a bladder inflammation after two months, urging readers to try a sample, and noting bottle sizes and store availability. It also includes a joke about imitating products and a horse show quip.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges pure, well graded oats seed with annual cleaning and occasional smut treatment, warning against over milled waste. It details alfalfa adoption in the corn belt, noting higher net returns, yields about 2.5 tons per acre, and soil fertility benefits. Four key steps for alfalfa stands are well drained, lime if acidic, a precise seedbed, and thorough inoculation. It covers seeding rates, broadcast versus drill methods, and cautions on grazing, with alfalfa improving weed control and reducing pests over several years.
Thumps is a common disease in young pigs usually tied to dietary errors by the sow or pigs. It often follows heavy sow feeding before farrowing and can arise from indigestion in piglets. The condition is a diaphragmatic contraction similar to hiccups in humans but more serious and harder to treat.
An old newspaper ad promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys, claim relief from backache, dull kidney pain, and bladder irritation by drinking water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days. It emphasizes that the salt is made from grape and lemon acids with lithia and is safe, inexpensive, and helpful in maintaining kidney health.
Copenhagen authorities have prohibited women from wearing hatpins that lack protection while riding street cars, citing safety concerns for passengers.
An advertisement promises they can remove freckles and restore clear skin. By using ethine double strength from a druggist the darkest freckles fade and lighter ones disappear with nightly and morning applications. One ounce may suffice to clear skin under a guaranteed offer.
A quotation notes that men claim to consider both sides of a gibstion yet in practice fail to do so, underscoring a bias in judgment. The line invites reflection on how people profess impartiality while holding hidden preferences or incomplete analyses.
An advertisement advises bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap for baby's itchy skin, anointing with Cuticura Ointment for irritation, and promises restful sleep aided by the emollients. Free sample by mail with a book from Cuticura, Boston. Also notes a schoolboy joke about teachers laying down the rule.
A vintage advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as strongly alkaline shampooing for scalp cleansing and darkening gray hairs. It claims the product protects the scalp from irritation and costs $1.00.
Seed potatoes should be sorted to remove bruised or cut tubers. Store at temperatures high enough to avoid freezing and low enough to prevent sprouting. The best seed are firm with minimal stored energy wasted by premature sprouting, and at planting, tubers should be hard with sprouts just showing.
The best spring planting Irish potato is early and yields the most medium-sized smooth tubers per hill.
A brief note states a man loaned a silk umbrella and promptly returned it, reflecting a minor courteous exchange and reliable borrowing behavior.
Dairy cows in milk should have all hay and silage they desire. Cows yielding milk with more than 4 percent butterfat should receive one pound of grain for every 8 to 2.5 pounds of milk produced. Cows with butterfat under 4 percent should receive one pound of grain for every 3.5 to 4 pounds of milk.
An old farming tip advises easing calves from whole to skim milk by reducing whole milk by one pound daily while replacing with the same amount of skim milk. This gradual swap helps calf digestion during the transition.
Clean stables are essential to maintain sound feet and legs and overall health. Proper upkeep reduces disease risk and supports animal well being, while ensuring reliable performance and longevity of horses. Regular sanitation, fresh bedding, and timely manure removal are emphasized.
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect bottles of Castoria for the C S Flotchiel signature and notes its thirty years in use. A quip follows about marriage as a home seeking exchange, joking that a wife wants a home while a husband wants a servant.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It emphasizes quinine and iron as the active ingredients and notes the price as 50 cents. The copy includes a moral line about a cottage love not thriving on terrapin and champagne.
Unsafe practice described as driving an animal with loose restraints that prevent immediate control. Warns that such a plan is never safe and could delay essential actions or responses during movement or transport.
Advice notes the best practice for alfalfa husbandry. It states that top dressing or manure application should occur in the fall to optimize growth and soil health. No dates or names mentioned.
Blood tells a stark tale of lineage and fate as Plantos ascend in heat while lineage tests rise from the soil. A terse report notes shifting bloodlines and brewing tension, hinting at entrenched rivalries and impending reckoning in a regional scene.
A fragmentary item hints at a marketing line about aging and appearance. It references “Keep your Hyen young and you will look young” and suggests a product or service related to eyes and aging. Mentions Chicago and an eye book on request without clear author or date.
Powell says she is one of the reasons why men don't leave home. Judge remarks on her influence in domestic life.
A group of four masked men dragged Dr. C. W. Kimmery from his Allenville home and whipped him to a bloody blur while his wife Mrs. Kimmery remains hospitalized with extensive injuries. The attack followed alleged remarks directed at Mrs. Kimmery, now in Memorial hospital.
London reports 30 woman tramway conductors are employed while in America four of the richest women remain unmarried. Adele Blood insures her hair for 50000. Tokyo arrivals are met by a chaperon. England mobilizes women to fill agricultural labor gaps. YWCA branches total over 350000 members in the United States. Missouri suffragists predict a dramatic reveal at the Democratic convention.
Wall Street financiers remain in New York this season, with winters spent in Palm Beach and summers in Europe. The war and bull market have kept moneyed men at their desks, as foreign conditions lure few abroad and the stock ticker performs gymnastics with high stakes.
A playful quip questions why Russians failed to capture Mush, joking that the task seemed easy and implying their task was softer than expected. The exchange hinges on mispronunciation and local place name humor without further context.
A quirky note suggests Villa is compiling a personal piece while quietly assembling a collection of honeymoons. The remark hints at private projects and a curious creative direction without detailing specifics.
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