Kidney pills story and schoolyard humor wax classic
A fragment from an old paper features John A Enders praising Dean's Kidney Pills after years of back pain and kidney sediment. It shifts to a humor column with a Sunday school teacher queried by sharp pupils and a Wiseacre child Rosie’s quip about Adam’s creation.
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John A. Enders
Robertson Avenue
Pen Argyl
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Adam
God
Little Rose
Betty
Rosie
Two-Year Larceny Man Breaks Down in City Court
A prisoner sentenced to two years for larceny sobs in the city court pen as the seven-year bigamy convict next to him sniffs and jokes about leaving his wife and two children amid the sentencing day mood. Jack Cremer recounts the scene in Everybody's.
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Pen
Learly
Jack” Cremer
Postum Helped Cleveland Grocer Over Coffee Nerves
A Cleveland grocer touts Postum Food Coffee after abandoning coffee. He describes prior nervousness and poor appetite, says switching to Postum improved his nerves and digestion, and recommends others with nervous or stomach troubles quit coffee. The letter ends inviting readers to try Postum.
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Cleveland
Wellville
Hog Sorting Chutes Described by Practical Farmer
A Wallace's Farmer correspondent details a hog sorting chute used for sorting hogs dipping hogs and vaccinating calves. The system stages hogs from yard L through gate B into C D dividing into yards M and N with a lever at I controlling flow. A catch pen A holds 50 to 80 hogs and up to seven or eight hundred hogs can be processed in three or four hours.
Exercise for Brood Sow in Summer Time
The brood sow should receive ample exercise year round to build muscle and a strong heart. Confinement produces fat and weak offspring, so provide access to bright sunlight and pure air in a dust-free pasture or dry lot to promote vigor and prolificacy.
Hogs Rooting In Barnyard Practice Questioned
Hog raisers debate letting hogs root in barnyard manure arguing exercise and manure improvement but warned manure carries tuberculosis germs and hogs are highly susceptible. Experts advise using clean soil for rooting and foraging to avoid disease risk.
Hand Sheep Shearing Methods Compared in Detail
Two methods named long and round are described for hand shearing sheep. The long method begins at the head and throat, proceeding to the neck and shoulder blade, then sides and buttocks, with careful, continuous cutting. The round method shaves from brisket to belly, then across the body and neck, with lines at right angles to a top line, leaving a zebralike fleece. An expert avoids re-cutting and keeps the wool undisturbed once severed.
Dipping Vats For Sheep On The Farm
A farmer describes dipping sheep using steel vats for better wool absorption. He recalls building a wooden vat previously, notes steel durability, and cites dipping lambs at five to six weeks old after ewes lamb. He mentions using standard dips and timing to destroy ticks passing from ewes to lambs.
Four Horses Abreast Driving Method Shown
A Prairie Farmer illustrated guide shows an easy method to drive four horses abreast. Tie the two middle horses together and thread a rein from the outside horse through its home ring to the buckle, then tie the outside horse to the next horse. This setup reportedly guides four horses as easily as two.
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Saya
Here, nurse and Jimmie Hawkshaw protect her
A playful scene shows a nurse explaining that Jimmie Hawkshaw the detective is her protector from kidnappers, describing how EF employs him to guard her. The dialogue hints at an affectionate bond and a lighthearted neighborhood dynamic.
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Jimmie Hawkshaw
Severe hemorrhoids and self treatment claims from 1907
An 80 year old recounts a long battle with piles bleeding and eczema, crediting Cuticura soap ointment and pills plus injections for recovery after a month of treatment and ongoing care. The clipping mixes ads and anecdotes about memory, starch, pie mix, teething syrup, and cigars in a chaotic collage.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N
Apr.l 6
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Senna Ad by California Fig Syrup Co
The well informed demand a simple pleasant and efficient liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna known for wholesome gentle and prompt effect. Buy only the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co offered at fifty cents per bottle by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Wealthy dust contractor joins society through visiting card trickery
Ephraim Newrich, a prosperous dust contractor, seeks social rise by exploiting ornate visiting cards. A friend edits his card to "I Own 23 Houses," and soon a servant delivers a card bearing the boast and address of Ephraim Newrich, revealing a scheme to gain elite access. In parallel, Lady Ernestine Hunt, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ailesbury, runs a vast Calgary horse ranch spanning about 40,000 acres.
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Harald de Vere
Jona House
Portsmouth Square
de Vere
Ephraim Newrich
Longan
Ernestine Hunt
Marquis of Ailesbury
Calgary
Alberta
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Cure
An old advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for hot sweaty feet with a 25 cent price and trial pack. It mentions the product sold by pharmacists and warns against substitutes. Also references Garfield Tea for rheumatism and gout and quotes Longfellow.
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Allen
Olmsted
Roy
Respecting the sources of wealth in hog country
A passage from The Interpreter in The American Magazine recalls a western father who earned a great fortune in pork packing and taught his children to salute hogs on the road. He urged respect for wealth, preferring humble acknowledgment over pride, as he walked with his family.
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Rochester
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Mr. Newrich
M. Rodin
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Garfield
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Guarat
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Wishington
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Washington, DC
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Erent
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