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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
6
Farmers are urged to keep sheep in dry, well ventilated conditions with clean bedding and high dry pastures. Quarantine new stock ten days, dip rams and ewes before mixing, and use a sheep dog for flocks of 50 plus. Regular daily checks and careful feeding protect against disease and poor fleece.
By B Nelson. Farmers urged to adopt pure stock for better eggs and profits. If funds allow only one addition, keep a full-blooded cock and cull crossbred hens to raise quality layers. Emphasizes high-class poultry pays and urges timely action by farmers and poultrymen nationwide.
J M Drew explains the correct method to uncoil rope from a coil. The rope should be drawn from the middle toward the left to avoid twisting or snarling. If it uncoils to the right, flip the coil and pull from the opposite side so the rope uncoils to the left without trouble.
The text discusses hog care emphasizing cool water always within reach, avoiding heat stress, and that hogs thrive with shade and ample cool drinks. It notes hogs gain from Clover fields and that short-nosed hogs are preferred over long-faced types, with sows described as longbodied and bony. It raises debates on rooting benefits and notes general husbandry practices.
Cary Maine resident Mia Hayward Lov ers testifies to relief from severe pain back ache and loss of appetite after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a year. She reports improved sleep energy and ability to perform household work. The ad urges others with similar symptoms to seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. and assures confidential female responders.
A fragmentary quote from the Howard Courant notes a shift to giving bouquets now rather than after a death. The author recounts attempting polite advances toward a woman and a male friend, both rebuffed, and concludes flowers should be reserved for funeral occasions. Kansas City Star is cited.
Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas credits Dodds Kidney Pills with curing five years of heart trouble and dizziness. At 63 he says he took about six boxes for a year and has had no palpitations since, weighing about 400 pounds and returning to hard labor. He invites correspondence and notes Dodds Medicine Co. sells pills for 60 cents per box and offers additional household hints and recipes.
A young couple recently engaged share a tense moment as the man confesses he must breathe after forty kisses in a single evening. The woman accuses him of loving her less, while he insists his feelings remain but he needs air.
Mrs Simpkins says a couple married after a courtship lasting fifty years. Mr Simpkins comments the old man grew feeble and could not resist any longer. The piece notes the music being stimulating, with drinking and song mentioned in the Birmingham Age Herald excerpt.
A recollection from former President Taft recalls a young woman who met a male friend at a railway station. When he kissed her as he alighted, she told her mother. The mother gasped. the daughter calmly replied that she kissed back to show observers they were relatives, a quip from The Sunday Magazine.
The article notes that perpetual motion remains impossible despite many attempts. It cites Newton and De la Hire to show the idea is unattainable and mentions even the solar system will eventually run down, with some estimates placing this in about 11,000,000 years from now.
A public notice urges caregivers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears the seven signature mark of the product trusted for over 80 years. It emphasizes Fletcher's Castoria as the remedy infants and children have cried for.
A brief line featuring a witty exchange about a punch in a play and a playful pun about milky punch, followed by an advertisement noting cough cures. Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops are promoted as soothing the throat and delivering a speedy recovery, with a call to visit druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative for infants and children. It claims to prevent constipation and indigestion, noting wide use and a free sample offer by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello, Ti. Families are urged to try the product for the entire household from infancy onward.
In a Boston school a class toured the art museum and discussed Aphrodite’s head. A boy exclaimed the sculpture “has adenoidal” because her mouth was open, startling the teacher. The episode underscores how youths notice health cues in education and culture.
A playful curiosity questions whether Cinderella wore flat pancake shaped shoes, exploring the idea with a nod to fairy tale footwear and fashion history.
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