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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
8
A veteran writer recalls a New York horse dealer who aimed to build wealth by breeding and training. He describes brutal halter breaking at three stages, with stall confinement, rope tugs, and forced movements that exhaust both workers and colt. The piece argues for early humane methods and criticizes late harsh handling.
The piece argues that pig eating tends to appear in older sows or mature sows with litters, while young mothers are less prone. It notes natural conditions where a mother sacrifices for her young, contrasts domestic feeding, and mentions rock farms with brood sows where corn is the winter feed and protein appears scarce.
Buckwheat, once shunned by farmers, is now widely grown as a quick-maturing, soil‑friendly crop. It helps suppress weeds, prepares soil for grass and clover, and provides good feed for cattle and other stock. The article notes buckwheat’s value as a soil conditioner and as an absorbent in stables, with favorable comparisons to corn or oats in impact on soil fertility.
Letters from Kentucky and Texas women describe relief from nervousness sleep loss and bladder and displacement troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They praise the medicine and offer personal recommendations to other women seeking help.
A list of quirky old English book titles from Cromwell era London Strand includes A Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed Nosegay for God's Sainte to Smelt At and Bigcuit Baked in the Oven of Charity for church birds and salvation flavors. It notes a Quaker Samuel Fish imprisoned figure and mentions titles like Riggs of Charity Laved for the Chickens of the Covenant and The Spiritual Mustard Pot.
A Dayton woman recalls a year of pimples on her face neck arms and back with itching and painful eruptions. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports almost immediate relief and full cure within three years ago. The notice ends with a promotional line for Cuticura products and a jumble of ad-like text.
A Welsh bishop Oliphant and his curate, both in two abreast and tandem, quarrel over driving etiquette near the Cow and Snuffers. The curate retorts that both drive two horses, prompting the bishop to fear for dignity of prayers. Miscellaneous snippets follow about a tiny Devon parish, an Ayrshire farmer, and various urban one liners.
A Springfield man counters his wife’s divorce petition by claiming she overwhelms him with nagging and a shifting temper. He argues she is more vocabulary rich and capable of sunshine after storms, while he feels berated by constant complaints.
The exchange features a bookkeeper asking if the boss would approve a salary raise, and a stenographer insisting she never contemplates such thoughts. The dialogue suggests workplace tension and gendered expectations in a bygone setting.
Dialogue excerpt features Ferdy and Sylvia contrasting expectations with wit about a square deal versus a round of amusements. The text centers on flirtatious banter and social observation through repartee. No clear event or outcome is stated.
A brisk exchange features Madeline-Why and Mra. Benaway returning to a crowded courtroom. The judge notes that Knocking as a profession is badly overcrowded, reflecting a satirical tone on overfilled legal fields.
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