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Boston arrival seeks top six sellers in town. Farmer Stubblegrass notes choice depends on using for storage barrels or cider. Puck suggests practical use and local wit.
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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
7
Boston arrival seeks top six sellers in town. Farmer Stubblegrass notes choice depends on using for storage barrels or cider. Puck suggests practical use and local wit.
Advertisement urges mothers to check Castoria bottles for the signature and notes the remedy is in use for over 30 years. It claims Castoria is safe for infants and children and mentions that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Philanthropist Jones visits his favorite restaurant at noon and, after learning a starving man sought food, sends him to the eatery to receive a square meal paid for by Jones. The bill comes to fifty five cents for nine beers and a cigar.
Mrs Bertha Underwood of Sunfield Michigan reports a six month eczema suffering on the scalp which spread to the body and caused itching and sleep disruption. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two applications the condition improved and completely cured within a month. Sample offers promoted with a postpaid request.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates over a million consumptives in the United States with at least one third unable to obtain home treatment. Many pose a health risk to families, and most are not served by current facilities. Expanded hospitals and sanatoriums are required to remove infection foci.
An ancient Greece tale from Puck recounts Zeuxis painting lifelike cherries that lure birds. A wealthy pork packer who paid 500000 dollars for the canvas orders a replacement scarecrow to protect the artwork.
Mr Staylate recalls a strained moment with a father who worried about courtesy after he let someone leave without breakfast. The dialogue hints at underlying expectations and sensitivities within the household.
A physician recalls switching from coffee to Postum after marriage and handily noting improved digestion. The ad explains Postum forms Regular and Instant, with brewing tips and serving suggestions.
The Maine Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin outlines lime-sulphur as a substitute for Bordeaux mixture in apple spraying. It reviews resistance among apple varieties, safety notes for Ben Davis and Baldwin, and advises cautious use with resistant varieties. It also explains preparing and testing home-made lime-sulphur concentrates and dilution based on density for dormant and summer sprays.
A historical agricultural note outlines turkey rearing for market. Emphasizes the first week as critical, warns against overfeeding, and recommends warm dry quarters, water, grit, bread crumbs, small milk cheese portions, and occasional pepper. Encourages letting poults forage later and roost at home to prevent wandering.
The piece urges farmers to plant and grow plentiful strawberries each year. It argues the fruit's early season supply benefits the table and farm life, calling for liberal planting to ensure years of fruit and a pleasant rural life.
The piece explains strawberry yield depends on cultivation. With rich soil and clover plow under, then thorough composting and careful year round tending, an acre can yield from modest to high fruit value. It emphasizes soil management and consistent cultivation for desired returns.
Poultry keepers embrace mangel beets as valuable feed. Over 80 farmers plan beet cultivation this year, with one grower dedicating an acre. Beets suit cows hogs poultry and sheep, serving as superior green food for hens when cabbages season ends.
Small poultry plant owners often know feed costs and annual egg yields but lack figures on cost of production and actual profits. Adopt business methods to track expenses and revenue, assess margins, and improve financial understanding for better decision making.
A pheasant kills more insects with a single bill stroke than a turkey gobbler will eat in a full meal. The pheasant strikes before insects feed on crops while still in the egg, whereas the gobbler eats insects after they fatten on the crop.
A vivid travel sketch of Benares along the Ganges describes the riverfront temples palaces and ghats. Bathers perform sacred rites amid colors and crowds with priests offering mantras and blessing water. The scene blends worship daily life and enduring Hindu customs unaffected by history.
This lesson outlines four aspects of the Passover tale and its Christ symbolism. It covers preparation before the feast, the lamb as a household symbol, the need for faith and obedience, and the exodus as a model of redemption through Jesus' sacrifice. It urges sharing the story with children and recognizing the blood as protection.
The item announces an International Sunday School lesson series directed by E. O. Sellers of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. It presents the program as a scheduled educational and religious event for Sunday school audiences.
Measurements of ball bearings on the axles of a New Jersey trolley car report minimal wear after about four years and 150,100 miles. The bearings resisted abrasion almost perfectly, indicating high durability in service.
Advertises Tyree's Antiseptic Powder as quick relief for summer skin troubles including hives poison oak chafing sunburn and eczema. Priced 25 cents at druggists or free samples sent by J S Tyree Washington DC.
A brief exchange questions the reliability of an assertion that candy can be healthy. The dialogue highlights the difference between a casual assertion and a substantiated viewpoint.
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