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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
7
Health Culture suggests a question about who spends more on groceries among men students and bachelor women. The article notes women may spend on luxuries while men trim to lower food costs, with a puzzling verdict on overall allowances. A second item shows a courtroom exchange about a one dollar bill’s circulation.
A BET feature by William Zale exhorts readers to use common sense and steady effort in poultry breeding. It warns against overhyped methods, stresses advertising, hygiene, proper feed like Johnnycake, and the use of trap nests to separate good layers from fraudulent hens while emphasizing vigor and practicality over mere appearance.
The Spatula explains that as an egg ages the water in the white evaporates creating a larger air cell at the thick end. This enlarging space makes the egg rise higher in water until it eventually floats.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announces that eggs labeled fresh or strictly fresh must meet standards, with storage eggs clearly marked. Nebraska Minnesota and Pennsylvania push enforcement, amid reports of two year old eggs sold as fresh. The piece urges springlike housing and diet for hens to improve year round production and avoid overfatness.
An old promotional notice claims Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna are made to exacting standards. It stresses a public statement of ingredients and a unique manufacturing method, urging consumers to buy only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products.
A horse named Caleb served the United States Fish Commission at Green Bay Maine for 24 years pulling a wagon. After a boil attack left him unable to work the Department of Commerce and Labor ordered Caleb pensioned and placed in pasture until natural death. Secretary McHarg called it a rare government pension case for an animal.
A fragment describes an illustrated resort booklet issued by the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad titled Seashore and Mountain with a map and postage details to W H Leahy Atlanta Ga. The text also includes stray quotes about suffrage and a garbled medical ad for Tetterine with a Georgia reference and various ailments.
Mr Jingle writes notes on his cuff during champagne time. A woman asks if he often notes ideas this way. He explains reading them later is unclear, the cuff wash erases the notes, and the point is questioned. The exchange ends with a quiet agreement on practicality.
An old Harper’s Bazaar catalog style blurb promotes Dr Degs and Cool Nights Huckleberry Cordial for stomach and teething troubles. It markets the remedy as available at druggists for 250 and as a joke line about endurance and “the camel” to underscore its supposed vigor.
Buriza Evans of Danville claims a twenty five year eczema sufferer reports dramatic relief after using Hancock's Sulphur Compound Ointment. She says hands are improved and skin condition cured when applied as directed. Also note a note on self made airships from broken machines for Meggendorfer Blaetter.
A regular customer and his companion enter West End restaurant and are asked if they want a la carte or table d’hote. He replies, both, and asks for plenty of gravy, adding a humorous note to the dining plan.
A man from Little Rock Arkansas reported a year of severe itching and a scaly rash on ankles feet and arms. After trying many remedies he found relief after two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment combined with Cuticura Soap and Pills, leading to complete cure.
A brakeman novice on a steep grade nearly caused a derailment as the engineer fought to top the incline. The station crew watched from the cab as relief spread when the brake saved them from a slip back. The engineer and brakeman shared a relieved exchange about the tough climb.
An advertisement recounts a Rockland Maine woman's long back and side pain, claims cure after consuming Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and urges women to seek root-cause relief and write for advice. The testimonial extols safety and effectiveness and invites all sick women to contact Pinkham.
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