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An early 20th century advertisement promotes the Register and Leader subscription, touting unbiased coverage with no candidate backing. It markets daily mail options for one year through 1918 and urges subscriptions via post offices or publishers. It also includes medical ads for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, plus monument masonry services and other products.
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Register and Leader
Daily By Mail
Vindicator
Republican
Poultry Nests Made Easy to Clean with Hinged Design
Instructions from H. Schulte in Farms and Fireside describe building cleanable hen nests using a sixteen inch board, hinges on the bottom, movable partitions, and leather strap hooks. The design allows the bottom to drop for washing and includes a front perch and carved intake for hen access.
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Neste
H. Schulte
Self-regulating poultry feeding hopper for constant grain supply
A homemade hopper design provides continuous feed for chickens to reduce waste. It uses a trough with bottom slides for controlled grain flow, allowing birds to eat at all times. The device, cheap to build from packing cases with tarred paper roof, is said to save about one third of feed and boost egg production.
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Boards &O
Attractive poultry packaging boosts fall market value
A dated note advises sellers to emphasize neat boxes to fetch higher prices. It warns dealers favor buyers sending attractive packaging, and suggests culling fat birds and fattening poor ones before sale to avoid lowering overall box value.
Treatment for Lice in Chicks
A time honored method treats lice by greasing the head and neck of the chicken with lard. Sometimes lard and sulphur are used though sulphur should not be applied to very young chicks.
Laying Hens Health and Feeding Tips
Instructions advise keeping pullets comfortable and busy to encourage laying without overfeeding. Recommend two regular feeds daily, hot mash in the morning, grain for supper, and a mid day scratch to stimulate laying while avoiding underfeeding.
Building a 10 by 22 Foot Chicken House
A historical description details a chicken house measuring 10 by 22 feet with a 18 by 36 foot main building nearby. It describes plank and chestnut framing, wood-preserving paint, sod-filled bases, hemlock sheathing, roofing paper, two 7 by 10 inch windows per pet, a three-foot alley, divided pens, three-foot roosts, nests, wall food hoppers, two six-inch ventilators, and a center air opening. The structure remains about twenty degrees warmer in winter, with interior temperatures rising from eight below zero outside to around eighteen above inside.
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Tlon
Lice in the Poultry House
Instructions for cleaning and disinfection of a poultry house to eradicate lice before bringing pullets indoors. Scrape and sweep all refuse, spread ground material, spray with sulfuric acid solution, treat walls and roosts, ensure all cracks are reached, allow time for hens to stay out, then apply hot lime wash with carbolic acid, and finish with a thick coat on roosts and nests.
Poultry Keeping Tips For Winter Egg Laying
The piece advises culling weak pullets, starting lay in October, and notes women excel in poultry care. It highlights best turkey timing from November 16 to January, dietary needs for shells yolk and white, and the challenge of providing clean water. Emphasizes clean nests, comfortable quarters, ample food, and air quality as key to egg yield and disease reduction.
Dr King's New Life Pills and Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims Dr King's New Life Pills ease indigestion liver and bowel issues while offering Meritol Kidney and Bank Nebo Pills from Decorah Iowa for fifty cents. It promises a trial package and money back if problems persist.
Merital Kidney and Backache Pills Ad Prospect
A vintage classified style ad urges readers to send fifty cents to an American Drug and Press Association in Decorah, Iowa, for a trial package of Merital Kidney and Backache Pills claiming surprising results.
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Almerican Drug and Press
Association
Decorah
Towa
Meritol Kidney and Back Ache Pilly Ad
Members of the American Drug and Press Association nationwide promote Meritol Kidney and Back Ache Pill. The ad urges readers to mail fifty cents to Decorah Town laboratories for a trial package, claiming the remedy preserves public health and delivers surprising results.
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American Drug and Press Association
Decorah
Fresh supply of Barbar paper and typewriter ribbons
A local shop announces new stock of Barbar paper and typewriter ribbons, alongside ads for Meritol Kidney and Backache Pills via the American Drug and Press Association in Decorah, Iowa. A humorous anecdote about two friends dining together ends with a parrot resale note.
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The
Vindicator and Republican Co
Jack
James
Harmies a Fad in Ragtime Era Piano Dealings
A quirky exchange about classical music in ragtime days. A magic dealer notes that many buyers keep sheet music on the piano for guests, while a bettor describes watching belated trends and opinions on faking chances.
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Harmies
A Numbered Holiday Farm Publication Preview
An interesting numb farmer and breeder will publish an annual holiday number with colored front-page buffalo photo. The issue will feature practical articles by noted authorities from Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska on feeding problems, silage, and stock breeding.
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Phos. P. Goopar
University of Minnesota
Frank A. Peck
Us 8
W. He B Stevenson
Tow Agricultural College
Lowa Sudsy
H. A. Smith
Universi of
Nebraske
J. H
Johnstone
Fournier
Fearful fire warning and cures in a mid-19th page note
A fragmented item warns of a dangerous fire and relates scattered medical notes. It mentions Dr King, Wing trouble, coughs, possible consumption or pneumonia, and a claim of curing a dreadful cough. Names include W. Ru Pa Bon Wellington Tex and H. Williams with prices and dates implied.
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Gatskills
Midpighs
H. Williams
Foley's Honey And Tar Compound Advertisement
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable remedy for families. It claims to ease coughs prevent bronchitis and is suitable for children and adults within the household.
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