Pink Pills credited for cures across family ailments
Mrs Minnie B Gossels of Uhrichsville Ohio praises Dr Williams Pink Pills after they helped her malaria and stomach trouble and revived her energy. She reports benefits for her daughter nervous prostration and for her husband rheumatism and notes the pills also cured anaemia and dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Gossett
Minnie B. Gossels
Uhrichsville
Tuscarawas Co
Ohio
Noted by Naturalists on Animals and Gems
A collection of naturalist observations notes animal feeding habits with water immersion and plant sensitivities. It also mentions granite as a rock lacking life traces and various sea and bird behaviors. The text covers flower phototropism and opal heat expansion affecting settings and closures with weather hints related to swallow flights.
Shoe dealer ad error sparks shopper chuckles
A joke from Yonkers Statesman recalls a shoe store claim misprinted as Our shoes squeak for them selves. The mistake turned into a lighthearted commentary on ads and salesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Coffee to Postum Switch Cures Mother and Baby
A Kansas City mother details health woes from coffee and sour milk, noting her baby also suffered. After quitting coffee and trying Postum Coffee, milk flow improved and dizziness and stomach pains ceased. The husband also recovered from dyspepsia, and the family now drinks Postum. From Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. The Road to Wellville booklet sold with each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Baby
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dehorning Young Calves Methods and Precautions
The Farm and Home advises dehorning calves aged two to five days with caustic potash. Use a paper sleeve to protect fingers, moisten the end, and rub the horn center for about 30 seconds, repeating every five minutes up to four times. Avoid skin contact, keep calves dry, and store caustic potash airtight.
How to Grow Dewberries by Training Vines
An Indiana farmer explains a dewberry training method to Rural New Yorker. A sketch shows vines trained between two anchored end posts with central posts and a wire run in spring. Vines are raised and laid over the wire and tied, keeping the ground clear for next year’s sprouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New Yorker
Arrangement of Vines for Winter Mulch and Training Wire
The article describes using a two end wire to separate old and new vines and lay the new vines on the ground. Posts can be removed for winter storage, anchor wires attach to stones, and spring reassembly uses the same posts and wire. The method promises favorable cultivation and large berries at lower cost.
Protein Value of Alfalfa Forage
Alfalfa offers low cost protein through soil enrichment as a nitrogen fixing legume. Experiments show crude protein around 18 percent with higher protein in early blossoms and in leaves versus stems. Early three-cut harvests yield more profit than two late harvests.
Among the Fruit Trees in Plum Orchards
The article advises plum orchard success hinges on choosing the right variety and buying from reliable nurserymen. It warns sunscald threatening damson trees and borers as major threats, urging orchardists to study pests and protect trunks and branches while actively combating invaders.
Cultivating Sweet Potatoes with Fine-Tooth Tools
An Illinois farmer in the Orange Judd Farmer urges using a fine-tooth cultivator of 13 teeth or a one-horse harrow with a sweep or winged shovel. Adjust lever settings for row width and cultivate early after planting to prevent crusting. Run between rows after each rain, and bar off potatoes with the fine-tooth cultivator to save time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Orange Judd
Hay Dust in the Stable Causes Bad Butter Flavor
Hay dust from stable bedding and moldy hay is identified as a source of off flavors in milk. Spores from dust and bedding spread when hay is spread before milking, contaminating milk, cream, and butter. Airing the stable before milking is advised to reduce the problem.
A Model Creamery Ground Plan Partners Praised
Western dairy farmers eyeing a new or remodeled creamery get a ground plan from Franklin County Pennsylvania illustrating a cooperative creamery. The Franklin County creamery handles 5,000 to 14,000 pounds of milk daily with a small staff. An attached 24 by 26 foot ice house stores about 20 tons of ice yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Value of well-built wire fences in spring
Farmers recognize the need for sturdy fence posts in spring as ground is soft. Poorly set posts show frost heave, while well-built fences save repairs and spare labor this season.
Value of Forethought for Farmers
The farmer gains from deliberate planning as the value of forethought is often underestimated. Constant duties push him to act without thinking, so setting aside time to plan can prevent losses and improve results.
Injured Peach Trees and Forest Planting Beginnings
Guidance on pruning peach trees after cold damage advises cutting back into two to three year old wood and below last year’s cut to promote new growth and a formed head. Discolored wood requires deeper cuts. Government planting of trees has begun on forest reserves in California, Colorado and Nebraska.
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California
Colorado
Nebraska
Burglar Finds Freedom In Unused Jail Piano Joke
A Harlem burglar, caught by early rising residents, hid behind a piano as daughters practiced. The sequence of music lessons by the sisters and their brother’s violin soothed the thief into begging to be arrested, claiming there are no pianos in jail.
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Harlem
New York
Horse
Bill Sells Billboard to Pay Board Bill
A humorous note from Yale Expositor states Bill sells his billboard to settle a board bill. The sale ends Bills boredom with the board bill as he clears the debt by transferring ownership of the billboard.
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Bill
Yale Expositor
Dodd's Kidney Pills Backed by Kentucky Resident
A Jamboree Kentucky resident touts Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming relief from years of back pain. He and his daughter used the pills with success and the ad lists cures for Bright's disease diabetes dropsy rheumatism bladder urinary issues and heart disease. The note concludes with a proverb about pessimism and optimism.
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Jamboree
J. M. Coleman
Dodd
Bright
Pusheck's Kuro Promoted as Nerve Tonic and Cure
An advertisement extols Pusheck's Kuro as a premier tonic for weakness and debility. It claims it sustains appetite, purifies blood, restores vigor, and strengthens nerves after overwork or illness. It urges readers to mail a dollar to Dr. Pusheck in Chicago for the remedy and a booklet.
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Pusheck
Usheck
Washington St
Chicago
Wild with eczema and other skin eruptions cured by Cuticura
An advertisement claims Cuticura offers rapid relief for eczema itching scales and hair loss. It advises hot water baths with Cuticura Soap then Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent Pills to cleanse and cool the blood. A full set costs $1.00 and succeeds when other remedies fail.
Woman’s private illness help offered by Mrs Pinkham
Promote Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. Letters from women detail monthly pains and ovarian issues, with testimonials of relief after following her advice, urging others to seek help regardless of finances.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mary Dimmick
Capitol Sts
Benning P.O
Washington,d.c
59Th
E. Capitol Streets
Benning
P. C
Washington, D. C
Kerosene price gripe vs whisky indulgence noted
A Boston Globe opinion cites men who complain about paying 15 cents a gallon for kerosene yet readily pay 15 cents a glass for whisky, highlighting contradictory consumer attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promises Foot Relief and Sample
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for corns bunions and sore feet. It claims quick relief and lists price 25 cents with free sample and the provider A. 8. Olmsted Le Roy New York. It ends with a quotation from the Chicago Daily News.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad
Advertising copy touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee from druggists. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price listed as 25 cents. The slogan notes that a dollar can stretch farther than a wagon load of sympathy.
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E. W. Grove
Chicago Sun
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Persia
Mrs. Pinkham
Chicago Daily News
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A. J. Tower CO
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Toronto
Canada
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Western
Ramway
Rake Way
Ottawa
H. M. Williiams
Law Bidg
Toledo
St. Jacobs Oil
Fusheck
P.O
C. Pusheck
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