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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
Peruna is described as both a tonic and catarrh remedy. The text highlights Hydrastis canadensis plus cubebs, copaiba, collinsonia canadensis, formosa cedar seed as a potent action for mucous membranes and overall circulation while citing numerous testimonials supporting its efficacy.
A Third Avenue jeweler in New York advertises that wedding rings will be stretched to any size at no extra cost. He attributes this to knowledge of human frailty and notes customers often balk. He claims rings have been stretched up to five times for one man and jokingly asks why not use rubber rings.
Breeders' Gazette outlines a redesigned breeding crate for swine featuring stationary front end, lower side boards with evenly spaced holes for an iron rod to fit under the sow's ham, a crotch support notch, adjustable side boards via chain and hinge, and a securing chain to each support. Two 4 inch boards near the top prevent escape.
The text discusses guarding butter flavor as a value, rising attention to driving horses, a lack of American driving horse breeds, and the importance of unsound grain avoidance. It notes small food amounts favor high quality feed, drafts costing less per pound after foaling and selling strong at four years, and shifts from mutton yield to wool yield due to high wool prices.
The piece argues that horses, like people, have off days and limits to performance. It notes that poor care, fatigue, or grief can reduce form and appetite, and that a horse cannot surpass its previous peak after a decline. A once gamely racing horse may repeat success if its physical condition remains the same.
Timothy should be cut around the time it is in blossom. Horses prefer timely cut seed when well formed but not fully ripe. Late cut timothy suits horses due to better digestion. Cattle benefit from laxative seed when fed timothy cut green. For cattle, cut timothy from a day before first bloom to a day after second bloom for slightly higher yields.
A farmer discusses how stallions require individualized feeding. Oats are preferred for grain, Timothy hay for roughage, and bran mashes occasionally. He notes variations by season and warns that overfeeding and drugging are common errors in stallion care.
A horse doctor contrasts Norwegian practices with others noting that Norse horses have a water bucket by the manger and drink while they eat, whereas in his country horses eat dry fodder without a wash. This implies better feeding conditions and hydration for Norwegian horses.
A home made mixture of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup of Sarsaparilla is claimed to relieve kidney and bladder trouble before Brights disease. The promoter says it cleanses uric acid and waste, improves urination, and may ease rheumatism. follow the teaspoonful after meals and at night.
A New York clergyman vacationing in the Adirondacks is challenged by a native guide who claims a dog following the clergyman is his setter. The guide warns of legal trouble, the clergyman offers a two dollar bill to defend himself, and a stage driver remarks on his own lack of theft accusations.
A Sunday school clergyman asks students to imagine a watch that runs wrong. A boy volunteers that the watch should be sold to a friend, illustrating how one might cope with a wayward heart.
Ben Cary refuses to exterminate mosquitoes near his home noting he spent 32 dollars for screening the side piazza. Neighbors, who heard of the crude oil treatment, urge pest control while Cary jokes about preserving the pests to protect the screen.
A Huntsville Alabama woman who drank coffee for about forty years reports severe stomach trouble for two decades. After stopping coffee and trying tea and milk she switched to Postum and, four months later, says her health improved dramatically with better sleep and the ability to eat freely. She attributes her recovery to eliminating coffee and endorses Postum. There is a promotional line urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
A speaker recalls a phonograph salesman offering a blank cylinder to record his flute solo. He hears the playback and wonders if the recording truly captures him. The twist ends with a vow to sell the flute instead of buying the phonograph.
Fritz Hirschlaff of New York reports eight years of rough skin and soreness across limbs and between toes, underarms, and on his hands. After trying many doctors and spending about three hundred dollars with no relief, he used Cuticura Remedies for seven days and was cured, able to return to work.
In a hat shop Whistler is mistaken for a clerk when a man bursts in demanding a hat fit. Whistler sizes up the intruder and retorts that neither the hat nor the coat fit and a comment on the trousers color. The exchange is recounted in Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree.
A New York philanthropist hired Marshall P. Wilder to visit several hospitals. The diminutive entertainer’s merry stories brought joy and comfort to recovering patients, who welcomed his regular appearances with enthusiasm.
During a dispute Nagget claims he is credited for good disposition. His wife fires back that the issue is not his nature but his laziness to take action. The exchange is noted in the Philadelphia Press.
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