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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
7
Thousands of American women sacrifice daily to duty at home. In striving to keep homes neat and children well dressed they ignore pains and suffer in silence. This note honors these faithful women and calls for support to ease their burdens.
Mrs F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs W P Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report improvement from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad claims thirty years of use diagnosing displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and digestive symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Lynn Mass.
American agriculture stands as a young yet rapidly advancing field. Our scientists rank among the world's best, with old nations seeking U S methods to tackle farm problems. A Japanese expert in the United States notes Formosa’s vast cultivation and aims to learn U S soil improvement strategies from our programs and federal Department of Agriculture.
Practical editorials discuss weed control as vital to farming and urge burning carcasses to prevent disease spread. They warn barbed wire fences attract lightning, causing cattle losses, and advise steady breeding toward a fixed dairy or beef objective to avoid harmful breed shifting. Kansas Experiment Station notes caution against aimless changes in herd type.
A Boston inventor introduces an automatic can washing machine designed to clean milk cans lard cans and similar receptacles. The device washes the cans and automatically des tails the process as shown in the illustration indicating a potential shift from the old manual cleaning method.
The article describes cans placed on a moving chain for cleaning by upright nozzles connected to a supply line. Steam and cleaning fluid are forced through the nozzles to rinse interiors, while the nozzles guide cans to the floor. The system operates automatically with smooth motion and no accidents. Yellow rust parasite on wheat infects Michgan Bronze and Eingorn varieties, showing rapid pustule development in susceptible wheat and resistance in Eingorn due to unknown plant toxins.
A farmer’s battle with weeds begins at spring growth as they emerge and race ahead the crop. If not kept in check they go to seed, multiplying their numbers. Eternal vigilance is urged to prevent weed take over through the growing season.
A stated grass seed mix recommends two bushels orchard grass two bushels meadow fescue half bushel Kentucky blue grass half bushel meadow foxtail and an optional half bushel redtop if soil is moist for one acre. The grower is advised to plant only grass and to expect a continuous summer supply of food.
In 1906 Paris slaughtered 56,000 horses for food, yielding about 12,000 tons of meat. Horse meat, once for the poor, is rising in acceptability across Europe as a staple rather than refuse meat for workers. The Louisiana Experiment Station notes bisulphide of carbon can treat sheep stomach worms, mixing 1 drachm with linseed oil and lime water as a drench.
The report notes milk production gains from breeding across breeds, says pure bred females aren’t essential though a pure bred bull is advised, and adds milk production benefits from versatile dairy cows. Egyptian cotton grows well in New Mexico and Arizona, with millions in imports saved if grown here. Also reports on W. J. Monroe’s tiny Shetland twins, one eighteen pounds the other twelve. Bees boost crops and farmer income, and advice to avoid excessive borrowing by keeping personal tools.
Moradabad residents Khuda Bakhs and Shaikh Abdul Ghani faced a roaming tiger at Khadpura. Khuda Bakhs warded the first blow and held a paw. Abdul Ghani forced the tiger’s throat with a stick, freeing the wounded brother. Khuda Bakhs and Abdul Ghani then subdued the animal, killing it with a lathi. The Nawab of Rampur received the tiger skin and sent Khuda Bakhs to the state dispensary for treatment.
John A. Enders of Robertson Avenue Pen Argyl Pennsylvania endured six years of back pain headaches and dizziness. A specialist said his kidneys were fine yet his secretions showed brick dust. After using Deans Kidney Pills his kidneys became regular and he passed gravel stones. He reports no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An old Irishman once prosperous as a Baltimore grocer recounts his hesitation over a railroad crossing job. He jokes he cannot trust himself to wave a red flag when a green one is handy, reflecting on the odd duties and fears of the position.
A Bay City Michigan mother recounts her daughter's 18 year battle with a stubborn rash that appeared behind the ears and spread to the knees neck and face. After failed salves and specialist care the family tried Cutiura Remedies and the breakouts stopped, per M Curley at 11-19 Sixteenth Street Bay City May 20, 1906.
Capt. Deforest Chandler of the United States canal corps laments balloon accidents in Washington. As an expert aeronaut he says inexperience is usually to blame and notes first flights lack thorough training. He recalls a tailor anecdote about a novice who wanted two pair of rowing pants with sliding seats.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney & Co. and Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo. Cure taken internally, designed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also recommended for constipation.
A man chased by three ruffians on a dark night realizes they are after his money a gold watch and a diamond pin He doubles on his tracks and the pursuers mirror his moves until the night prowlers, realizing he is too good a bridge player to bluff, abandon the chase.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen hot callouses aching sweating feet ingrown nails. New or tight shoes become easy. Sold by all sta and shoe stores for 25c. Sample free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, S Roy, N. Y.
A quoted exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mrs Swiftley’s hair as fickle in color framed as a wry aside. The snippet captures a light humorous mood without further details or context.
Report notes the sea depth of 1000 fathoms hosts a uniform temperature just above the freezing point, indicating stable thermal conditions at extreme depths. This finding may affect interpretations of deep ocean currents and isoline patterns around the abyssal plains.
Use metal flour bins rather than wood to prevent mice gnawing through. Wood bins are hard to wash and make flour damp and sticky. Install a tin or metal bin in a place easy to fill and regularly clean.
An ad touts OUR-PIE from D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester NC, with two pies worth of ingredients for 10 cents. It credits S W Ramsey of Girard OH as inventor of a furnace dust fuel process. Pettit's Eye Salve claims 100 years of cures, Howard Bros Buffalo NY. A note says meat prices rise with droughts leading to a temporary halt on Argentina cattle duty.
Dr. Dudley A. Lupont of Harvard advocates compulsory public school exercise as the key to pupil success. He cites Garfield Tea as beneficial for rheumatism and gout, claiming it purifies the blood and eradicates disease when taken before retiring.
An advertisement states that using borax will maintain soft and white hands, protecting them from chapping and roughness for housewives.
A brief item reports cigarettes valued at £6,250,000 smoked in Spain with the government earning £2,500,000. It also lists Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup at 28 cents per bottle and notes Mark Twain’s lifetime earnings of $700,000.
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