Perforing Poultry Quarters Improve Cleanliness and Health
Agricultural hints describe a 12 by 10 foot poultry house with hinged roosts for easy cleaning, slotted nest fastenings, and an elevated south side to maximize light. The design emphasizes tight construction, tar paper lining, and dirt pan beneath roosts. It notes cholera linked to dirty quarters, and advises coal oil, carbolic acid, whitewash, dust baths, sulfur, and insect powder to combat lice and mites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Rouse
Training a Shepherd Pup for Herding and Fattening Sheep
Training a shepherd puppy to drive cattle and sheep starts with the sire and dam trained to the desired tasks. Begin with supervision and gradual exposure, then allow the pup to accompany you on a lead to become familiar with livestock. For fattening sheep, corn is profitable but should be balanced with oats or bran to maintain appetite and health.
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Dakota Field
J. A. Craig
New Yeurs
Ali
Burney
New Orleans
Corton
Chronic Rheumatism and Pink Pills Cure Tale
A 56 year old farmer suffered over thirty years from chronic rheumatism and dizziness. After trying various cures, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and reports complete relief after three boxes. Post office: Lorenzo Neeley Horton Jackson County Michigan. Also a light anecdote about onions in dialogue from Judge.
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Jackson
Mich
Williams
Dr. Williams
Lorenzo Neeley
Horton
Jackson County
Michigan
February Excursions With Rail Planed South Visits
February excursions offered by Louisville and Nashville Railroad include Home-Seekers' trips on the first and third Tuesdays for about one fare round trip, a Florida Chautauqua at DeFunak Springs beginning on the 7th, and Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans on the 22nd at half fare. For details contact C. P. Atmore or Geo. B. Horner. The text also contains a light anecdote about a love triangle.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Florida Chautauqua
DeFunink Springs
Mobile
New Orleans
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis
Dr Bell's ine-T'ar-Honey and Lane's Family Medicine
A fragmented advertisement column cites Dr Bell's ine-T'ar-Honey as relief for coughs colds and bronchial issues and Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement liver kidney aid and headache cure. Also notes St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and quips about voice and a grievance.
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Lane
Price
Medill and Magno-Mud Trial at Indiana Mineral Springs
The article recounts Joseph Medill, veteran Chicago Tribune editor, trying Magno-Mud at Indiana Mineral Springs for rheumatic relief. Accompanied by a physician, he reports weight and vitality gains, with a final editorial penned by Medill. Details describe the spring site, mineral soil, and mud treatment process as therapeutic and rational.
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Mer. Medill
Indiana
Indiana Mineral Springs
Lithia
Chicago
Ale Ay Ag Liege
The Man Who Lived and Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Endorsed
Editor Lawrence of the Ohio Farmer Cleveland testifies that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured a bad cold quickly and saved him from consumptive fate. The ad touts this remedy for coughs and lung diseases, noting smaller bottle options and a free Curebook from J C Ayer Co.
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Lawrence
Ohio Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
J. C. Lee
Ayer
J. E
W. H. Lawrence
The
Dr. Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mags
The Golden Mean by Puck Dialogues
A brief exchange sketches a satirical scene where a young minister proposes a resolution while an older minister cautions restraint. The banter turns on holding up a moneybags figure, with the younger suggesting modest approaches and the elder prompting practical limits.
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Puck
Odd cures and quips from old ads and jokes
A mash of vintage ad blurbs and a quotation sample. It touts Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey for coughs at 25 cents from druggists, claims nerve relief from Dr Kline Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle, and ends with a credit line about banking and debt. Contains scattered humorous lines about religion and employment.
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Fite
Dr. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Left Him Guessing About Compliment Question
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal where Chelfie wonders if a compliment was sincere. Miss Figg tells him she believes he is more intelligent than he pretends to be, leaving him unsure whether the remark is genuine or flippant.
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Harry
Chelfie
Quack Remedies and Nonsense Ad Tricks From an Old Paper
A collage of quoted quack cures and jibes from vintage newspapers. Mentions Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey, Kemp's Balsam, Hate's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, and light social jabs about bachelors and society. Contains slang and misprints, reflecting era advertising and humor.
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Hate
Pike
Frustrated Lovers and Quack Remedies in 1900s Papers
A quirky collage from Philadelphia North American and Chicago Daily News shows flirtatious quips about marriage and sea fish, spoof proverbs about Rome and Juliet, and drug ads for Laxative Bromo Quinine, Piso’s Cure, and St Jacobs Oil. Baltimore and Washington papers add witty lines about onions and early risers.
Beware of Morphine and a Woman’s Recovery Tale
A doctor overprescribes morphine to a nervous patient, risking addiction. A friend suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and after five bottles the woman reports restored health, renewed ability to work, and relief from headaches and womb-related pains. The letter from Lucy Pzastzy of Derby Center, Vermont, endorses the remedy.
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Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
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Chicago Daily News
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Dr. Bell
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Bachelor
Philadelphia
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Juliet
S. F. Hardy
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