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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1898
Page
8
American Culturator urges abundant succulent feed to nourish growth and future milk. Early breeding with liberal, growth-focused feeding produces larger, longer‑term milking heifers. Ensilage plus clover or wheat bran improves digestion and growth, with grain limited as heifers near parturition.
A method of milk refrigeration described in Ice and Refrigeration freezes about a quarter of the milk into blocks of 22 to 35 pounds, places them in large tins filled with unsealed milk, and ships the mixture to preserve freshness for 15 to 20 days. The thawing circulation prevents cream spread and maintains homogeneity. A cream preservation variant uses a cold water jacket to keep cream near freezing without freezing.
An article advocates a light cotton blanket for cows to protect milk quality during milking, noting dirt and hairs contaminate milk and strainers fail. It describes a fitted cotton cloth approach for quick use. It also promotes bagging grapes to prevent rot and pest damage, claiming cleaner fruit and fewer wormy berries.
Mrs John Tansey of 130 Baker Street Detroit recalls a daughter once wasted and near death from a slow illness misnamed as lack of blood. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, the daughter recovered fully in three months. The testimonial urges mothers to keep the pills for blood and nerve support.
The ex bartender turned judge, elected by a large majority, presides his first case. Mary McMannis stands before him for drunkenness. He asks what she’s charged with, she pleads the copper dragged her in for being drunk, she denies drinking, and he concedes with a approving remark about a cigar.
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Tribune a shopper asks for the complete works of either Wordsworth or Southworth, while the bookstore salesman Huolf Sure responds with polite confusion as the customer tries to recall the author.
Advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute that does not stimulate. It nourishes and cheers, helping with sleep for adults and especially nervous persons, youths, and children. Grain-O claims to look and taste like coffee and sells in 15 and 25e packages from grocers.
A fragmented dialogue features De Witte expressing pity for certain cades and Misa Askens reacting with a jarring line about fear some may grow up to be golf players, as quoted by Puck.
More than forty thousand cases of asthma and hay fever have been treated by Dr. P Harold Hayes and Associates of Buffalo New York. The evidence that a cure can be accomplished is abundant and convincing. Free books and blanks for examination are available on request, and after a case is stated Dr Hagen will write his acceptance to curability free.
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A collage of 19th century notices and quips including medical tonics like Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters and Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer, remedy pitches for Kemp’s Balsam and Piso’s Cure, jokes about marriage and dinners, a grain making tip, and a cold cure claim. Also mentions customs decisions and a Sunday hammer sound joke from the Washington Democrat and Atchison Globe. Includes addresses and dates peppered in promotional blurbs.
Mrs Jenne L. Sari of Philadelphia testifies to a nine week bedbound battle with ovarian inflammation and constant discharge. She details heavy medical costs before trying Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, claiming a complete cure and strong faith in the product.
A promotional piece explains baldness arising from neglect and dandruff and promotes Dr. Ayer's Hair Vigor as a solution. It includes a testimonial from Alderman G J Green of Spencer Iowa praising the product and urges readers to request Ayer carebook for cures told by the cured.
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