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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1898
Page
8
The Journal of Agriculture notes beets can outvalue factory offers for feeding dairy cows and young stock. Two acres of beets can feed a 10 to 12 cow herd, with beets aiding digestion and allowing more grain without overfeeding. Some farmers use beet refuse in silos. raw beets sliced with a little meal may be best, as moisture requires grain with either form.
Objections cite rigidity but the chain stanchion keeps cows in place with freedom of head movement. Two wooden round stanchions per stall, 18 inch chain with neck chain, rings slide on stanchions, allowing easy rise and lie but limited forward motion.
A brief editorial urges farmers to increase cheese making arguing it is nutritious cheap to produce and helps stabilize milk prices. It notes cheese use rises on larger dairies and low usage on farms with one or two cows. The piece also mentions dairy practice tips and a general caution about milk handling.
A Chicago Chronicle snippet recalls old Squire Jones famed for thrift. A barber and customer trade quips about an elderly Mrs Jones and her husband’s frugality. The tale notes he chewed and smoked his tobacco on a cob pipe and snuffed ashes to save every cent.
In a brief exchange cited by Harper's, Mrs. Ricks notes china's rarity, while Lis Rarity asks why old china is valuable. Mrs. Ricks retorts that durability is a factor, joking that a piece lasting a month is a marvel amid experiences with servants.
A Goshen, Indiana woman recalls severe neuralgia near the heart and a two year struggle before taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits twelve boxes for her full recovery and urges others to use the remedy. The ad notes neuralgia forms and says doctors prescribe the pills and druggists sell them.
Sturgis returns home alone and tells his sister he kept up no prayers during his vacation, explaining he had a truly genuine vacation instead of nightly prayers. The exchange captures a child's candid view on religious routines and family expectations.
A fragment discusses doubts about an effective blockade and mentions military opinion at government level. It asserts the coast’s vulnerability and cites Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation and other ailments.
A fragment from Chicago Evening News notes Memorial Day as a day for boys to run road races and for magnates to stage two baseball games. The line asks about the day’s especial significance and why it is heeded.
Try Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for shaking into the shoes. It cools the feet relieves swelling numbness and fatigue. Cures sweating blistered or sore spots and bunions giving rest and comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c trial package free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY
A humorous Indianapolis Journal quip mocks gendered rhetoric as a speaker boasts of bread and an award while his wife retorts that a woman would have chosen a bread knife. The line plays on male bravado and domestic wit in a concise cultural snapshot.
An old time advertisement touts Grain-O as a non stimulating coffee substitute that nourishes and aids sleep for all ages including nervous individuals and children. It imitates coffee in taste and look, with claims of pure grain origin and suitability as a daily drink.
A collection of reader testimonials extols Dr. J C Ayer's Pills as mild yet thorough for bilious complaints and general stomach issues. Swanger of Texarkana Ark praises fifty years of use and cures. Darrockport Tex reports reliable relief without griping, calling it the best family medicine. Kors Shark Ark provides another supportive note.
Two letters from women in Chicago and Cincinnati describe chronic womb issues and relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Mrs Many BeluineGer reports lasting cure after several bottles. Mrs Henry Dorp credits dramatic recovery from inflammation and weakness after four bottles and three Sanative Wash packages.
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