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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
8
Agricultural notes describe queen, drone, and worker bees, detailing roles, anatomy, and nutrition. Workers are undeveloped females performing hive tasks while drones only procreate and the queen lays eggs. Pollen collection, wax production, and nectar processing are outlined with emphasis on how nutrition shapes bee development and colony growth.
The article notes beans rust when cultivated with wet leaves and soil sticks to them. It warns potato leaves may be damaged by cultivation in wet conditions, especially late growth. It advises letting the cultivator idle during rain to avoid harming crops and emphasizes weeds die better on dry soil. It also mentions wind and frost effects on low-headed trees.
The article corrects common beliefs about sheep diseases and care. It explains scab is caused by a living mite, not exposure, and warns against relying on feeding sulphur as a cure or preventive. It discourages moon-based shearing myths, stresses water quality, and notes internal parasites like flukes can arise from poor drinking water.
An illustrated homemade apparatus aids skinning and dressing of beef on the farm. It uses a stout pole supported by a forked frame, ropes and iron hooks to lift and hold the carcass at adjustable heights. The design also suits hogs and sheep and can be built with simple timbers, ropes, and rings.
A Louisville man identified as A J Nicholson testifies that after years of severe muscular rheumatism and bone tuberculosis he found relief from Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes a dramatic recovery after trying multiple boxes, credits the pills with eliminating rigidity and pain, and notes the doctor corroborated his condition. The ad promotes Pink Pills as blood and nerve restorers, sold at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50.
A fragmented ad style item cites Byrup of Figs to cleanse the system and relieve constipation while claiming health benefits for kidneys liver and bowels. It adds quips about marriage and money, mentions Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike s Toothache Drops as quick cures.
Ostarrh cannot be cured with 1600aL applications they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood and constitutional disease. To cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. It was prescribed by a leading physician and is a preservative. Composed of tonics and blood purifiers, it is said to produce cures. Send for testimonials. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Sold by druggists. Price 75 cents.
A whimsical fragment shows a young man atop a mountain pulling out a watch. He proclaims that if the sun does not rise within one minute and nine seconds, it will be late. The piece plays on strict timeliness and playful irony.
A noisy collage of vintage ads and quack cures includes No-To-Bac promises of quitting tobacco with over 400,000 cures and a guarantee from a Chicago New York distributor, Pisos Cure for Consumption praised in a testimonial, and several humorous or miscellaneous lines from newspapers. The passage features product pitches, a proverb, and a common cold claim in abbreviated forms.
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