The Real Heroines in Our Homes Health Message
A health advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women’s health issues. It urges avoiding stimulants, offers free medical advice from Mrs Pinkham, and cites reader testimonials about relief from uterine and nervous problems.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinklaam
J. M. Leg
Lyndal St
Newcastle
Mrs. Pincham
R. F. Campers Bennet
Neb
How to weed on onions in small gardens
J J Carmichael explains making simple tools from hinges, old plows, and hoes to weed onions. He notes standard tools are too large and describes three improvised scrapes sharpened from inside to skim and break crust while pulling lightly. He claims gentle, repeated hoeing will clean the crop after winter weeds threaten growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Carmichael
The Quiet Farm Life and the Call for Gentle Effort
Carrie L. Dawley argues at the New York State Grange that farming offers steadier prospects, urging children not to fear hardship but to pursue steady, considerate effort. She contrasts industry leaders with wrecks and notes that quiet perseverance can yield peaceful success.
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Hfe
Carrie L. Dawley
New York State Grange
Indorsement of Good Roads Movement Gains Momentum
The Ohio Republican convention unanimously adopts a strong good roads plank signaling party support. Charles F. Saylor notes widespread attention to road improvement as farmers push for state and federal aid, local meetings drive road building, and beet sugar districts promote better highways.
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Ohio
Charles F. Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Potato tomato graft yields dual crop experiment
A Minnesota agriculture professor creates an unusual graft by inserting a tomato plant into a potato vine. Roots feed the potato for potatoes while the tomato shoots fruit above. The hybrid plant stands three feet tall with several ripening tomatoes and potatoes about the size of a large egg. Common ferns can be stored for long periods in a cool place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Minnesota State School of Agriculture
N. Y. Herald
Moving Heavy Stones in Farm Work
A farm note details using a nine foot curved sapling as a coupling pole and a strong fork suspended by chains to move heavy stones. The crotch straddles the rock and crowbars load it, then lift the fork backs to clear the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Arndt
Farm sewage disposal urged for health and profit
The Rural World notes farmers neglect sewage disposal on farms while population grows. Primitive methods persist and disease risks rise as watercourses are polluted. Farmers should provide safe economical house and stable sewage disposal and seek to use waste for fertilizing. Autumn frosts and a cold wave have harmed European stock.
Peruna Promises Relief for Female Troubles Claims
A collection of old testimonials touts Peruna as a cure for female diseases and catarrh. Emma Mitchell credits rapid recovery from years of pain after using the remedy and urges others to seek Dr. Hartman’s advice if results are unsatisfactory. The clippings include endorsements and various health quips from era papers.
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Merica
Emma Mitchell
Louisiana Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Pernna
Peruna
Hartman
Belva Lockwood
Washington, D. C
Col. Hamilton
Columbus
Ohio
F. E. Warren
U. S
Warren
Wyoming
Dr. Hartman
Ae Hartman Sanitarium
Brain worker writes words for popular songs
An odd totemic note mentions a brain worker who writes lyrics for popular songs. It references a judge and a daily railway route from Chicago to California via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line, implying travel or a transit context.
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Chicago
California
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Puck
Dean's Kidney Pills Bring Hope for Kidney Trouble
A Lock Haven Pennsylvania reader Mrs L Ammunes reports trying Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney pain and swelling relief. She notes the pills eased aching backs and back pain after a trial box and cites her husband’s injuries from last fall.
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Dean
Lock Haven
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