Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Endorsed by Mrs Fairbanks
Mrs Fairbanks of Minneapolis testifies that ignoring warning symptoms led to illness and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. She urges others to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts and notes a $5000 forfeit if the letter is not genuine.
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Mrs. Praxnam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas
May FairBanks
South 7Th St
Minneapolis
Minn
Fairbanks
West
Gleaned for Housewives Tips on Cleaning and Storage
Practical hints for housewives on preserving stockings with vinegar rinse, restoring silver from egg tarnish using salt, chalk and benzine for matting, painting doors to avoid streaks, and storing silver in tissue paper or cotton bags to prevent tarnish from sulfur residues.
Physician credits Grape-Nuts as nerve and strength rebuilders
A prominent Rome Georgia physician describes personal health recovery after using Grape-Nuts. He reports rapid strength, weight gain, and restored ability to work, noting improvement within weeks and urging others to try the food as a restorative aid. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Georgia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Felling a Leaning Tree by a Wedge and Saw Method
A 19th century method describes felling a leaning tree by marking a fall line C and a gravitation line A, starting saw at C then around to E, inserting wedges at D and X, and alternately striking until the tree falls in the desired direction, with variations for brittle wood. The explanation notes aligning the cut with the intended fall line and controlling the tree’s movement through staged sawing and wedging.
The Busy Little Gopher
Ernest Thompson Seton notes that earthworms are absent south of the Saskatchewan and west of the Mississippi, with burrowing animals like pocket gophers driving soil mixing across the dry west, from Manitoba to the Pacific and into Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
C. Hart Merriam
America
Saskatchewan
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Manitoba
Mexico
Ernest Thompson Seton
Helpful Little Notes on Farming and Fair Treatment
A Farm and Home excerpt offers maxims on farming as a livelihood, fair speech to enemies, timely management, honesty, fair treatment at fairs, and critiques of beef pricing and price control by packers. It urges prudent farming, ethical conduct, and awareness of market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
Developing the runt pig on a large litter
A farm advisory piece by C. B. Barrett from Orange-Judd reports practical steps to raise runt pigs. It recommends leaving runts with the sow briefly, offering a liberal trough with ground oats shorts and corn meal, warm milk in cold weather, and optional laxatives or tincture golden seal if constipated. It stresses steady feeding, milder treatment, and hay or alfalfa when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Barrett
Poultry for the Farmer Focuses on Utility Over Fancy Breeds
The Farmers' Review argues most farmers should breed for usefulness, prioritizing egg production over showy plumage. It notes prize-winning birds lose shape for egg laying, while profitable flocks come from selective culling and continual improvement for producers, not breeders.
Useful Little Fountain for Chick Drinking
A simple chick drinking fountain project from Farm and Home shows how to build a trough with a six by six inch board and a six by twelve inch board joined at a right angle. Attach a bottle to the upright, secure a baking powder can lid beneath the mouth to regulate water flow via a nail.
Texas Cattle Export Plan to Cuba Reported
Fort Worth Record notes a large Texas cattle shipment to Cuba planned for this summer outranking last year. Initial rally targets 18 000 head from Galveston port with more exports via Galveston expected before next winter.
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Texas
Cuba
Fort Worth
Galveston
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Runt
B.B.B
Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Colorado State Bank
Durango
Colorado
Piso
Clark and
Liberty Streets
Warren
Anakesis
Les
Tribune Building
New York
Fitzgerald & CO
Box K
Washington,d.c
Rosebud Indian Reservation Open
Chamberlain
S. D
Roosevelt
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chamberlain and
Yankton
Geddes, Platte, Chamberlain and
Rosebud
F. A. Miller
C.c.c
St. Louis
Katy
FLYER
Rio
Rako
Poole Bros
Gregory County
South Dakota
United States Registry Land Offices
Fairfax
Bonesteel
Bonestee
Missouri
Niobrara
White
Missouri Valley
Rosebud Country
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Missouri River
W. B. Kniskern
Northwestern Line
Rosebud Reservation
U. S
Dakota
Freene Bame
Dick T. Morgan
Yankten
Teapolis
Mort
Paul
Milwaukee
Montana
M. Ritchie
Grafton
North Dakota
Ohio
G. W. McCormick & Sons
Walnut St
Cincinnati
Piense
A. N. RA
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