Porter Church News Health improves with sporadic measles cases reported
The community reports some health improvement since the last note. Mr Caldwell is out, Uncle John Downey and W T Williams show partial recovery, Mrs M M Cooper had Dr Cobb but is nearly recovered, and W C Anderson was ill but is up again. Four new measles cases at M M Coopers, with unconfirmed notes of three or seven cases near Orangeville. Farmers resumed field work as weather allows and new phone lines connect to Whitewright.
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Caldwell
John Downey
W. T. Williams
M. M. Cooper's
Orangeville
Whitewright
Foley's Honey and Tar touted to stop croup
A Bonham News item cites reader Mrs T Neurener of Eau Claire Wisconsin praising Foley's Honey and Tar for curing her child’s severe croup and notes its wide sale. The report also mentions Mrs John Parker’s mother Mrs J G Dillon ill in Washington DC and her visit there with her son W G Dillon.
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T. Neurener
Eau Claire
Wis
John Parker
J. G. Dillon
Washington, D.C
You Should Feel 100 Per Cent Today
An ad explains that bilious symptoms signal a overworked liver and promotes Po-Do-Lax as a liver regulator from May apple. It claims the product stimulates bile flow and lightly cleanses intestines, with a 50 cent price at all Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atall Druggists
Grove's The Old Standard Tonic Ad Claim
An advertising blurb promotes Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to aid the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the whole system for 50 cents.
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Grove
Sears Family Drive to Sherman Monday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs M M Sears and Mrs R Sears and Mrs Aston motored to Sherman Monday afternoon for an outing or visit as recorded in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Sears
Aston
Sherman
Supplying Winter Green Food for Poultry
The piece argues winter feeding should include a variety of green foods such as cabbage, beets, turnips, and potatoes to provide bulk and aid digestion. It notes greens are cheaper, boost egg production, and helps fowl health. Summer grass remains cheapest. grain feeding raises costs and risks digestion. Ducks and geese eat more grass, while turkeys and guineas control insects.
Proper care of farm team grooming and feeding
Dr H Havner of the Pennsylvania Experiment Station emphasizes grooming as essential to horse health. He notes sweat glands excrete waste daily and can be clogged by dirt, so grooming keeps these channels open and improves coat quality. Feeding alone cannot condition a team. grooming plus feeding yields better results.
Corn Valuable in the Silo
An acre of corn ensiled with ears and stalks can yield as much milk or beef as ground ear corn. Husking and storing ear corn adds costs unless ear corn will be sold. If no sale, storing the entire corn plant in a silo is most economical for on farm feeding.
Cleaning Up Fence Corners
A short note on winter work offers good wages for cutting small bushes and cleaning fence corners. Rotted material should be scattered on fields to enrich soil, while completing the cleanup makes the area neat and attractive.
Preventing Rust on Farm Equipment
The article urges coating all unpainted parts of machinery with a heavy oil to seal air and moisture and prevent rust. It notes damp weather accelerates corrosion and that proper housing helps, but oil coating remains the best method to stop rust before it starts.
Monumental Work Advertisement by Canton Manufacturer
Consolidated Marble and Milling Company of Canton Ga advertises high grade monumental work and W CO W W work as a specialty. Offers samples of material and latest designs and invites correspondence at 253-2R LL BE Teague Route 4. 30-4t. pd.
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Consolidated Marble and Milling Company
Canton
W.co. W
LL. BE. Teague
Stean's Liniment Promises Quick Relief for Minor Ailments
Stean's Liniment is promoted as a remedy for bumps bruises and sprains common to children and outdoor work. It claims fast penetration without rubbing and contrasts itself with mossy plasters and ointments. The ad also advertises Sloan's liniment for rheumatic pain neuralgia and post cold soreness with a call to keep a bottle on hand at all druggists for 25 cents.
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Stean
Home Sweet Home Oh Home A Nostalgic Reflection
A nostalgic meditation contrasts olden days with modern leisure. The piece recalls fireside games and neighbors gathering, noting how homes once held family joy while today youths roam for escape.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for deafness
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications only. The remedy must act constitutionally through the blood. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised to heal inflammation of the Eustachian tube and surrounding mucous surfaces. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and circulates free through druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Home and Nighttime Echoes in Walt Mason Verse
A short verse by Walt Mason contrasts home with street life and nocturnal rhythms. It plays on lights that glow briefly and music that shapes daily hours, questioning the traditional notion of home through a wry, observational tone. The piece centers on urban imagery and the elusive idea of belonging.
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God
Mark
Walt Mason
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Columbia Grafonola
Dyer & Jones
Rexall Store
Porter Church News
Foley
JAS. Ff. Ballard, Proprietor
ST. Louis, MO
DR. H. Havner
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
J. F. Lilley
Sloan
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Texas
Home, Sweet Home
Edard Grave
Tonio
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