Doan's Kidney Pills Help Weak Back and Kidney Trouble
Winchester resident David Hamilton reports severe kidney trouble with nocturnal urination and back pain. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing him, noting relief from fatigue and weak back. Foster Milburn Co. advertises the product at 50 cents and urges readers to ask for the same remedy.
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Dean
Winchester
David Hamilton
Cork Street
Doan
Hamilton
Foster- Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Proper Handling Of A Hoe For Easy Weeding
The article urges sharpening hoes to bite into soil, detailing filing technique and bevel width. It advises long smooth strokes, scuffing to kill weeds, and choosing a blade that sits angled for easy use. Carry a flat file, sharpen promptly, and replace dull hoes to save effort.
Keep Some Sheep on Farm for Small Holdings
A guide suggests 10 to 20 ewes on a 120 to 200 acre farm, with emphasis on selecting pure bred bucks and starting small. It advises buying reputable ewes and a buck, noting that 10 ewes cost about $50 and a buck around $20, with 10 lambs next July potentially covering costs.
Sharp ening Implements at Home for Farm Use
Useful tool for the farm describes saving hours by sharpening tools at home with a grindstone. A good stone is essential on the farm and lasts for years, avoiding trips to town for sharpening.
Woman Convicted Under Lazy Husband Act in Seattle
Robert A. Gaffney, 44, admitted to disguising as a man for twenty years after being found guilty of failure to support Mrs. Margaret Galt. The Seattle case reveals the spouse of Mrs. Galt, who married in Spokane in 1910, has not supported her since July. The defendant’s true sex remains undisclosed as an appeal proceeds.
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Seattle
Margaret Galt
Robert A. Gaffney
Gaffney
Spokane
Robert
Conviction and sentence under lazy husband act in peculiar case
A woman convicted under the lazy husband act faces a varying sentence after pleading for an alternative punishment. She admits to being a woman and recalls offering to wear men's clothes years ago to spare Margaret embarrassment. Mrs Gaffney, 32, met Robert in Spokane and swore out the complaint when his failure to provide led to arrest. Robert explains he married to provide a home for Margaret.
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Margaret
Robert
Spokane
Man loses half mustache in saloon dispute
William Mitchell of Carterville Missouri was compensated by Sherman Smith after a letterer in Smiths saloon clipped off half of Mitchells mustache which had been grown for fifteen years. The payment of ten dollars settled the dispute and Mitchell kept the remaining half.
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Carterville
William Mitchell
Sherman Smith
Mitchell
Smith
Entitled to a good road for farms and communities
The author urges farmers to support and maintain good farm roads with permanent bridges and drainage funded publicly. If a farmer neglects a decent road, he bears community reproach, while public sentiment will push road use more than any new legislation.
Cocoanut Oil as Hair Wash Says Pure and Gentle
A health article advises using plain mulsified cocoanut oil for shampoo instead of soaps or commercial shampoos. It claims the oil cleanses scalp without alkali damage, produces rich lather with water, and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage at low cost.
Market Prices From Local Buyers Record
The Star reports varied local market quotations with multiple items listed. Flour wholesale and retail, corn, timothy and mixed hay, barley, middling, butter types, live young chickens, and potatoes appear among the prices.
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NPM
Byatt
Ispaxcassben
COT Tire
Fights Coyote Over Bed At Wasco Ranch Cabin
H M Spencer a Wasco Oregon rancher stood on his bed where his wife and child lay and used the shotgun butt to smash the snarling coyote then beat it to death with a club after the animal attacked his dogs and charged the cabin door.
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Wasco
Ore
H. M. Spencer
Spencer
Optimistic Thought on Labor and Rest
An aphorism notes that it is prudent to work hard and also to take time to rest. It frames balance between effort and pause as beneficial for well being and productivity. The saying emphasizes steady effort followed by restorative downtime.
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Imberville, Va
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Fairfax Alley
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Staunton
J. G. Dunsmore
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Lenore
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