Macaroni wheats promise drought resilience for Great Plains
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes macaroni wheat as a hard wheat class suited to heat and drought. In northwest regions it yielded well during poor conditions. in southwest Texas it showed strong results. Expansion could add 30 to 50 million bushels annually and extend agricultural fronts westward, reducing irrigation needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Northwest
Texas
Great Plains
Following Nature to Restore Soils with Clover and Alfalfa
D P Goodrich argues for replanting deep-rooted cover crops to disintegrate subsoil and recycle nutrients. He urges sowing clover or alfalfa after clearing land, warns against waiting for soil decline, and recalls a neighbor who sowed only after humus was exhausted.
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D. P. Goodrich
Form of Profitable Feeder by Prof Mumford
The form should be low set deep broad and compact rather than high and gaunt. Stockers and feeders should be low set or on short legs with straight parallel top and underline and low flanks to indicate depth and capacity for growth though too paunchy animals are objectionable. The emphasis on low flanks signals good constitution and quality for profitable meat yield.
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H. W. Mumford
Tomorrow’s Roll and a Good Day Ahead
The note reflects a wish for a productive and cheerful day, citing optimism and a positive outlook attributed to a quotation by Sydney Smith. The quote emphasizes making the most of today and maintaining happiness in business and daily life.
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Sydney Smith
Weedy Flavors and Bacteria in Butter
Professor G. L. McKay notes butter dealers report summer flavors during cry periods. He explains these weedy flavors arise from a bacteria species, changing after rain. A bacteriologist’s experiments reproduced the flavor shift, attributing it to bacterial activity rather than fresh grass.
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G. L. McKay
Lawson installs ten bells on Scituate observatory tower
Thomas W. Lawson of Massachusetts places a chime of ten bells on an Scituate observatory tower aiding mariners approaching Boston harbor from the south. In a separate ruling, the Buffalo Supreme Court upholds the Foot-Ease trade mark in a case against Dr Clark's Foot Powder.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Masgachusetts
Scituate
Boston Harbor
Supreme Court
Justice Taughlin
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad and Army Hero Quote
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming teething pain relief and wind colic cure at 2 cents a bottle. A secondary line mocks soldiers as lacking sense to keep quiet.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Snow White Clothes
A grocer touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a solution to keeping fabrics white. The slogan urges shoppers to buy a package from stores, while noting some people distrust unseen claims and rely on visible results.
Defiance Starch Offer Attracts Social Climbers
The advertisement promises one-third more for the same money if Defiance Starch pleases you. It claims the starch gives satisfaction and will not stick to iron. It warns that ambitious social climbers often end up in hot water.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old ad copy offers a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. It notes a proverb about self help warning that a person who is his own best friend may be his own worst enemy.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Piso's Cure Adverts
An old ad copy praises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments with a testimonial from Ws. O. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10, 1900. Also notes about strict truth-telling being monotonous and a claim for Defiance Starch value versus competitors.
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Piso
Ws. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
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