Proper care extends life of leather goods on farms
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge farmers to maintain leather gear to save costs. Proper cleaning, oiling, and storage extend the life of harness belts and footwear, reducing replacements and waste across farms in the South and beyond.
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United Sttes Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
System of Deferred and Rotation Grazing for Summer Pastures
The United States Department discusses a single remedy for large ranges during summer: a system of deferred and rotation grazing. It advises dividing ranges into separate pastures, resting each year, allowing native grasses to mature and reseed, and rotating every three to five years to increase carrying capacity while avoiding overstocking.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Southwest
Washing Spinach Reduces Freshness After Shipment
Unwashed spinach shows nearly no rot under test while washed spinach shows 5.5 percent rot. Three days later washed spinach reaches 24.8 percent rot whereas unwashed spinach reaches 5.7 percent.
Management of Brood Sows for Strong Breeding Stock
The guide stresses bringing brood sows to good flesh before breeding and feeding them rich in blood bone and muscle after farrowing. Liberal rations of suitable feedstuffs develop unborn pigs and maintain sow body vigor.
Farm Poultry: Arrangements for Duck Farms on Light Soils
The guide advises locating duck farms on light sandy soil with sloping terrain to drain droppings, ensuring good water access and shipping facilities. Plan buildings for labor efficiency and future expansion, position incubator and housing logically, provide central feed rooms, and include ample yard space or rotating double yards with quick crops. Some farms use ponds for breeding ducks while others keep dry land.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lightning Rods and Grounding Practices
Proper grounding makes non insulated fasteners safe. Glass insulators in outriggers were once common but may be unnecessary. A well grounded rod in wet earth prevents lightning from switching to a poorer conductor.
Patriotism and productivity in political service debate
A Birmingham Age Herald exchange features a perpetual candidate arguing service to country, and Mr. Duthwaite countering that ambition should not impede earning a living. The patriot is defined as a man who is also a good producer.
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Duthwaite
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Sugar Bowl Suspect in Child's Play
A playful Detroit News note records four year old Elizabeth denying involvement after a missing sugar bowl. The scene captures household mystery and light family humor.
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Mamma
Elizabeth
Detroit News
Aspirin Bayer Adverts Directions and Trusted Dosage
The ad urges taking Bayer Aspirin only as labeled, with the Bayer Cross indicating safety. It claims physicians validated the dosage over 21 years and recommends for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It notes small tin boxes of twelve tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Globe Request At Cin Stationery Store
A customer asks to view a globe in a Cin stationery store. The clerk offers small or large sizes and the customer inquires about the price of a natural size globe.
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Cin Stationery Store
Forties Young Fellows In Love With Her At Ball
A light hearted ad copy notes forty young men in love with a schoolteacher at a Red Cross Ball. The bluing product Red Cross Ball Blue promises clean clothes with no grimy streaks, claiming good results and grocer availability for 5 cents.
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Red Cross
Robert decides how to tell weeds from shoots
A Boston Transcript quip advises that young green shoots in a garden can be weeds if they reappear after being pulled. The remark uses humor to distinguish weeds from desired plants based on regrowth.
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Robert
Boston Transcript
Cheap coop for back yard
Backyard hen housing can be inexpensive and simple. Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise using dry draft free spaces with good ventilation. The USDA prints bulletins with construction instructions available by mail from Washington, D. C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Washington, D. C
The Most Chipper Man Quip Cues Poker Blues
A humorous exchange probes life and luck using poker as metaphor. The speaker notes life is not like a safe bet, while a witty retort highlights the irony of mood versus game. The quip reflects lighthearted social commentary.
When a Girl Setstle a Neck Tie in a Washday Moment
A compact quip notes that when a girl begins to straighten a young man's necktie the situation is decided. The line hints at domestic ease and social cues of playful resolve in everyday life.
Eggs Preserved with Lime
United States Department of Agriculture specialists note lime as a substitute for water glass in egg preservation. Limewater may taste of lime, but can be effective. mix two pounds unslaked lime with water, let settle, then add to boiled cooled water and cover clean eggs in a jar with at least two inches of solution above them.
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Fletcher
United States Department of Agriculture
Printing plant purchase boosts Boston community spirit
The Tifton Gazette praises Boston, Georgia reporters after newswork money funded a new printing plant and relocation, noting the newspaper’s role in building up the town and supporting community development.
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Boston
Newsprint Imported and U S Forest Resources
Only about one third of U S newsprint is made from domestic wood. The rest comes from imported pulp or wood, while vast forest resources in the northwest and Alaska could support pulp facilities if properly located to handle feedstock.
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United States
Alaska
Soviet Army Ordered Into Vladivostok Faces Doubtful Response
Trotzky orders the Soviet army into Vladivostok but the force may reject the mission or it may be a mere string. A sympathetic case concerns a young man unable to pay for a silk shirt from the laundry.
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Trotzky
Vladivostok
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