Who's Got the Money in Western Canada Farming
A Calgary printers feature argues Western Canada farmers drive wealth through wheat oats barley flax and livestock. It tallies crop values for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, noting cash wealth totals over 400 million from grains and dairy and highlights the farmer as the source of money.
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Calgary
Alberta
Bhut
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
California
Washington
Just Like Swine in a Wise Old Parable
A child asks about the meaning of a proverb as a father explains that some men take the lion’s share and may be seen as hoggish in their greed. The dialogue explores fairness and restraint in everyday actions.
Iguazu Falls Compared To Niagara In Size On Border
Description places Iguazu Falls on the Brazil Argentina border as higher and wider than Niagara Falls, highlighting its grandeur and scale. The note emphasizes location and contrast with the well known North American spectacle.
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Brazil
Argentina
Iguazu
Niagara
Stump Puller Eases Land Clearing at College
W P Blain horticultural foreman at Kansas State Agricultural College reports stump pullers clear land quickly and safely while dynamite leaves roots. Dry ground aids pulling. old stumps pull better after cutting. larger stumps provide more leverage. Stump pullers cost 75 to 150 dollars.
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W. P. Blain
Kansas State Agricultural College
Flour and Oil Will Keep All Bust Away
Jay L. D. Crain of Colorado Agricultural College suggests a rust preventive for idle machinery. Mix flour with common machinery oil to form a thin paste, apply with a brush, and remove with coal oil or gasoline. The flour prevents drying, while the oil blocks air and moisture to inhibit rust.
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Jay L. D. Crain
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Eradicate Some of Strawberry Pests
Kansas Experiment Station notes on strawberry pests include strawberry leaf rollers and flea beetles. Recommendations urge lead arsenate sprays and burning fields after harvest, with crop rotation and fall field burning for crown borers and white grubs suitability.
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T. J. Talbert
Kansas Experiment Station
Arsenate Options for Potato Pests Considered
H F Wilson Wisconsin entomologist notes arsenate of lead as a spray option for potatoes but its high cost limits use. He cites arsenate of lime as a cheaper alternative with similar effectiveness, though not yet tested in Wisconsin and not recommended at this time.
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H. F. Wilson
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Cows Hold Up Milk Phrase Explains Milker’s Frustration
The text explains that when a cow loses sympathy with the milker the milking process slows. This leads to the saying that a cow holds up her milk as she resists milking efforts.
Good Milk Production Requires Comfortable Cows
Farmers are urged to keep dairy barns roomy clean and dry with good light and ventilation to ensure cows stay comfortable and produce high quality milk.
Cause of Low Prices Cited as Poor Fruit Grades
The article states that low prices stem from consistently poor fruit grades. It argues that inferior quality leads to lower value and sales, noting buyers adjust prices accordingly.
Feeding Growing Chicks Says Keep Water Handy
Helen White of the Washington Experiment Station emphasizes feeding and constant water for young chicks. A three week starter ration includes cracked wheat or oats with bran and beef scrap and granulated bone. avoid overfeeding dry bran and ensure beef scrap is finely sifted for the youngest birds.
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Helen White
Washington Experiment Station
Poison will hold cutworm in check
A gardening remedy from Missouri Agricultural College outlines a poison blend to curb cutworms in gardens or corn fields. Mix 25 pounds bran, 0.5 pounds lead arsenate or Paris green, 1 quart molasses, with water and ground orange or lemon pulp, then spray in the evening to keep moist. The juice attracts worms but risks harming poultry and other farm animals.
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J. S. Gardner
Missouri Agricultural College
Control disease of celery in summer
Plants may develop this disease in the seedbed and it is most prevalent in early summer. To control the disease the Pennsylvania State College Agricultural Experiment Station advises keeping young plants coated with a 4450 Bordelois mixture. Later the nonstaining ammoniacal copper carbonate solution should be used. Well drained half shaded fields seem to suffer less than others.
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Pennsylvania State College Agricultural Experiment Station
Careless Feeding Causes Trouble for Chicks
Feeding chicks spoiled or musty feed leads to digestive troubles and canker. The article warns against lax handling and storage, noting health issues rise with poor feeding practices and hygiene.
Planting Pear Trees
Dwarf pear trees should have two thirds of the length of each branch cut off when planted.
It Pays to Spray
A compact note asserts spraying is profitable, suggesting clear advantages and routine benefits. The fragment implies agricultural or gardening context and frames spraying as a favorable practice.
True Ministry is Love That Fulfills Every Gift
A temperance lesson on spiritual gifts from Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 12 13 emphasizes that all believers have a ministry energized by the Holy Spirit and that love alone gives value to any gift. Paul lists love's manifestations and argues love endures beyond prophecy tongues and knowledge, concluding that faith hope and especially love remain.
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Paul
Corinth
J. H. Jowett
Eis
God
Bane Eternal Notes Summer Glamour and Shine
A city journalist comments on summer vanity noting that keeping shine off the nose is a delicate challenge for plainly dressed women. The remark reflects observational humor about sun, skin, and social appearance in warm weather.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Iron claiming malaria relief and immune support. A quoted New York Tribune piece recounts a witty exchange about marriage plans involving Colquitt and Prendergast discussing a young graduate.
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GROVE
Cuticura Ad Promises Instant Relief For Itchy Skin
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for quick relief from itching burning and disfiguring skin troubles. It claims instant relief and speedy healing often when other remedies fail and offers a free sample by mail with a book.
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Dept. L
Boston
Scientist Witnesses Mov ing Pictures On Farm
A camera man from a film company explains he was recording moving pictures on the farmer's land. The farmer asks about workers in motion and comments that science is a wonderful thing.
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Middle States
Husband Refuses House Tidy Request Over Telegraphed Queries
Mrs Jones plans a two week trip. Her husband asks one favor to not tidy the house before she goes. She asks why and he jokes about the high cost of telegrams to locate items.
Footwork movement bets on dancing lessons
Hyker-Shuffies unveils a money making plan centered on dance instruction. Pyker-So explains the venture aims to attract clients seeking stylish steps, promising widespread appeal as a stylish business.
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Hyker
Shuffies
Pyker
Knicker and Bocker Phonograph Joke on Fishing Trip
Comic exchange about phono graph use while fishing. Bocker explains he takes it to keep it quiet, Knicker questions purpose. Ad text also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent and a vague Peace slogan.
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Aev
Free Rheumatism Book Offer by Jesse A. Case
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a free book on the causes and cures of rheumatism and neuritis. It offers the booklet at no cost and lists Jesse A. Case of Brockton Mass as the contact.
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Jesse A. Case
Dept. C. W. Brockton
Mass
Adv
Charity Begins at Home Punchline from Billy Sunday
A Washington Star anecdote recounts Billy Sunday on a Frenton train advising a noisy drinker about temperance. After the sermon the man offered a punch, and Sunday replied that charity begins at home and never give away what you want yourself.
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Billy Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Frenton
Washington Star
Cal Clay and Calhoun Quip Recalls Chicken Loot Bust
Bishop Conrad cites Cal Clay in Newport News dinner remarks about sins and hypocrisy. The anecdotes recount Calhoun denying theft charges with a humorous line about chickens and the law.
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Bishop Conrad
Newport News
Cal Clay
Cal
Calhoun
Douglas
Woman Faces Danger From Garter Snake
A resident descended to the cellar for a jar of pickled watermelon rind and found a garter snake coiled on the floor. She defended herself with a mop a hoe handle an old flatiron an empty crock and a board from a fruit shelf to kill the reptile.
Askitt-Did young Dodge inherit anything from his father
Noitt-Yes, I believe he inherited the old man's desire to avoid work.
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Askitt
Young Dodge
Noitt
Wished Him Well
John G. Zepp recalls a funeral oration overheard by friends. The preacher in a silk hat white vest and Prince Albert coat blessed the corpse pallbearers family mourners neighbors and finally prayed for Mistah Miller the undertaker and his business to prosper.
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John G. Zepp
Circuit Court
Jack
Prince Albert
Mistah Miller
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Druggist's Odd Mix Up With Fancy Perfume Atomizers
An amateur poultryman received a shipment of perfume atomizers for holiday sales. After testing them on friends he went home to his hens and found fur in a nest, the fur belonging to a willow pussy in full vigor. He rued the foolish comments of peers who spoke of faunal atomizers.
There Are Only Seven Jokes in the World
A witty remark cites a belief in seven jokes worldwide and contrasts it with a legislature’s performance, suggesting the body offers more humor than truth in its proceedings. The quip appears as a social commentary published by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Corner grocer rumored to short customers on sugar
A reader asserts the local grocer Gyer sells a 25 pound sack given as sugar while another asks for proof. The exchange shifts to caution about meeting sailing ships by chartering a tug.
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Gyer
Myer
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