Greek Islands Cruise Through Thera Delos and Naxos
A travelogue recounts a sea voyage from Piraeus to Santorini Thera and Naxos. Readers follow cliffside towns Mount Elias ancient remains Delos excavations and a night sail past Syra to Crete Prehoas with notes on figs and cultivation.
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Athens
Cyclades
Piraeus
Indies
Hinthe
Santorin 5
Liex
Thera
Phera
Mount Elias
Messayvouia
Delos
Diana
Apulia
Monsieur Replat
Delphi
Philip of
Macedon
Apollo
Naxos
Cynthus
Isoup
Humen
Deave
Syra
GROW FIGS IN FLOWER POTS
A brief note mentions figs as an ancient fruit and claims they can be cultivated in pots. It emphasizes versatility of fig growth and hints at portable planting options for small spaces.
Low Headed Trees Handy For Orchard
The article explains pruning young apple trees to a low head for easy harvesting and sun protection. First prune at one year to two to two and a half feet, retain five to six shoots near the top, then shorten to twelve inches, then raise to 16 inches by year three. Emphasizes consistent shaping through year four and thinning thereafter.
Orchard Tips for Cold injured Trees and Spraying on a Budget
Practical guidance for recovering frost damaged trees and small scale orchard care. Advice covers pruning dead wood, using bar sprayers, cementing cavities, soil preparation, elevated sites, manure limits, mulberry windbreaks, poultry integration, and choosing the right fruit varieties. Recommendations emphasize soil, planting from reliable nurseries, grafting, fertilizer, and regular pruning and spraying for year round fruit.
Preparing Seedbed for Alfalfa Plant
In alfalfa seeding, start a year or two ahead with a cultivated, weed free seedbed. Corn before alfalfa helps. fall sowing in September without a nurse crop is best, or spring planting if moisture is lacking. Use 12 to 15 pounds per acre if seed is clean, or 10 to 12 pounds with a grain drill on a well prepared bed.
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M. A. Beeson
Department of Agronomy
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Self sowing weed seeds menace crops across fields
Thousands of weed seeds resown each summer including ragweed snapdragon dock and tumbleweed. Keeping weeds from seeding this year reduces labor for neighbors next season and prevents rapid growth.
A Pointed Question on Sewing and Earning a Living
Jean questions whether every girl should learn to sew and make her own clothes. Aunt Ruth affirms, but the exchange leaves the girl wondering how she would support herself.
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Jean
Ruth
Aunty
Cuticura Soap Ad Speaks To Skin Ailments
Skin tortured babies urged to send for free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment claiming rapid relief from itching burning skin and rashes. Offers free sample by mail with book and advises exclusive use to keep baby skin clear. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Menthol Trade Shifts From Japan Prewar to Allies Demand
Before the war about half of the menthol crystals exported from Japan went to Germany. Since the outbreak of war the United States has become the largest buyer, followed by Great Britain, France, and British India. Prices ranged from $2 to $2.50 a pound over the last five years, staying near the high end. Recent process improvements kept prices reasonable despite a rising demand since the war began.
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Japan
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
British India
Freezone claims painless corn removal advertised
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a painless method to lift out corns and calluses using a few drops. The product supposedly dries instantly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and can be bought as a small bottle at drug stores or via wholesalers.
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Cincinnati
Always Be Fair and Look for Good in Neighbors Say Ads
The message urges fairness and to seek the good in neighbors with a microscope for accuracy. It cautions against believing everything heard and urges listening less. It notes pride in white clothes and that Red Cross Ball Blue makes them white. It ends by linking busyness with happiness.
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Red Cross Ball
Adv
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
We offer $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Taken internally and acts through blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price 75 cents. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Joy of Misery and Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Ad fragment highlights home preparedness with canned food and Red Cross Ball Blue white laundry bleach. Mentions grocers and everyday miseries as relatable themes.
Prisoner Returns Fire of Wit as Sword Demand Fails
Tommy Atkins takes a German officer prisoner and asks for a sword. The officer replies he has no sword to give and offers instead his vitriol spray flame projector or gas cylinder as a substitute.
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Tommy Atkins
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Jere
Teclos
Ener
van Bedinia
Geo Refeiy
Moiheer
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Sacred Isle of Delos
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Eschin
Fe Oontter-Fast
Wercher
Pertsylvania
Winta
Island of
Santorin
Sire
Kaiser
Asttumapor
R. Schiffmann Co
St. Paul
Mina
Price Sleat
A.B Richards Medicine Co
Sherman Tex
Ruskin, Tenn
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Indianapolis
Carter
Beare
Corns
New York Sun
Vigis
U.S
City Trust
Shawnes-Topher CO
Ridge
Renueman
WM. L. White
Pratt Bldg
Lamazoo
BECIL
KO. W. Ruckre
Brunswick
T. Norris
BROWN
United States Remedy Co
Hamilton Grange Station
GROVE
Ivor
New York
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicags
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