Back Home With Abe in a Country Courtship Tale
Abe Wright suspects a city suitor, Brian Montgomery, targets Polly Andrews. Montgomery poses as worldly, claiming war exploits and future congress, sparking Abe to confront him. Polly clings to the engagement while Abe chases away the intruder and drives Polly home.
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Abe Wright
Polly Andrews
Polly
Abe
Brian Montgomery
Waldrons
Andrews Farmhouse
Montgomery
Waldron
Waldrona
Andrews
London
Paris
Congress
Washington
Ada
Mr. Montgomery
Ave
Yurup
Poly
War Chauffeuse testimonial praises durable car from doctor
Enthusiasts tout women drivers in wartime reports while a British auto-maker cites a testimonial from a doctor. He notes the car endures his wife’s seven day weekly driving for months, implying the model is sturdy and reliable.
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Clauiteuse
Car Owner Quips About Naming New Vehicle The Loan
In a playful exchange, the owner explains naming a new car The Loan to reflect a joke that speeds would be harder to blame. The remark highlights humor in car ownership and borrowing terms.
Value of Farm Crops in 1917 Showed Cotton Surging to Second
A historical overview shows cotton rising from fourth to second in value behind corn by 1917. It details corn's $4.054 billion output, cotton's $1.845 billion including seed, and hay's rise to third ahead of wheat, with oats, potatoes, tobacco, barley, apples and other crops listed by farm value. The total farm crop value reached $18.61 billion, up 97 percent since 1915.
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United States
Jamestown
Plymouth
Great Plains
United States Department of Agriculture
Prevent Food Losses Perishables Can Be Saved by Careful Handling
United States Department of Agriculture urges careful handling to cut losses of perishable foods. Keep milk cool and covered, use fresh vegetables and fruits promptly, store in ventilated bins, and can surplus produce. Protect foods from heat moisture dirt and pests to preserve value and reduce waste.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Inventors Show Telegraphy Speed and Engine Innovations
The feature describes a French rapid telegraphy system delivering up to 40 000 words per hour over 900 miles, cantilever supports reducing motorcycle saddle gill movements to absorb shocks, and England experiments with automobile fuel from sugar refinery refuse claimed to beat gasoline. It notes a cone shaped container for engine fuel where the pilot is cut off and the end thrust is inserted to drain.
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England
Slabman Jack Coombs Announces Retirement Plan
Slabman Jack Coombs, veteran pitcher for the Robins, says this training season at Hot Springs will be his last. After making substantial money and achieving status as a top NL pitcher, he plans to retire while still effective. Coombs left Colby in 1905 for the majors and has long been a thorn to the Giants.
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Slabman
Jack Coombs
Colby College
Mackmen
Giants
Robins
Coombs
Hot Springs
Deer Do Not Interfere With Eradication of Cattle Tick
The USDA reports that deer do not hinder cattle fever tick eradication. California experiences show deer in tick-free regions are not infested once cattle ticks are eliminated. Federal inspectors note deer are not the tick’s natural hosts and seed ticks from cattle infest deer cutouts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California
His Mother Amel Burr and the Vigilantea Dream
A mother's prayerful pledge for her son who bears the weight of risk and sacrifice. She offers unwavering faith and the hope that, when the moment arrives, he recalls her belief and the dream she gave with a smile. Amel Josephine Burr of the Vigilantea.
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Hell
High Causa
Amel Josephine Burr
Vigilantea
Brown Sugar Revival In Old Time Cookery
Prof Mary Rausch and the University of Washington home economics department advocate reviving brown sugar and old time syrups in modern cooking. They note dark moist sugar adds flavor akin to molasses, improving breads, biscuits, cakes, puddings and pies, and even certain candle making.
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Mary Rausch
Department of Home Economics
University of Washington
Seattle
Summer Salads and Food Prices From Berne Report
A culinary section details cucumber and fruit salads with French dressing options and garnishes. It also notes severe price spikes in Constantinople with two-pound bread at $5, meat $4, flour $5, potatoes $2, butter $16, sugar $10, eggs 60 cents, chickens $9, and whale prices from $10 to $200 per ton.
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Berkshire
Berne
Constantinople
Swift & Company
United States
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McClure
New York
Chicago
Boston
Farmer Andrews
Inventors
Ege Back Coombs
Libby
M‘neill & Libby
Yonor Boll
Louisvilla Courier-Journal
the Farmer’s
Union Stock Yards
Illinois
U.S.A
Sappho
Marine Corps
Tihe
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