First Systematic Effort to Improve All Farm Animals
A 1920s style campaign by the U S Department of Agriculture promotes the Better Sires Better Stock crusade to boost farm animal quality through purebred sires. It calls for livestock owners to enroll, supply breed declarations, and join a nationwide drive beginning October in alliance with state colleges and farmer groups.
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United States
United
United States Department of Agriculture
Westock
Steco
Perapa
Department of Agriculture
Jersey
Atres
New Jersey
Department of Accultere
Are Expensive? A Note on Profitable Attatfa Crop
A brief remark highlights Attatfa as an expensive yet potentially profitable crop. It praises beauty and profitability, urging readers to consider its cultivation for income and ornamental value.
National crusade aims to improve stock through better sires
The plan strengthens federal support for state and county livestock work, focusing on better purebred sires and education. It urges elimination of scrub stock, emphasizes feeding alongside breeding, and keeps progress records by county. Local leaders decide stock type, with official recognition for meritorious breeders.
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Ian
Farm advice on pigs and pasture management
The report stresses practical pig raising tips for farmers. It notes water as essential, warns against embezzlement in stock dealing, warns that neglecting foal diarrhea is dangerous and urges prompt action. It advocates at least some pasture for green food and exercise. It also cites price trends for feeds and notes alfalfa yields per acre for two hay crops.
Colorado Expert Warns on Road Materials and Fowl Types
A Colorado Agricultural College discussion cites The Engineer ing News Record noting that selecting fowl types is less important than proper drainage and road base. The text argues against cheap surface fixes and warns that inferior fillings wear quickly, with bituminous patches often mixed with gravel and stone.
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Hlowse
Colorado Agricultural College
Fiat
Repair Methods Mix Concrete and Brick on Roads
A fragment discusses concrete and brick patching on streets and highways, noting careless methods degrade road quality and undermine maintenance. It warns against cheap repairs that save costs but worsen surfaces, urging proper upkeep and proper materials to preserve road value.
Improved Roads in Quebec Highlight Growth and Slogans
The piece notes Quebec road development from 1907 to 1918 with miles of roads by municipalities aided by subsidies. It cites benefits of better roads for automobilists, trade, property values, and attracting homeseekers and industries, while warning that large plans alone do not build roads.
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Sears
Quebers
Malles
Quebec
Bear tale from trouble man in Tennertown era
Joseph Titian, a trouble shooter for the American Telegraph and Telephone Co, recounts repairing a pole when a large black bear charged him. He fled down the pole, the bear clawed at him, and after two hours of a tense stand off the animal eventually ambled away into the woods. Titian, shaken, retrieved his motorcycle and contacted Stroudsburg for help.
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N. J
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Joseph Titian
American Telegraph Find ‘Telephone Company
Stroudsburg
Titian
Titman
Black Bear
Farmer Victim of His Own Dynamite Trap
In Winsted Connecticut Henry Koehler an 88 year old West Cornwall farmer set dynamite at his barn door to deter thieves. He forgot the trap and opened the door causing an explosion that left him with painful cuts to his legs and thighs and he was hospitalized.
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Winsted
Conn
Henry Koehler
West Cornwall
Thay
Koehler
Prison Vault Incident Traps Family at Local Bank
Assistant cashier at First National Bank used the building to entertain his wife and child on a Saturday night. The child slammed a safety vault door, locking the family and grandparents inside until the cashier freed them after a tense delay. The event interrupts a quiet evening at the Merced church related notices mix with local names and odd ads.
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T. Everett
Anne Runtant
First National Bank
Ace
Fire Department
Everett
Always the Viewpoint on War and Career Loss
An office scene unfolds with tense dialogue about worth and resilience. A returning veteran reacts to talk of his injury while two younger coworkers debate ambition and sacrifice, ending with a fragile sense of pride amid silence in the office.
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France
Malasing
Air travel myths linger after war ends
In Yonkers and surrounding areas residents debate why air travel costs rose after the war. A commentator questions government motives, noting the era’s aviation growth and the need to balance money flow with civilian use while acknowledging the war’s end.
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