Advertising farm produce boosts sales via bulletin boards
United States Department of Agriculture experts suggest farmers use plain bulletin boards near gates, neat farm names, readable pricing, and colored wrappers or cards. They highlight parcel post labels, business cards, and farm vehicle branding to attract motorists and nearby buyers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ferewit
Jfarmer
Fair Valley
James J. Jamreson
Melisacesnas Et Des
Parcel Post
Express
Three Oaks
John Brown
Blank
Missouri
Fashionable suits feature daring coats and bold pockets
Readers explore the season to through the thousands of tailoring options with Louis XV lines and long coats. The bold pocket details shape hips and outlines while fur trimming and unusual draperies create dramatic silhouettes. Coats vary from straight slim to long and ungirdled with varied front and back hems.
Learning to Keep Records for 4 H Club Projects
Guide emphasizes keeping accurate daily records of work and labor for animal feed, sales receipts, and project value. It notes boys and girls learn record keeping, time spent, and profits, focusing on educational benefit and precise entries.
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Boye
United States
Home Journal
Swamp-Root praised by druggists for kidney relief
National ad copy notes that druggists have long endorsed Kilmer's Swamp-Root for bladder and kidney support. It claims the remedy has many friends, offers a sample for ten cents, and urges readers to start treatment promptly.
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Kilmer
Rand
Kilmer, & Co
Binghamton
Vassar Girls Bring Back Doll Dressing Contest
Vassar College students revive the annual doll dressing contest run by the Christian association. Each year about 600 dolls are given to students before Thanksgiving to dress for Christmas gifting to neighborhood children. Dolls are lined up for inspection and the best dressed doll earns a prize. The event paused during wartime but has resumed with renewed interest.
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Vassar College
Vaswar
Christian Association
Vassar
Breakfast Table Toast Triggers Family Confusion
A breakfast scene shows a tense moment as a boy named Joseph critiques the milk and asks for a new order. The household atmosphere grows uneasy as a maid adjusts the meal while the father or narrator describes the moment in a cautious, old fashioned tone.
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Joseph
Logs Set Afire by Friction in Mountain Chute
In Washington state mountains logs of exceptional length were transported to a water-front piling site. A long chute accelerated them rapidly. one log jumped the track and shattered a 24-inch tree in its path, though no material damage occurred. Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Washington
Popular Mechanics
Indian Place Names Render Meaning From Old Words
Fragmentary note explains state name origins: Tilinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio and Wisconsin claimed as Indian words with meanings such as sky tinted water or fish trap. Text cites French suffix ots and misreads.
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Merrie
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Noted Complaints About Price Gouging Rise in Public View
A car conversation voices frustration with high prices and profiteering, comparing profiteers to Forty Thieves from the Bible and labeling the issue as widespread and irritating.
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Boston
Principal and Interest What Are the Principal Places of Interest
The offices of the money lenders serve as places of interest for loans and financial services. This item notes the role of principal and interest in loan terms and the locations where such lending activities occur.
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Sins County
Nebraska
Mississippi
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Oxford
Miss
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Gracata
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