Plants Improve Main Highways Nationwide Beautification Push
The act authorizes federal subsidies to halve the cost of wayside planting along federal aid roads, boosting efforts by women’s clubs and other groups. Massachusetts showcases roadside beautification with native trees shrubs and flowers, using state funding and a Palmer nursery to train crews. Public land along highways for parks and parkways is urged to improve roadside aesthetics nationwide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Massachusetts Department of Public Works
Highway and Forestry Departments
Massachusetts Department
Highway Department
Massachusetts
Palmer
Bureau
Losses from Roup Outbreak in Poultry Farm Report
A University of Arkansas study shows an outbreak of roup caused a year of profit loss totaling 2425.58 dollars with each bird devalued by 1.47 dollars. Dr. J H Bux notes 90 percent of losses came from bird and egg production, while rapid culling and strict hygiene mitigated further damage.
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University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
J. H. Bux
Trees to Trim Orchards This Winter
Orchard managers plan thinning to space trees properly this winter. Overcrowded blocks have stunted lower limbs from insufficient light, and removing half the trees in crowded rows aims to keep remaining trees healthy and well spaced for future growth.
Winter Repairing for Field Machinery
Use winter downtime to tune up farm tools and implements. Sharpen plow shares and points, protect metal, inspect boxes and wheels, and service planters drills mowers binders and spreaders. Replace worn parts and adjust new components promptly for ready work next season.
Good Business Judgment to Purchase Phosphate
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture circular by A. R. Whitson and Griffith Richards advocates phosphate use for higher legume yields and faster maturity of small grains and corn. It notes phosphate loss, expects $2 to $4 return per dollar, and recommends broadcasting phosphate with small grains seeded with alfalfa and clover for maximum return.
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A. R. Whitson
Griffith Richards
Sells
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Farm Life Advice on Repairs and Management
Guidance covers chimney repair to prevent fires and plowshare use for easier tillage. Recommends sowing soybeans for hay after corn, feeding cod liver oil to hens in confinement, and preserving manure fertility. Emphasizes dairy farm fertility, poultry culling as non substitute for feeding, and slow lime effects without thorough soil mixing.
California Fig Syrup touted for ailing children
A claim from Oklahoma City about California Fig Syrup renewing a frail child’s health. The testimonial credits relief from whooping cough related debility, improved appetite, weight gain, color, and energy, stating the product cleanses and tones the stomach and bowels and is endorsed by physicians for fifty years. Over four million bottles are used yearly.
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Louise Alice
I. J. Kolar
West 22Nd St
Oklahoma City
Okla
California
Taxi Driver Recounts Chase for Owed Fare in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh taxi driver waited half an hour for a woman who owed him $3.65. The next day he spotted her and demanded payment or arrest. She offered a ring instead, asking him to hold it, then he took the ring. He later sought appraisal and asked a jeweler if it was worth $3.65. The jeweler hinted it could be worth more with a bushel.
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Pittsburgh
Coke's Distinct Value in the House Furnace
The Bureau of Mines notes that soft coal loses heat when burned in home furnaces as volatiles escape unburned. Coke, produced by driving off these volatiles, burns cleaner and more completely, delivering heat while reducing soot and dirt in the furnace and environment.
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Bureal
Mines
Pape's Cold Compound Promise Quells A Cold In Hours
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast solution for singers and the public alike. It claims one tablet breaks up a cold in a few hours and emphasizes pleasant tasting tablets and rapid relief from cold symptoms.
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Pape
Adv
Roads From Rubbish Salt Lake City Builds Roads
Salt Lake City engineers report splendid roads made from rubbish. The material is leveled with drag-stoves baby carriages and bed steads moved by hand. A 15 ton steel roller then packs and smashes the debris to form a stable foundation for a screened gravel surface.
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Salt Lake City
Odd Exchange Sparks Vow of Revenge Between Pairs
A tense conversation unfolds with a sharp retort and a promise to settle the score. The dialogue hints at underlying conflict and anticipated retaliation. Both speakers remain unnamed in this fragment.
Leather for dinner prompts market joke in Detroit editorial
A diner complaint about expensive leather prompts a manager to check the kitchen. A boy asks for oysters by the pound and is told oysters are sold by the measure, not by weight. The quip reflects a humor column from the Detroit News.
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Detroit News
When a clock is wound up it goes
A terse adage notes that a clock runs after winding, contrasting it with business functions. It reflects on discipline and momentum in enterprise, implying steady effort yields results while business may stall without renewed energy.
If You Won’t Tolerate Small Annoyances You Won’t Win
A terse warning argues that resisting minor irritants is essential to ultimate success, framing patience and discipline as the key to overcoming larger challenges. The line emphasizes personal resolve and managerial mindset.
What’s the Use Flappers and Grandfather Quip
A humorous caption features Old Brown lecturing his granddaughter about blushes, contrasting yesterday with today’s flappers. The Times of India caption comments on changing social mores with a witty exchange about youth and propriety.
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Old Brown
Flapper
Grandad
Times of India
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Toledo
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