Macaroni Wheat and the Drive to Use Dry Lands
The U S Department of Agriculture led by Secretary Wilson champions durum wheat as a bread making and farming frontier. Carleton and experts tested durum across the Northwest, yielding bread superior to regular flour. farmers expanded acreage despite millers’ resistance. The program aims to reclaim waste lands with crops like durum, Kaffir corn, sorghums, millets, and new oats, brightening prospects beyond traditional bread wheat.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Agricultural Department
Carleton T
Washington
Minnesota
Northwestern
Department of Agriulture
Wilson
Central Asia
Carleton
Cauucasus
Algeria
Turkestan
William Crooks
England
Connecticut Hobo Lesson Ends In Cold Reality For Gleason
William A. Gleason of Connecticut attempted a penniless hitchhike from New York to Torrington after attending the National Temperance Convention. He found car conductors farmers and housewives unreceptive and cold, with only one kind waitress offering help. he concludes charity is not as he expected and does not plan a repeat journey.
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Connecticut
Waller
William A. Gleason
Wilkes-Barre
New York
Ile
Gleason
Bridgeport
Mr. Gleason
Fish Life Requires Aerated Water
The passage explains that fish breathe dissolved air through their gills and must have aerated water. Without contact with air, water or lake water could suffocate fish, leading to death if the water becomes sealed from the air for a long period, possibly during severe freezes in small bodies of water.
Unique Wisconsin angler uses paddle wheel boat propulsion
An elderly Wisconsin fisherman drives a paddle wheel mounted at the stern to propel his boat while maintaining fishing lines with his free hand. Gear links to a crank at the center, operated by one hand, showcasing a novel self propelled fishing method.
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Wisconsin
Isaac Walton
Toast to a Friend Across the Vale of Tears
A verse bidding a friend farewell and wishing a long life for both to keep things lively. The speaker hopes to live a thousand years just short of his friend to avoid lingering when the other is gone.
Brentzer to Build New Barn in York Springs
In the York Springs Pa Comet notice E I Brentzer is preparing to erect a new barn, signaling a revival for the town. The article notes local optimism and the renewed activity as a sign the town is not finished.
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York Springs
Comet
E. I. Brentzer
Corn Announces Move to Wheatland Plan
J. B. Corn of Rice declares he intends to relocate to Wheatland. He outlines reasons and expected impact on his business and local ties.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Sun
J. B
Wheatland
Grannis Brothers Run Notable Bachelors Hall on Spring Street
In Lebanon Tennessee the Grannis brothers Joe and Avery operate a lively bachelors hall on Spring street. They host nightly company with music, cards, and various entertainments, drawing regular visitors to their establishment.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Joe
Avery Grannis
Spring Street
Great Minnesota Tournament Accident or Outing Notes
Mallard Call Bassie Pat ton and Rog Bovee were out boat riding. Blanche Bovee and Ralph Stevens were out bicycle riding. Ollie Chapman was out buggy riding last week.
Miscellaneous early 20th century notes and quips
A compilation of short humorous and topical items mentioning Governor Folk misurl and the dollar, Century Magazine quips on bird moult, Uncle Sam costs of recruits, Rockefeller funding for research, English models of Japanese fleet, a Russian navy display idea, Taft banquet remarks, a Chicago robbery note, a New York hippo for sale at 20000, price timing warnings, Senator Burton Nepotism charge, and common speech quirks.
Sunburn and Market Rhetoric in an Open-Work Tale
A fragment from the New York Press laments sunburn on a girl through open-work stockings and muses on money in private gardens and weekly vegetables. The piece pivots to a vignette about a girl in a hammock seeming to fall without someone holding her, illustrating a casual, unsettled street snapshot.
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New York Press
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United States Department of Agriculture
Italy
Mark Carleton
Russia
Northwest
sMillers
Mark A. Carleton
Department
Texas
Torrington
KentUcky Wagon Manufacturing CO
Louisville, KY
Watson-Swillman Co
Dey St
N. Y. City
Foster
Remington Typewriter
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Broadway
Kirk
James S. Kirk & Company
Chicago, Ill
Great Minnesota
Folk
Mis
Century Magazine
Washington Post
Uncle Sam
Missouri Legislature
John D. Rockefeller
London
Taft
Burton
Eagle Tank Co
N. Green St
Chicago, Hil
A.J. Root Co
Medina, Ohio
Webb Publishing CO
St. Paul Minn
William Bros
Ithaca, W. Y
HAY Press
Main Street
Sandwich, Ill
The
Missoula
Express
Missoula, Montana
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