Government Tightens Canning Standards To Stop Slackers
War era rules ban tin use for air packing and demand full can filling. The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry forbids odorless disinfectants like bichloride and mercury in packing houses and mandates hot water with 1 percent sal soda for instrument sterilization. Inspectors must ensure meats reaching 170F for 30 minutes and apply case by case judgment across varying cooking methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Army of ticks invades southern cattle with dipping vats
A campaign to protect meat and milk supplies mobilizes 1.25 million cattle across 275 Southern counties making regular visits to 23 000 dipping vats. With 1 565 officials operating the system the effort forms a virtual barrier from New Orleans to Pensacola to curb cattle fever ticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Gulf
New Orleans
Pensacola
United States Army of Invasion
Tick
Tick Eradication Campaign Expands Territory and Output
The campaign frees 100000 more square miles from the tick and boosts meat and milk production. It calls for the cooperation of every cattle owner in infested regions, noting only a few resist tick eradication efforts remain ongoing.
Our Boys Over There and the Meat Ration Call
A wartime appeal urges Americans to eat less beef and avoid canned beef to support U S troops in France and Flanders. It stresses that the sacrifice is for home, country, and the occupying danger faced by British and French soldiers as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Flanders
Four Factors for Low Milk Bacterial Count
United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports experiments in an experimental barn showing milk with low bacterial count comes from sterilized utensils clean cows and small-top pails. A fourth factor is keeping milk at 50 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. These practices suit ordinary barns as well as marble-hall designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Watch Stock for Fly Injury in Livestock
Monitor livestock for maggots in wounds or soiled wool and apply remedies promptly. Chloroform is cited as the best remedy to kill maggots, with wound cleansing followed by a fly repellent such as pine tar applied around the wound edges.
Benefit to Stock Raisers Unite For Uniform Breeding Stock
Stock raisers in the community gain by raising the same brand. Uniform product lowers sale prices and stronger breeding stock can be sourced locally, leading to better prices and steadier supply.
Market Report Lamb Prices by Class and Weight
The late market shows lambs light wool over 18.50 to 19.00 per hundredweight with heavy wool at 18.00 to 18.50. Wooled ewes and clipped ewes appear in the same price ranges, reflecting current demand for specimen classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occi
Prices and Grades for Farm Commodities and Eggs
Upland and prairie hay prices by region and ton with ranges, Timothy and Alfalfa per ton, straw price, oats and corn prices by region, gluten and bran feed in sacks, eggs graded and case counts, butter prices by creamery grade, and packing stock items as listed in a historical pricing page.
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Colo. Upland
Nebr
Upland
Colo
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Metal price quotes from Western mining and oil news
Lead quoted at 7.00 dollars with 7.37 percent change. Spelter at 23.12. bar silver at 9.9444. London bar silver 48. per ounce. Spelter in St. Louis 7.26. Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 20.00. crude ores 60 percent 22.00 28.00. 25 percent 12.00 12.50. 10 percent 9.40 12.20.
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Boulder
Mining activity reports from western copper and ore districts
Good progress is reported from the main shaft of New Cornelia at Ajo. Five men work the Rico mine at Kingman with steady progress. Maintop claim at Jerome-Verde Copper Co. shows movement. Argus Copper Co. finds a good ore body at 120 feet in the new Yuma shaft. Smelter at Verde expected to run partially by July 1. Pennsylvania Mines group near Montezuma to see active work. Incorporation of Blue River Mines and Reduction Co. at Breckenridge. Michigan mine near Kokomo ships fifty tons daily. Korn’s molybdenite find northwest of Siegel mountain. Tungsten and molybdenum revival reported at Tincup. Alvin Kramer has twenty ore cars for Red Mountain road opening about July 1. Molybdenum Products Co. operates 250ton mill near Buffer with fiveton molybdenite concentrate shipped. Demand for manganese and pyr ite ores, and higher molybdenum, silver, bismuth and spelter quotas aid mining in several counties. Ore shipments rise as railcars become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cornelia
Ajo
Kingman
Jerome-Verde Copper Co
Jerome
Argus Copper Company
Yuma
United Verde Extension Company
Verde
Breckenridge
Blue River Mines and Reduction Company
Michigan
Kokomo
Frank Korn
Siegel Mountain
Tincup
Gunnison County
Congress
Red Mountain District
Alvin Kramer
Red Mountain
Molybdenum Products Company
Buffer
South Park
Ten Mile
Lake
Summit
Park
Eagle
Pitkin
Chaffee
Gunnison
Copper output hits monthly record at Consolidated Copper Mines
Official estimates show May production near 1,700,000 pounds marking a new monthly record for Consolidated Copper Mines Company. Bulletin 661-E from the US Geological Survey defines the Bowdoin dome near Malta Montana where gas and oil indications appeared. War Industries Board fixes zinc prices at 12 cents a pound for grade A zinc and 15 cents fob for sheet zinc until September 1.
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Consolidated Copper Mines Company
United States Geological Survey
Bowdoin Dome
Malta
Montana
Hast St. Louis
War Industries Board
Prices Quoted for Metals in New York and London
Metal price listings show Lead at 7.00 to 7.37 per unit in New York with copper at 23.12, bar silver at 99 to the ounce. Spelter at 7.20 in St. Louis and London bar silver at 48 percent per ounce with crude ores priced at 60 percent and 25 percent portions.
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New York
Commodity Prices and Cotton Quotes From New York and Duluth
Boston wool prices and textile bids listed for various grades with months and per unit figures. Linseed futures shown for Duluth Minnesota with July and October bids, and New York cotton prices across July through March with middling and futures figures.
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Duluth
Minn
New York
Mogollon mining activity and ore movements reported
Minnequa Steel Works at Pueblo will receive 1500 tons of manganese ore monthly from Boston Hill New Mexico. An electric hoist is installed on No 2 shaft at the Johnson mine Mogollon and sinking starts. Mogollon Mines Company cuts ore in a raise from 90 foot level and mills 160 tons daily. A molybdenum discovery lies between Red River and Questa. Deep Down and Maud properties timbering and drainage prepared for Central shaft sinking at Mogollon. Oaks company mills ore from Pacific and Deep Down.
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Minnequa Steel Works
Pueblo
Boston Hill
Silver City
New Mex
Johnson Mine
Mogollon
Mogollon Mines Company
Deep Down
Maud
The
Oaks Company
Market price list highlights for dairy poultry and grains
Kansas City butter creamery prices show 89c for firsts and 36c for seconds with eggs at 29c for firsts and 25c for seconds. Poultry reports hens 23c roosters 17c broilers 45c. Chicago Grain prices list corn 1.56 to 1.65, oats 0.734 to 0.76, rye 1.90, barley 1.05 to 1.309, timothy 5.00 to 8.00, clover 18.00 to 28.00, lard 24.07, ribs 20.65 to 21.15.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Prices for Butter Eggs Potatoes and Poultry in Chicago
Butter Creamery 84 41c eggs Firsts 30 32c ordinary firsts 26 28c at mark cases included 29 31c Potatoes Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota bulk 1.00 1.10 sacks 1.15 1.25 Poultry Fowls 28c
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Geologists Say Wyoming Underlaid With Oil
Geologists of note believe most of Wyoming sits atop oil. They acknowledge dry fields and dry holes but insist that drilling deep enough in any section could reveal oil and that every dome would yield oil if penetrated.
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Grass Creek
Wyoming
Sentry Drill Sparks Pep Shouts and Silence
An officer trains recruits with a pep command to make the sentry reply assertive. A recruit repeats the phrase with vigor after a clap, issuing a sharper halt Show a little pep. The ad then promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for dandruff and itching with a Boston address for free samples.
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Dept. X
Boston
Militarist logic cited by British delegate at labor congress
British delegate Appleton argued at a New York trade union congress that militarism and war cannot be defeated by logic. He compared pacifist claims to a lecturer's joke about water and swimming to illustrate how reliance on standing armies risks neglecting broader questions of security.
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Appleton
New York
Angler's Big Fish Tales vs. Selfless Income Hope
A quip contrasts a man's good intentions with real earnings while the angler eagerly anticipates a legendary catch. The piece playfully questions whether motivation alone yields financial reward amid fishing lore.
Chaplain Request In Camp Dodge Wedding Arrangements
A Des Moines corporal asks a hostess at Camp Dodge for a chaplain and marriage arrangements. The operator confirms plans once a license and partner are secured, as noted in a World War II era War-Work Bulletin item.
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Camp Dodge
Y. M
Avi ation trip inspires high old time dialogue
A playful exchange recalls a lively aviation trip with a phrase about having a high old time. The speakers reminisce with light humor and period tone. The brief skims casual travel chatter and does not present concrete dates or places.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Notice urges mothers to check Castoria bottles for the familiar Fletcher's Castoria seal. Claims the remedy has been used for over 30 years and that children ask for it by name. Aimed at ensuring product authenticity and brand recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Fie
Fletcher
The Paper Warns Eats Carrots Rots Beauty Claim
A quip contrasts sensational dieting claims with skepticism in a city column. The quote cites a newspaper asserting carrot rots improve beauty, while the dialogue labels it yellow journalism. The piece ends noting the world favors the energetic.
Eatonic relief for indigestion advertised by H L Kramer
An advertisement touts Eatonic tablets from H L Kramer as a cure for indigestion sour stomach and related stomach misery. It claims Eatonic neutralizes acids aids digestion and promotes appetite with a recommendation to take one or two after meals. The ad warns to watch for imitations and notes a price of 50 cents per box.
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H. L. Kramer
Mr. Kramer
Eatonic
Eatonicc
Eatonic Remedy Co
Chicago
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B. Defiver
Carload Price
F. Obsidgenvon
Frulkcovr
Lancyagy
Cicieres
Lima
Ib. S
London
St. Louis
Arizona
Colorado
Pennsylvania Mines Group
Montezuma
Texas
New Mexico
Red River
Questa
Certain-Teed Products Corporation
Certain-teed
Emerson
Kramer
Carter
Carters
Arter
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