From Blighty to Rest Billets A Soldier's Rest in France
The narrator details shipment to a training depot, outfitting in heavy marching order, and life in rest billets in France. He recalls cooties, fleas, and straw-filled barns, describes the trench warfare drills, and contrasts English and American attitudes. He notes lice battles, improvised scratchers, and a humorous Irish Hussar shirt hunt across the billets.
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England
Patagonia
Germany
Tommy
Andea
France
United States Cavalry
Batman
M. O
Southampton
Bill
Jim
Tom
Ways to Better Dairying and Skim Milk Utilization
The article urges full use of skimmed milk and buttermilk for human food to boost national dairy output. It cites 1914 imports versus exports, 1917 milk production, and outlines sanitation, pasture care, roughage, cow records, bull use, and disease control as key steps to improve dairying and reduce losses.
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United States
Sergeant Empey Recalls Arrival in First Line Trench
In the next installment the sergeant describes achieving his longtime aim by reaching a first line trench and admits a strong wish to be back in Jersey City.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
Sergeant Empey
Cheap notoriety is dear at any price
A brief aphorism notes that pursuing fame or notoriety can be costly, warning against sensationalism and the price of public attention.
Producing Quality Beef Baby Beves Demand Grow
The text notes rising demand for well fattened beef cattle weighing 900 to 1200 pounds and younger finishing ages. Producers favor finishing at 14 to 20 months, with bloodlines from Hereford Aberdeen Angus or Shorthorn. The trend hinges on better bulls and early maturity to supply baby beeves.
Cattle Feeding Practices Boost Maturity and Profit
The article notes that skilled production of market animals at mature ages yields higher profits. It cites heavier grain feeding to shorten the feeding period, reducing total grain needed per animal while achieving earlier maturity and greater profitability.
Milk Spillage Waste Hits Thousands of Gallons
Dairy experts from the United States Department of Agriculture report average losses of 2.15 percent in city milk handling across 41 dealers. A 5000 gallon daily operation could lose about 107 gallons daily, nearly 40,000 yearly, from nine identified leak sources including leaky cans, mishandling, poor draining, faulty equipment, and pasteurizing waste.
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United States Department of Agriculture
About Sharing Milk's Cost
Article discusses rising milk production costs due to feed and labor issues, urging consumers to accept legitimate price increases. It also calls for better farm management, noting low milk yield per cow as a sign of weak business practices and promoting record keeping guided by state colleges and the USDA.
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State Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Keep a Clean Cow Barn Practices for dairies
A clean stable avoids cobwebs dust and manure on walls. Whitewash walls and ceiling at least twice yearly to purify and brighten the space. Provide four square feet of window glass per cow with well distributed light and unobstructed views. Position the barn north south to receive morning and afternoon sun.
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap corn treatment that requires only a drop on the corn. It claims immediate relief from pain and easy removal with fingers, insisting the product is genuine and effective.
Freezone offers cheap corn relief from a Cincinnati genius
A druggist advertises Freezone a tiny bottle for a few cents that removes hard and soft corns and toe calluses without pain. It claims to be the mysterious discovery of a noted Cincinnati genius and promises immediate relief.
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Cincinnati
Recalled Days of Youth on a Riverside Snow Day
A winter Riverside drive scene has a family enjoying sledding by a river. A father, mother, and six year old son test steeper slides, the father riding with his son and planning to buy himself a sled tomorrow, echoing boyhood memories.
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Riverside
Son
John
Father
New York Times
Boys chosen for bag carry by cross eyed man
A cross eyed man offers a dime to one of three ragged boys to carry his bag to the station. The boys quiz him and joke about which boy will be chosen, until one boy suggests he should close an eye to pick the kid.
Four Minor Role in Society Affair Banter
A witty exchange centers on social patronage as the question asks if she was ever patroness at a society affair and she replies she is always one of the patronized. The playful remark highlights class and gender dynamics in social events.
Inability to Dodge Own Thinking Cited
A concise editorial notes that many men fail to dodge their own thinking, urging self examination and critical thought to avoid mental traps.
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