Lime and limestone use to improve Mercer county soils
A legacy note explains lime improves acidic soils, detailing pulverized limestone advantages over caustic lime. It cites Prof Cyril Hopkins and Pennsylvania experiments showing higher corn, oats, wheat, and hay yields with ground limestone, plus better soil health and moisture for grasses and legumes.
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Mercer County
Cyril 4
G. Hopkins
Physical Training for Children Promotes Health and Endurance
A historical article argues that physical training in childhood is neglected, urging more open-air play to build strong hearts and lungs. It links endurance to interest and suggests organized outdoor games as the best method to develop form, vitality, and resistance to disease.
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Washington
Public School Athletic League
New York City
Amusements This Week’s Variety At Local Venues
Rex moving pictures play each afternoon and evening. Amazu theatre shows war pictures Monday and Tuesday. Gentry Brothers’ Circus appears Wednesday afternoon and evening. Argyle Shows at fair grounds all week with spring fair and race meet Thursday to Saturday.
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New Rex Moving Pictures
Amazu Theatre
War Pictures
Gentry Brothers’ Circus
Soil amendments urged to restore exhausted farmland
A writer argues four and a half tons of hits and 375 pounds of nitrogen per acre are wasted by caustic lime compared to ground limestone. Recommends two tons per acre limestone or one ton per acre caustic lime, with future applications at half the original rate. Promotes farmer organization for centralized purchasing to secure reduced prices.
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Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited by Bluefield Resident
A Bluefield woman describes relief from back pain and stiffness after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says four boxes cured her kidney problems and the pain disappeared. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills priced at 50 cents and sold by dealers, from FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
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Bluefield
C. L. Dent
Bluefield Ave
Doan
Monitor Drives Temper and Bread Production
The article notes Monitor yields good temper and quality bread as a byproduct. It contrasts a German potato surplus of 3,000,900 to 4,000,000 tons yearly with government plans to build drying plants. It also mentions Advent Bay coal mine in Spitzbergen operated by an American firm.
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Germany
Advent Bay
Spitzbergen
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