Budding and grafting of peach trees
United States Department of Agriculture explains top-working peach trees by budding or grafting to change varieties. It describes when to insert new buds, head back older trees, and preferring budding over grafting due to healing issues in peaches. Farmers can request Farmers' Bulletin No. 632 on growing peaches for detailed guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Farmers’ Bulletin
Lifting the stubborn post with a steel hook
Southern Agriculturalist suggests a strong steel hook used for hay bales can be converted into a lifter for light posts or fitted with a chain as shown. Dig around the post and lift with care to avoid damage.
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Southern Agriculturist
Way of cleaning the churn for dairy utensils
Instructions describe cleaning a churn by rinsing with cold water to remove buttermilk and salt, boiling water rinses to force steam into every crevice, repeated hot water fills and whirls, then air drying. Lime water rinses help keep the churn sweet. All dairy tools should be rinsed scalded and covered to prevent dirt entry.
Keep Milk Stable Clean for Best Quality
Maintaining a clean milk stable prevents odors and contamination. Regular sanitation of floors walls and racks, proper drainage and prompt removal of spoiled milk keep the facility sanitary and ensure milk stays in peak condition.
Celery for Use in Winter by Anna Galigher
This guide explains late celery as a second crop, favoring cool moist weather and rich soil. It covers timing for setting in across regions, bed preparation with deep, fine ground and double rows, spacing, shading early on, manure placement, and hoeing to promote growth without packing soil too tightly.
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Anna Galigher
Notes on Hog Lot Breeding and Pasture Management
A practical plan urges breeding sows for litters by September and teaching piglets to forage with their dams. It recommends placing pigs on pasture early, feeding skim milk after milked cream separators to reduce scours, and reducing grain once hogs graze. It also advises spraying hog and poultry houses, noting red clover is unsuitable when in bloom but fine as forage when young.
Separate the Fowls for More Egg Output
Advice on poultry management suggests dividing hens into multiple flocks with separate houses to increase egg production. For example, a hundred hens should be split into four or five flocks with dedicated housing and space to avoid crowding and boost laying.
Germany 15 Far From the End of Her Resources
Berlin dispatch describes Dr Walther Rathenau, head of the raw materials unit, offering guarded figures on copper and other supplies, noting wartime efficiency and possible future cooperation in Europe. It covers mobilization of women in war work, home economies, and cultural efforts supporting musicians and refugees.
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Germany
Mourie DE Beaufort
Berlin
Walther Rathenau
Allegemeine Electricitaets Gesellschaft
Doctor Rathenau
German War Office
War Office
United States
Europe
Kaiserhof
Adlon
Esplanade
Mrs Bernard Dernburg in the Kaiser's US liaison role
Frau Dernburg is described as the wife of Dr Bernard Dernburg who is labeled the Kaiser's official mouthpiece in the United States.
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Frau Dernburg
Bernard Dernburg
United States
Pig Pen Fire In Indiana Ends With Mud Rescue
In Goshen Indiana William Archcr of near Cromwell attempted to kill lice on his pigs with kerosene and a lit torch fell into oil. A flash started a blaze as several hogs burst into flames and fled the pen circling the yard. The pigs returned to the pen and kept it burning until one man leaped into a mud pool, followed by the others, saving the farmer from total loss.
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Goshen
Ind
William Archcroft
Cromwell
Cow Attack Near Lexington Ends With Rescue
Mrs. Laura Green, wife of a farmer near Lexington Kentucky, was badly gored when a cow attacked her. She grabbed the horns and held on until her husband arrived and saved her.
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Lexington
Laura Green
Here
Guns or vegetables in sealed car from Genoa to Berlin
A sealed car described as carrying vegetables in transit from Genoa to Berlin was found broken open after a railroad accident and found to be loaded with Maxim guns.
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Paris
Genoa
Berlin
Lucky at cards unlucky at love remembered in a vignette
A narrator recalls a paradoxical line from a man who jokes about being lucky at cards but unlucky in romance. He mentions meeting his wife at a progressive euchre game where he won the first prize.
Safety warning on Castoria bottle signature
Notices urge caregivers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature In Use For Over 30 Years and warn that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria. The era notice underscores trusted branding and longstanding use in infant care.
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Fletcher
Comparisons in a Theatre Boast and a Retort
The boastful theatrical star claims income far exceeds the U S president. A conservative replies that income comparisons mislead, noting Tack Johnson once earned more than the star, suggesting the precedent undermines the boast.
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United States
Tack Johnson
In Court Ot Declares No Knowledge Of Defendant
The examiner asks why the defendant was aided in the fight. Cassidy responds with blighting scorn that at the time he had no way of knowing which party would be the defendant.
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Kaiserhof
War Office
Germany
Real skin comfort through gentle emollients
Real Skin Comfort promises relief for tender itchy or irritated skin via super creamy emollients. By bathing and anointing, these products impart intense comfort. Cultivate acquaintance with them and sample by mail by sending a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Old Gettysburg Cracker Returns to Hartsville Family
A 52 year old Confederate battlefield cracker, two inches square and an inch thick, kept fresh since July 3 1863, was found on the Gettysburg field by Jeb Stuart’s cavalryman Rounds Saunders. It has passed to Miss Liela Roberta Perkins of Bedford City Virginia now Mrs A J Halliof Hartsville Tennessee.
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Gettysburg
F. Perkina
Hartsville
Tenn
Rounds Saunders
Jeb Stuart
Liela
Roberta Perkins
Bedford City
A J. Halliof
Short practice periods yield greater gains in archery skills
A Johns Hopkins study by Dr. K S Lashley tested twenty untrained individuals in archery. Three groups practiced five, twenty, and forty arrows daily. The five-shot group improved fastest with less total practice time, aligning with animal and speech habit studies that long practice periods are often inefficient for muscular training.
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K. S. Lashley
Johns Hopkins University
Postum Fights Insomnia claim in Topeka woman’s letter
A Topeka woman writes that coffee caused insomnia and nervousness and that quitting coffee and switching to Postum improved her health within weeks. She credits Postum with restoration of digestion and sleep, praising Postum products and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Topeka
Postum
Vpostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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