Minute details on controlling a dreaded fruit tree pest
The Farmers Bulletin 650 describes the minute pest attacking deciduous fruit trees, its life cycle, foods and natural enemies, and emphasizes dormant season treatment. It explains washes and spraying methods, including home preparation with needed materials and equipment, and notes free copies from the U S Department of Agriculture Publications Division in Washington.
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Agriculture
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Division of Publications
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Curculio Declared Serious Pest To Stone Fruits
The plum curculio is a small stout beetle that harms plums and also pears apples peaches and cherries. It overwinters as an adult and emerges before fruit buds open feeding on buds and young fruit. Eggs are laid in young fruit with crescent shaped punctures. Control relies on spraying arsenate of lead at leaf bud opening and again around blossoming.
Plan to Propagate Grapes from Cuttings
Instructions describe taking small grapevine pieces without pruning, rooting in sand in a well drained place, and transplanting when two years old. In winter, plant cuttings or mound soil around roots of old fig trees to trigger shoots, then pull shoots with roots ready for orchard planting.
Fashion Writer Debates Silhouette Shifts In Paris Trends
A New York fashion correspondent weighs whether Paris opening silhouettes threaten the American form. She notes crinolined hips, nipped waists, and flowing folds may offer only a passing shadow, with practicality and fibers guiding American taste amid industrial constraints.
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Paris
New York
Charming Crinoline Styles For Youthful Afternoon Frocks
The current fashion surge features crinolines designed for extremely young and dressy afternoon dresses. Fitted bodices, three-tiered scalloped skirts, and trims of silk and beads are shown in rose teffeta, ashes of roses silk, and blue velvet, with varied waistlines and full, yet sometimes straight, skirts.
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Orie
Botti
Oneani
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest cure for colds and grippe symptoms. It claims to relieve clogged sinuses headaches fever sneezing and sore muscles without quinine and at a low cost.
Oversupnised quip prompts wary note from Boston Post
A cheeky exchange features a line about never having too much of a good thing and a caveat that even the knowing fellow could forget some of it, reflecting a witty jab from the Boston Post. The brief quip comments on excess and wisdom with light sarcasm.
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Boston Post
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root Ad Endorsed by Druggist
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. A prominent druggist touts its effectiveness based on customer testimonials and sworn statements. It offers sample bottles by parcel post and lists Pettigrove & Co as the maker with order details.
Force of Habit at Home Prompt Church Request
In a domestic moment Mrs Petersen explains the disruptive noise and harsh language come from her husband who cannot locate his prayerbook and wishes to attend church after the quarrel.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer Package Ady Claim
Ady asserts Bayer insists on genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and sold in a Bayer package with 12 tablets costing a few cents. The trade name refers to Bayer Manufacture of Mono acetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. The harder a man works the less he has to whine.
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Bayer
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