Farming Campaign Sparks Interest Across Counties
The farming improvement committee gains momentum with expert demonstrations for farmers. The council of grain exchanges reports 102 counties already employing advisers and 120 more planning similar programs, with cooperation from national and state agriculture departments and bankers associations. The piece notes seed testing, crop marketing, and a proposed federal program could fund similar work across many counties.
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Farm Improvement Committee
Council of Grain Exchanges
Springfield Union
Ball
National
State Departments of Agriculture
Bankers’ Associations
Page- Lever-Smith
Congress
Hampden County
Court Practices in Rural Areas Face Scrutiny
The Pekin Daily News notes that kneeling before judges and using corporal punishment to coerce confessions have been banned by law, yet some rural districts still cling to these methods. President Yuan has telegraphed Tutuhs to scrutinize local court practices to uphold republican rights.
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Pekin Daily News
Yuan
Doctor Warns Intelligent Girls About Bird Cage Disease
A Pittsburgh physician discusses the so called bird cage disease among high society women. He warns the intelligent girlhood of the country to heed the cautions about indulgence, sedentary lifestyle, and rich foods that undermine health.
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Pittsburgh
Light-fingered gentry warned against bag theft
A caution notes that a woman's handbag loss of over $40,000 should not tempt thieves to grab every bag they see. It adds that the typical handbag left behind is worth about 40 cents on average.
Germany Bans Street Whistling Under New Law
The new statute prohibits whistling on public streets in Germany citing public order concerns. Observers note the favorite whistling spots appear to be offices and workplaces where workers and office boys whistle during breaks.
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Germany
Woman questions autonomy amid domestic life
The writer Nicola Greeley Smith asks if an American woman can be an autocrat in her own home. She notes that staying home may allow misperceptions to persist and suggests attention to domestic influence.
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Nicola Greeley Smith
Fin
Popular Outcry Over Adulterated Shoes Not Yet Distressful
The widespread protest against adulterated footwear has not, as yet, caused acute hardship among paper manufacturers.
History Repeats Itself for Moving Picture Men
A brief quip suggests history recycles itself to aid the film industry, implying parallels between past events and modern cinema interests. The line hints at ongoing influence of spectacle and precedent in moviemaking circles.
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Moving Picture
Jealousy Its Cause and Cure by Rita Reese
The piece discusses jealousy as a green vile parasite from a diseased mind and argues it disrupts True Love. It questions the link between love and jealousy and notes Cupid and True Love retreat when jealousy appears, stressing jealousy as a harmful intruder.
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Rita Reese
New York
Doubt and jealousy in love and human nature
The speaker contrasts doubt with jealousy arguing doubt is honest and larger than fear, while jealousy is rooted in distrust and fear. He claims perfect love casts out fear and notes jealousy arises from fear of loss, sometimes leading to extreme actions, reflecting on humanity’s primal tendencies.
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Christendom
In Favor of Suburban Chicken Raiser
An 1913 piece by C. M. Shultz compares near city and suburban poultry farming. It notes advantages for suburban raisers from closeness to markets and access to rush egg and dressed poultry orders, while detailing cheap feeds from waste bread and buttermilk and tips for fattening chickens with skim milk and curds.
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Isaac Motes
Salvation Army
C. M. Shultz
Jealousy as a deadly force in love and remedy
An essay on jealousy arguing it is a corrosive, selfish attitude that destroys love. It cites a letter about a husband suspicious of his wife’s meetings, challenging the idea that love requires total possession and urging healthier trust and space.
Form of Insanity Jealousy Described as Evil
A fragment portrays jealousy as a form of insanity, labeling it evil and vicious. The text links jealousy to darkness distrust and ingrowing suspicion without broader context.
Jealousy and Suspicion in a Marriage Case
A writer argues jealousy is a form of insanity when unfounded and warns that an innocent partner bears the burden of suspicion. He recounts a jealous husband who follows his wife and discovers nothing concrete, urging self cure and law recognition to protect the community. The piece emphasizes trust over evidence and challenges the danger of unfounded doubt.
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Jealosuy
Bern
Way of Shipping Breeding Fowls
The breeder who buys breeding stock should state the express company for shipping or let the seller find the cheapest route. Use light crates and clean boxes. ship singly for valuable birds. provide drinking water and feed. mark consignee addresses clearly. avoid Sunday layovers. proper condition on arrival determines customer satisfaction.
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Consignee
Cement floor hog housing at farrowing time
A guide notes placing a flat frame or woven wire device in a corner of the sow house during farrowing. The frame lies flat on the floor and rises higher at the outer edge to keep nesting from scattering and to stop pigs from crawling onto the cold floor, which can chill them.
Foundation of success in hogs by state veterinarian
Cholera parasites and pneumonia trouble hog breeders this season. Parasites are common and hard to eradicate, while pneumonia is prevented by keeping hogs from cold. Sanitation is the foundation of success. rotate and disinfect hog lots every few years to avoid parasite buildup.
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F. S. Schoenleber
Iansus
Butter Fat Feed Costs Across 16 Herds Report
Cow tester H D Wetherell of Somerset County Missouri reports 16 herds totaling 95 milking cows with an average feed cost of 22 cents per pound of butter fat. Costs range from 11.7 cents in one herd to 39 cents in another.
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H. D. Wetherell
Somerset County
Missouri
Big Record for Guernsey in Minnesota Dairy Event
Straight Fern, a Guernsey cow from Minnesota, set the official Minnesota Granger record by producing 395 pounds of butter fat in one year, equivalent to 695 pounds of butter, a new benchmark for Guernseys in the state.
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Guernsey
Guernseys
Minnesota
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