Mrs Bush Tells Of Vegetable Compound Relief
Massena New York Mrs Delbert Bush describes severe side pains and a dragging feeling then credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. She reports doing house and farm work and urges other women to try the remedy. The letters praise the product's effectiveness and encourage readers to benefit similarly.
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Massena
N. Y
Lydia E.pinkham
Delbert Busu
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Proverb Traditions On Out of the Frying Pan
The saying Out of the frying pan into the fire expresses falling from one danger into a greater one. Variants from the ancient Greeks and French echo the idea of escaping one harm only to meet a hotter risk.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Safe Baby Clothes
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a gentle whitening product for baby clothes. It claims no streaks or damage and notes it is sold by all good grocers.
Alfalfa Requires Drainage Above All For Best Growth
The New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca emphasizes drainage as the key need for alfalfa. It tolerates varied soils from Vergennes clay to Coloma sand but fails on poorly drained ground, and requires lime and good inoculation. on wet soils red clover or alsike may outperform it.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Vergennes
Coloma
Chenango
Volusia
Canfield
New York
Wooster
Ontario
Machine Sheds Prove Cost Saver For Farms
A Missouri College of Agriculture survey finds corn binders last eight years and are used only 40 days in their life, suggesting machine sheds cut wear and tear and can pay for themselves in one season. Sheds should be rain and snow proof and poultry proof with 16 to 26 foot widths and lengths per machine count.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Getting Stand of Sweet Clover on Alkali Soils
Farmers report success growing sweet clover on alkali patches where other crops fail. Corn may reach four to five feet but wilts, oats crinkle and fall. Dry years worsen alkali effects. wet springs push alkali down. Deep tillage and heavy horse manure help loosen soil and allow alkali to seep away with rains.
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Corn Belt
Sweet Clover Use Depends On Hay Or Seed Crops
The article explains using sweet clover based on needs for hay or pasture and seed. Cut the first year’s crop early with leaves left to allow a second crop. harvest the second crop for seed and reseeding. Thresh with a grain separator or clover huller if growth is light.
Farm Records Will Pay
It pays to keep farm records. Let each family member have a department in the ledger to track earnings and expenses. Accurate year end totals offer satisfaction and avoid guessing about profits or losses.
Silo Preservation of Crop Yields Says Bray on Silage
Charles IL Bray of Colorado Agricultural College explains silos preserve whole crops from corn sorghum kafir and sunflowers. Silage reduces dry matter loss versus shocks or ground storage and stores feed regardless of weather. It pairs with alfalfa hay and improves straw use, with a note on combining with dry roughage.
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Colorado Experiment Station
Charles IL Bray
Colorado Agricultural College
Methods of Control of Different Insect Pests
A historical guide lists pest control methods for common insects. It specifies lead arsenate and calcium arsenate dusts, lime sulfur sprays, kerosene emulsions, nicotine sulfate, soap, and hydrated lime mixtures for pests including Cooking Moth Orchard Aphis Woolly Aphis Leaf-Feeding Caterpillars Strawberry Weevil Currant Leaf Worms Cabbage Root Maggot Green Cabbage Worms and general garden pests with timing notes and application rates.
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Orchard Aphis
Plow Bottom Design Shows No Draft Advantage
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station studies on plows indicate draft remains similar across bottom types. Tests with stubble and breaking plows at speeds from 0.75 to 6.5 mph show faster speeds yield comparable draft increases regardless of bottom design.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Farm Facts and Lessons in Rural Progress
The piece offers agricultural hints from field management to soil legumes guarding reserves. It notes tile draining helps Ohio low fields yield earlier work, hay yields from Sudan at 1 to 2 percent tons per acre, and common tools for harvesting. The tone emphasizes fairs as community milestones and care for horses in heat.
Montana farmer proves success with irrigation and diversified crops
Charles Sindelar of Ballantine recounts his migration from Missouri to Montana in 1907 and a 200 acre Huntley project farm. He describes corn yields of 60 bushels per acre, sugar beets, wheat, alfalfa, oats, and a growing dairy and draft-horse operation. His plan blends beets, sheep, and wool with cattle and dairy income while expanding landholdings and dairy herds.
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Charles Sindelar
Ballantine
Missouri
Montana
Yellowstone Valley
Northern Pacific Railway
Mr. Sindelar
Minnesota No. 13
Huntley
Aulso
Sindelar
Sindelar Farm
Tornado and Cyclone Compared in Weather Accounts
The text outlines differences between tornadoes and cyclones. It notes a tornado as a concentrated, short track event with funnel cloud cues and high destruction, exemplified by Omaha in 1918, while cyclones cover large areas, can occur anytime, and mainly bring heavy rain.
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Omaha
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Advertised
Cuticura soothes baby rashes that itch and burn with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. A light dusting of Cuticura Talcum adds fragrance. 25 cents each.
Gilded youth confronts risky nasal treatment at clinic
A gilded youth visits a doctor's office for a nasal spray therapy using a machine. The physician notes high caseload but states the nurse can administer the treatment. As preparations begin, the doctor warns the nurse in private to be careful or risk blowing his brains out.
Happy Day Laundress Sings While Hanging Snowy Wash
A laundress hums a cheerful tune as she hangs laundry on a line praising Red Cross Ball Blue, labeling the day as a happy one. The ad copy emphasizes the product’s whitening effect and domestic routine charm.
The Lord's Miracles Use Natural Laws
A quote from an Evangelical Teacher states that miracles do not violate nature but operate within its laws, asserting divine acts harmonize with natural order. The remark frames miracles as functional within creation rather than supernatural opposition.
Kilmer's Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Benefit
An advertisement extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It asserts wide use by druggists and customers with claims of improved urinary health and reduced uric acid linked to rheumatism. Sample bottle offer by mail with a ten cent request. Large and medium bottles sold at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Mwdern
No, Socrates Quote on Courage in Death
A compact aphorism asserts that a good man faces death with cheer and certainty of safety for life and afterlife, reflecting Socratic philosophy on virtue and mortality.
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Socrates
Perishable Stock Bing Cold Chisel Exchange
A humorous ad from Good Hardware notes demand for cold chisels in hot weather. The exchange joke implies stock issues and heat affecting perishables, with a playful sales pitch.
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Bing
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