Burlington to Run Alfalfa Campaign Trains Across Iowa and Missouri
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad will stage a two week alfalfa campaign starting July 28 1913 from Des Moines with 60 railway stops and 600 alfalfa lectures. Five to ten automobiles will carry speakers from each stop into rural areas for farm homes and schools.
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Burlington
Iowa
Missouri
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Des Moines
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company of New Jersey
The
Agricultural Colleges
Lst
Agricultural College
International Harvester Company
Agricultural Extension Dept
Alfalfa Enriches the Land and Soil Health Benefits
Alfalfa enriches soil as its deep roots draw potash phosphorus and other nutrients from below and store them in upper soil for later use by shallow crops. The article notes roots reaching 12 to 30 feet, enhancing land for crops like corn and wheat.
FLOW IN FALL
A Plymouth Ohio reader describes growing alfalfa, praising fall plowing to curb weeds, earlier seeding to retain moisture, and the role of drainage, fertility, lime, inoculation, and quality seed in achieving lasting success.
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S. S. Seaton
Plymouth
Ohio
Save the Alfalfa Leaves Harvest Timing and Handling
The Kansas bulletin notes alfalfa stalks make up 60 percent and leaves 40 percent with leaves richer in protein and fat. Harvest late in the day when possible and start feeding after dew dries. Re-cutting may help, and dew does not harm freshly cut alfalfa. Haying methods resemble clover.
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Kansas
Alfalfa Harvest Timing and Storage Tips
Advice on cutting alfalfa before full bloom or at the first sprouts to prevent leaf loss and woody stems. Warns that delayed harvest lowers next crop yield and notes raking, drying, and storing in barns or hay piles. Recommends two to three hundred hay caps and salting loads to prevent heating and improve palatability.
Alfalfa Advice From J M Elliott and partners
A 1918 field note outlines five key steps for successful alfalfa in this locality: well drained soil, a well prepared seed bed, inoculated soil, lime if needed, and good seed. The author shares experiments from 1911 to 1918, detailing plowing, manuring, inoculation methods, and yields of four tons from four acres, plus one ton from a half acre, asserting consistent practice can produce success.
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J. M. Elliott
Delf Roy
Ohio
Good stand of alfalfa after early potatoes in Ohio
A farmer from Somerset, Me describes sowing alfalfa after potatoes, applying lime and fertilizer, and achieving a strong stand. He stresses inoculation, drainage, weed control, and soil amendments as keys to success and urges retry after failure.
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John & Stalater
Somerset
Pecoum Databio Rotatars
Anc
All Round the Year.
A verse recalling a year of love affairs with Eunice Elsa Esther Fairting Helen and others. The speaker laments fickle women and repeated heartbreaks ending with self reproach for being misled by charm in a reflective New York Globe poem.
Nothing Special Only My Husband
A brief exchange quoted from Fliegende Blatter notes a light conversation about recent personal affairs with a hint of humor. The line implies routine domestic matters and social chat rather than a newsworthy event.
The Mouths of Babes
A playful exchange features a little girl praising cats and an elderly maid who dislikes them. The girl suggests cats scratch because of misdirected stroking and argues for treating cats differently from people.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Catch in Insuring a House Sparks Inquiry
A humorous 5 dollar home insurance pitch asks if a fire’s origin is investigated. Clerk confirms payout of 1000 with careful inquiries, prompting the Inquirer to suspect a catch in this Chicago Record Herald anecdote.
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Inquirer
Wwe
Chicago Record-Herald
Might Have Been. Little Visitor and Hostess Exchange
A brief dialogue notes a young visitor asking about a large oil portrait. The hostess recalls the subject as her great-aunt and a possible schoolteacher, while the visitor remarks that the eyes seem to follow them.
That's Different. Bacon-? I understand your friend only earns about
A garbled exchange discusses earnings, misreading money figures and job status. The dialogue hints at a misquote about annual income and employment details, mentioning Shen and Yonkers State university.
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Robert
Yonkers
Miu
Fragmentary Public Notice From A Mixed Journal Snippet
An OCR fragment cites unclear dialogue about revival services and an unrecognized name, mentioning a grocer and a shortcoming. The readable bits suggest a local notice or column item with misread phrases and missing context.
Opportunity Knocks as Wheat Prices Weave Through Markets
A mistyped note from the Lovisville Courier Journal hints at opportunity at the door amid weary traders. The garbled text references wheat and a patent cork business, indicating a local market discussion and speculative prospects.
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Lovisville Courier. Journal
His Own Cushion
A distorted London Opinion fragment presents a child’s quizzical dialogue about growing fat and avoiding harm from falling out of bed. The brief exchange hints at humorous domestic musings and rural speech.
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London
Long Stayer: Auntie and Baby Missed Bags
In Chicago a scene unfolds as a long stay draws comment about an auntie who did not bring any baggage and a baby who likewise had nothing to carry. The exchange highlights expected duties and delays.
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Tommy
Johnny
Chicago News
Sale value at gunpoint raises questions of force
A dialogue from the New York Globe questions forced sale values. Jinks asks how much a state could fetch at a force sale and Binks replies value depends, noting a robbery with a gun could bring about $200.
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New York Globe
It Doesn’t Pay to Fight Other Peoples Battles
A brief humor or quotation item notes a sage warning against meddling in others disputes while a stranger proclaims to be a lawyer, attributed to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The exchange underscores caution and professional pride in legal circles.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Marked Mother Dont Cry Twin Conflict in Wisconsin Sphinx
A terse exchange references a black eye on one twin in Wisconsin, with an implied domestic confrontation. The dialogue hints at a family dispute surrounding the twins and a questioning caregiver figure. No further context or lengthier details are provided.
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Wisconsin
A Princess Betsrothal by Windward Whispers
The Princess Aileen faces royal limits to marriage and defies convention by proposing to her tutor. In a comic courtly dialogue about winds and hemispheres she reveals her love and seals the match, surprising the king and the court journal.
Old Age May Be Microbial, Says Metchnikoff
The Chicago Tribune reports scientist Elie Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute in Paris proposes that aging results from intestinal microbes in mammals. He notes birds show little senility, with parrots and parroquets maintaining youth, while mammals accumulate microbes causing decline. An antitoxin could let people live longer with less discomfort.
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Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Chicago Tribune
Coney Island’s New Game Breaks Dishes for Fun
A Surf avenue stand touts a new amusement named breaking up housekeeping. Players pay nickels to smash dishes to vent grouches and surplus energy with no prizes, just the satisfaction of destruction.
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Coney Island
Surf Avenue
Break Up Our Own Home Then Break Ours
At the stand back, porcelain plates are crowded so tightly that she inevitably smashes one each throw. At the counter, baseballs prompt joy in smashing after a player has had three nickel shots, leading to continued throwing.
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Baih
New York
Under Water Nine Hours Rescue in Submarine
A Soviet submarine sank at Seelock in the afternoon and salvage vessels worked through the night. Three crewmen escaped while still conscious as the hatch opened, while seventeen others were unconscious but later revived. Rescue teams used a telephone line to coordinate. mystery text follows.
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Seelock
Thor
Perhiaps
Unique furniture finish described by Loudaeny s Colotin
A fragmented text notes a wood finish applied to furniture described as a modern imitation of various woods. The diverence canta' ba detected and is said to be visceral to the overall look, with a mantel fett or spool sideboard suggested as compatible.
Paris Fashions Highlight Pearl Necklaces and Porcelain Heels
A London Chronicle note describes pearls worn from ear to ear and a chin strap style, calling it a guardian style. It also mentions porcelain heels for evening wear, deemed dainty though prone to breakage.
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Paris
London Chronicle
Seven chief faults of man as chosen by Paris readers
A Paris magazine readers list seven main flaws in men laziness, self sufficiency, fastiving, gambling, intemperance, abuse of sport, and foolishness. The Houston Post notes the critique but questions the overall accuracy.
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Paris
Houston Post
Global facts and plans mix in early 20th century report
A compilation notes 40 000 acres of almonds in France price hikes for arrowroot and vanilla in Guadeloupe electric sprinklers in Manila and large per year firearms sales from Britain to abroad. It cites dairy beans salt storage water projects in Salt Lake City and Rio de Janeiro, oil field use for the navy, possible camel imports to Argentina, and rapid progress on rail and wireless tech plus municipal reforms in New York and Bradford England.
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Manila
Guadeloupe
Philadelphia
United States
Asturias
Kern
California
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Russia
Vladivostok
New York
Baer
Retford Tpotland
Tlavre
Bradford
England
Wheattfields
Brig
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Esther
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Lippinecott’s
Aileen
Round the
France
Salt Lake City
City Creek Canyon
Bavaria
Board of Censors
Cincinnati
Sicily
Alexander Graham Bell
Department of Agriculture
Manchuria
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