Home Canning Triumphs by Florida and Texas Girls
The Country Gentleman highlights farm youth with canning success from Florida and Texas girls. Winners include Pettie DeShong of Hillsboro and Lele Robertson of Texas top the state in 1914 competition. They earned prizes, funded education, and show how home canning boosts profits and skill.
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Canning Club
United States
Toma
Beftle
Fleasant Home
Piorida
Pettie DeShong
State Bankers’ Association
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Sheig
Hillsboro
Prehistoric Methods and Public Opinion on Bomb Use
The Buffalo Commercial notes a harsh critique of suffocating bombs used in war. It contrasts barbaric practices with civilized standards and cites The Hague declarations of 1899 and 1907 as efforts to curb mass killing. Germany is singled out as omitted from a later pledge.
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Hague
Germany
Buffalo Commercial
Nelson
Nile
Trafalgar
Stroyer
Catatasus Teiti
Ballo
Astrice
Britain’s Mighty Battlefleet at Sea Its Dominance Realized
Field notes describe the Queen Elizabeth class battleships and the Infiexible in action. It recalls naval readiness for Dardanelles operations, the Royal Navy's dominance at sea, and damage sustained during heavy shelling.
Make Yourself a Neighborhood Leader The Call to Leaders
A fragmented editorial urges plain farmers and their families to become local leaders and collaborate for a new century. It contrasts old fealty with the creed bear ye one another and stresses community work and cooperation. The author notes inviting botanists to a party, hoping they take an interest in wallflowers.
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Rimeelf
Harvest Records From A Rural 1910s Club Exhibit
A farmer recounts picking 1082 pounds of green tomatoes in October and receiving no sale price after September. He stored produce at home, donated to neighbors, and wasted many pounds. He collected fruits and vegetables for a state fair exhibit, winning first prize with the display and earning multiple prizes for club work and demonstrations. He notes cash totals of 16.01, 115.67, and 23 at the fair.
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Cattonsi Sehalabib
Belton
Texas
Manitoba
Winnipeg
C. H. Lee
Bertha Bailey
The Small Farm Passing Against Big Farmers
The piece contrasts independent small farmers with large capitalist operators and farming corporations. It cites two main advantages for big farmers: access to cheap labor and better purchasing, financing, and selling conditions. When small farmers lack these, they face stiff competition and a hard path to succeed.
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Tallahassee
Tallahaseece
Cnue
Lele Robertson
Lope Star State
Elose Parsons
Iowa
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Dardanelles
Sir John Jellicoe
North Sea
Kiel Canal
Si. Doveton Sturdee
von Spree
Este
Jim
Pat
Johew
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