Swift & Company year book highlights wartime profits and service
The Swift & Company year book for 1917 outlines high stock prices in Chicago and meat prices, the federal trade commission probe, and government licensing of food distributing agencies with profit limits on slaughtering. It notes 2,800 employees in U S service, plus sections on livestock statistics and packer service to producer and consumer. The net profit per head from 1912 to 1916 averaged $1.22 for cattle, under 15 cents for sheep, and under 68 cents for hogs, with profits driven by high volume. The booklet is illustrated with photos and a color cover from an Ohio corn farm.
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Swift & Company
I. I. Swift
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Food Distributing
Swift
United States Service
Ohio
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising internal action through the blood to cure catarrh by improving general health. It offers a $100 reward for any catarrh case the remedy cannot cure and invites testimonials, listing Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Flight aside jokester recalls Lincoln quote in Puck
A novice on his first air trip is teased by a seasoned companion. The exchange turns to Abraham Lincoln and his line that a man's legs should be long enough to reach the ground, noted as a quip from Puck.
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Bill
Abraham
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Puck
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from 40 years ago, claiming they regulate liver and bowels in a compact health aid pitch.
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Dr. Pierce
Beard in the ranks at Camp Custer furlough inspection
A Camp Custer soldier on furlough explains his beard to a sergeant after saying no barber shop could be found. The vignette highlights army discipline and shortages in wartime.
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Camp Custer
Preserving Eggs for Winter Use
Instructions on preserving fresh firm shelled eggs for eight to twelve months using water glass or limewater. Includes selecting April to June layings, checking float tests, cleaning tips, preparation, and cost estimates about two cents a dozen. Also covers using salt with limewater and handling boiled shells.
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United State Department of Agricultu
Ways to Prevent Egg Losses in Poultry
Five practical tips to reduce spoilage and losses of eggs. Maintain clean nests with one nest per four hens. Gather eggs twice daily and store in a cool dry room or cellar. Market eggs at least twice weekly. Separate all male birds after the hatching season ends.
Protect Chicks From Lice With Dust Powder and Grease
Agricultural guidance describes dusting hens with insect powder before moving them to brood coops. Dust every two weeks or as needed until chicks are weaned. For heavy lice, a small amount of grease may be applied to the head neck under the wings and around the vent, with care to avoid overgreasing. Sodium fluoride powder is cited as an excellent remedy per United States Department of Agriculture entomologists and Yarmers Bulletin 801 Mites and Lice on Poultry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Yarmers
Poultry Rearing Tips Emphasize Egg Marketability
Start with pure stock to raise prices and hatch eggs for market. Raising young chicks is the hardest part of poultry keeping and is the most important step for success.
An Estimate of Rastus
Mandy teases Rastus about being no good on earth in a Sun Dial cartoon caption style exchange.
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Rastus
Mandy
Earth
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised as backache relief
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily cure for back pain claiming centuries of use and government charter. It stresses reliability, origin in Haarlem, and that money is refunded if no relief is achieved, urging buyers to seek the genuine brand.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Oolland
Gou
All Knitting
Jane asks Susie if she knits and Susie replies no. Jane urges to get busy noting even bones knit.
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Jane
Susie
Bones
Salsad Promises Savings and Easy Wash in South Bend
A South Bend woman touts Salsad as a water softener and cleaner that saves work, whitens clothes, and lasts longer. Packets are sold in dollar sizes, with two packets for family wash and one for room cleaning, mailed from the Merchants National Bank or the Salsad Man in South Bend, Indiana.
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South Bend
Parcel Post
Merchants National Bank
Ind
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Bette Dia
Ka Dodd
Isaiofiod
Special Information Service
Enoch Morgan's Sons CO
Pol Pole
Bali
Ed Holder
American Flag Mfg. CO
Easton
Nerd
Sudow
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ins &O
Weste
Michigan
Marley Borileti
Ted
Detwolt
WN. U
Fort Wayne
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