Double Killing Reported In Strained Domestic Tragedy
Victim details are scarce but the fragment describes a married woman nicknamed Higgs who allegedly killed two birds with one stone by marriage. The husband shot himself after disappointment and later died of a self-inflicted act following the first month’s bill.
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Higgs
Dora’e
Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad and Barber Retires in London
An old Bayer Aspirin advertisement warns buyers to insist on Bayer branding for genuine tablets. A London barber retires after 37 years, shaping and shaving up to 78 customers hourly at times. Also promotes Cuticura for pimples and describes a rotating attachment plug invention for appliances.
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Bayer
St. Pancras
London
England
Batalon
Actdeater
Dandelion Butter Color Ad Seeks Readers Attention
An old classified style ad fragment touts a harmless vegetable butter color called Dandelion, claiming it has been used by millions for 50 years. It notes drug stores and general stores selling bottles for 35 cents and includes stray interjections about orchids and household cleaning products like Red Cross and Ball Blue.
Fever toll in Russia tops seven million in four years
Report cites official figures showing about 7,000,000 cases of typhus and relapsing fever in Russia over the last four years, not including Red Army counts.
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Red Army
Russia
Isle of Wight disease and bee import controls
The document explains three broad bee diseases imported with nonnative honeybees and highlights Isle of Wight disease caused by parasitic mites. It notes U S import restrictions from 1922 allowing only experimental imports and mentions Canada as the sole country exempt under secretary rules, with Canada enforcing similar safeguards.
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America
United States
Europe
Great ‘Britain
France
Switzerland
Isle of Wight
Isle “of Wight
Bea
Department
Phillips
Apiculturist
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Dominion of Canada
Late Pruning of Grapes Reduces Frost Risk and Boosts Yield
Horticulture professor W. R. Gardner from the Missouri College of Agriculture advises delaying grape pruning until buds show signs of opening. Late pruning delays fruiting shoots by a week or ten days, reducing frost injury while preserving enough new growth to yield 60 to 75 clusters per vine by keeping 25 to 50 strong buds.
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W. R. Gardner
Missouri College of Agriculture
Profitable Wheat Cleaning Aids Farmers In Experiments
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Minnesota and Dakotas trials show an average gain of 7.8 cents per bushel from cleaning wheat at threshing time. Cleaned wheat price plus value of screenings used for feed and reduced transport costs contribute to the total, with potential net gains of 3.8 cents per bushel if a charge were levied. The department designed cleaner gains endorsement from spring wheat farmers.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Farmers Learn to Maintain Farm Machinery in Winter
Henry Keller Jr of the New Jersey State College of Agriculture notes that higher wages push farmers to better care for equipment. He says autumn and winter downtime should be used to inspect and repair plows harrows harnesses and axes to avoid spring delays and save time and money.
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Henry Keller, Jr
Rural Economica
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Good Farming Helps Eradicate Pests and Disease
A New York Ithaca College of Agriculture report shows good farming methods reduce insects and diseases. Rotation of crops fall plowing clean trash destroy crop remnants hedgerows removal good seed and soils with proper fertilizers keep land and workers healthier and better able to resist pests.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Poultry Ration Tips Improve Egg Production
A fragmented note says poultry raisers find that three gallons of sour milk or buttermilk can substitute tankage in the dry mash for every hundred hens. The advice aims to boost egg yield.
Hypo-Cod Urged by Druggists for Quick Relief
An advertisement urges taking Hypo-Cod at first sign of illness to prevent suffering. Frank Luther of Charlotte Michigan testifies to bronchitis relief and overall well being after using Hypo-Cod, noting friends also benefit. The ad states Hypo-Cod is easy to take and sold by all druggists.
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