Forestry policy urged to halt waste and fire losses
Lieut. Col. Graves of the U S Forest Service told the tri state conference that conserving farm woodlands in Illinois Indiana and Ohio requires fire protection better management and restocking. He urged federal state and private cooperation including cost stocked planting and cooperative marketing to secure natural reproduction and increased growth.
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States Department of Agriculture
United States
Henry 8. Graves
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Ohio
Iainois
Colonel Graves
Ilinois
Oho
Graves
Secretary of Agriculture
Tihinola
Michigan
Wisconsin
Induatrica
United States urged to adopt national forest policy
Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Forestry Association calls for a practical forest policy to protect timber supplies as U S forests shrink to about one quarter of original. He praises Col Henry Graves for pushing the issue and urges cooperation among foresters lumbermen and timberland owners.
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Northwest
United States Forest Service
United States
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Forestry Association
France
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Col
Henry 8. Graves
Forest loss prompts postwar replanting aid plea
P. B. Ridsdale of the American Forestry Association tours allied countries to assess forest destruction in France, Belgium, Italy and Britain. He says France faces heavily damaged forests needing replanting and that arable land between front lines must be reseeded to restore soil humus, with Italy Belgium and Great Britain likely to request similar aid.
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Germany
France
Ridsdale
American Forestry Association
Europe
Belgium
Italy
Great Britain
America
Great Britele
Turkish Women Emancipation Debate From National Geogr aphic Society
A Washington bulletin from the National Geographic Society contrasts Turkish women’s property rights with Western limits, citing Mary Mills Patrick on centuries of independence. It notes Mohammedan law allowed women to control and dispose of property, the impact on divorce, and the gradual social changes enabling women to pursue education and influence in literature science commerce and politics.
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Turkey
Washington
National Geographic Society
Mary Mills Patrick
Pasha
Lfe
Uuntil
Truth and Sincerity as Genuine Appearance
Excerpt argues that deceit is pointless because real virtue shows through. It claims authenticity is the best mask and that the true way to appear admirable is to actually be so rather than pretend. The author critiques dissembling as a counterfeit of real excellence.
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Tillotson
Thirteen Club in London Holds Select Lunch at Thirteenth Hour
In London the Thirteen Club, likely the newest exclusive society, meets at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day each month. The group, limited to 18 members, celebrated Armistice era hospitality with a lunch where 18 were seated, and every attendee deliberately upset the salt.
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London
Thirteen Club
The Proper Thing Scratch Pad Quote
A fragmentary line suggests advice to writer Robert about using a scratch pad. The note appears in a Boston context with a quirky phrasing and partial quotation marks. No clear event or date is provided.
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Robert
Boston
Bayer aspirin marketed for colds and pain in Bayer boxes
Genuine Aspirin with Bayer name in Bayer packaging offers directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer claims nineteen years as the physician prescribed genuine aspirin. Handy 12 tablet tin boxes cost only a few cents.
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Bayer
Ady
Danderine Hair Treatment Ad Promises Dandruff Cure
An old styled advertisement touts Danderine as a quick remedy to rid the scalp of dandruff and stop hair loss. It claims several applications restore hair life, vigor, brightness, and thickness, with small bottle use at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
Success as the art of getting away with little you have
Brief aphorism stating success equals the skill of managing scarce resources gracefully. It emphasizes cleverness, frugality, and maintaining dignity when limited means constrain actions and outcomes.
Diamond Dyes Advertises Fadeless Fabric Color
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising a new rich fadeless color for fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. It asserts the product works on any color and suggests using the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials with instructions in the Direction Book.
To Escape the Jinx Bigamist Case Sparks Trial
A humorous court fragment features a judge and a speaker arguing over a bigamist accused of marrying fourteen wives to escape the number thirteen. The exchange hinges on superstition and motive as the judge probes the unusual count.
Boschee's Syrup Ad Promotes Cough Remedy Use
An old advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a cure for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims the product helps sleep and morning expectoration while noting its long history and American manufacture. The copy ends with a quip about marriage and a Garfield Tea endorsement for liver and kidney health.
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Statistica
Auenza
Boschee
America
Civilized World
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Aeroury
Charles Lalrop
Matthew Arnold
Fletcher
Boschee’s
Garfield
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