Chimney-Corner School of Agriculture Teaches Farmers to Read
Farmers are urged to read United States Department of Agriculture bulletins during winter. The chimney corner becomes a school where men and women study topics from crops to livestock, with free mailings and guidance from county agents and state agencies.
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United ‘States Department
United States Department of “Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Agricollege
College of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Tele Fc Ee Tore
Mapa
Lesa Menikat
Eitish Col Aie
Fly wheel aids grindstone sharpening method
A farm journal note describes adding a fly wheel to a grindstone setup to ease sharpening. It explains mounting a second cement stone on a frame beside the grindstone, using a pasteboard circle filled with cement, bound by wires, and extended iron shaft with square section for bearings.
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Journal
Manure Spreader Promises Time and Labor Savings
The manure spreader saves time and labor and every farmer who has much manure to haul needs one. But it is not a great task to load manure with a manure fork and unload and scatter it as it is unloaded.
Farmer seeks powerful horse labor savers in drift-mares
The farmer desires strong horses, specifically drift-mares and geldings, to reduce human labor. He believes larger power units decrease the amount of manual work needed to manage them.
Purebred bulls head 100 percent herds in three states
Washington based cow tasting groups report one and two head herds with purebred bulls reaching 100 percent in spring 1921. Idaho and Colorado follow with portions also using purebreds as the dairy division notes in the U. S. Department of Agriculture records. The fall 1921 share rises to one third of age groups tied to purebreds.
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Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Western Office
Dairy Division
United States Department “of Agriculture
Mit Fa Com
Master detective on wrong window sill in wrong house
In an Age Herald cartoon caption a specialist at Faust declares the master detective is scanning a window sill with a magnifying glass. A mild man from across the street protests that he filed the complaint and notes the detective is in the wrong house and window.
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Faust
Birmingham Age-Herald
Swamp Root Kidney Ailment Remedy Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promotes quick friendly results and gentle healing with a vegetable compound. Purchase in two bottle sizes or send ten cents for a sample bottle with paper mention.
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Dr. Er & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Opportunity to Do Worthy Work and Its Value
A Roosevelt quote asserts the supreme value of having the chance to perform work that serves mankind. It emphasizes the importance of meaningful action and its impact on human welfare.
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James Brady
Sycamore St
la Grange
Ind
Doan
Dean
Roosevelt
Petting Parties Recalled As Modern Kissing Games
A historical note suggests that so called petting parties resemble the older practice of kissing games, implying similar social dynamics and courting practices among youths.
Urban Ignorance and Undesired Brilliance in Wit
A terse exchange from the Boston Transcript ponders social pretensions. One woman jokes about chestnuting and worm chasing while another quips about selfimportance, noting her shine at the end of her nose.
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Boston Transcript
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Chimney-Corner College of Agriculture
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Dean’s Kidney
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg
Buffalo
N. Y
Kemp
NSU
Fort. Wayne
Mother Gray
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