Historians Voice Concerns Over Biased English History Texts
London Punch notes historians believe English history texts are warped by prejudice and mentions talk of abolishing history. The item reflects debate on curriculum biases and potential changes in teaching history.
Cuticura Trio Promotes Baby Skin Care Ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing red rough itching skin of babies. It highlights Cuticura Soap for hot baths Cuticura Ointment for relief, and Cuticura Talcum powder as an essential fragrance aid used by Alec.
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Alec
Prohibition Talk in The Boston Transcript
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a parodic aside on prohibition and home brew. It muses that prohibition may rise anew while hermit crabs inhabit vacant shells, reflecting a whimsical, fragmentary editorial tone.
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Boston Transcript
Eradication Effort Shrinks Barberry Bushes Across States
United States Department of Agriculture reports the barberry eradication campaign since 1918 reduced millions of bushes nationwide to curb black stem rust and protect wheat yields. By 1921, 6,444,000 bushes found with 4,280,000 removed, including nurseries, with remaining bushes mainly seeding plants under 18 inches. The 1621 field season will extend farm to farm surveys in adjacent counties.
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States Department
United States
Buches
Mississippi Valley
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Spread of Gommon Barberry Bushes Across Rural Areas
A survey counted 176490 bushes on 1166 rural properties and about 75000 scattered across 127 properties, indicating seeds spread by birds and growth beyond farms. In 1919 surveys found 839000 bushes on 14100 city properties and 1760000 on 4600 farms, with 1680000 of the farm bushes escaped cultivation on 1200 properties. In 1920 efforts focused on farm to farm surveys and continued city and county re-surveys in Indiana and neighboring areas.
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Indiana
Dangers of Partly Filled Silos Warns Farmers
A United States Department of Agriculture advisory warns that entering half filled silos is deadly due to carbon monoxide buildup. It advises starting the machine blower for two minutes before entry and keeping silo doors wedged only as needed to prevent waste.
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Shelt Oe Atee
United States Department of Agriculture
Rye seeds noted for field maintenance
Fragmentary text mentions humus and maintaining good physical condition, with scattered notes on rye seeds and vacant ice. The readable items are disjoint and lack clear event or action. The fragment provides no identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations.
Save Hay for Farm Animals This Day You Can Do It
A brief note urges farmers to save hay for farm animals on a specific day. It emphasizes planning ahead and storing fodder to weather shortages and ensure livestock feed during tougher seasons. Local farmers are encouraged to participate and prepare in advance.
Frat Pin Mixup At Summer Resort Ball
Florence notices a fraternity pin on her after a hotel ballroom dance at the shore resort. A blond stranger who had just met her persuaded her to wear it, then failed to reclaim it prompting a local notice ad. Other items include a protest in Louisville and a quip about political factions.
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Shore Hotel
Florence
New York Sun
Mutual Revenue Officer and Home Brewer Dialog
A brief exchange shows a Mutual Revenue Officer unsure how to proceed and a Home Brewer admitting uncertainty. The dialogue hints at tax or regulatory discussions affecting small-scale craft production.
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Mutual Revenue Officer
Home Brewer
Postcard Prices and Places Echo Primeval Theme
A Louisville Couriers Journal line recalls Wilde asking about primeval travel and notes some spots where a postcard was unattainable, hinting at nostalgic limits on purchases and places.
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Louisville Couriers Journal
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