John Deere and the Plow That Won the West
A historical sketch traces John Deere's 1830s quest to tame tough prairie sod with an iron plow. From Grand Detour to Moline, Deere’s self-scouring design and factory expansion transformed American farming and spurred western settlement.
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John Deere
Illinois
Demarius
Deere
Grand Detour
Anate
Practical Spring Dresses and Pattern Choices for Barbara Bell
Three women discuss home sewing and the Barbara Bell patterns. The chic miss favors a minimal, versatile spring dress with puff sleeves and a peplum jacket. The practical woman likes patterns you can cut twice for kitchen wear and entertaining outfits. A third pattern user blends blouses and skirts for multiple fabrics and occasions. Pattern numbers 1832 1263 and 1958 are given with sizes and yardage. The Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book is advertised with 15 cent patterns and mail order details.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Time for All Things Men and the Value of Doubt
A humorous reflection on efficiency and leisure in men labeled Uncle Phil Says. It notes calmness in workload, warns against conceit, and praises strong-minded wives when husbands avoid decisions. Ends with an odd prompt about adding a word daily to shock friends.
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Jonathan
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Jethro Wood
New York
Jefferson
Newbold
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Elmo Scott Watson
Thinois
Charles Newbold
New Jersey
New ‘Bold
Seri Shir Agricultural Society
Massachusetts
Wood
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Black—Hawk
New
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Ohio
Benjamin Lawrence
Middlebury
Vermont
Demarius Lamb
Granville
Maj
Leonard Andrus
Rock River
Grand -Detour
Lewis Crandall
Crandall
America
John ‘Deere
Andrus
Moline
Iil
June Ohrstrom
Phil
Lucen’s
F. W. Robertson
Lee
Garfield
Nix
Ariz