Canning Tips Told To Cut Spoilage In Montana Farms
Gertrude Hoffman of Montana State College Extension stresses proper jar rubbers and light packing to prevent spoilage. She warns against overfilling and not enough air space, notes altitude requires longer cooking, and suggests skipping the 80 minute jar scalding to save time while keeping jars clean and hot for safe processing.
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Gertrude Hoffman
Montana State College Textension Service
Miss Hoffman
Hoffman
Troper
Bozeman
Bulletin on Winter Feeding for Breeding Ewes
Dr W O Joseph of the Montana Experiment Station releases bulletin 164 on winter feeding of breeding ewes. It examines feeds such as clover hay beets sunflower silage oat straw alfalfa and cotton seed cake and their combinations. Based on careful Montana experiments the bulletin offers practical feeding guidance for lamching results and farm flocks.
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W.O. Joseph
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Jozeman
Crop Report Shows 18.82 Inch Rainfall in Richland County
Crop season in Richland county benefited from 18.82 inches of rainfall. Farmers note that ground frost and runoff into creeks and coulees delay soil absorption, with snow excluded from calculations.
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Sidney
Richland County
Spray For Plant Lice Control Instructions
Spraying with three fourths of a pint of nicotine sulphate to 100 gallons of water and three pounds of soap provides a contact insecticide that kills plant lice on buds and foliage. Instructions appear on the package for preparing the spray in small quantities.
Dry wheat treatment gains rapid Oregon adoption
The new dry method of treating seed wheat with copper carbonate dust to combat stinking smut shows strong progress in Oregon. Growers anticipate buying about 60,000 pounds for the 1924 planting, up from an estimated 45,000 pounds last year. The dust-treated grain’s high success rate in establishing stands could prompt more farmers to switch to this method.
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Oregon
Feeding Tests Improve Breeding Ewes at Montana Station
Results directed by Dr. W K Joseph show bred ewes weighing 140 to 170 pounds can reach lambing on four pounds daily hay. An extra half pound oats daily last 20 days before lambing boosts milk. Sunflower silage can replace hay but not as sole feed. Oat straw works only with concentrates. cottonseed cake or linseed meal are costly. Bulletin 164 details full results, obtainable free from Montana Experiment Station Bozeman.
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Montana Experiment Station
W. Kk. Joseph
Maentana
Bozeman
Montana
Tools for Summer Tillage in Montana Report
The Montana State College Extension Service reports success in home made tillage implements in Daniels County under county agent A. W. Warden. Farmers like double rod designs by Fred Transon Ray Humbert Ross Farmer and John Lawson show cost effective weed control and soil cultivation using locally available materials.
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Montanna State College Tixtension
Daniels County
A. W. Warden
Fred Transon
Ray Humbert
Middlefork
Ross Farmer
West Fork
John Lawson
Scobey
Aoet
Steve Watts
Threshing Around Molt Shows Strong Wheat Yields
Wheat near Molt averages 25 to 30 bushels per acre and is in excellent condition. Threshing has been ongoing for some time and will end soon as many threshing machines stay busy due to exceptional crops.
Hog Cholera Causes Major Losses to U S Swine Industry
Hog cholera cost the U S swine industry more than 27 million dollars in the year ending April 30 1924 with over half the losses in the Corn Belt where hogs are especially numerous per a compilation by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Hydration and Feeding Protocol for Field Team
Instruction outlines a daily routine of supplying water at each drink, rest periods at noon and night, and a three-step feeding schedule with one fourth morning and noon rations and one half at night. It also prescribes washing weekly with cold water and a dash of vinegar.
Treasure State Farm Success Story of Early Montana Pioneer
F. J. Bissonet, who arrived in Montana in 1888 with $100, built a cattle and grain empire. From renting 400 acres near Gold Creek to owning 200 acres of farm land and 2,080 acres of grazing land, he expanded to 6,000 head of cattle and 1,450 Rambouillet sheep with high wool yields. A Chicago cattle sale in 2018 yielded over $80,000, plus hay, while his family of six enjoys education and a modern homestead valued at $38,000.
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Montana
F. J. Bissonet
Ontario
Canada
Jens
Tie
Gold Creek
Bissonet
Bissanet
Ile
Mr. Tissonet
Chcago
Mr. Bissonet
Roosevelt County Farm Population Rises Amid Diversification
County figures show 1,219 farmers in 1920 census with over 1,400 on registration and assessor reports, indicating a growing farm population in Roosevelt despite adverse conditions. Stronger yields and hog production fuel expectations of ongoing demand for farms as diversification expands.
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Poplar
Roosevelt County
Cuticura Lines Advertise Pimples and Blackheads Remedy
Cuticura Ointment is praised to remove pimples and blackheads by smearing then washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Daily use is advised to keep skin clear, and Cuticura Talcum is recommended as part of the routine.
Changing Times Echo Through Conversation
A tourist from the North remarks on changing times with a rising inflection. Gap Johnson of Rumpus idee recalls earlier fear of motorcars and rifles fired at them, noting that today people hardly look up when airplanes pass overhead.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Idee
Kansas City Star
Women Need Swamp-Root For Kidney Trouble Ads
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Kidney problems can cause back pain headaches loss of energy and nervousness. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy available at drug stores with a test sample offer by mail from Dr Kilmer Co.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
New York Driver Defies Police Signal on Washington Street
A New York license holder ignored a traffic officer on Washington Street in Indianapolis. The officer shouted stop several times before the car halted. The driver claimed authority by saying he was from New York.
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New York
Washington Street
Indianapolis News
Whole family endorses Tanlac as best tonic
A Texas family led by Harry H. Pistole from Waco praises Tanlac for restoring health after a prolonged illness. He notes his recovery, his wife’s renewal of strength, and improved growth in their eight children. Tanlac is advertised as widely sold, with over 40 million bottles sold.
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Tanlae
Harry H. Pistole
Archer St
Waco
Texas
Taniac
Tanlac
YOUR DAUGHTER'S HEALTH AND L Lydia Pinkham's Compound
National letters claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aids girls with nervousness and illness. Mothers report daughters improving after use. An ad cites 100000 replies with 98 percent saying yes, and notes sales by druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Columbus
Ohio
Pinkeham
Marie Mielke
Ebner Street
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Film magnate scolds staff at studio over duds
A renowned film magnate rails at Jus Staff in a morning outburst at the studio. He calls the staff a failed lot and says he would fire them all if he could write the notices himself.
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Moving Picture
Jus
Red Cross Ball Blue Keeps Linen Snow White
Advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry to keep table linens gleaming and stain free. It promises reliable results and notes availability at all good grocers.
Deserved All He Got Husband My Wife and Dinner Talk
In a heated exchange a wife defends her docile spouse while joking about dinner. A husband counterplays with light sarcasm as the couple references a saucepan blow and a dinner remark.
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Lindlady
Rubber uses drive Uncle Sim to dominate world supply
Three quarters of the globe's rubber is controlled by Uncle Sim as modern life relies on rubber in countless applications. The satirical line hints at a singular figure wielding enormous influence over a vital material.
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Uncle Sim
The Borrower Runs in His Own Debt
A compact aphorism attributed to Emerson states that the borrower bears his own burden, while a quote from Novalis notes the golden age lies where children dwell.
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Emerson
Novalis
Birds trained to mimic nightingales by phonograph exposure
A German breeder trains canaries to sing like nightingales by exposing hatchlings to nightingale recordings. Placed with real singers, the birds adopt the nightingale songs. The piece notes that bird song is learned, not inherited, citing finches and mockingbirds as examples.
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Bhutan
A Better Thing Than Riches Is Contentment
An aphoristic note states that contentment surpasses wealth as a guiding virtue. The line emphasizes inner sufficiency over material gain.
The Reward of a Thing Well Done
A concise reflection on achievement: rewards come from completing what one set out to do and the value of diligent effort acknowledged by success. It emphasizes satisfaction, discipline, and perseverance as guiding forces for steady progress.
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Jenny
Loss of Lister ward in Glasgow ends a historic spot
Glasgow tears down the Lister ward where Lord Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery to build new hospitals. A local donor offered to fund the rebuilding as a memorial, but managers proceeded, ending a room credited with saving millions of lives.
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Lister
Glasgow
Scothand
Lord Lister
America
Europe
South America
Japan
Matinee Girls Cheer Heroic Levye Stunts
A crowd of matinee girls cheer a performer named Levye as they imagine his daring stunts to be real heroics. The scene underscores popular fascination with sensational feats during the show.
Affection as the broadest basis of good in life
This brief aphorism credits affection as the fundamental driver of virtue in life, presenting a concise moral maxim attributed to the writer George Eliot. The quote emphasizes love as a guiding principle for humane conduct and personal well being.
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George Eliot
Castoria Claims 30 Years Relief for Children
Fletcher's Castoria has long been used to ease constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It aims to regulate the stomach and bowels aiding digestion and comfort for young patients.
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Fletcher
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