Tanks Take Trenches in Somme Style Battle
A British army unit leads a dramatic Somme era charge with armored "tanks" described as huge steel forts on caterpillar tracks. The novel war engine, built from tractors and armored, proves its power against German trenches and machine guns, signaling a new method of warfare and future use by England.
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Lawrence Flick
Philadelphia
Haglund
Howe
Britain
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
No Man's Land
No Man’s Land
Alog
Tomsy
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Somme
Atlantic
Items of Interest From a Stated Era Rail and Census Notes
The report highlights baggage protection at rail stations using improvised movable platforms from old airbrake hose and wood. It cites a US Census production figure for 1914 and compares it to 2000, notes Mexico’s vast mineral wealth, mentions William Bennett from Elkland with British service brothers in Belgium and France, and records that horseflesh was eaten in Gaul around 1404 after Caesar's conquest.
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United States Bureau of the Census
United States
Mexico
William Bennett
Elkland
Preston Bisset
Buckinghamshire
England
Belgium
France
Gaul
Julius Caesar
Parla
Names and Numbers Highlight Shifting Planetary Names
The article notes many names for seven planet like bodies and mentions ongoing discoveries. It cites a porch or lawn beat repurposed as a swing for a child. It lists Canada's export figures across years from 1892 to 1915 with US share described as eighty percent.
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Canada
United States
Influence of Growing Diet on Dairy Heifer Maturity
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station studied dairy heifers raised under varied feeding regimens from birth to two years old. Results show ration liberality affects growth rate and mature size, and age at first calving, with little to no impact on milking ability beyond these factors.
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Ecklms
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Misgouri
University of Missouri
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Investigations
Fattening crate guides high market price for chicks
A feeding crate used for 12 to 14 days improves fattening outcomes. A mix of 60 pounds corn meal 40 pounds wheat middlings five pounds beef scraps with skim or buttermilk in a 1.5 to 1 dry to liquid ratio is effective. Chickens fed twice daily finish in 20 to 26 minutes. crate shown is costly but self-explanatory.
Buy Machinery of Quality for Farm Work
Do not buy cheap machines as quality matters most. Poorly built machinery wastes money by failing under heavy farm use. Prioritize durability to withstand wear and tear and ensure long term value.
Proper Selection of Seed for Corn Planting
The article argues that if every car of corn intended for planting were harvested, stored, and tested properly, the next year’s crop would gain millions in value. It notes many farmers exercise care, but the majority remain careless, relying on occasional good ears from the husking season.
Seed corn harvesting needs definite time and plan
In many thousands of cases the seed is chosen in spring from the crib. If seed corn harvesting and stock feeding occurred daily it would be timely. Yet the work comes only once a year and is neglected without a definite time and plan.
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Teo
Prepare Soil for Legumes Inoculation Guidelines
The article explains inoculating soil or seed when growing legumes in new regions. Use soil from a field where legumes thrived, spread about 800 pounds per acre, then harrow or dish in. Do this in morning, evening, or on a cloudy day to ensure bacteria presence.
Most Profitable Farm Job Cultivating Alfalfa Fields
Prairie Farmer notes alfalfa cultivation after cutting pays big dividends by weed control and soil loosening. Spring-tooth harrow best for preserving crowns. disk harrow risks crown injury. Cultivate alfalfa to boost yields and profits.
Treatment of Collar Gall
L S Backus of the Missouri college of agriculture praises tannic acid as a top remedy for collar galls. Applied twice daily by rubbing over the collar, it helps prevent rubbing injuries at the neck or shoulder. Maintain a proper collar fit and keep it clean to prevent further rubbing and injury. Preventive care is emphasized: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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L. S. Backus
Missouri College of Agriculture
Finding Out For Your Self On Farm Machinery
Advice encourages farmers to verify machine choices by consulting neighbors and inspecting equipment thoroughly before approaching dealers. Emphasizes understanding every part and sticking to personal convictions based on gathered information.
Time Value In Franklin Adage Sparks Savings Idea
A succinct note quotes Benjamin Franklin asserting that time equals money and saving time is a path to saving money. It underscores efficiency as a monetary strategy, linking disciplined use of time to financial gain.
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Benjamin Franklin
Grateful Old Lady Praises Kidney Pills Ad
Mrs A G Clemens of West Alexander Pa says she suffered years with backache tender spots in spine and heartburn and saw black specks. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills she found relief. Advertisement notes price 60 cents per box and Dodd's Dyspensin for indigestion 50 cents per box.
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A. G. Clemens
West Alexander
Dodd
N.Y
Contrasting Views On Fashion And Health Trends Of The Era
An ad filled snippet discusses fashion bias against fat women and promotes Sother Gray's Sweet Powders for children, claiming they ease feverishness, upset stomachs, teething, and worms. Marketed as trusted by mothers for 20 years, it invites free samples from Mother Gray Co. at Le Roy, N.Y.
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Address
Mother Cray Co
le Roy
Novel Ilumination Lights Lent Beach Waterfront
Lent Beach Daly authorities illuminate the entire water front with 41 powerful searchlights mounted on a long pier. Each light exceeds 25 000 candle power and the beams can be seen for miles across the ocean.
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Lent Beach
Daly
Too Smart Kid Proves Four Pears On Plate
A boy tests his father with a math joke about pears and pairs. The father, amused, divides the fruit, giving one pear to the mother and one to the boy while John Tony takes the remaining two.
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Klumplignthy
John Tony
No Mistakes Morality Debate in Pseudo Advice
A fragmented dialogue mocks moral persuasion with a dare to touch a live wire. The text then pivots to a streetwise line about being dead sure and includes a stray assertion about London police and population, followed by a bold claim about France as Europe’s best cultivated country.
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France
Europe
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