Community fairs boost production and pride across towns
A piece urging local exhibitors to plan autumn community fairs. It outlines forming committees, advertising broadly, inviting leaders, and soliciting livestock, farm products, orchard goods, women’s crafts, and school exhibits. Prizes should be ribbons, not cash, funded by subscriptions or ads, with guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Individunia
United States Department of Agriculture
Mort Sliccom
Why Danish Butter Brings High Price
A National grading system for United States dairy products would aid exports. The Bureau of Markets cites Denmark Holland New Zealand and Ireland as examples where government supervised grading and branding ensure only top quality butter carries national trademarks. A single best grade supports wider demand abroad and would benefit American creameries and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Markets
Denmark
Holland
New Zealand
Ireland
United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Clubs Beneficial for Boys and Girls
The object of forming poultry clubs is to give a better knowledge of the poultry industry and marketing of a first-class product, to teach better care of poultry and eggs, and to show the increased revenue from well bred poultry with proper management.
Beiter selection with kaily seed boosts pasture profit
The text urges using Beiter selection with kale seed for pasture gains and notes commercial fertilizers are rising in use. It advises giving the pasture a chance, avoiding overgrazing, and using sweet clover in the best crop to renew poor soil. It concludes with promoting faith in one's calling as key to success.
Walking Indian fashion to fix weak feet urged
United States Public Health Service endorses walking with toes straight rather than out turning. Provides simple floor line drills and toe rises to strengthen arches, notes flat foot is rarer than thought, advises physician for persistent cases. Encourages teaching children proper gait early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Wives' Work in Wartime Knitting Feats
In a chatty tale, Mr. Hamlin and Squire Heaton boast of their wives’ Red Cross knitting during the war. Hamlin cites twenty five sweaters, seventy four pairs of socks and one hundred fifteen wristlets. The squire notes his wife wore out three sets of needles, with a fourth nearly worn out as the war ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hamlin
Squire Heaton
Red Cross
Squire
Lived Days In Sealed Box by Barcroft
Joseph Barcroft a reader at King's College England lived six days in a hermetically sealed glass box to study oxygen in blood and breath. He sought to gauge oxygen needs for high altitude flight and found airmen require oxygen. the test left him sleepless with headaches and nausea on the final day as the atmosphere grew rarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Barcroft
King's College
England
Barcroft
Sudden Fame for Milord Thomas and the Milford Manor Buy
The English financier Maj Hugh Thomas D D H acquired the entire town of Milford Maven for a quarter million sterling, a move that left the public unfamiliar with his name. The tale echoes a past incident when a so called surprise millionaire emerged as multiple powers, including Britain, rushed to block lending to a virtually unknown financier, Mr Biren Crisp, who rose to prominence amid a contested loan.
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Maj
Hugh Thomas
D. H
Milford Maven
China
Biren Crisp
Great Britain
Arepa
Fall Modes as Seen in Paris Add Lace to Sleek Gowns
A Paris fashion dispatch outlines fall trends with emphasis on lines, silhouettes, and adapting styles to individual figures. It notes declining hip fullness, the enduring chemise dress, short skirts returning, and variable sleeve lengths. Evening gowns in Paris favor simple lines with lace accents, while plain crepes and draped skirts dominate midseason designs.
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Tne
America
Cain
Oura
Paris
Black Chantilly Lace Gowns Described in Satin Attire
A fragment describes gowns with black Chantilly lace over cream satin. One dress features a chemise style with a square train at the shoulders and a short skirt. Another gown shows black lace over white with lace trim atop satin.
Braid on Two Sides
A brief note describes a braid arranged on two sides with a novel, alternating layout. The description notes the braid appears to bole results in a unique, two sided arrangement.
Gladly, My Cross-Eyed Bear Confuses Visitor
A visitor asks a small girl about her new teddy bear named Gladly. The girl solemnly explains the name comes from a hymn line, prompting the visitor to realize the pun on cross-eyed and gladly. The scene captures a quaint misinterpretation of a religious lyric.
Entonie Relief Promises From Family Testimony
A Sweetwater Texas man credits Entonie with rapid relief for his daughter and says a box provides major benefits. The ad claims hundreds use entonic after meals to ease heartburn indigestion and related stomach discomfort and urges readers to ask their druggist for a test.
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R. J. Powell
Sweetwater
Texas
Saves
Fully Foreseen
A flirtatious exchange sets up a proposal as a humorous parallel to political nomination. The youth asks if Gladys was surprised by his proposal and Miss Cayenne likens her own surprise to a candidate receiving formal nomination notice.
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Gladys
Miss Cayenne
Cuticura Rashes Promoted for Babies in Ad
Promotional ad extols Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes and irritated skin. Claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment provide relief with a finishing touch of Cuticura Talcum priced at 25 cents. Ad copy emphasizes purity and fragrance.
Feenish the Course Says Veteran Scottish Caddie
An elderly gentleman playing with a veteran caddie on the links complains of quitting at the twelfth hole. The caddie responds with encouragement and humor urging him to finish the course despite broken clubs and many bunkers. The exchange highlights stubborn grit and wasteful blows as the round continues.
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Edinburgh
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Kaily
Solla
Callot
Cherub
Doan
Colorado
V. J. Faircloth
Main &J
Delta, Colo
Western
Canada
Western Canada
Mapa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
W. W. Bemnett
Bee Bidg
Omaha, Neb
Schwartz
Mth & Curtis
Denver
Cole
White OF
Call For Catalog
Fily Waite
Tory
Lawlede Aute Deviots Co
Olive
Loule
WN. UU
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