Stamps for parcels post debut with maps and designs
The article describes a forthcoming parcels post system becoming effective January 1 with twelve distinctive stamps issued in three series. Designs feature modern mail transport methods on the first series, postal workers in the second, and four industrial zones in the third. By December 1 stamps are expected ready for distribution to about 60,000 post offices, with red maps marking zone circles to guide postmasters and prevent rate errors. Also noted are Argentina's planned $50 million railway from Rosario to Mendoza and various other items including a call for reform in trials by July and plans for a Chicago intercollegiate oratorical contest.
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Stainy
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Personal contact with local tradesmen matters
A defense of shopping locally, arguing merchants are community friends who invest in goods, offer immediate service, and stand behind complaints. The piece contrasts small local shops with distant mail order houses, urging residents to keep money in town to sustain optimism and local prosperity.
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Customer
Farm advice on controlling pests with fall spraying
The article urges fall insecticide spraying to combat San Jose scale and other pests. It recommends dormant season treatments, emphasizes thorough coverage of every twig, notes removal of dead bark and improved tree appearance, and highlights benefits for fungal diseases and overall orchard cleanliness.
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San Jose
Treatment For Sealy Leg Rubbing Salve Eases Appearing Chickens
A dated note suggests treating sealy leg in chickens by rubbing at intervals with a salve of equal parts lard, salphar, and kerosene to improve appearance and reduce the repulsive look.
Fall Tree Planting Advice for Spring Gardens
Instructions suggest digging large holes this fall for future chatce tree planting next spring. Fill holes with manure now, then remove manure and refill to the desired depth when planting.
Confession and Cross in Jesus Teachings at Caesarea Philippi
The lesson examines Peter’s confession Jesus is the Christ and Son of God and Jesus rebukes Peter for seeking an easy path. It outlines Jesus teaching about discipleship denial taking up the cross and following him, with emphasis on rejecting self seeking and worldly gain in light of end times.
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Sea of Gaiiiee
Jesus
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Elias
Matthew
Jeremiah
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Satan
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Philippi
Jesus Christ
Caesaren
Denmark’s model farm output to rival U S wheat yields
James J. Hill cites Denmark as a model farm nation. He notes Danish wheat yields at thirty eight per acre, dairy fertilization, and large butter and bacon exports totaling hundreds of millions annually. He contrasts U S farmers averaging 11.7 bushels per acre with Denmark’s 38, and claims ten year gross receipts per acre in the United States fall far short of Denmark’s per acre earning.
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Bankers’ Committees
Minneapolis
James J. Hill
Denmark
Mr. Hill
Great Britain
Farmers urged to travel, study modern industry drive
Get Out and See Things. A farmer is apt to stay at home too much to compete with other industries. We must go out and see what is being done. Farmers must work alongside scientific ones, cooperate to raise acre yields, increase cow production, and use the most modern machinery. American Cultivator.
A Twenty-Eight Bushel Trip By the Holdens
The Holden family of Amorita Oklahoma farm 1,000 acres mostly in wheat this year yielding 28 bushels per acre. The surplus funds a cross country sightseeing trip to California for forty five people including parents, seven children, wives, grandchildren and relatives. The extra eight bushels per acre paid for the trip as about 24,000 bushels sold for an estimated $1,000 more than expected according to Country Gentleman.
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Amorita
Okla
Apd
Orient
Wichita
Kan
William Holden
Alifernia
Holden
California
Pa Holden
Old saying on raising stock and quick profits
An old adage notes horses fetch high prices, cattle yield steady funds, and hogs provide fast cash, reflecting traditional farming incentives. The line emphasizes diversified livestock to maximize money across seasons and markets.
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Quick Jones
Arctic Night Tale Explains Long Winters in Greenland
A Greenland Eskimo legend recounts a vanished perpetual day caused by a green mantle and the rise of Deifa, daughter of the Spirit of the Winds. The tale ends with a divine sanction and a lasting return of long Arctic nights, reflecting primitive cosmology and poetic tradition.
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Greenland
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