A Gasoline Romance on the Road to Town
Elsie with a fragile dress seeks shelter from a rainstorm and meets Billy Edwards a truck driver who rescues her. Their growing meetings lead to romance as Elsie discovers he is the car's manager and declares love after a tense confession amid a nighttime drive.
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Mineine
Hdwards
Elsie
Elsie Goodhart
Billy Edwards
Billy
W. BE
Este
Josie
Tye
Becuse
Curious Lung Fish Among Reptile Links and Drought Survivors
A South American African and Australian lung fish, or mudfish, is described as snake like and capable of breathing air. Scientists classify it as a link between reptiles and fishes, with fossils showing ancient wide distribution. They endure droughts, face few predators, and Indians prize their rich flesh. In captivity they can reach two and a half feet and over six pounds.
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South America
Africa
Australia
Jumbled Tongues Offer Humorous Translations
The Boston Transcript playful note credits J. B. M. for juvenile mistranslations. Phrases like Chemin da fur shirt and Sotto voce-In a drunken vateo appear as faux foreign lines. The column mocks language mixups with lines about taste, haste, and gout.
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Pere
Boston Transcript
When to Sell Potatoes The Farmer's Greatest Problem
Farmers face a yearly decision on selling potatoes as storage costs shrinkage rot and market timing collide with price trends. A USDA study shows price rises from January to March and April, with national crops around 413 million bushels guiding individual decisions. Exports are small and the domestic market drives each season's profitability.
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United States
Bureau of Mrkets
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Market Inspection Protects Shippers
USDA market inspection service now offered at 235 importing market centers and additional local points. A trained neutral inspector certifies quality of perishables on arrival, with certificates used as prima facie evidence in court and aiding settlements between shippers and receivers. A nominal fee of four dollars per item applies.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Poth Sialles
Breath Holding Test For Aviation Candidates Highlighted
The piece notes a breath holding requirement for aviation honors in some countries. A minimum of 45 seconds is described as the standard for a competent aviator with reports stating a record near 60 seconds.
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Benefits
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a superior kidney liver and bladder remedy. It asserts the product neutralizes uric acid and relieves related ailments based on sworn testimonials and widespread sales. Readers can request a sample by mail and buy larger bottles at drug stores.
Tractor Essentials for Profit The Farmer’s Conditions
A farmer owning a tractor must ensure work suited to tractor use and enough yearly working days to lower overhead per day. It requires constant lubrication, operator skill to detect trouble, ability to inspect and adjust the tractor, and provision of proper implements to accompany the machine.
Always Obliging Jud Tankins Chooses Humble Debate
Jud Tankins says he is willing to be wrong at times to avoid spoiling an interesting argument, illustrating a flexible stance in discussions.
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Jud Tankins
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Fashion Color Makeovers
Advertised diamond dyes claim to revive worn garments from skirts to coats in rich fadeless colors for wool silk linen cotton and blends. Dyes are offered with a color card from druggists and promise simple directions for home use. A brief ad also promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for regularity and notes a humorous quip about scholars needing many heads for long talks.
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Adv
Destruction of Winter Shelters Reduces Pest Numbers
The article explains that pests endure winter in hibernating sites and destroying these shelters increases their winter mortality, leading to fewer insects in the spring.
Implement shed needed to protect farm machinery
The article argues a shed for farm implements is financially justified. With adequate machinery on each farm, weather depreciation could be halted, and the shed would pay for itself in one to two years.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for catarrh and deafness
The advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and related deafness by internal use and blood action. It claims no other diseases are cured and offers free circulares from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Berra
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Concord
Dobbin
Elsf
Simpson & Co
Boge's Corners
Aisle
Johu
Ralaing
D Ding
Bregal
Tractor Essentials
Jung
Florence
Verona
Wright
Mr. Grabit
Hoxsie’s
Banner Lye
Penn Chemical Isa
Parker
Ieee
Sloan
Cincinnati
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