German War Devastation Must Be Paid By Land and Lives
In a stark account from Belgium, the writer details the a immense shell scarred farmland between Ypres and Menin where once productive fields are now cratered wastelands. Thousands of unexploded shells remain, threatening lifetimes of cultivation, as Belgian peasants suffered displacement and ruin. The piece urges Germany to pay through rebuilding efforts led by German soldiers under Belgian guard, ensuring accountability for the war’s destruction.
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Wright A. Patterson
Germany
Europe
Belgium
France
Ypres
Menin
Tana Menin
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Serbia
Woman runs Morning Banner plots to hire byline
Olive Claggett meets editor Bennett Stokes over a plan to replace male staff with women and pursue a bold, nationwide fame for a women-run paper. Stokes admits mutual attraction and proposes marriage as the solution to their professional clash.
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Olive Claggett
Bennett Stokes
Olive
Bennett
Morning Banner
Banner
Fordyce
Stokes
Mr. Stokes
Mr. Fordyce
Mer. Stokes
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Mr. Ferdyce
Melon Becomes Medal in a Soldier’s Plea to the Emperor
A veteran, denied a medal after many campaigns, pleads with the emperor in Egypt. The emperor recalls battles and finally awards the cross not for heroics in war but for sharing a melon. The anecdote ends with the cross given for the melon.
Lavish Display Provokes Grim Funeral Compliment
A Birmingham age columnist notes a man saved wealth only to die before enjoying it. His widow funded an expensive funeral, prompting the wry remark that the deceased would grimly turn over in his grave. The piece lampoons wealth and predicted posthumous generosity.
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Birmingham -Age-Merald
Uniform breeding stock key to a uniform hog herd
A U S Department of Agriculture guide emphasizes uniformity in hog herds to maximize market returns. It advises buying bred sows about 12 months old, ideally from one herd, to improve consistency in color, type, and conformation, and to maintain records to cull poorly performing animals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Petsa i Overlooked Cabbage Offers Economic Growers Advantage
Petsai, a lettuce supplement, can be grown across the United States at about half the cost of lettuce. It keeps longer, withstands transit better, and serves as a staple in chop suey. While not cabbage, it resembles lettuce heads and can yield more per area, supporting its promotion by seed suppliers.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Chinese Cabbage Delights Stir Taste Prejudices
A newspaper note questions food prejudice using Chinese cabbage as an example. It cites Petsal introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture from China and grown in New Jersey and California while suggesting taste will override bias.
Feeding cattle in winter tips for silage and forage
The article advises making a precise stock estimate before winter feeding. If silage runs short, use dry roughage early or mix silage with roughage. Start feeding by January and continue to mid April to protect pasture. Include some dry roughage and a small amount of cottonseed meal unless legume hays are used.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Keep Good Producing Cows Despite Crop Failure
Farmers urge preservation of dairy herds as crop failures threaten feed. reports stress clover and edible forage remain, supporting continued dairy cow productivity and dairy supply stability despite shortages.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Bonapirte
Tonor
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Areola
Marengo
Santo Domingo
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China
Petsai
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