Western Canada wheat farming urged as profitable venture
The article argues grain prices will stay high and farming in Western Canada offers strong returns. It cites verified yields and profits from C A Wright, Megars Smith & Sons, and Newell J Noble, plus affidavits confirming high bushel per acre yields.
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Aneré
America
United States
Canada
C. A. Wright
Milo
Towa
Rig Ald
Megars
Smith & Sons
Vulcan
Alberta
Western Canada
Smith
Newel J. Noble
Nobleford
Newell J. Noble
Nancy Coe
Humorous Odds and Ends From a City Shop Window
A collection of light vignettes from a downtown scene includes a woman asking for a pipe after jokingly rebuffing cigars, a strange drug ad for Dr. Peery's Vermifuge, and whimsical home garden plans. The items resemble a page of clipped jokes and odd observations.
Castoria Astoria Harmless Substitute For Castor Oil
Castoria Astoria is a safe substitute for harsh laxatives and narcotics. It claims to ease constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhea without opium morphine or narcotics and it has been in constant use for over thirty years for relief and comfort.
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Astoria
Peach leaf curl the most destructive peach disease
Leonard R Hartilz explains peach leaf curl, a pervasive disease in peach growing regions. He details leaf curling, thinning foliage, and potential yield loss, caused by Exoascus deformans, and recommends spring Bordeaux mixture spraying before buds swell to control the infection.
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New York State
Bedeste
Long Island
Farmingdale
N. Y
Atlantic Seaboard
New Spray for Peaches Promising in Summer Trials
New Jersey experiment station urges peach growers to test a substitute for self boiled lime sulfur. The mix uses 8 pounds sulfur flower, 4 pounds hydrated lime, 1½ ounces glue in 3 gallons water, diluted to 50 gallons. It aims to curb scab and brown rot with easier preparation and more uniform strength. Best when weather favors disease. thin spray advised for trial.
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New Jersey
Hkely
Supplying Moisture to Hatching Nests
An item notes a process for delivering moisture to hatching nests. The fragment references a new set and mentions Sint Snoufs as author or source, but details are limited and unclear about date, place, or scope.
Cost accounting shown to aid New York farms study
Complete records were kept on 13 New York state farms in 1912 and on 81 farms in 1913 with cooperation from owners through the college of agriculture providing accounting results. The farms averaged slightly larger and more productive, showing labor costs around 18 cents per hour for 1912 and about 17 cents for 1913, with horse labor costing 18 to 16 cents.
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New York State
College of Agriculture
New York
Tiny Boy Stows Garden Tricks In Dad's Plot
A Kansas City Star item recalls a Great Bend boy allotted six feet of yard for a garden. The child failed to tend his patch, causing radishes to fail to appear until he harvested abundance from his father's garden to replenish his own.
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Kansas City Star
Farmers Work Harder With Allen's Foot Ease Use
Agriculture workers rely on Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease foot fatigue and prevent blisters after long days. The ad claims friction reduction in shoes, foot freshness, and comfort for women and men, with wide dealer distribution. Also includes humorous quotes about bread and marriage missteps.
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Allen
Adv
We Want a Young Man to Represent Producers
Advertisement seeks a young man of good standing and business ability to organize producers for direct selling to consumers. Liberal compensation offered to the right applicant. Farm to Table Association Inc. 171 Madison Avenue New York. Also an unrelated notice states both were immune and Sutter has no band habits or vices, while Father-Neither has my daughter who does not play or sing.
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Farm To Table Association, Inc
Madison Avenue
New York
Adv
Sutter
A Long Reach and a Watchful Chaperon
Vague anecdotes describe a vase out of baby’s reach and a parent noting the child’s vocal reaction. An odd product pitch promotes Roman Eye Balsam to relieve tired eyes. A brief, curious dialogue about an aunt and a chaperone hints at a risqué domestic moment.
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Dad
Not for Conscription in Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange questions belief in conscription with a jest about druggists and old fashioned remedies. A scientist remarks that genius resembles a kind of epilepsy, prompting reflections on intellect and public policy.
Jefferson Davis under discussion forgotten reply and anecdote
A teacher asks students their view of Jefferson Davis. one boy Tommy Burns replies after a pause that Davis “never did do nothing to me.” The note shifts to trivia: Bermuda exported 18,288 celery crates last year and the University of Pennsylvania lists 8,927 students.
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Jefferson Davis
Tommy Burns
Bermuda
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Agricultural College
L. Dougla
W. L
San Ris
W. L. Wet
Kiko
Deepansion
Wiike
Inter Stans
W. L. Douglas Mame
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ounetiTores Boye
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
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Snes
Fpark
Weaterman
Westerman
Westerman Remedies Co., Inc
Louisville
Ike
Shic
University of Pennsylvania
Kale
Paetir
Madiel V
Free Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
Saly
J.D. Kellogg
Sasthmaremery
Werthrop & Lyman Co
Kelloss
Brorelyil
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