Western Canada set for agricultural and industrial boom
The article argues postwar stability will spur Western Canada’s growth in farming and industry. It notes rising crop and livestock outputs, dairy and wool expansion, and a building uptick among farmers, despite labor shortages and earlier wartime disruptions. Prospects include sugar refineries, canneries, mining, lumber, and rail improvements, with settlers fueling demand and prosperity ahead.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Western
Great West
Prairie
A Lady of Distinction Promoted by Perfume Influence
Adv notices Dr. G P Swiggert of Pittsburgh calls for a school to train pupils for future foreign trade service. A women’s beauty tip recommends Cuticura Soup for cleansing and Cuticura Powder for clear skin, urging pore cleansing as routine.
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G. PF. Swiggert
Pittsburgh
Simplified War Era Frocks Shape Spring Style Trends
The plain conservative wartime dress inspires simple, hand sewn summer frocks with sheer fabrics and little ornament. American milks will produce voile and linen finished lawns, with prices higher than before but not prohibitive. Lightweight gowns feature smocking at sleeves and skirt fronts, with black velvet ribbons as a fashionable girdle, while crochet buttons decorate bodice fronts.
Simple, Effective Lingerie Blouses For Women
A survey of new lingerie blouses highlights a vast variety of styles and fabrics. Details include color bordered frills fine pintucks real filet lace edgings and insertions with round square and V necklines. Sleeves range from three quarter to full length and cuffs feature turning points.
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Aimity
Lingerie Fashion Note Describes Lemon Crepe de Chine Trim
A fragment describes a garment made of lemon colored crepe de chine. It mentions black ribbon trim and a vintage style likely from a fashion catalog or article.
Hoosier State Happenings Report Across Indiana
In Goshen diphtheria cases rise as Dr. Pinn probes hog fever in Taporte. Aurora reports wheat fields in good condition. Fayette county roads warn drivers about heavy trucks. Moral township farmers offer awards to youth in stock and farming contests. Tobacco shipments rise in Ironkivloo and Franklin county prices improve. Lake Erie Waterways group ends meeting with canal route debate. Petersburg reports early robins and warming river. Lawrenceburg fur buyers ship 8000 hides to New York, valued at up to 40 thousand dollars. Lafayette notes hog cholera decline in 1918, but still prevalent. Madison tobacco sales hit records with high crop averages. South Bend Studebaker expansion planned to 16 000 jobs by 1920, boosting payroll to about 18 million dollars. Petersburg tomato farming expected to grow, with potential earnings per acre reaching one hundred dollars.
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Goshen
Taporte
A. F. Pinn
Plymouth
Doctor Pinn
Aurora
Dearborn
Clarence C. Madison
Connersville
Oliver Phing
Fayette County
Shelbyville
Moral Township
Franklin County
Defianes
Lake Erie-Lake Michigan- Minmi Deeper Waterways Association
Dans
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Petersburg
White River
Lawrenceburg
Sebastian J. Risen Shanks
Harry R. Hontger
Lots Ki. Schusterman
New York City
Indiana
Lafayette
Todd
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue W University
Madison
Bruner
Snook & Co
Ala. Meskine
Studebaker Corporation
Avery
Cow Testing Associations Boost Dairy Cattle Returns
The USDA reports 5 587 cows in 40 associations averaged 247 pounds butterfat per year, well above the national 160. Cows yielding 247 pounds earned about $47 over feed costs, versus $23 at 160 pounds. Associations aid in selection, feeding, and especially breeding, often via bull associations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers pool funds to own pure bred bulls through association
The bull association enables members to share ownership of high quality bulls. A farmer can buy a scrub bull for 50 dollars, but if five farmers invest 50 dollars each they can own a 250 dollar pure bred bull.
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Bull Association
Feeding grain to dairy cows with silage and hay
An Oklahoma A and M college note advises that cows in milk can be sustained with good silage and alfalfa hay, but feeding grain is beneficial for cows producing 20 pounds per day. A practical rule is one pound grain mix per five pounds of milk, with two grain mixtures proposed: Grain Mix No 1 combines grain chop, bran, and cottonseed meal. Grain Mix No 2 uses ground kafir, ground oats, and cottonseed meal.
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A. C. Baer
Department of Dairying
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Dairy Barn Ventilation and Watering Methods
The dairy barn should have good ventilation and a well drained concrete floor. A steady supply of clean water with pressure is essential, aided by stanchions and automatic watering devices. Water cups filled automatically keep water clean, encouraging cows to drink regularly.
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Cawa
Look at Child Tongue For Sick Child Care
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children. It describes tongue signs of illness and promises relief within hours without griping. The ad touts its pleasant taste and urges asking for genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Pig Syrup Company
Adv
Worth Wishing For
A divorce lawyer notes the failure of parties to agree on dividing family belongings. The criminal barrister quips about an old dispute involving a rubber plant. The plant employs 5000 workers.
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Tay
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for stomach upset. It claims tablets stop indigestion pain, gas, acidity, heartburn, and flatulence quickly after meals and at low drug store prices.
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Pape
His Choice of Work and Idle Contentment
Dialogue excerpt contrasts a man seeking purpose with a woman who imagines idleness. He desires funds to be kept busy spending, while she challenges the notion of trivial ease. Published in the Boston Transcript era, reflecting social attitudes toward work and leisure.
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Boston Transcript
Influenza Epidemic Impacts Kidneys and Swamp Root Advert
Doctors report influenza leaves victims run down with back and urinary troubles. Swamp Root herbal kidney remedy advertised with samples offered by Wihoeg & Co. at ten cent sample size and medium to large bottle sales through druggists.
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Kilmer
Wihoeg & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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