Western Canada Offers Opportunity For High Wheat Prices
A Canadian agricultural push urges farmers to increase wheat sowing as global food demand rises after WWI. Hoover warns no 1918 surplus, Europe and India need grain, Germany may face shortages. Canada can supply markets with Western land, low prices, good rail, and strong climate conditions for wheat.
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United States
Treasury
Germany
Austria
Poland
Italy
India
Mr. Hoover
Aes
Hoover
Europe
Russia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Rouamania
Canada
Character as Core in Business Success
The quote defines character as essential to business success and includes temperance fairness politeness industry and intelligence as key components. It attributes the idea to E W Howe and frames character as a foundational trait for professional achievement.
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E. W. Howe
The Last Word In Wraps Fashion Cloaks Arrive
The article describes spring outer garments with new cloaks and capes in velours and heavy weaves. It notes the belt and yoke styling, trimmed seams, cloth buttons, and the cape collar, plus the effect of draping on the wearer’s silhouette and freedom of movement.
Yedda Braid For Spring Headwear Fashion Note
Yedda braid is shown for hats with two tone and plaid effects. The crown features piped sections crushed to create two deep ridges resembling a brim. A tricerne from Odette uses green and yellow in the design.
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Paulette
Odette
Accented Summer Blouses Favor Georgette and Voile Fabrics
Midsummer blouses favor georgette and voile with white, flesh, and color options. Designs feature plain fabrics with georgette vestee details, cross bar tucks, plaits, and delicate trimmings. Emphasis on girdle effects, cuffed sleeves, and refined pipings characterize this season's plain weave blouses.
Complex garment puzzle revisited with new double line design
The article discusses a dressmaking problem involving a waistcoat and collar and introduces a so called double line by stacking fabrics. A vestee in dark blue brocade features an upper line of blue voorgette over the brocade, ending four inches below the top line and edged with a Drighter Mue.
Favorite Color Trends Pop in Clothing
Terra cotta remains the favorite color for brightening vibrant blouses and tops. The hue anchors wardrobe choices with warm tones and versatile styling options.
Pan American Aeronautics Convention Promises Air Service Growth
Atlantic City hosts a May Pan American Aeronautics convention drawing American and foreign representatives to showcase aviation progress. Capt. Gudden says the event will push aviation into national defense and commercial use, with 15,000 enlistees called for in the U S Air Service and opportunities for rapid duty assignments and training.
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Washington
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles J. Gudden
United States Air Service
Military Aeronautics
United States Flying School
Southerfield
United States
Ines
Atlantic
Secretary Baker in Paris outlines troop repatriation plans
In Paris on April 16, Newton D. Baker says about 275 000 American troops will be repatriated this month with 250 000 in May and 300 000 in June. He notes potential Rhine defense by volunteers and discusses docks and wartime installations, trophies, and shipments of captured materiel, cotton goods, and food to Belgium.
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Paris
United States
Europe
Newton D. Baker
Brest
Rhine
Baker
France
Cobleng
Pershing
Preece
Beleium
Crimson clover as early pasture in Mid Atlantic states
USDA outlines crimson clover as the earliest spring pasture from New Jersey to North Carolina. It enhances soil, feeds hogs and sheep, supports dairymen with green feed, and can replace half the required silage per acre while allowing grazing for cattle in mild winters and early spring.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Middle Atlantic States
New Jersey
North Carolina
Frost affects clover grazing in cattle feed
Frost covered crimson clover may cause bloating in cattle, especially young stock. Do not allow grazing when the clover is frosted to prevent digestive issues and ensure safe feeding practices.
Defects in Butter Making
Butter with perfect texture shows a fine grain and smooth body. Flinty appearance and brittle crumbly texture come from overworking or high temperatures, while milky brine indicates inadequate washing. Leaky butter results from incomplete wash water incorporation, and a dry body stems from excessive or high temperature churning.
Calf Care Tip Emphasizes Salt and Water Access
The article advises providing salt to a dairy calf as it begins roughage, along with constant access to clean water. It notes milk intake does not remove the need for water and, after two weeks, calves should receive small, frequent water amounts.
New Milk Feeding Steps for Calves
New calves should receive new milk for the first two weeks, then transition to skim milk. At three or four weeks, replace skim milk with a mix of grains and hay, and gradually introduce whole grains like oats and corn. Provide extra feed as calves learn to consume dry forage.
Rail Strike Threat Looms In Ireland On Wednesday
A general railway strike is threatened across Ireland with potential disruption in Limerick and nationwide on Wednesday April 16. The alert includes all rail lines and invites workers to join a coordinated stoppage, risking widespread transportation delays.
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Ireland
Limerick
It's Clean Sweep Wash The Live Long Day An Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierre s Temperance tonic for women claiming to strengthen weak and overworked women. It urges overwork and nervous fatigue relief with herbs and promises medical advice from Dr Pierce s Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York after sending 10 cents for a trial package.
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Dr. Pierce
Mudville Raffle Confusion Over Mrs Muggins Prize
Town councilors stage a charity raffle for Mrs Muggins with the oldest resident asked to buy. The veteran asks what to do with Mrs Muggins if he wins, highlighting humorous town eccentricity and ignorance of the prize.
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Mudville
Women Readers Urged to Try Swamp Root Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble often undetected. The ad claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root can restore kidney health, citing back pain headaches and low energy as symptoms. A sample bottle is available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. and larger bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. C
Ten Days on the Western Front Trench Memoir Excerpt
A veteran recalls the trenches on the Western Front and the toll of war. The dialogue hints at fatigue and grim perseverance as a narrator reflects on combat experiences.
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Shen
Belight
Western Front
Unscrupulous Patent Medicine Ad Plausible Claims
An 19th-century advertisement extols Dr Peery's Dead Shout as superior to other preparations and claims a single dose cleanses worms and tapeworms. It features boastful testimonials about a ringing voice and a belle, reflecting era marketing tones.
Green's August Flower Remedy Claim
Green's August Flower has long been advertised as a household remedy for constipation indigestion and nervous upset. The ad promotes it as a gentle laxative that relieves headaches indigestion and related symptoms and urges readers to ask their druggist. It notes sales in all civilized countries.
Printer’s Quip Sparks Courtroom Devil to Pay Remark
A judge recalls a printer’s remark about there being the devil to pay, remarking on its fit for the courtroom. The line surfaces as a colorful aside highlighting dramatic phrasing in legal proceedings.
Cuticura Promotes Gentle Scalp Care and Skin Results
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for itching scalp and dull scalp spots, followed by Cuticura Shampoo and Soap for daily use to achieve clear skin and soft hands. The copy notes they never produce odd foodstuffs from wild oats and quips that a man who never errs never creates anything.
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