Dairy profits soar as Western Canada dairy industry grows
A Alberta Department of Agriculture report shows 1918 dairy output held steady despite high feed costs. Milk production rose, creamery butter reached 9.1 million pounds, and cheese output gained since 1917. Bull sales across Edmonton Calgary Lacombe and Manitoba reflect strong demand. Government oversight supports creameries and cheese factories as immigration and settlement promote Western Canada’s rising dairy prominence.
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Western Canada
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canada
Edmonton
Calgary
Lacombe
Manitoba
Tilly
Carman
Sakatchewan
Just Her Salary
A quirky exchange features a enamored youth praising worth in gold while a tavern tar retorts about weekly gold. A mock ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for health wealth and wisdom as a humorous aside.
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Tovie
Wilm
Campaign to end scrub bulls seeks purebred sires in Wisconsin
The USDA prepared report shows Brown County Cow Testing results: 12 cows qualified for production, all daughters of purebred sires, six from one sire. Five best herds were led by purebreds, while five poorest were scrub headed. Purebred users averaged 85 pounds more fat per cow. Eight members bought purebred sires last year.
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Unite States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Brown County
Keeping Dairy Cows on Farm for Stabilized Returns
C T Staples LSU dairy specialist argues dairy cows offset three main farming drawbacks: yearly cash income gaps, soil depletion, and uneven harvests. He notes cows provide cheap human food, reduce waste by consuming rough seeds, and require minimal upkeep. Dairying suits farmers with good dairy markets, offering steady income, soil building, and year round employment.
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C. T. Staples
Louisiana State University
Oready
Mer. Staples
Debar i
Better Farm Butter Improves Quality and Profit
Dairy specialists say careful handling of milk and cream and improved farm butter making practices reduce home production trouble and yield a superior product that can be sold more easily and for a higher price than average Tarn butter.
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Suy
Dairy Herd As Foundation For Farm Stock
The dairy herd forms the foundation for the stock farmer or general farmer. Skimmed milk makes raising calves pigs and lambs easy, but without it substitutes are costly and unsatisfactory. Keep dairy cows and add others as needed.
Roughage and Grain Rations for Dairy Cows
The article lists roughage types for dairy cows clover or alfalfa. It outlines two diet examples by day including grain mixes such as corn and color meal with oats and gluten feed or corn and bone meat with bran and gluten feed.
Consideration of Package in Butter Enervation
A brief note discusses handling a package that contains butter and the need for careful consideration of its condition and labeling. The text emphasizes diligence in assessing packaging integrity and appropriate processing steps.
Vagaries of Evening Dress After War Haste in Fashion
Postwar fashion notes describe women's rush to elaborate evening wear as victory nears. Black gowns with jet accents. silvery brocade, feathered fans, satin and georgette frocks. pearl strands and sheer backless bodices dominate, while dry cleaning tips for chinchilla appear in a separate short item.
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Evenina
Ilere
Tto
Worth
Paris
Printed Georgette Blouses Show Delicate Styles and Dainty Details
Printed georgette and printed voile blouses offer simple designs with decorative finishes. Soft all over patterns in blue beige and black tones enhance the fabric, while ribbons, beads, and lace accents add charm. Styles feature shoulder sashes, long sleeves, high necks, and waist shaping with apron-like fronts or net vests.
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Ain
Theos
Rhodes
Fiat
Witter
Rainy Day Household Tips and Recipes From The Past
Practical home notes describe rainy day activities such as planning meals and chores, making edible treats from animal crackers and syrup, cleaning methods for rugs and wallpaper, and serving butter creatively. Tips cover cake scraps, nut additions, and preserving fabrics with simple cleaners. It closes with a sentimental poem about true love.
Dessert fillings and a chocolate junket recipe guide
A vintage recipe blurb describes rich desserts and fillings such as chocolate junket and orange cream. It provides steps to prepare creamy mixtures with milk sugar gelatin and citrus, and advises on serving with whipped cream and sherbet. Apple trifle instructions follow with boiled and chilled layers and garnish tips.
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Wrese
Tata Ce
Fats in the Body and Medical Notes from Early Text
The passage describes body fats as a protective energy store and fuel reserve during food shortage. It notes fats are stored in adipose tissue and provides simplistic explanations of fat storage and potential medical references. It mentions a device by a German inventor and a patent claim related to obstructed or regulated fat use.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for avoiding operation
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from an operation after severe organic troubles and pain. She consulted Eau Claire doctors who urged surgery but the remedy cured her and she urges others with inflammation ulcers displacements backache nervousness irregularities or the blues to try it and write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eau Claire
A. W. Binzir
Black River Falla
Binzer
Lydia & Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
Fragmented satirical prose spoofing diplomacy and speed
A chaotic excerpt mocks peace talks and wartime warnings while lampooning modern transport and language. It references diplomats, a warning to would be warmakers, and absurd phrases about eyes and cars in a playful, nonsensical tone.
Auto-intoxication and self-poisoning remedies urged
A health note describes poisoning from self neglect causing fatigue, headaches, digestive distress, and illness. It promotes castor oil and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a pleasant vegetable laxative with May-apple aloes and jalap.
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Dr. Pierce
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