Matchmaking Peach Plan Backfires in Rural Tale
Mrs. Van Deusen schemes to place eight factory girls with farmer William Rogers to boost his peach crop. A transformed farmhouse and a growing attraction lead Rogers to court Miss Phoebe Ferris, while the eight workers depart after a bumper season and the couple wed, the match attributed to the hostess.
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William Rogers
Mrg. van Densen
Polack’s
Mrs. van Deusen
Rogers
Phoebe Ferris
Miss Ferrin
Miss Ferris
Japs Erect War Museum At Fukiyama Garden Tokyo
A museum built at Fukiyama garden in Tokyo to honor officers and men serving abroad in the Japanese German war will house war trophies. The Junmei-fu museum, named by the emperor on June 16, contains soldiers uniforms pictures of ships photographs of engagements and enemy weapons.
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Fukiyama Garden
Tokyo
Rockweed Soup Promises Nutritious Inexpensive Meals
Popular Science Monthly notes rockweed and related seaweeds offer nutritious inexpensive options for households. Edible seaweeds like rockweed are found along both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, with Maine coastal harvests prepared for market and home use.
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Popular Science Monthly
Atlantic
Pacific
Maine
Field of peanuts grown for forage in Texas
This USDA overview explains peanuts as a major forage crop in the South. It notes high pork yields per acre, soil humus and nitrogen benefits, and feeding practices including intercropping with corn and using peanut hay for livestock. It covers peanut meal nutrition, price prospects, and the value of shells versus meal for feed.
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Texas
South
Insect Trouble Watch For Grain Crops
Look for the earliest insect outbreaks in grain fields during peak growth. Survey daily during active season and apply remedies promptly if outbreaks are found. If unsure of pest, send a specimen in a tight tin box to the local agricultural agent state experiment station or federal entomological field station with a request for ID and guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Entomologiecal
Sheep Herd Decline Across the United States
U S sheep numbers drop from about 84.0 million in 1908 to under 49.0 million in 1916, a loss of roughly 16 million head or 25 percent over 13 years. The figure highlights a sharp reduction in the national flock.
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United States
Keep the Boar Hustling in Farming Advice
The saying urges farmers to keep boars active and not overfeed. A hustling boar allegedly produces stronger litters than one resting between meals.
Campaign to raise silo numbers on beef farms
A silo campaign by the bureau of animal industry in cooperation with state authorities and county agents aims to expand silos on beef cattle farms. More silos allow greater winter feeding and beef production, boosting the nation’s meat supply, with emphasis in Southern states recently freed from cattle tick quarantine.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Length of the War and a Call to Endure
A wartime address by Clarence Ousley urges a long, bitter struggle with no guessing about its duration. He emphasizes choosing sacrifice and steadfast effort, insisting that victory is essential and requires sustained public policy.
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Clarence Ousley
Liquid manure rich in potash urged for farming
A rural note promotes saving the liquid portion of manure as it contains valuable potash, a scarce and expensive element, suggesting farmers should preserve it for future use.
Pea Hay Praised for Palatability and Nutrition
Pea hay is praised for its excellent palatability and nutrition. The crop is noted as worth the effort to cure and is highly valued for livestock feed.
Alternatives to Cow Milk From Almond and Soy
The article reports on almond milk made by grinding almonds, soaking, chilling, then pressing. it notes lower fermentation, richer fat and phosphorus, and suitability for nephritis typhoid and malnutrition. It adds soy milk derived from soybeans, with odor reduced by boiling, and cites 3.13 percent casein with unspecified yield of cheese from bean ounces.
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H. D. Chapin
Luudwig
New York
Politeness Changes Mark Old Hat Etiquette Abroad
A historical note explains continental politeness required men to remove hats in public and private spaces. It cites Poland and Russia where visitors left hats, coats, and sticks in the hall, and merchants urging patrons not to remove hats at times.
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Poland
Russia
Water and Sand Suspension Separates Materials by Density
A novel plan uses water holding fine sand in suspension to separate materials by specific gravity. A sand and water mixture substitutes costly chemical solutions, with quartz sand and water freeing coal impurities and iron ore sand creating dense fluids to float lighter minerals while heavier metals can float heavier solids.
Physician Philip S Physick Father of American Surgery
Dr Philip S Physick known as the Father of American Surgery rose to high rank as a practical surgeon and popular lecturer. Born in Philadelphia July 7 1788 he studied in Philadelphia and Edinburgh and earned honors before practicing in Philadelphia. He gained national fame in 1831 for a surgical operation on Chief Justice Marshall and died December 16 1837.
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Philip S. Physick
Penn
Philadelphia
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Marshall
All Uphold Red Cross Treaty Roots and Participants
The Red Cross arose from an 1864 Geneva convention securing neutrality for Red Cross societies worldwide. It ensures protection of humanitarian aid amid war. Parties include the United States and about forty nations such as Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland.
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All
Red Cross
Red Cross Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Venezuela
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Argentina
Great Britain
Germany
France
Belgium
Russia
Austria
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Italy
Serbia
Persia
Japan
Meenty Specialists Reimagined as Gentiste
Fragmentary dialogue shows Squibbs suggesting renaming Meenty specialists Gentiste while Bquabba questions the idea and Bavuibte urges restraint. The brief exchanges imply a linguistic shift or inside joke among characters.
Freezone Promises Easy Relief for Calluses and Corns
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap remedy for hard skin on feet and coruses. It claims a few drops loosen tough calluses, allowing removal with fingers, leaving underlying skin pink and healthy without soreness or irritation. The pitch urges buying at drug stores.
Not Made for a Soldier
A farmer jokes about his hired man drafted for war. He worries the worker’s lack of vigor with a pitchfork may predict poor combat readiness and a German soldier yell. The dialogue underscores doubts about suitability for military service.
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Farmer Dobbins
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soap and Ointment
Soft, Clear Skins. Night and morning bathe the face with Cuticura Soap and hot water. If there are pimples first smear them with Cuticura Ointment. For free pimples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50.
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Cuticora
Dept. X
Boston
Stay the Lord is with you says a startled preacher
A colored minister was about to lead prayer when the church floor sank eight feet causing chaos. He steadied the crowd with a solemn line. Mose Peters leapt onto a pew and shouted a humorous quip about the Lord being with him while a sharp head injury joke followed.
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de Lawd
Mose Peters
Cartoons Magazine
Mule sale sparks heated talk in roadside debate
Mr Erastus Pinkly asks about selling a mule while others debate distance and purpose. The speaker insists on transferring the animal no more than two hundred miles and desires to avoid further conversation about the mule.
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Mr. Erastus
Roman Eye Balsam Heals Watery Sticky Eyes
Advert indicates Roman Eye Balsam cures blood shot, watery, and sticky eyes with nightly applications and promises prompt healing. The note presents a medical claim for an eye remedy.
Domestic Echoes on Silent Marital Power
A dialogue probes control in marriage with Mrs Justwed and Mrs Longwed debating how a husband's unchallenged judgment shapes a household. The exchange hints at obedience, gender roles, and the limits of autonomy within a union.
Why Women Dread Old Age and Health Claims
Public health advert promises renewed vigor in old age through Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims include cleansing kidneys and bladder, driving toxins, and restoring youth, strength, and vitality. Endorses daily consumption with unspecified guarantees and local availability.
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Haarlem
Wyone
Somitien
Impo
Sit Firptolae Giate
Adv
Umbrella Savings Quip Cited in Rainy Day Trade
A humorous exchange notes the savings on a rainy day with a parent asking about saved money and the son replying he bought an umbrella. The quip highlights frugal buying as a practical joke.
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