Secretary Houston Urges States to Pass Sheep Protection Laws
Secretary of Agriculture urges twenty governors to enact stronger state laws to curb sheep killings by dogs. Letters note rise in sheep numbers and potential industry growth, but dog damage discourages sheepkeeping, especially in western farming areas. Governors of Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Mississippi New Hampshire North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin receive briefs.
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United Beaten Depart of Agriculture
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United States
Arkanesan
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indone
Town
Keene
Louisiane
Maryland
Minnesota
Mieslesippi
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Dota
South Carolina
Tratieesee
Vinginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Noted Concerns and Request for State Inquiry
A correspondent asks the state to examine a growing matter and provide recommendations. The message references a carefully drawn bulletin labeled Farmers' Bulletin 055 and urges attention to the details set forth therein for evaluation and action.
Feeding troughs for pigs prepared by agriculture dept
The document describes feeding troughs for pigs to ensure each animal receives its share. It notes troughs should be timpered to avoid crowding and bormarly substructed feed, with a design that prevents the plex from entering the feet and supports orderly feeding.
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Unite Matra
Agriculture
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System of Sheep Farming to Be Weel or Mutton
A United States Department of Agriculture study outlines a system of sheep farming aimed at continuous success. It notes two products, wool and meat, can be equally profitable, with emphasis varying by local conditions and management.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Best Time for Sowing Rape and Corn Cultivation
United States Department of Agriculture guidance notes sowing rape with the final corn cultivation. Sowing ripe seed at last cultivation allows the rapeseed to feed the cornfield’s fall turnover and improve yields.
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United Sates Department of Agriculture
Wounded Soldiers Stage Field Day in Wartime Spark
A fragmentary report notes wounded soldiers organizing a field day during wartime. A stray phrase mentions aerial stowaway speculation and makes reference to improvised medical pods, with unclear attribution to volunteers or observers.
Officials to aid joint state federal highway program
A committee named by A KR Hirst will coordinate with the Agriculture Department to implement the federal aid road net and amendments. Virginia's George F. P. Coleman, S. Britt of Minnesota, Connecticut's C. J. Bennett, Alabama's W. S. Keller, and Utah's T. L. Brownsing are state representatives. Up to May 1919, 1,057 federal aid road project statements covered 10,580 miles at an estimated cost of 62,094,121.81, with $36,576,857.48 requested from federal funds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Water Way
A. KR. Hirst
American Association of State Highway Smcials
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Uvex
Hirst
Gieorge F
Coleman
Virginia
Britt
Minus
Charles J. Bennett
Connectcut
Keller
Alabama
Tra
Brownsing
Utah
Wgriculture
China Lags in Railroads and Waterways
Report notes Amorten trails behind China in railroad development and reliance on wagon roads and waterways for cheap transportation. It argues the time is ripe to boost infrastructure to close the gap.
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China
Amorten
Europe
Ching
George Ade on Good Roads Contends for Public Investment
George Ade argues for municipal funding of road improvements, praising communities that invest in hard surface regis to avoid mudholes and ensure year round travel, urging continued maintenance and seasonal readiness.
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George Ade
Good Roads Prerequisite to Successful Motortruck Operation
A report argues that good roads are essential for motortruck success and warns drivers underestimate the higher costs caused by poor road conditions. It contends road quality directly affects efficiency and expenses, urging improvements to support reliable freight movement.
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Rome
Bayer Aspirin Security Label Warns Consumers
Advertisement notes that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Crow safety mark and intact packaging. It urges buyers to choose unbroken boxes with proper directions for relief of headache toothache fever neuralgia and cold symptoms and mentions small boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages available at drugstores.
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Bayer
Bayer Crow
Hearty Eaters in Australia Claim Heavy Meat Diet
A survey reports Australians consume about 204 pounds of meat per person yearly, roughly two sheep and a bullock per man, with higher meat intake than English French German or Swiss averages. Wheat about 3.75 hundredweight, potatoes 2.5 hundredweights, and nearly 1 hundredweight of sugar per person annually, Tasmanians eating a quarter ton of potatoes.
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Australasia
You Need a Medicine You Should Have the Best
A local brochure-style ad extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims sworn testimony and widespread use, urges readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer & Co. with a newspaper mention, and notes bottles are sold in drug stores. It also includes a humorous banking note extension exchange.
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Kilmer
Paresis Post
Jlmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Castoria and gentle care items for infants and mothers
An old advertisement fragment discusses Castoria with signatures and infant care tips. It mentions Castoria for children, Cuticura for skin relief with soap and ointment, and Coricura Talcum powder as beneficial. The text blends product endorsements with domestic advice and faint references to personal events.
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Teher
Allen's Foot Ease Advertises Comfort for Hushed Feet
Farmers and workers seek relief from tired blistered feet with Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder. The ad claims to reduce friction from shoes and improve foot comfort, noting widespread use by women and availability from dealers nationwide. A stray line suggests a reader denies a prior habit, ending with a humorous exchange.
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Allen
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