Roads in Shape for Winter Through Greater Weed for Highways
A large rubber firm reports state highway plans to handle snow removal this winter show weak organization and legislation. It warns of worse conditions than last winter as fleets of trucks support wartime transport. States lack funds to keep main highways open, risking rail shortages. Urges early action to prevent disaster.
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Meir
Maion
Farge Rubber
America
France
Good Roads Are Necessary
War demands urgent road development to move food, supplies, and munitions. The motor era can perform the needed transport if highways are built and maintained, preventing delays that threaten troops and campaigns. Build better roads now in every community.
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America
Benefit of Improved Roads for Rural Schools
From the USDA, improved roads would centralize country schools, allow four to five mile access for children, enable better buildings and teachers, and provide modern teaching facilities at modest cost. Earth roads should avoid sod and vegetable matter as they retain moisture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Gravel roads first step toward better thoroughfares
Give Split Log Drag a Chance. Those who tried it know it will work wonders if given a good chance. Gravel Roads First Step. Gravel roads are the first step to ward better roads. The next step is the broken stone or macadam road.
Comfort Wil Hen House Required for Winter Poultry
The article stresses fresh air dryness sunlight and space as essential for winter poultry production. It details roof types pitches and layouts for southern northern and wide houses, noting water tightness and insulation, front glass and light, and wind access for comfortable confinement and efficient warmth.
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Chicckens
United States Department of Agriculture
Sheep raising is patriotic urged by agriculture department
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes sheep and wool as patriotic and profitable for national supply. It notes wool and lamb demand, returns per breeding ewe, breed choices, and cites multiple bulletins on Breeds of Sheep Farm equipment and farm management. It covers floor types, pen fixtures, roosts nests, predator protection, winter care, and advises long term commitment to sheep farming.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Department
United States
New England
Tay
Sheep for Slackers Acres Prepared by Agriculture
In wartime, bread and meat matter as guns and bullets. Millions of US acres could feed sheep with summer forage yet lie unused. Proposes sheep in public parks golf courses and lawns to maximize land use and labor savings. England already uses sheep on lawns and parks for neat grass cutting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
England
Theaters and Cure for Catarrhal Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness is described as an inflamed mucous lining of the Fustachian Tube. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. A reward of one hundred dollars is offered for any case not cured by the medicine. Toledo firm F. J. Cheney & Co. markets circulars and advertises nationwide.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Orphaned Golf Quip Spreads Among Family Friends
A lighthearted exchange notes that one couple’s children have become golf orphans as the wife takes up golf too. The joke underscores shifting family dynamics and shared hobbies.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promise Relief
Pimply rashy skin is soothed and healed by Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50. Also Roman Eye Balsam promises relief for inflamed eyes. One trial proves its value.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
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