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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
10
Fragmentary ad style text references a dagger in the back phrase, stock market concerns, and products from Cuticura with free samples offered. Mentions pimply condition soothing remedy and department Boston for samples. Includes old time sales pitch tone and nonsensical dialogue about investments.
A Department of Agriculture study urges caution in using women volunteers for farming. It recommends organizing volunteers into units with living quarters, two weeks of training, and age minimum of eighteen. Training aims to select capable applicants and limit home intrusion, focusing on intensive localized crops like apples grapes onions and strawberries.
Farmers advised on potato cropping from choosing seed treatment using formalin to timing phosphorus application. Guidance emphasizes cooperation among farmers, early planted potatoes as most dependable, closer planting due to root systems, and planning for machinery repairs and timely parts orders.
A wartime memorandum outlines how to recruit and place women volunteers on farms to relieve manpower shortages. It stresses assessing actual demand before placement, arranging housing and wages, and designating a chaperone. Officials describe coordinating with state colleges and farm help specialists to survey labor, move workers between communities, and boost mechanization to supplement hand labor. A reader letter expresses patriotic intent to volunteer, likening farm help to national service and quoting famous figures to justify support.
A county agent offers farm management demonstrations to help a young man starting to farm calculate his labor income after expenses and interest. The program allows comparison with successful local farmers to study the farm business and identify changes to improve profitability.
The devotional study reviews Jesus teaching on his crucifixion and resurrection Mark 8 27 38 and the call to follow Christ. It discusses Peter's confession and the cost of discipleship denying self taking up the cross and the promise of eternal life. It emphasizes the need for personal belief in Christ and readiness for suffering in a faithful life.
A essay describes farmers as the nation’s bulwark and business leaders, measuring farming as an industrial enterprise. It cites improved machinery, cheaper production, and rising Western Canadian settlement from 1913 to 1917 with strong crop values and land prices. It notes cattle growth, population rise, and Canada’s proximity to a wealthy United States fueling progress.
Advertisement notes land availability due to railway networks, low grain production costs, and U.S. price basis. It also features a comic exchange about shopping burdens and household items, illustrating daily life concerns.
Advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a trusted remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds across the United States for over fifty years. It promises restful nights and easy morning expectoration while supporting natural healing. Made in America and marketed for more than half a century.
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