Farmers urged to boost production for postwar demand
The article warns farmers of possible overproduction and emphasizes need to maximize crops now as hungry England and France will quickly absorb surplus. It notes depleted food resources, future demand after the war, and that world wheat crops are below average with per capita output dropping from 1915 to 1916.
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United States
Unclear OCR Item From Historical Page
Fragmentary text shows scattered words and names including J. P. Young and possible locations. no coherent event or outcome can be established from the readable material. Unable to determine a specific incident, date, or entities beyond scattered fragments.
Army Chaplain Steines Among Early War Service Volunteers
Doak DA EE PATENTS Steines te NN of Fort Wayne has been accepted as one of the first army chaplains for the wartime call. He is pursuing a post graduate course and will receive full credit if his active service interrupts the program, matching secular colleges’ practice for students who aid national duty.
Heal Itching Skins Cream Ad
Heal itchy skin with a super creamy salve that prevents minor skin troubles from worsening. Free sample by mail with Beek Address Catera Dept L Beston.
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Bern
Catera
Dept. L
Beston
Elisa's Ambition Sparks Family Worry in London Note
Mrs Skewer tells Mrs Dobbe Elisa plans to leave home amid family troubles. Jimmie just had measles and her husband is ill treated as a sky attacker. Instead of service or factory, Elisa aims for the stage, a goal her mother opposes with strong emphasis.
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Mrs. Skewer
Mrs. Dobbe
Sky Atticker
Elisa
Mrs. Dobbs
Londea Titta
Red Cross Ball Blue
A humorous exchange shows a child asking what a fund of information is while Pa explains it as a collection to provide the benighted heathen with school books and other paraphernalia, in a lighthearted family vignette.
Knowledge of Trees Opens Paths to Daily Discovery
Children learn trees gradually by noting one new specimen each walk. With eyes opened to countryside wonders, they build a store of knowledge and lasting interest. Now is the best time to begin tracing nature’s clues.
Door-Holder Device Patented By Br. Phillips
A simple device is described to hold a door open. The design uses a half inch beard eight inches long and three inches wide formed as shown in the cut. It is to be screwed to a 3 by 4 on the barn aligning with the lock stick for secure propping.
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Y BR
Phillips
Washington
Helde Deer Open Lock Mechanism Note
Instructions describe a method to operate a lock by projecting a pin about one-fourth inch above the point, applying pressure to tilt the lock, causing the notch to drop into place and securely lock the door.
Grounded wire for fences avoids lightning danger to farm animals
A safe fencing method is described to prevent fatal shocks from charged wire fences. Attach a grounding wire every 200 to 300 feet, driving it four feet into the soil to provide an outlet for electricity and protect livestock.
Proper eggs for hatching in small poultry yards
It warns against hatching from an unculled flock and keeping year round males. Better to obtain eggs from a neighbor who culls hens for hatching eggs or from a breeder. It is not expensive to have a small yard for one’s own best bees and mates.
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Coe
Weather and heat reduce work output says extension engineer
K G Smith of Ames reports study by New York ventilation commission finds a person does 15 percent less physical work at 75 F and 37 percent less at 86 F when free to choose. At 88 F the power to do mental or physical tasks drops further as temperatures rise, urging caution in hot weather.
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K. G. Smith
Ames
Rom
New York State Commission
Ca Ventilation
Buying and Selling Eggs by Weight Advocated
A prominent food supplies dealer objects to a buy only system for eggs. He argues fairness favors weighing both buyer and seller, noting prices should reflect actual quantity. He warns that large end and small eggs bought at the same price per dose is unfair.
Egg Value and Recipe Precision Through Weighing
The article notes egg values vary up to 35 percent in food elements due to size differences. It suggests selling by weight as fairest and recommends weighing eggs out of shells for accurate recipe results.
Why Tomato Plants Wither After Transplanting
The article explains tomato blossoms wither and drop after transplanting from a cold frame to the open field. Causes include plants being less hardy in a cold frame and rapid weather changes. Growers delay removing plants to the open to avoid blossom loss during unsettled spring conditions.
Manure’s Astonishing Alfalfa Yield Report
A report notes 626 alfalfa growers spreading manure achieved an average 89 tons per acre, while 414 with no manure averaged 8.4 tons. The observation highlights manure as a potential substitute for time and notes a half ton of alfalfa can cover the cost of manure. Manure is applied before seeding.
Good Garden Seed Advice for Successful Planting
The article urges selecting fresh seeds that are true to name to avoid poor germination and disappointment. It recommends buying from reputable producers and emphasizes demanding quality seed to ensure plants grow as expected.
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Ikewice
Esetta
Hable Kowss
Alcohol and the Soldier Supposed Effects on Discipline
The Sydney medical dean Sir Thomas Anderson Stuart argues alcohol undermines military discipline and prudence. He claims alcohol quickens moral decline, weakens judgment and self control, and increases sexual disease risk, citing examples from military camps and broad effects on soldiers.
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Thomas Anderson &Tuart
Medical Faculty
Sydney
Australia
Allcohol
Prophecy on Motor Car Growth and Tax Policy
Fragmentary quotes predict major car growth in the United States over five years averaging at least six million motor vehicles annually. The text mentions no new tax, implying no government tax of one dollar ten cents per gallon.
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Mida's
United States
IBER AND WINE Alcohol Unto the Brain
A fragment discusses alcoholised blood starving brain cells and nerves. Psychic brain cells bathed in texined blood are said to fail at safety.
Personal Liberty and Billy Sunday Milwaukee Invitations
During Billy Sunday's Milwaukee meetings he mailed printed invitations to major department stores and industrial firms. The reverse side urged attendance with a comment on the brewers and their brand of liberty, reflecting the era's tension over social morality.
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Billy Sunday
Milwaukee
Fragmentary Quote Speaks of Liquor and Duty
A speaker recalls a preacher asking about the liquor evil and the reply that a decent man, after what he had seen, would be urged to destroy it. The narrator says he resents being born to do his father’s business.
Umbrella Missing With Red Dog Tale From Depew
Chauncey Mitchell Depew recalls a story about a red dog bought from a local dealer. He says rain washed the spots from the dog and he returned it to the dealer who exclaimed that an umbrella had come with the dog and asked if he got it.
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Chauncey Mitchell Depew
National Capital Brewery Plans Ice Cream Factory
The Washington brewery, facing a dry district, prepares to convert its beer factory into an ice cream establishment to adapt to potential local alcohol restrictions.
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National Capital Brewery of
Washington
Better Jobs for Saloomen
A polemic argues that open saloons cause more unemployment among workingmen than closing them. It claims liquor harms workers by removing them from jobs, while licensing bartenders raises productivity by preventing patron job losses. The piece asserts it is better for bartenders to lose work and find better jobs than for poor patrons to lose employment opportunities.
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