Garden thrift urged as farm labor tightens care
The United States Department of Agriculture urges thrift gardens to cut living costs by home planting. War gardens helped mobilize resources and now provide for households as commercial vegetable planting declines due to labor shortages. High wages paid by commercial gardeners cannot be justified by returns, the department reports, echoed by seed merchants in the sector.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Department ‘Agricultiite
Arom Seed Merchants
Fragmented OCR note on commerce and remedies
An unclear OCR fragment discusses months, vegetables, and remedies in a chaotic stream of garbled phrases. It mentions commerce, drying, preservation, surplus, and possible uses, but contains no coherent events, names, places, or dates to anchor a full news item.
Efficient planning of gardens favored in farm work
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports that 62 percent of farm women tend gardens and 66 percent do most cultivation themselves. It urges planning to reduce female workload, with men handling plowing and land fitting, and gardens planted in long straight rows cultivated weekly with horse drawn tools. Plan right and work right to profit from the farm garden.
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United States Department of Agricultura
Extension Service
United States Department of’ Agriculture
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TEST SEEDS BEFORE SOWING FOR BETTER CROP YIELD
Practical seed testing is the farmer’s main controlled step in crop success. The USDA says seed tests improve results beyond weather and practice. County agents or the local Agriculture area office can provide bulletins and guidance on seed testing methods and needed equipment.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Calf Begins Grains Early Says Green Advice
A farm note explains that a two week old calf will start eating grain if offered in a box. A small daily amount, about a quarter pound, suffices for ten days or more and can be increased gradually. The guidance emphasizes steady introduction and regular feeding.
Poultry Care and Spring Laying Tips from Old Notes
The fragment discusses poultry husbandry focusing on hens, water, and feed management. It notes the main drawbacks of turkey farms, the importance of dry resting ground for water fowl, and stresses that only laying fowl are worth keeping in spring with better laying strains to beat last year’s records.
Cure skin woes with Cuticura products ad
An old advertisement urges good skin care with Cuticura Ointment, Soap, and Talcum. It promises relief from pimples redness or itching and suggests bathing, drying, and dusting on talcum for a fragrant effect. Ends with a 25 cent price note.
Teacher Short of Supplies in Village School
A village schoolmaster saved with the help of scholars who paid weekly subscriptions. Tommy Oates misled his mother by omitting a penny on his card after taking a toffee. He blamed the ink for his missing entry, revealing the temptation and the honest lesson at hand.
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London
Extravagance of Japan’s New Rich Inspires Arts and Education
A fragment describes the extravagance of Japan's newly rich pouring wealth into colleges, literature, and art, while seeking meaning and spiritual guidance. It suggests guardianship of culture, with phrases like Twelve o'Clock and All Is Well as a moral refrain.
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Japan
Ancient Greek Music and Choirs Celebrate Life Events
The Greeks favored the lyre and harp for private use while the flute and pipes suited public life. Musicians accompanied soldiers in war and religious choirs, mixed gender, sang at festivals and commemorated victories, deaths, holy days, births and marriages. Alkman, around 650 B C, wrote a choir song for Birth.
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Alkman
B. C
Jeanie Says Grace After Mixed Pudding Incident
A Nettlegirl misbehaves and is barred from pudding while others eat four Nice jain puddings. She receives bread and butter. At the end the mother asks Jeanie to say grace. Jeanie closes her eyes and prays that what others have received may they be truly thankful.
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Jeanie
Grace
Literary Objection in Doubtful Dialogue
A terse exchange presents a literary objection as a friend doubts the old man will approve a marriage with his daughter. The lover responds with a sad confirmation that they did marry, implying social or familial tension surrounding the union.
Avgh Wornimny meense on pay of being a dlaterer
Avgh Wornimny explores compensation for a laborer, noting he never earned pay from the Tan project and encountering questions of wage entitlement and payment obligations. The fragment hints at disputes over płays, labor status, and potential employer responsibilities in a historical context.
Castoria Endorsed in Historic Pediatric Remedy Ad
A vintage notice reviews Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted infant remedy, urging careful examination of its formula and the signature line to reassure parents of its long standing use for children's ailments across generations.
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Castorta
Fletcher
Nothing to do but work and run away from life
A fragmentary essay laments modern overwork and the desire to escape the grind. It quotes the Los Angeles Times on Germany's goats in wartime, noting 8,000,000 goats and goat milk as a substitute for cow milk. The piece closes with a quip on swallowing indignation not quenching revenge.
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Los Angeles
Germany
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