Educational Tuberculosis Posters to Fill US Billboards
A national campaign will display 20 000 tuberculosis posters over three months on US billboards. The effort, supported by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of TB and the Poster Printers’ Association, aims to educate about fresh air, nutrition, rest, and dangers of spitting.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
National Bill Posters’ Association
Poster Printers’ Association
Prperian Facturers
Rnlitbergulasie Society
United States
Tle
Bolnestura di Dixtelbutera
Army of Telegraphers and the Professed Trade
A historical note states telegraph companies in the nation employ about 20 000 operators not including railroads. It argues that professional men can be bought and sold like tradesmen and mocks calculated piety as a weak basis for judgment.
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Parsons
Mutton Type of Sheep Shifts With Market Demands
In a study on profitable stock, Prof H I Smith notes rising public mutton consumption as carcasses are better dressed and meat tastier. Wool price drops drive cross breeding from fine-wool breeds like Merino toward mutton-focused lines such as Shropshire and Southdown, with Merino ewes kept for range.
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Bia
H. I Smith
Shropshire
Southdown
Hampshire
Cotswold
Oxford
Lincoln
Leicester
Self feeding trough frame supports cattle feed carver
A rectangular trough frame measures 5 feet by 10 feet and uses 4x4 inch material to form the feeder frame and track for a feed carver running from the barn to a marked bin. The bin stands 16 inches high with a six inch opening, designed to let cattle feed without clogging. Studding of 2x4 inch material is placed four feet apart inside the bin to support the elias.
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Thia
Selling Steer Calves for Early Market
The Indiana experiment station outlines selling early steer calves as common in the corn belt and valuable to cattle raisers. It advises turning calves out on pasture early while grass is slow to start, while gradually shifting from dry feed to grazing to ease adaptation.
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Corn Belt
Indiana Experiment Station
Adjustable hanging door for hog houses and pig pens
A simple adjustable swinging door for hog houses is shown. Weights and ropes run through top grooves allow the door to rise or fall and be fixed at a chosen height so pigs can access the yard while sows stay in the pen.
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Hitler
Hog House
Manitone
Sackatchewan
Alberta
Ana
Cheap shelter for stock described with dimensions
A simple stock shelter is built with posts eight feet apart, one side eight feet high and the opposite side six feet high, forming a shed 12 feet wide and 40 feet long. The roof slopes one way, and the north side and ends are boxed with gates at both ends.
Shed Size Dictates Stock Capacity for Youth Racks
A shed spanning the full length of the youth side offers shelter for about twenty five to thirty two year old steers. The structure's dimensions determine how many animals can be cared for within the available space.
Profitable Type of Horse
In this account a Maryland farmer touts high profits from breeding and selling Percheron horses. He notes starting with sturdy mares, raising foals with minimal effort, and selling two and three year olds for substantial sums, claiming the enterprise covers costs and yields clear profit.
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Gays
Baltiatore American
Livestock Feeding and Care Guidelines
Practical notes on pig and horse care emphasize regular, ample feeding. Three daily meals preferred, avoid indigestible bran and cob. For lambs, February entries fetch higher prices. keep stables clean and ventilated. Milk from separators and whitewashing are advised for young stock and fouled areas.
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York
Million people in the Canadian West by 1920 prediction
The Toronto Star reports on a Dec 1910 forecast from the New York Commercial that Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia could reach ten million people by 1920. Using wheat capacity rail expansion and immigration, Canada’s wheat belt could grow vastly, shifting food leadership westward with large farm yields and profitable homesteads.
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Toronto Star
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
New York Commercial
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Ontario
France
Western
Lawson Quips and a Funeral Mockery in Boston
A Boston banker praises Thomas W Lawson for a proud prosecutorial speech while recalling a millionaire financier’s funeral. Lawson is noted for his sharp quips as he jokes that the service opened for the defense, illustrating his habit of lampooning high finance.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lawson
Boarder Spars Over Rates with Landlady in Frugal Scene
In a light exchange, a fussy boarder urges price cuts as provisions fall, while the landlady refuses, citing debts. The piece adds an ad urging Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a trusted remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia, and notes suffragette power may shift office dynamics.
Miscellaneous Fragments Reflect Shifts In Thought
A garbled text notes a divided view of modern life and materialism. It hints at a mentor, a road scene, and references to gems, alloys, cures, and wind. The piece contrasts earthly complacency with contemplation of lofty prospects.
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Secant
Tae Ene
Roaro Cen
Scan Bois
The Mistake of Over Advertising in Catalog Sales
A writer argues that strong advertising alone cannot sell worthless goods and cites Cascarets Candy as a real success due to merit and word of mouth. Caution is urged against fake tablets mimicking popular brands and substitutes in national ads.
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Cascareta
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Hia
Harp
Husym
Portland Oregonian
Centaur Company
New York
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Sirius
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Saekoon S
Uy MacLachlan
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W.N.U
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Babs
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Douglas Shoes
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