Sheep-Killing Dog Law Promoted By U S Agriculture
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin argues Michigan’s dog control law offers useful points for other states to adopt. It notes sheep killers as a major threat to the industry, cites declining national sheep numbers since 1922, and urges stronger dog legislation, dogproof fences, and public support. The bulletin is available from Washington, DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Gluten Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Dultet
M. W. Coll
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DB. C
Interest in Better Stock Drives Purebred Sire Campaign
The Better Sires-Letter Stock campaign gains momentum as households enroll in purebred breeding for all livestock classes including poultry. In Oldham County Kentucky 20 percent of farmers enrolled amid 4.08 farms, with similar active participation in Puolaki Virginia and other counties. The Bureau notes these rates likely understate actual involvement in the main market products.
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St Not Parsons
United States Department of Agriculture
Gordon B. Nance
Oldham County
Kentucky
Puluaki County
Virginia
Kittitas County
Washington
Greene County
Oho
Orange County
Virgina
Bureau of Animal Industry
How the Gullies Can Be Reclaimed By Dams
United States Department of Agriculture guidance explains gully reclamation through self saving dams and brush works. It covers building head dams to stop erosion, directing water to natural courses, and using greasy or thuder covers. The piece notes timing, dam height, and the balance of cost versus effectiveness for shallow and deep gullies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Gbalde Pulnea
Dom
Dratnaga
Potatoes Stored in Tobacco Barns for Sweet Potatoes
Farmers in tobacco districts adapt existing tobacco barns with simple, heat aided storage to house sweet potatoes. The United States Department of Agriculture outlines changes and management methods in Farmers Bulletin 1267. Many small producers doubt the cost of a dedicated storage structure is worthwhile.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Better Roads Recommend 18 Foot Road Width
The Bureau of Public Roads urges an 18 foot hard surface minimum to ensure safe clearance between vehicles. At 20 mph drivers should keep wheels 1.5 feet from the edge, and trucks at 25 mph need at least 1.5 feet clearance for rear wheels. In busy areas near cities a 20 foot pavement width is advised to allow safe wheel clearance of 3.4 feet.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Bolley
Clites
Fletcher
Bay of Fletcher's
Castoria
Fletcher's
Gravel Testing Device For Road Gravel Suitability
To aid the bureau of public roads a portable gravel testing apparatus was devised. It measures the height a gravel piece falls to break, indicating its ability to withstand traffic. The test aims to promote local material use and reduce costly imports by validating gravel before concrete production.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Ended by Tantac Remedy
A testimonial advertisement claims stomach misdigestion triggers rheumatism and says Tantac cures both conditions. It cites Mr. Robert Trotter of St. Paul Minnesota who reports relief after taking the remedy and endorses its effectiveness for aches, pains, and stomach health.
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Tantac
Robert Trotter
State
St. St. Paul, Minn
Vegetable Fancy Work At Market Inquiries Verdant Asparagus
A market man proclaims exceptionally fine asparagus to Mrs. Youngbride, claiming it was picked not three hours ago. She questions how it grows and wonders if cooks braids the ends, reflecting a humorous exchange from a Boston Transcript style column.
Which City Editor
A visitor asks the city editor, in a Washington Star setting, which city he edits for. The exchange underlines rivalries in newsroom myths as the woman probes the editor’s assignment and identity. The line hints at press culture and reader curiosity about newspaper work.
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Bemg
Lave
Washington Star
Whence Tommy's then Teacher Tommy dialogue
A humorous exchange notes that a bank should have large capital to be good. The backchat frames a child’s view of banking in simple terms with a parent’s financial lesson implied by the quip.
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Aif Marketa
Tommy
London
Prolific Poet Father and a Curious Child
Prolific writer Claribel, age twelve, suspects her father signs poems as Anonymous after discovering he writes many works. She chats with him and notes his wide output while observing a playful scene about spelling and language in a child’s primer. The ad style prose contrasts with a comic aside on cosmetic products and a phonetic spelling joke.
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Prolifia
Claribel
Freedom from laxatives ad claims natural lubricant alternate
An old advertisement argues against laxatives and promotes Nujol as a nonmedicinal natural lubricant that feeds digestion without gripping. It claims Nature's own lubrication is insufficient during constipation and positions Nujol as harmless, prescription use in hospitals, available from druggists.
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Scelence
Naturally Endowed Book Idea Draws Self Help Debate
A woman plans to write a book to guide her little boy for his birthday and make it useful. A Boston Transcript clerk questions the need for self help, noting the boy’s behavior at a party. The exchange highlights differing views on instruction and upbringing.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Mothers and Daughters: Lydia Pinkham's Medicine Endorsement
A fragmentary testimonial from a Delaware reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for abdominal troubles in mothers and daughters. The letter notes long use by women and grandmotherly influence, urging other women to try the remedy based on reported personal benefits.
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Del
Canton
Hocaes
Greenville
Delaware
Lydia E. Pinkham
Practical Tobacco Barn Conversions and Storage Plans
A bulletin outlines cost saving options using pita banka or cal s hive fey to reduce crop loss. It describes converting tobacco barns or similar buildings for storage to save money, including plans for remodeling and storage house management and notes popular potato varieties. Copies are obtainable by writing to the Washington department.
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Washington, D.C
Colorado road funds approve 106 miles of road in forests
Expenditures totaling 586000 from national forest highway funds were approved by Secretary Wallace for construction of 106 miles of roads in Colorado. Funds target primary routes important to the state counties or communities within and adjacent to the national forests.
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National Forest
Colorado
Wallace
Dirt Roads Attention in Rural Communities
Communities organize dirt road maintenance by splitting hauling and dragging tasks across months. Farmers can move heavier loads with lighter wear on equipment, reducing transport costs and paying back the effort spent maintaining the roads.
Road Building in France Amid Highway Expansion
The French minister of public works outlined a large road building program driven by increased highway use from motor traction, signaling a state effort to expand France's road network and reduce bottlenecks amid rising demand.
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France
Trench
Children Attend School Hinged On Road Conditions
A fragment notes that the daily ability of children to reach school depends on highway conditions. It suggests that poor roads may force many children to stay home and burden their mothers during the school year.
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