New Potash Discovery Promises Cheaper Fertilizer
A Department of Agriculture program reports a potential breakthrough using ground rock to extract potash for plants. Early tests show rock powder acting as a fertilizer, with potash release tied to natural plant chemistry, possibly reducing reliance on Germany for imports.
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Department of Agriculture
Germany
Bureau of Roads
Cushman
Roads Office
Connecticut
Virginia
Kentucky
Florida
Maryland
New England
Cusman
Capons and Caponizing by Charles J. Pilling
Capons are praised as superior chicken meat. The article explains caponization, the growth and behavior changes in capons, optimal ages and months, and notes on fertilizer trials and economic potential for poultry farmers. It includes profit claims, practical directions, and a defense against cruelty concerns.
Celery for the Home Garden Planting Tips
Garden guidance urges planting celery by August for winter use with April May seedling timing. Deep soil, cool roots and thorough ground prep are essential. Use furrows with manure, plant two and a half feet apart for dwarfs, soak plants and trim tops to encourage strong root growth.
Conductor Demands Extra Fare From Shonts on Shielded Pass
Panama Canal Commission head Shoats, in Clover Leaf System, traveling on a railroad pass, faced an officer who insisted passholders in drawing rooms must pay extra fare. Shonts refused and was told to pay within ten minutes or be ejected. He complied after the conductor returned.
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Shoats
Panama Canal Commission
Clover Leaf System
Shonts
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Pennsylvania
A Simple Rule for Day Length From Sunrise Time
A historical note explains a method to determine day length by doubling the sunrise time to get night length and doubling the sunset time to obtain day length. For example a sunrise at five o'clock implies a ten hour night, with the remaining portion constituting the day.
Frocks and Coats for Young Girls and Hats
A fashion note details lively styles for girls from five to sixteen including frocks in laces and tucks, linen and pique fabrics, and beltless ribbon sashes. coats with long basques and simple buttons. and broad capeline hats with pliable visors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Free Farm Scholarship For Youth At Winona Institute
The Winona Agricultural Institute at Winona Lake Indiana offers a free two year scholarship covering tuition and living expenses. Open to men over sixteen from any state who show fitness and have two endorsements. Apply by August 1 with life history and five reasons for studying agricultural science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. J. Hollister
Winona Agricultural Institute
Winona Lake
Indiana
Birthplaces of Common Garden Plants
The passage lists origins of familiar plants. It notes celery first in Germany, chestnut in Italy, onion from Earp, tobacco native to North America, spinach from Arabia, radish from China, rye cultivated in Siberia, and citron from Greece.
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Germany
Italy
North America
Siberia
Greece
The Coming People Postage Offer
One copy of The Coming People post age prepaid will be mailed to any address in the United States for twenty five cents.
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United States
Homecrofters
Maxwell
Talisman
Main Street
Watertown
Mass
The Dentist's Bill in a New York Shop Visit
Congressman John Sharp Williams stops by a small wood shop in New York where an old former Williams retainer laments paying a dollar for a tooth extraction. He recalls a Tennessee dentist who charged fifty cents for multiple tools and a broken jaw, expressing ongoing financial grievance.
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John Sharp Williams
New York
Williams
Lafe
Marie John
Mattah ‘Nough
Tennesee
Doc Tinker
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
Charles J. Pilling
Plymouth Rock
Bertha Browning
Standard Oil Trust
Free Farm
Charles F. Dole
Capon Tools
GRO. P. Pilling & Son
Arch St
Phila, Pa
Palisade
Milady
Palisade Pattern CO
Battery Place
New York City
Aa Hapgoods
Felix Corset Co
Pine Street
Stillman
Stillman Freckle Cream Co
Aurora, Il
Frontier Asthm . Co
Delaware Ave
Buffalo
N. x
Jos. Butler Coo
N. Y. City
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