Slat's Diary of a Week in Rural Life
A diaristic slice from Slat recounts daily oddities and schoolyard humor across a week. Entries describe conversations with Jane, farming chores, fishin plans, hunting rabbits, church dinners, kitchen signals, and a drug store job tease. Punctuated by blunt notes on family, animals, and small misadventures.
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Jake
Pug Stevens
Combined signals enable new door access system
A newly designed thinketoye device yields a clear rite from oan cash button. The system uses a combined rig and dase feare to control doors in an office. It proposes three different doors as access points and mentions step timing for secure entry.
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Wittens
Enling Uiree Tiffereng Oven Sons
Ford Vehicles Plans and Purchase Options Spotlight
Ford cars, Ford one ton trucks, and Fordson tractors featured with a plan offering part down and balance in the fall. Chrysler Motor Co. in Caruthersville, Missouri invites inquiries to investigate the purchase plan.
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Ford
Crysler Motor Co
Caruthersville
Apple Pomace for Feeding Cows From Cider Making
Apple pomace, refuse from cider production, is good cattle feed. Experiments at a Vermont station show feeding pomace does not reduce milk yield or quality. Start with small amounts and increase to 35 pounds daily. one ton provides nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid. Nearby farmers may use pomace if priced reasonably.
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Vermont Station
Brage City Teachers and Concord Visitor Note
Miss Hattie Mae Argo a Brage City teacher spent Sunday with homefolks here. G R Henderson Jr of Concord vicinity was in this city Wednesday having been over to Caruthersville.
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Hattie Mae Argo
Brage City
G. R. Henderson Jr
Concord
Caruthersville
Protect Young Tree Trunk Protection for stock and animals
Trees and shrubs need protection from hogs horses cattle and even cats for trunk bark safety. Protect the lower trunk with wire window screen to guard against damage and rabbits, except in deep snow.
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W. J. Morrill
Income tax in nutshelL 1919 filings due March 15 1920
Single persons with net income of 1000 or more in 1919 and married couples with 2000 or more must file by March 15 1920. District collector handles returns. Guidance includes Forms 1040A 1040 plus law and regulations. Four percent tax to 4000 after exemption eight percent on excess. Surtax 1 to 65 percent on net income over 5000.
Surest Way to Have Garden Next Spring
Instructions from the United Department of Agriculture explain preparing a cold frame or hotbed this fall. Build a board framework 18 to 24 inches high with removable sash, use light canvas cover, and glaze with care. Dig a 12 to 14 inch pit, bank with excavated soil, and store the sash protected.
Italy Faces Lumber Shortage After War Damage
Destruction in the invaded Italian district is severe but not as bad as feared. If industry expands, Italy’s annual need for rough and saw lumber for ordinary commercial use may reach 2.0 to 2.5 billion board feet even with favorable freight rates.
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Italy
New Idec in Tranccpert Locotractor for Africa
A new idec develops a locotractor for Africa where the car and cargo ride on metal rails supported by a road strip on each side. Vehicles move on rubber shod wheels along prepared track metal strips and the arrangement is described as very effective.
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Africa
Great Care Taken of Silk in Transport
Silk, the most costly of fibers, is shipped in special armored trains under strong guard. Values range from $5,000,000 to $25,000,000 as it moves coast to coast among guarded express shipments.
Not Flattering Exchange Sparks Book Trade Clash
A sharp chat reveals tension between critics and publishers as remarks about hiring the same ad writer used for campaigns surface. The exchange hints at behind the scenes pressure shaping author reputations and marketing.
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
Ad claims Freezone quickly lifts corns and calluses from toes and plantar foot skin with a few drops. It emphasizes no pain and pink healthy skin afterward, marketed as inexpensive at drug stores.
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J. S. Larkey
Caruthersville, Missouri
Bischof Suits
Bischof
Cunningham Store Coo
D. D. Harbert Hayti
Missouri
Hayti
Bank OF
Lefter’s Drug Store
Hayti, Mo