Flowering Garden Picks For Home Use And School
The department suggests easy bloomers for homes and classrooms including ageratum nasturtium petunia California poppy and zinnia. Ageratum offers blue flowers in neat bushes with spring or summer sowing options. Nasturtium seeds require deeper planting and spacing for strong growth. Petunia seeds are best started in boxes or hotbeds and transplanted after mid May. California poppy eschscholtzia yields bright yellow orange blooms from spring to frost. Zinnia grows from seed in open ground with full sun and ample space for large blooms from April through autumn. Zinnias tolerate bed plantings, hedges, and garden orders, reaching about 1 1/2 feet tall.
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Agricultural Department
California
Underground Cellar Construction Advice from the Pennsylvania Farmer
The Pennsylvania Farmer advocates hillside placement for underground cellars for easy access and ventilation. He recommends a concrete entire structure with a 12 inch outside wall, a 12 inch concrete roof, and 2 to 3 feet of top soil for insulation. Ventilators should be in the roof and floor intake vents for the house.
US Horse Exports Seen Unsiphoned by War Demand
The Commerce Report states the United States holds about a quarter of the world’s horses and exported 75 000 head from September to December 1914. It says the country can sell two or three times that amount without causing a work horse shortage, and that postwar demand will rise for farming needs as farmers breed better mares.
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Russia
United States
Department of Agriculture
Nature's Reliable Guide for Garden Planting
The agricultural department's garden specialist says nature offers better planting cues than the calendar. Maple and other old soil residents reflect spring moods, guiding when to sow lettuce mustard onion sets parsley peas potatoes radishes spinach and turnips, provided the soil is in good order.
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Nature
Arden
Agricultural Department
Alfalfa For Colts Boosts Growth Says Cantury Farmer
Alfalfa hay is highly recommended as feed for young animals and especially advantageous for growing colts. Cantury Farmer notes breeders of purebred horses advocate alfalfa hay during outdoor rearing and winters with access to hay bins and corn, promoting growth, stamina, and unlimited exercise for healthy colts.
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Atamina
Sequirad
Humorous Spots From The News In Brief
A collage of breezy clippings and quips from various magazines. Jokes about pall bearers and wives, a Chinese mandarin meme on women’s strength, and a gag on a California divorce pocketing the cash. Light social humor with dated tone.
Lost Enthusiasm Stuns Bridegroom and Best Man
A humorous quip from Youth's Companion recalls a bridegroom anxiously asking the best man if the ring was lost. The best man replies the ring is safe but admits losing his enthusiasm, prompting amused tension in the aisle.
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Jock
Manley Confesses Life Insurance Fueled Caution
In a Pathfinder excerpt, Mr. Manley reveals he has life insurance worth five thousand dollars. Mrs. Manley praises the plan, saying it will spare repeated warnings to be careful in every place they go.
Legal Question Arises Over Sunday Marriage Proposal
Eileen asks to see a lawyer after Wallie proposed on Sunday. Mand questions the need, and the exchange hints at legality concerns surrounding the engagement.
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Eileen
Wallie
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Nature’s Reliable Guide
New Hampshire
Deacon Jones
Chile
China
Southern Women’s Magazine
Everybody’s Magazine
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth and Thompson Streets
Philadelphia
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Palmyra
Landis
E. B. Cassady
Swatara Quarry
Swatara, Pa
E. M. Hoffer
S. C
Kam-a-Bau Poultry Farm
Palmyra, PA
H. M. Hartz
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Main St
New Holland
Hershey Store Co
Chocolate Avenue
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