American cheese makers urged to capture domestic market
The Department of Agriculture urges American cheesemakers to build a reputation for quality to compete with imported European cheeses. It notes past success with Limberger and Swiss types, Camembert potential, and calls for labeling products as American to win consumer trust and expand demand for domestic cheeses.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Hershey Press
America
United States
Oxports
Despairing Paint Maker Finds Ear Bristles Save War Effort
A famed Chicago water color paint producer faced shutdown as war halted imports of German brushes. A stockyards expert revealed cow ear hairs make superior brushes, prompting domestic production to resume. The company remains busy with orders flowing in as before the war.
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Chicago
America
Civic Industrial Division
Commerce Association
Germany
Anderson Pace
Association
Bossy
New York
Typewriter For the Farm Shows Value of Rebuilt Models
Four years ago we bought a factory rebuilt typewriter after a two month $2 rental. We paid $20 and would not sell today for that amount. A rebuilt standard model beats cheap new ones in value and reliability. It benefits children by daily use and improves spelling and neatness in writing. Mrs Henry in Pennsylvania Farm.
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Henry
Fountain Pen Ink Flow Mystery In Vest Pocket
A sophomore reports a curious fountain pen issue, noting ink only flows when the pen is kept upright in a vest pocket. He seeks to uncover the underlying cause through original research and experimentation.
Apples to Market Highlight High Costs of Getting Fruit
A Philadelphia observer cites farmers near Genesee County New York selling apples for 15 cents a barrel. He notes midwinter fruit stands charging high prices and warns about freight and middlemen adding to costs. He also mentions the Ameera of Bokhara hoarding vast gold in a vault 315 by 45 by 20 feet.
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Philadelphia
Genesee County
New York State
Girard
The
Public Ledger
Ameer
Bokhara
Central Asia
Turkestanskiye Krai
Ameera
Famous Chillingham cattle at Panama Exposition
Wild white cattle from Chillingham Park, first enclosed in 1220, shown at the Panama Pacific Exposition. They are snow white with black noses horns and red ears and are famed as progenitors of many breeds outside the Orient. Only two animals remain in London and two at Chillingham Park.
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Chillingham
Chillingham Park
Orient
Zoological Gardens
London
Farming Hopes for U S Apple Crop and Farm Yields
The article notes the U S apple crop is projected at sixty to seventy million barrels. Bucks County farmers report oat yields of 50 to 70 bushels per acre. Iowa is described as buying automobiles at about 400 daily, mainly by farmers. Turkeys are improving in some regions with surplus expected for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
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United States
Bucks County
Iowa
Union
Million-Dollar Apple Purchase Signals Vast Western Harvest
An Eastern firm, Steinhardt & Kelly, buys 1 million dollars worth of Western apples, including Hood River and Wenatchee varieties. The deal involves 650 carloads and 400 000 boxes, with shipments via Spokane and refrigerators. North American apple traffic may require all available refrigerated cars this season.
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Pacific
Northwest
New York
Steinhardt & Kelly
Hood
River
Wenatchee
Yakima
Valley
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers’ Association
Yakima County Horticultural Union
West
Northwestern
Spokane
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
North America
Young Emmett Farm Boy Graduates At 14
Thomas Culhane, 14, son of Mrs Nora Culhane, manages an 80 acre Emmett Michigan farm. He has just graduated with high honors from District School No 5, while his peers studied little during idle hours. His late father left him the farm duties since infancy.
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Emmett, Mich
Thomas Culhane
Nora Culhane
Young Culhane
Cows in Belgium Required to Wear Ear Tags
Belgium law mandates that cows after three months old wear an ear ring with a numbered metal tag for taxation purposes. The rule applies to all dairy and cattle owners, enforcing identification for taxation and traceability.
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Belgium
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Panama
Apple
Big
David Gordon
Hershey, Pa
J. E. Gruber
Hershey Derry Church
Yingst
John B. Curry
Swatara Station
Curry
State Bulletin of Pennsylvania
McCormick
Missouri
Superior
Thomas
Peoria
Crown
Hershey Store Co
Chocolate ‘Avenue
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