Noblewoman Recalls Atrocities of Bolsheviks Across War-Torn Lands
A Baltic noblewoman describes escape from German occupation to Bolshevik terror, detailing pillage of castles and estates, mass executions, torture of priests and nobles, and mass flight through Finland to safety. She laments the collapse of hope for Allied relief.
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Finland
Letts
Volontaire Corps
Balthes-Germans
Priny
Russian Volontaire Corps
Petrograd
Edeh
Russia
St W
All
Russa
Cos
Bolsh
Road and Building Value of Good Roads for Farm Areas
The piece argues good roads boost rural pride, church and school access, and farm profits by lowering transport costs. It outlines road location factors, grades, drainage, and avoiding unnecessary crossings, stressing countywide cooperation and expert engineering to end political funding and ensure proper construction.
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University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Potatoes Without Vines Found in Kutztown Patch
Lisale Hoch, daughter of Jefferson Hoch, reported a potato patch with many seed potatoes yielding no above ground vines while nearby new potatoes grew well. She observed the old potatoes nearby feeding the new ones, with the seed potato decayed by the vigor of the young tubers, yet the crop produced usable spuds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kutztow i. U
Lisale
Jefferson Hoch
Woman Sues Herself and Prosecutes Case in Court
Mrs. Alice Violfi Parsons of Denver files suit against herself as plaintiff and acts as her own attorney in Judge G. W. Dunn division. The action, brought for Testint Anti-Wrinkle Co in which she owns 40 percent, seeks recovery of alleged valuable wrinkle eradicating formulas and withheld glory. Stockholders contest the suit as company funds and ownership are disputed.
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Alice Violfi Parsons
Denver
G. W. Dunn
Testint
Mia Parsons
England to spend 50 million on road and bridge rebuilding
The British road board will distribute 50 million dollars for England road and bridge reconstruction. In 1919 demobilized army units will supply labor, while local highway authorities must match the appropriation with at least the prewar road program. Fingland’s plan tops U S funding.
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British Road Board
England
Aref
Fingland
United States
Poor Roads Cost U S Transportation Millions
A 1914 congressional report estimated annual U S losses from bad roads at 504 million dollars in transportation costs. The text notes a heavy tonnage increase since then likely pushes current losses near one billion dollars.
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Congressional
United States
Making Success in Home Garden
United States Department of Agriculture urges continuous hard work in the home garden from the start. Weeds, pests, and diseases threaten crops. timely cultivation and maintenance prevent losses. Keep the garden neat, rotate plantings, and use cover crops to protect and enrich the soil for fall vegetables.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Increased dairy profits from better breeding bulls emerge
The article notes a shift from scrub dairy bulls to better breeding bulls, with rising profits and no extra costs. In June 2016 there were 44 dairy bull associations, including the New Windsor Maryland group, which reports three years of dam and daughter records showing rising milk and butter fat production. Dams averaged 55560 pounds milk and 219 fat. daughters 6523 pounds milk and 268 fat. Milk gains reach 963 pounds or 17 percent. butter fat up 44 pounds or 20 percent. Net profit from higher production offsets any extra costs due to cooperative ownership.
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York
Learyean
Theasielain
Mr. B
Lowt
Bolshovski
United States Department of Agriculture
Bull Association
New Windsor
Maryland
Daughters of Association
Harness Repair Tools and Facilities
The article notes that keeping harness in repair needs simple and inexpensive tools and facilities. Much repair can be done with general tools, but a few special devices are desirable for better maintenance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alfred Olson converts garden to calf club champion Jersey
Alfred Olson of Klickitat county Washington started with a garden club project to enroll in calf club work. He won state championship prize with Area's Babe the purebred Jersey heifer calf valued at 150 dollars at the state fair after growing her on the family garden and range.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alfred Olson
Klickitat County
Wash
State College of Washington
Babe
Alfred
Jersey
Small-Top Milk Pail Proves Clean Milk Essential
Modern dairies favor the small-top milk pail to minimize contamination. The design limits the opening, reducing dust and bacteria as it keeps milk clean during milking. Adding a hood converts a regular pail into a small-top model for better hygiene.
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Uss Noblewoman
Daughood
Doxpatr
Rede Lidt
Siberia
Bolchevilkt
Hood Tnek
Germany
Clien
Esthes
Fintan
Helsingfors
Sport ON Shipping Board
A . Heenildya
Lelsu
Washington
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