Live Stock Mismating and Sow Influence on Offspring
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guide explains that sow influence on offspring is as strong as the male. It cautions that mismating or poor sows yield unsatisfactory results, stressing uniformity in litters, selecting purebred animals, and choosing well-established hog strains. It also outlines favorable and unfavorable traits for sows and boars to achieve a balanced, vigorous herd.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Is Hog Wallow Safe for Hogs and Farmers
Farmers debate hog wallows as dangerous while noting benefits. Wallowing helps hogs cool, clean skin, and deter parasites with oils and dipping compounds. Contaminated water risks disease. improper use of petroleum or chemicals can harm hogs and environment. locate wallows away from habitats and follow careful dosing and sanitation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stenographers May Win War and Women’s War Efforts
Paris stenographers and other women workers join U S war effort in France supporting troops. Y M C A, Salvation Army, K of C, W C A, Jewish Welfare Board, and War Camp Community Service coordinate volunteer roles from base logistics to frontline entertainments. Women staff telephone operations, canteens, huts, and libraries, enduring mud and shell fire while aiding soldiers and morale.
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Paris
Marne
Germany
Mian McCook
Women's Department
K. of C
Salvation Army
American Tileary Asaoclation
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
United States War Work
United States
France
Y. W. C. Alo
A. T. Annftoxen
Ter Crass
Couree
Fem
Tanks Used as Shields Against U.S. Troops in World War I
Corp Royal Thurver of Reedsburg Wisconsin recalls damaged French tanks wired as improvised shields along the line between Fismes and Soissons. He says German gunners hid behind overturned tanks to slow the advance, but they surrendered after Americans maneuvered around them. Thurver was wounded in the chest and arm by a machine gun.
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Paris
Fismex
Soissons
Corp. Royal Thurver
Reedsburg
Wis
Thurver
Joseph P. Tully
Thes Presient
Tinker
Woman Drives An Auto Truck For Repair Work
Paris dispatch tells of Miss Kim Gow of the American Red Cross who, after a stroke of luck delivering a Fiat truck to Paris, demonstrates expert handling by taking the machine apart and reassembling it. The lieutenant, skeptical at first, notes Miss Gow’s skill and the truck’s ease after her adjustment.
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Eloise Robinson
Paris
Letiteniars
Mla
Kim Gow
M. CA
Leutenant
Mins Gow
Fourth
Sean
Miss Gow
Heutenant
Soldier Guest of Prince in Monaco Throne Experience
Private William Williamson of a Pacific coast engineer regiment spent a seven day furlough in Monaco France visiting Marseilles and Monte Carlo. He entered the palace gates in uniform and sat on the throne in the throne room and recounted the splendor, comparing it to his unit’s experiences. He noted the surprise of being invited to remain, and claimed a sense of royalty from the moment.
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America
Jaecheon
Williemaen van
Yanks Eat Hun Vegetables in France
American troops in France during August ate vegetables planted by the French and cultivated by Germans, then gathered by Americans after Germans were cleared. The advance north of the Marne revealed gardens with beans, beets, carrots, potatoes, and other garden produce prepared for messes.
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France
Germany
Plsmee
Amerlentia
Marne
Service Flag Presented to Wilted Confederate Veterans
A decorated service flag weighing over 10 pounds was presented by a Colorado delegation to the Wilted Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans. The flag bore 107 000 stars, each symbolizing a departed Confederate soldier now under the care of the United States Treasury.
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Tulsa
Okla
Confederate Veterans and Sone of
Veterana
Youth Bags Sixteen Huns in Relentless Action
A battered dispatch from Uniontown describes a brief wartime youth unit engaging sixteen enemy soldiers. The report highlights a bold counterattack led by a young fighter who felled the last German before capture. Clarity is limited by jumbled OCR, but the tone preserves a wartime achievement by local youths and a fierce moment of resistance.
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Uniontown
PueTelvate
Col
Bert
Caloniuwa
Ino Fettor
Elle
Ailler
Neowill
Ie Courny
Renolider
Heies
Metig
Oette
Dirbdge
Wilsons demand surrender over terms for armistice
President Wilson rejects peace talks with Germany under military autocrats and insists on unconditional surrender as the basis for any armistice. He warns that only a true German commitment to disarmament and constitutional government can influence Allied negotiations, with Army advisers to decide terms.
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Washington
Cer
United States
Germany
Inter
Tin
Remi
Prussia
GerroHhys
Fragmented OCR Notable Dining Room Description
A garbled text fragment describes a dining room scene with references to Miniteg Poon, Havconnas, and a broad decorative theme. The passage mentions dark tones, gray hues, and a recurring emphasis on unusual names and items. It reads like a damaged era note with unclear context and partial captions.
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Geent Whiggle
A. S.A
Tai'es Lunch
Pacific Coast Regiment
Monaco
Wilson
Hans
Notte
Stite
Oet
Geeuan
Nnl
London
Get
Hunter
Germaine
Pooh
Adeniin
Elie
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