War era extension service boosts stock production nationwide
The cooperative extension system expanded rapidly to mobilize agriculture for war. By mid 1918 extension workers rose from 2,149 to 6,216, boosting beef cattle, swine, and dairy outputs through demonstrations, silos, calf and pig clubs, and disease control across Southern, Northern and Western states.
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United States
Extension Service
Texas
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowan
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Wyoming
Farm Proposals on Winter Ewe Diet and Mare Upgrades
The quotes discuss swapping horses for brood mares to boost farm labor and income from colt sales. Another note emphasizes the ewe winter ration, highlighting succulence as the most important element for flock health and productivity.
Women urged to study nursing and home care roles
The piece urges women worldwide to recognize home work aiding soldiers at theFront, promoting nursing study as vital. It advertises Dr. Pierce products, including Favorite Prescription, and a 1000 page Medical Adviser book. It includes patient testimonials praising tonics and health aids for nervousness and pain.
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Main St
Buffalo
His Appropriate Action in a Slur Filled Exchange
A Kansas City Star cartoon dialogue depicts a combative exchange where a man slaps and ejects a woman, calling her a scoundrel. She claims she abdicated her dignity in response, illustrating a heated dispute over domestic authority and pride.
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Kansas City Star
Reliable Swamp-Root Kidney Medicine Ad Draws Readers
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. It claims a long track record and urges readers to try the product or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York while mentioning the paper.
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Dr. & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Genius Walks and Cars Shape a Lone Thinker
A reflective item contrasts Genius Walks with the idea that genius must walk alone. A respondent comments that most people can afford a car, implying independence and mobility shape modern thought.
The Happiness Charm Found in a Selfless Gift
An old legend speaks of a magician who sought a happiness charm built from life’s elements. Pupils fail until a new student creates a happiness mosaic as a gift for a loved one. The charm works, proving happiness comes from helping others.
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Moraie
Accounting for It and The Cuticura Ad Notes
An advertisement extols Cuticura products to improve complexion and scalp, urging daily Soap and Ointment use with free samples via Cuticura Dept. X Boston. It also mentions a proverb about bad beginnings and a statistic: Philippines ports in 1917 received 052 foreign boats.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Philippine
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Adverts Back Aches
An old newspaper advertisement urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for back aches and urinary symptoms. It claims kidney and bladder infections can be attacked, promises quick relief within 24 hours, and recommends continued use to prevent future attacks with money back if ineffective.
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Haarlem
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Ida Tickner
Rhevevet
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Ae Ieee
Wen
Mr. Hill
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Eatonis Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
London
Fletcher
Alice—Le Maude
Kate
Boston Transcript
Liberty
Franklin
LaSalle St
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Ill
Megey
Kansas City
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