Poisoned bait for grasshoppers explained by Agriculture
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this bulletin describes poisoned bait using wheat bran Paris green or arsenic and molasses. It covers mixing ratios substitutions timing weather and application methods for field and orchard use and notes effects take 24 hours to show.
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Unitedate Department of Agriculture
United States
Paris
California
New England
Florida
Department of Agriculture
Powder Guns For Spraying On Farms
A writer argues powder or dust sprayers could be used more on farms. The device is a bellows with handles allowing a standing operator to apply lime mixed with Paris green or other poisons in a ten to one ratio, loaded with a funnel to minimize spills.
Superior Pasture For Pigs Shows Stout Crop Potential
Rape can endure frost with no injury and regrows after cutting. For hog operations, cut about four inches from ground and expect multiple crops. An acre on good land can support 25 to 40 pigs from June to October if managed properly.
Swine Utilize Farm Waste
On a farm the chief profit from pigs lies in consuming waste products that would otherwise be wasted. The number of pigs should match the available waste, supplemented by a liberal amount of grain.
Raise More Chickens This Year With Common Sense
Advice on increasing poultry output stresses practical care and sensible practices. It urges readers to apply common sense, diligence, and basic brains to improve chicken-raising results compared with last year.
Flour costs rise and usage shrinks in recipes
The writer notes flour is very expensive and only worth using in small quantities, varying with the type of work. The statement highlights price pressures shaping practical cooking and craft decisions today.
Place for stable liquids and fertilizer containment
A concrete yard floor with ends and a low front curb log is preferred by most livestock keepers to trap stable liquids. The box system saves fertilizing material by absorbing fluid and preventing loss, ensuring valuable elements are retained on the farm.
Corn Declared U S Most Valuable Crop
The report notes corn is the United States' most valuable crop with an annual derived value exceeding two billion dollars.
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United States
Fragmented old column snippets about social quips and ads
An assortment of dated quips and headlines mentions a bachelor’s view of pride, a comical line about a “coquette gone to seed,” notes on a woman’s ideal hero, and questions about a man who defers grumbling over cold dinners. It also references microbes on billiard balls and a remark about free electricity for Ashland residents, with playful wordplay on electricity dealers and ham mocks.
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Ashland
Pimply faces cleaned with Cuticura routine
An early 20th century advertising brief promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for pimples and blackheads. It claims five minute results, recommends washing with hot water, and advises nightly and morning use. A free sample offer via a mailed book and postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston is included.
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Cutleura
Dept. L
Boston
Bound to Be Heard in Satire of Statesman’s Art
A humorous dialogue features Senator Sorghurt debating how a statesman stays relevant. He jokes that serious remarks lack attention while funny stories fail to amuse, proposing singing lessons as the remedy to be heard by the people and remain in the business of a statesman.
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Senator Sorghurt
Heroes of the Canine World in War Times
National Geographic Magazine notes that Belgium police dogs and famed St Bernard rescues were once seen as canine world heroes until the current war. Red Cross dogs then joined trenches, saving thousands of wounded with acts of valor on the front lines.
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St. Bernards
Red Cross
National Geographic Magazine
No Improvement In The Riddle Of Sand And Sugar
A Michigan contractor to the inventor of a motor driven device is cited discussing a sand sorting riddle. The exchange questions effectiveness and ponders what happens if sugar particles match sand in size. The dialogue contrasts demand for good advice with its supply.
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Michigan
Strong Men Of History And Their Feats
The article highlights remarkable physical feats by historical figures. Tolstoi lifted 180 pounds with one hand and walked 180 miles in four days at age nearly sixty. Lincoln could lift three times an ordinary man. Poe, Lamb, and De Quincey shown as athletes. other noted powers attributed to Nogers Dr Johnson Tennyson Wadsworth Browning Gibson and Porson. Washington reportedly threw a silver dollar farther than peers and achieved a 24 foot broad jump with a century long record.
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Lincoln
Poe
Lamb
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Nogers
Johnson
Tennyson
Wadsworth
Browning
Gibbon
Porson
Washington
Good Health Magazine
On the Stand and the Courtroom Ironies
A courtroom exchange questions when the prisoner’s countenance shifted as the witness recalls the moment his face fell. The dialogue wryly notes how love money ambition and good dinners influence those in power.
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