Uniform Apple Grade Laws Aid Market Stabilization
A study by the U S Department of Agriculture outlines goals for a national uniform apple grade law to curb fraud, reduce waste, and build market confidence. It notes earlier legislative steps, state adoption in 1913 1914, and the mixed success due to uneven enforcement. 90 percent of growers and dealers surveyed favored grading laws, which would standardize prices and improve farming methods, while educating producers to cut waste and costs.
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Bureau of Markets
United States
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Maine
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Delaware
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Pennaysyonia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Bureau, of Markets
Atlantic
Pacific
Uni
National Market News Service
Sweet potatoes rise in value and storage advances
The crop has grown over 80 percent in ten years and is now a major U S vegetable. Marketing moves north east and west as better storage houses allow year round marketing with minimal losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Mar
Most Troublesome Fly Attacks Horses and Cattle
The nasal bot fly proves most troublesome to horses while the god fly, not a bot, also targets cattle especially the heels.
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Fly
Way to Replace Oats Shortage Affects Teams
Shortage of oats for team feed hampers practice routines. Proper rest and grooming are emphasized as key to sustaining performance despite limited feed.
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Ogta
Danderine Hair Folk Ad Claims Health Boost
An old ad touts Danderine for dandruff and shedding relief. It promises a soft scalp, revitalized roots, and thicker, brighter hair after a few applications. The copy markets a bottle sold at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
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To Abolish Tomorrow movement urges living in today
A reflective piece argues that the idea of tomorrow causes worry and hesitation. It frames a movement to abolish tomorrow as a path to reduce fear of the unknown and to strengthen resilience by focusing on the present.
Fresh Baby Clothes Brightly Washed With Red Grose Ball Blue
Advertisement promotes Red Grose Ball Blue for baby clothing cleaning. Claims no streaks or damage and notes availability at all good grocers for five cents a package. Ends with a proverb about a fool and a wise man and a grocer gaining experience.
Cascarets Laxative Ad Nor Entry
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses liver and bowels, promising no griping and noting it works during sleep. It also includes a curious aside about Highgate tolls, brown bread abstinence, and a widow’s tears, ending with a whimsical line about a fish dealer.
Aspirin for Colds Bayer Tablets of Aspirin packaging note
An old advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It explains Bayer as the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years, notes handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and identifies aspirin as a trademark of Bayer.
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Bayer
Loss of Faith and Bedtime Bargain in Family Memory
A fragment from a family memory shows a mother coaxing Max to pray before bed with a bargaining line about Heaven. Max, half asleep, dismisses the plea and suggests going with his father instead, ending the scene with sleepy defiance.
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Max
Pop
No clear full headline from provided text
From the fragment, a man faced financial concern with money worries hinted at by a note about income taxes and a single day before declaration. The garbled phrasing makes specifics uncertain.
Opiates Harmful to Children Warned by Physicians
A medical warning notes that even small doses of opiates and narcotics can cause permanent changes in children's cells, leading to imbecility and later substance cravings. It urges physicians to limit use to one day and warns druggists against supplying such preparations. Castoria with the correct signature is claimed safe.
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Castoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
Fenee
Very Rough Barber Interaction Described in Local Column
A terse dialogue underscores social pretensions as a barber tests a second shave. The victim agrees only if any remaining hair is removed, while a line about cost contrasts living well with the effort to impress neighbors.
The Most Dangerous of All Diseases Promotes Kidney Health
An old advertisement urges immediate action for kidney trouble. It warns that slowed kidney function harms health and risks uric acid build up. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy, claiming worldwide use, authentic importation, and a money back guarantee if no relief.
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Haarlem
Oiland
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