Wheat Harvest Labor Conference to Set Standard Wage
A wheat harvest labor conference is planned in Hutchinson on May to discuss establishing a standard wage. Last year the rate averaged 6.00 cents per hour for a 10 hour day, with higher regional variations up to 7.50 dollars daily. Kansas City bureaus report jobbing rates higher this year, prompting growers to seek a unified wage.
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Manhattan
Kans
Hutchinson
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas City
Horticultural Meeting Discusses Frost Damage and Orchard Practices
A Douglas county fruit growers meeting reviewed freeze impacts from last Saturday’s storm. Prof. Kelly of Manhattan demonstrated pruning, and speakers discussed water needs for corn and trees, spacing in apple orchards, and risks from winter mice.
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Chamber of Congarree
Martin Orchard
Prof. Kelly
Manhattan
Douglas County
E. Lith
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Koehri
J. D. Howard
Arnt Haskell
Mexico President Race Returns to Florida Rally
The Mexico presidential race was discussed in Florida with a low price noted as discouraging. President Koehring promised a printed program before the next meeting. The May meeting is expected to be at Baldwin.
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Florida
Koehring
Baldwin
Thrift Garden Tools Essentials and Care
Thrift gardens require few simple tools. A spade or digging fork a steel rake a hoe and string plus two wooden stakes form the core kit. Additional items like a trowel wheel hoe seed drill or wheelbarrow may help but are not essential. Keep tools clean sharp and dry for easy thorough work.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Orlans
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promotes Health
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a mild healing vegetable remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick, gentle relief and offers a sample bottle for ten cents from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kihmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Linghampton
Unclear Testimonial on Digestive Aid Effectiveness
Patient describes two years of severe stomach pain belching sour fluids and poor health. He credits Kemec lua with dramatic relief and claims inner intestinal inflammation improved, praising the drug’s relief and a simple remedy.
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The fragmentary note notes a rite cok phisioen for all Rar Ct Callovan. Names and clear details are unreadable, leaving only a cryptic reference to a ceremony and a group identified as Callovan.
Global Easter Naming Varied Across Europe and Culture
Odd and Interesting Good Friday ends in France while Passion Friday in Germany, Long Friday in Denmark. sport news notes baseball teams with mixed results. The piece mentions White Sox practice, Yankees exhibition loss, Dodgers beating Yankees, Braves over Tigers, McGraw memories, Zimmerman, Bobby Robinson, Moran, and a New York hotel with the largest private telephonic switchboard. It also cites Atlantic liner food loads and canal boat dwellers, and the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s death observed next October.
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France
Germany
Denmark
White Sox
Sox
Yankees
Dodgers
Yanks
Braves
Tigers
John McGraw
Theants
Lee Magee
Publi Kako
Zimmerman
Bobby Robinson
Giants
Brooklyn
Pat Moran
Cincinnati
New York
Robert E. Lee
History of Mendenhalls Number 40 for the Blood Remedy
A historical note recounts a doctor’s blood disease cure claim and a druggist’s later testimonial for Number 40 Blood remedy. The piece cites a prescription and US references, claiming permanent cure and long term health after taking six bottles.
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Boston
Mass
Mendenhall
U. S
Britain
Dewer
M. W. Callshen & Co
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Wrigleys
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