Grow Savory Herbs At Home With Simple Methods
The article instructs women and girls in clubs to cultivate savory herbs such as sage, thyme, dill, and mint for home use and market. It covers soil preparation with manure, planting guidance for perennials and annuals, mulching for winter protection, drying and curing methods, and packaging for sale. Emphasis is on practical steps, location planning, and marketing readiness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Good IceLess Refrigerator from U S Department of Agriculture
An iceless refrigerator prospectus from the United States Department of Agriculture promotes a Farmers Bulletin 927 plan to build an easy cooling device. It claims to preserve meat fruits vegetables and dairy longer, costs little to construct and nothing to run.
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United States Department of Agricaltre
Department of Agriculture
Artle
Cleaning and care tips from an old household guide
A fragment from a vintage domestic manual offers tips for laundry and household maintenance. It suggests kerosene in wash water to whiten fabrics, boiling wrapped china to extend life, soap and water to remove paint from wood, and rubbing finger marks with flannel. It also mentions cleaning coral beads with warm borax water and diluting borax in water before tepid rinsing and drying by rolling in a soft cloth.
Care for healths of fowls cleaning and isolation tips
Prepared by the United States Department guidance on poultry hygiene advises weekly cleaning of dropping boards and monthly roost spray with kerosene or mite killer. Keep sand or dry dirt handy for dust baths and treat colds with potassium permanganate in drinking water. Remove sick birds for separate housing or culling. Check for lice and apply vaseline mercurial ointment shots and insect powder as needed. Provide a dust bath box with dry dirt to prevent lice.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Care Tips and Breeding Lessons from Practical Notes
Practical guidance on keeping fowls productive, avoiding overfeeding, and maintaining health. Highlights include using dust boxes to control vermin, trap nests to track productive hens, and the limits of milk as a meat substitute. Emphasizes selecting for good layers and managing fertile eggs through rooster removal after hatching needs.
Kidney Trouble Prompts Health Remedy Advertisement
A vintage ad warns that kidney disease can cause heart, sleep, and nervous issues. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a immediate aid, claiming rapid relief within 24 hours and urging continued use to prevent future attacks. The copy urges readers to ask for the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand with a money back guarantee.
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Nature
Haarlem
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS ON FARMER FINANCES
Farmers tend to be less poor than city dwellers during panics or inflation due to home raised income and durable assets. They own homes, barns, and land and save earnings in capital like livestock and equipment, providing immunity from financial shocks.
Unclean Milk Mills in Lancaster County Banned
Health officials audit 481 farms uncover 149 charged with unsanitary milking and filthy conditions. Inspectors note most producers ship to Philadelphia. only about a dozen farms meet sanitary dairy standards. Fresh milk often sour, mixed with water. Also discussed are corn cobs turned into syrup, glue substitutes, and potential uses for cob cellulose in industry and fuel. Detroit News reports.
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Iealth
Tencaster
Board of Health
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Tharies PL Starr
Sanitelion
United States
Detroit News
Rush for Wishing Licenses Expands as Misheries Accepts 1000 Daily
The Department of Misheries rushes through 1000 king licenses daily under a new law permitting regulated use of various devices. Seven license types are issued including cutlines and spear gear. To speed up, ordinary paper applications are allowed, with time and address, device, and usage location required. licenses cover counties and cannot be used in trout streams.
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Going to the barn up Fifth Street a cranky rider
A humorous incident in Los Angeles at Fifth and Spring streets reports a patient old lady waiting for a Sixth street car. Each halted car yanked the bell with the conductor shouting going to the barn. She erupts with a sharp retort brandishing her umbrella at the rude remark.
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