Warning against high priced seed wheat schemes
The United States Department of Agriculture warns American farmers to ignore extravagant claims for new wheat varieties and to rely on proven, locally adapted seed. It cautions against buying distant or unproven seeds and recommends sowing amounts known to be profitable for local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Ntry
California
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Practical Health Hint Biliousness Advice
Biliousness results from overeating and lack of exercise. Calomel or purgatives give temporary relief. real cure comes from balancing habits with appropriate muscle work and diet. Favor watery fruits and vegetables, or earn heavier foods with work, plus bran and produce to prevent constipation.
Expressionist Idea Warns of Facial Calmness
A Galveston News quip defines an expressionist as a woman who can keep a straight face while telling her son she hopes he will be as good a man as his father.
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Galveston
Vicarious Treatment Exchange Joke
A brief humor exchange where a caller asks a doctor about memory loss treatment and the doctor jokes about using a bill collector as a remedy, reflecting a lighthearted take on clinical and financial humor.
American Air Motors Near Ready for France War Aid
Field of Aviation notes that the first standardized U S airplane motors built under the air craft production board will make American fighting machines available in France early next year. Three service types are planned: swift single seat fighters for air duels, daylight bombers with observers and radios, and slower night bombers with greater cargo capacity.
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United States
Aircraft Production Board
France
Fleet of Planes Would End War, Lord Montagu Says
Colonel Lord Montagu of Beaulieu argues in a recent interview that an Anglo American combined effort to manufacture aeroplanes could rapidly end the war. He proposes a united air service to attack munitions towns in Westphalia and Rhine bridges, with Britain and the United States supplying mass production and air power to deter enemy forces.
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Lord Montagu of
Beaulieu
England
America
Westphalia
Rhine
United Air Service
Age Limits in Allied Flying Corps Highlight Differences
Brigadier General George O. Squier cites twenty five to thirty five as ideal for U S volunteers. London reports Britain allows eighteen minimum with no formal maximum while thirty remains common. France limits aviation service to eighteen to thirty.
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George O. Squier
Signal Corps
U. S. Aa
New York World
London
Flying Corps
Standard Aero buys John Stephenson plant in Elizabeth N J
The Standard Aero corporation announces it has bought the John Stephenson plant at Elizabeth New Jersey and will soon produce six airplanes weekly. The new works will employ 6000 people of which 1200 will be women.
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Standard Aero Corporation
John Stephenson
Elizabeth
N. J
Light as Chaff and Pat the Deaf Irishman Joke
Two English laborers seeking Birmingham work question Pat the Irishman about travel time. He delays, then reveals four hours after they walk 800 yards, joking that they could not know until he tested their pace. Foreman warns of dangerous munition powder, Casidy and Yesger express disbelief that only two eyes remain.
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Birmingham
Pat
Cickens
Dissidy
Casey
Kaskaskia the First Illinois Capital And Its Decline
A century ago Kaskaskia served as Illinois' first state capital in 1818. Travelers described the town as small and unpromising with few amenities. The capital moved to Vandalia in 1820, and a Mississippi flood reshaped the river cutting an island where only a building or two remain today.
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Kaskaskia
Illinois
Bennett's
Waskasikia
Corn: A Grand Plant For Health And Plenty
The piece extols corn as a grand plant with rich harvests and broad food potential. It argues corn products favor health and economy, notes four bushels of corn per wheat, praises corn meal's equivalence to flour, and urges better corn use from kitchen to table. It references famine era lessons and cites Donn Platt’s verse about corn and abundance.
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United States
Donn Platt
Germanys Great Composers and the Question of Prussian Roots
An article argues that most celebrated German composers hail from various regions and not Prussia. It lists scholars Bach Thuringian Handel Bavarian Gluck Mozart Bavarian and others noting diverse origins and nationalities within Germany and related states.
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Germany
Bach
Handel
Gluck
Mozart
Hardn
Beethoven
Bonn
Weber
Holstein
Schubert
Schuninnn
Mendelssohn
Hamburg
Wagner
Brahms
Mme. Schumanoetnik
Bohemia
Stylish dress economy guides modern fashion sense
Verona Clarke argues that frugality in a woman’s wardrobe can yield stylish results. She advises buying few key pieces, repurposing last season hats, and using correct trims. The piece highlights straight silhouettes, military touches, puffed drapery, velvet and satin fabrics, sparing trimming, and clever placement to flatter height and width.
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New York
Tommy Atkins
Verona Clarke
A Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
An advertisement for Texas Wonder by Dr. E W Hall of St. Louis promotes a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and related conditions. It claims two months of treatment per bottle and mail order availability for $1. Testimonials are requested, with legal note on plant protection in Switzerland referencing penalties for possession of illegitimate specimens.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed in Marshall Testimony
Local Marshall reader Mrs R W Jefferds reports back and kidney relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes the remedy as proven for over 50 years with broad endorsement and price available through dealers.
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Doan
Marshall
R. W. Jefferds
Carbon paper for embossing patterns at Herald Office
Largo sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery and other patterns are available at the Herald Office. The item aids pattern transfer for needlework and design reproduction.
Terre Haute Star offers combined daily and weekly subscriptions
The Terre Haute Star markets a one year daily plus a Clark county weekly offer. The Marshall Herald is praised for home news and versatile reading matter. Subscriptions can be combined with advance payment and delivery to rural routes. The notice invites readers to join this liberal clubbing deal.
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Terre Haute
Associated Press
Daily Market
Marshall Herald
Clark County
Willkost
Herald
Gem
Mamba
Mm. Ee Ee
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Michigan Ave
Kinioch
Cairo
Bubeck & Gallagher
C.M. Bubeck
J. E. Gallagher
Hlizors
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