Food and War Shortage Urges Immediate Action on Farm Tools
A National Implement and Vehicle Association statement warns the United States must immediately protect production of labor saving farm machinery and skilled labor to avert a 1918 food shortfall. It urges government action to secure raw materials and prioritize farm equipment and workers alongside munitions, noting seasonal demand and looming labor shortages threaten food supplies for allies and domestic needs.
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Farmers of America
Kpple
United States
National Implement and Vehicle Association
Saembera
W. D. Hoard
Wisconsin
Aimerleuch Agriculture
Llourd’y Dairyman
Charles §. Brantingham
Association
Helene Lulor
United
Mates Cuanvl
Dudasuy
Wisconsin fish and game bill expands conservation measures
The bill tightens nonresident licenses and shipments, allows female nonresidents to fish without a license unless shipping fish, and requires permits. Residents may ship only within the state unless licensed. Black bass season shifts to June 15, with inland lakes Oswego or Green bass after May 29. New size limits apply to trout, whitefish, and perch for commercial fishing. Net mesh sizes set for chubs and for trout/whitefish. License fees rise slightly. A federal supervision appeal, one-deer law replaces the one buck rule, and deer, partridge, rabbit seasons adjust. duck season set Sept 7 to Dec 14.
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Oswego
Chamberlains Tablets Prove Helpful For Constipation
Eugene Knight of Wilmington North Carolina writes that Chamberlains Tablets are the best he has used for constipation and indigestion. He says his wife also found relief from indigestion. The tablets are mild and gentle, offer an agreeable laxative effect, and are obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Eugene
Knight
Wilmington
N.C
Red Cross Campaign Oversubscribes Nationwide
The Red Cross campaign for 100 million dollars closely mirrors the oversubscription rate of the prior Liberty Loan drive. The public shows overwhelming patriotism and generosity, with a note that Americans are well over 100 percent in support.
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Red Cross
Want 4d 2 The Times It Works
A fragment from a wartime styled notice hints at a product or service slogan with timing phrases and a call to action. Readers are invited to engage with a publication feature or advertisement identified as The Times It Works, though details remain unclear.
Carranza Denies Charges in Telegraph Intrigue Claim
Washington reports Carranza will issue a statement denying Senator Knox’s charge that he sought recognition of Huerta after Madero’s overthrow. He condemns Ambassador Wilson as part of an intrigue, cites Taft’s cautious stance and Wilson’s later handling of the Huerta issue as proof of rectitude and judgment.
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Washington
Carranza
Gerzagno Ugarte
Kno
Pennsylvania
Madero
Vuerta
Knox
Taft
State Department
Holand
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Wilson
Huerta
Menin's Bid For Fame From National Geographic Bulletin
A fragment summarizes how Scharnhorst, connected to Menin, shaped Prussian military reforms leading to universal service. It links early siege experiences at Menin, his writings, and service under Russia to broader military changes cited by the National Geographic Society Bulletin.
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Menin
Scharnhorst
Hig
Orst
Russia
Monin
Jena
Loweryer
Vetis
Lutzen
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Possibilities of Bad Verse Discussed by The New Republic
The New Republic argues that bad verse arises at moments of vanity and crisis, written by unskilled poets hidden away in drawers. It cites Maeterlinck on bad verse as a making or invoking of swells by creatures that creep on their bellies and notes such verse shocks magazine policy and rewards.
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Ife
Jose Maeterlinck
New Republic
Famous Men's Favorite Hymns Recalled in Catalogue
Glimpses of historical figures' hymn tastes surface in a quirky catalog. Gladstone favored a bold Psalm tune, Tennyson preferred a gentler piece, Ruskin preached after his choice, Matthew Arnold recited a verse before a seizure, and Ward Beecher valued the single line Jesus.
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Gladstone
Ivy Feneral Tennyson
Ruskin
Brantwood
Matthew Arnold
Watt
M. A
Uesry Ward Beecher
Jesus
Lord
Mississippi Steam Boat Whistle Calls Newspaper Advertising
A quip likens a small Mississippi steamboat with a huge whistle to newspapers and their value as an advertising medium, suggesting that loud ads halt the boat. The line uses a humorous metaphor to comment on the power of newspaper ads.
Farmer Feed Experts Emphasize Practical Mixing Methods
A farmer who studies feeding should prevail with common sense methods over theory. If he could access all by products and mix on hand, success would rise according to market conditions. Yet many rely on professional mixers due to difficulty maintaining economical on farm rations. Keeping records shows that mixed feeds are largely an arithmetic matter versus buying cheaper ingredients for a balanced ration.
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Ptub
Must Taste Good Dairy Ration For Healthy Milk
A farmer’s guide stresses a dairy ration must be palatable bulky and varied to prevent indigestion and boredom. It should deliver sufficient energy protein and minerals with high digestibility to maximize milk production and reduce waste.
Successful feeding argues for mixed feeds in dairy cows
The passage extols mixed feeds as the best approach for dairy herds, noting many prominent farmers have abandoned their own rations for a proven mix that yields as much milk at lower cost with less trouble. It claims experiment stations endorse variety and offer brand recommendations upon request.
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America
Five pounds of milk from one pound of grain experiment
Delavan Wisconsin dairyman Packard tested his own mixed feed against a first class dairy food. He saved about five pounds of grain per cow per day and nearly five dollars per cow using homegrown roughage and a mix priced below wholesale. His ration aligned with Armsby Waefey methods, proving a balanced blend from farm roughage.
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WM. Packard
Delavan
Wisconsin
Expensive Pasture and Mixed Feeds in Dairy Farming
An agricultural excerpt discusses pasture efficiency, noting an acre can feed a cow and yield ten tons of silage. It cites sources like the National Crowth Improvement Service and the Nebraska Experiment Station, compares bran and by products, and urges consulting state stations to verify feed value amid price concerns.
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Alrovraent Service
National Craw
Nebraska Experiment Station
Real Bargain 640 Acres in Wisconsin With Timber and Lake
Classified ad offers 640 acres in northern Wisconsin with clay loam soil 80 acres of hardwood timber two small houses barns plow land and 20 rods to a fine fishing lake two miles from two railroad towns ideal for sheep or stock farming asking 20.00 per acre with flexible terms to suit F M Doyle Ladysmith Wisconsin 3908 as
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Wisconsin
F. M. Doyle
Ladysmith
Wisote
Taking Big Chances With Travel Health Advice
Travel safety note urges carrying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before journeys. The ad warns that such preparations are not available on trains or steamships and that bowel attacks can be sudden and severe. Available everywhere.
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National Red Cross
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C. B. Edwards
Marshfield
Marie Sexton
National Association
Fish and Game Bill
Wilsonas
Bakerville
Marshfield Stave Company
Archie H. Cook
Baraboo
Emil Manthey
Neillsville
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John Seubert
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Spark Cereal’ Company
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