Death Knell of the Gypsy Moth Threat to U S Agriculture
The Gypsy moth poses a serious threat to forests and fruit crops across the United States. Dr. L C Goward notes it could devastate New England and spread to Missouri and beyond. Eradication efforts require drastic measures and international insight from the Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United Series
New England
Massachusetts
Old Bay
Aris
Kansas
L. C. Goward
United States
Howard
Europe
Tmowari
Boston
Hale
Department of Agriculture
SOME ADVICE FOR WIVES FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A column urges wives to stop treating husbands as domestic servants. It argues men should not fetch items, mail letters, or handle all house errands while wives run the home. It stresses independence and the husband should rest when he comes home, with wives sharing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ron
Tom
Gaby
Lttic
Linh
Ehild
England's War Problem and the Sinews of Preparedness
A discussion of England's wartime readiness criticizes overemphasis on navy and army spending while neglecting vital supports. The commission recommends grain storage for 50 million dollars and three months of food reserves, plus an industrial shift toward small self-sufficient farms to repurpose estates, contrasting England with Japan in arable potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Commission
England
Brittania
Japan
Scotland
Wales
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A fragmented Chicago news fragment criticizes financial pointers and weather forecasters while musing on reformers home work and social observations. The text includes odd vignettes on chavettes souls of the air and a man breaking horses and men in sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Coroner Called In After Death With No Medical Aid
A local practice summons the coroner to view a death without medical aid to determine the cause. An opposing expert claimed there is no need for the coroner when a physician has already treated the deceased, arguing the person was killed by another.
The Chinese Boycott and American Merchants Alarm
The Chinese boycott of American imports into China continues despite presidential action to soften exclusion laws. Merchants fear retaliation has been brewing for years, with mutterings and threats surfacing over the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chinese boycott threats spark national debate in trade clashes
San Francisco reports ten thousand merchants signed boycott resolutions threatening penalties around four thousand dollars per violation. Chinese newspapers refuse ads from American firms as China trade tensions rise. The National Association of Manufacturers vows to lobby Congress to uphold exclusion, while labor unions oppose changes. The Cotton and cotton cloth sectors stand to lose amid growing Sino relations.
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San Francisco
China
Qtual
Congress
Gompers
Roosevelt
Ipteresi
Short Weights in Household Goods Highlight Dishonest Packaging
The article notes widespread short weights in everyday goods and packaging. It cites misrepresented contents from 12 to 15 ounce raisins sold as a pound and wrappers adding excess weight. It recalls Sir Thomas Lipton fined for padding tea with paper.
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Naw
New York Journal of Commerce
Thomas Lipton
Southern Advancement and Northern Methods Merge in Soots
In a discussion of regional development, Mr MM Richards of the Southern Railway Industrial Department warns that adopting Northern agricultural practices will shift dominance to the South. He argues inoculated farmers will advance a self sufficient, intelligently cultivated system, turning each farm into a productive unit with clean air and water and sidewalks nearby.
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MM. ¥. Richards
Southern Railway
Ankl
Packers See Pork Adulteration Across Sixty Eight Samples
Government tests in Melbourne and elsewhere found all sixty eight sau samples adulterated. Authorities report no unadulterated portions and no intact pork content in the processed offerings.
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Melbourne
Australia
The Race Growing Smuffer Says Size Declines
A British writer notes concerns over shrinking human size amid claims by a Brockton shoe maker of reduced demand for large sizes. The piece cites fears of ongoing degradation of stature in Japan and Europe and warns of long term effects if current trends continue.
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Anoat Shaw
Brockton
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August Fine Echusetts
Malden
Nass
Anika
Agra
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Isos
Simin el
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Louisville, KX
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Wwe
Isig Shand Oo
Pais
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Chicago
Ill
Webb Publishing
St. Paul Mian
William Bros
Ithaca
N.Y
Amc
Rane
Google Histrations
Gover
Circe
Remington Typewriter
Wickoff, Seamans & Benedict
Broat Way
NEW Tore
Self
Tiyo Morse
HAY Press
Main Street
Sandwich, Fl
Eagle Tank Co
N. Green &J
Serator
Watson-Stillman Co
AG Day
Express
Missoula Nursery CO
Missoula, Montana
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