Wheat stock totals in 1917 reflect drop from 1916 levels
A United States Department of Agriculture release notes that total commercial wheat stocks on December 31 1917 were about half of those on December 31 1916. It also compares January 1918 figures from Chicago Board of Trade and Bradstreet, and details state holdings and flour stocks across dates, with 1917 crop totaling roughly 850 million bushels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago Board of Trade
Bradstreet
Minnesota
California
Missouri
Hilinois
Kansas
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Nebraska
Texas
Varieties of Cheese Catalogued by the USDA Bulletin
The United States Department of Agriculture describes cheese varieties, noting about 46 local names and 18 major kinds such as cheddar and parmesan. It reports 500 factories in Wisconsin and others in Ohio New York and northern Illinois producing these cheeses and that camembert and similar cheeses can be made in the United States with improved techniques. The bulletin argues imported cheeses can be replicated here though cost and knowledge affect quality and feasibility.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Eden
Emmental
Gouda
Hand
Limburg
Neufchassel
Roquefort
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Illinois
The
Bulletin
United States
Harare
Europe
The Changes In Harvest Tools And Yields
The article lists varying harvest rates by tool from a sickle to a modern reaper and binders. It claims a man using a sickle could harvest half an acre daily while other tools like the cradle and firet reaper yield higher rates up to forty acres in two days.
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Doian
Manitobe Free Press
Mascot Cady Caries His Own Bones Into Diamond Season
Aeo Forrest Cady, newly signed catcher for Mack's team, claims two bones from his own body as a talisman after a severe shoulder injury. He was in a motor accident, lost bone fragments, but asserts his arm is fully functional now.
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Forrest
Cady
Mack
Birds of Great Value to Garden Growers
The writer argues birds destroy insects and plant pests, aiding farming and gardening. Food Administrator Hoover backs bird protection as linked to food conservation. Crows are unpopular yet eat pests. robins help reduce garden pests. overall, favor birds and seek practical guidance to educate on their value.
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Buffsic News
Hoover
United States
Jim
States by area and counties list with errors
A compiled list of U S states showing each state’s square miles and number of counties or parishes. The text includes many typographical errors and misprints such as incorrect spellings and numbers, but preserves intent to map state size to county counts.
Garden Seeds And Eggs Exchange Troupe
A fragmented dialogue article shows neighbors discussing garden seed results and egg prices. It recalls last year’s failures, chicken consumption, and a family noting onions and radishes as unpopular. A child learns her father has joined the Salvation Army.
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Hips. Com
What Is Your Ideaax to the Political Situation
A humorous dialogue features Senator Sorgum saying seasoned politicians go with the people as many fight for country not jobs and a quip about calendars and daily needs. A neighbor asks a boy about siblings, the boy reveals five children with no elder sibling. Mrs Jigginks sues for 700 damages over alleged affections. a wry remark calls it extortion.
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Sorghum
Courage and Cash Meet at a Montana Sheep Ranch
Catherine Owens spurns a fortune hunter until a masked outlaw robs a bank and a stagecoach. The visitor revealed as Fred Garland confesses he staged the disguise to win her, proving his courage and earning her trust and love.
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Indiana
Catherine Owens
Catherine
Montana
Ranch
Odessa
Fred. Garland
Garland
Farland
Yale
Tye
Hin
Bay ‘Springs
Bay Springs
Reckless
Ones
Bronto Coachi
Odéssa
Fred
Hera
Aéroks
Odessa Bank
Chiesan Bank
Wwell
Truth and myths of the Hand of Glory in crime lore
An exploration of the Hand of Glory legends from Dousterswivel in Scott and the alleged recipe from Les Secrets du Petit Albert. The article describes a cursed hand dried with juniper and yew, a bear and badger fat candle, and a child’s life for the ritual.
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Walter Scott
the Antiquary
Scott
Head of the House Debate Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange features a man claiming headship of the house while his wife retorts that a head is useless without brains. The banter highlights domestic roles with playful sharpness and timing.
Spring Tonic Claims Bright Vitality For Men In War Era
An advertising feature urges men to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore vigor after winter. It promotes a laxative using May apple Aloe leaves and jalap, sold as Pleasant Pellets, urging weekly use to clean the intestines and expel poisons.
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Dr. Pierce
Br. Pierce
Pierce
Banana Fiber Bags Proposed to Replace Sugar Containers
Sugar planters in Hawaii face a shortage of bags for raw sugar. Bags imported from Galentia prove insufficient, prompting a Washington State Leaf effort to ship machinery to Honolulu for manufacturing bags from banana tree trunk fiber.
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Hawaiian Islands
Galentia
Honolulu
State Leaf
Washington
Popular Science Monthly
Precautionary Talk Between Flatbush Couple
Mrs Flatbush asks to tack down the carpet before going out to play golf. Mr Flatbush declines preferring his game first. The exchange hints at a domestic routine and a playful rationale.
Flagter’s Florida Railroad Across the Atlantic Bay
There is no railroad from Key West to Cuba and such a line could not exist. Mr Miegler built railroads along Florida’s eastern coast to its southern tip and then on piles to Key West with ferries for loaded trains to Cuba. No cost figures are available, but the project has had great commercial value.
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Florida
Key Weat
Cuba
Miegler
Key West
Cube
Beata
Flagler
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