Probable rise in spring pigs from USDA survey
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that sows bred to farrow in early 1923 may rise about 18 percent from spring 1922 levels if farmers follow December 1922 survey intentions. In the 11 corn belt states, breeders aim 15.6 percent higher, while southern states anticipate declines.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Department
United States
Department of Agriculture
Rat Viruses Prove Unreliable in Nationwide Survey
A federal study with North Dakota and USDA Bureau of Animal Industry finds rat viruses costly and ineffective. Across 27 states, rat depredations persist. Utah mobilizes 125000 people in schools and farms, distributing bulletins and posters while destroying large numbers of rats and rat-proofing buildings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
North Dakota Agricultural College
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department
Mississippi River
Bureau
Utah
Sorting Potatoes in Storage to Prevent Rot
Sorting vegetables in storage helps remove decayed items but avoid culling sweet potatoes if rotting in the bin. Handling tubers risks bruising skin and inviting black rot germs, so removal is difficult and may spread decay.
Care for Farm Implements in Winter Maintenance
The article notes farm implements run down and require repairs like cars. It recommends using winter and early spring as the best time for maintenance to keep machinery in running order.
Sunday School Lesson by Rev Bo Fitzwater
A concise note credits Rev. Bo Fitzwater as teacher of English Bible at the Abboodist Bible Institute of Chicago for a Sunday School lesson. Copyright 1922. Western Newspaper Union.
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P. Bo Fitzwater
Aboodis
Institute of Chicago
Jesus Teaches on Tax, Gifts and the Widow's Mite
Lesson outlines Jesus answer to paying tribute and duties to God, noting rulers’ schemes and the cunning question. It highlights Jesus observing treasury gifts, the rich’s proportional giving, and the widow's two mites as greater in spirit, with Christ judging motives over amount.
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Jesus
Israel
Caesar
Nog
Christ
God
Mian
Guardianship Tale of Father Son and Providence
A son returning home recounts a horse accident narrowly avoiding fatal injury, praising divine protection. The father adds his own account of traveling safely all day, attributing both fortunes to God and emphasizing miraculous providence.
Tanlac praised by Kansas City woman for relief
Mrs Sadie Banes of 2087 Washington St Kansas City Missouri says Tanlac restored her health after severe appetite loss indigestion sourness and back pains. She reports three bottles sufficed to end aches and headaches and lets her work while singing. Tanlac sold by all druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Sadie Banes
Washington St
Kansas City
Taniac
May Be Something in This
The note suggests venting anger behind the barn for personal benefit and cites a simple life hack. It ends with a wry exchange about ash on icy sidewalks and children slipping for entertainment.
CMI Castoria Ad Emphasizes Signature for 30 Years
An old Castoria advertisement urges caregivers to check each bottle for the Fletcher signature. It highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children and notes more than 30 years of use.
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Fletcher
Aspirin and Household Tips in an Old Adverts
A housewife smiles at a basket of white clothes dried with Red Cross Ball Blue in an old advertisement. The copy notes satisfaction and grocers carry the product. The piece also remarks that many a successful man owes it to his wife's father.
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Red Cross
Screen and Glazed Door Invented for Store Entrances
A Californian inventor creates a combined screen and glazed door mounted on an overhead track. The device allows either screen or door to be used to suit weather conditions.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
For over 40 years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used to treat catarrh. It consists of an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Doing and Saying in Balance of Example and Precept
A quote highlights the enduring struggle to balance example with precept. It suggests the old approach favors actions over teachings as the truer measure. The author notes the tension between practical example and guiding principle in moral judgment.
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Elen Hunt Jackson
Snowy Linens Promised by Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Advertisement urges housewives to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep linens snowy and bright and notes availability at all grocers.
Man Delivers Bouquet in Despair After Long Wait
After a prolonged period of waiting a man gives himself a bouquet as an act of despair. The scene underscores a personal crisis marked by sorrow and isolation.
Four Letters Praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Readers from Cortland Hamilton and St Louis share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for weakness backache and childbearing. Mothers report improved health pregnancies and successful births after using the remedy.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jos. Ucoin, JR
11Th Street
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