Uncle Sam Honors Pilgrim Tercentenary Observances
The House approved a 400000 federal appropriation for Pilgrim tercentenary activities in 1920 21. A nine member United States Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission will oversee projects including statues markers at Provincetown Truro Wellfleet Eastham Plymouth burial grounds and restoration of Plymouth Rock. Pennsylvania Massachusetts and local groups have contributed funds and the commission will operate without pay.
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Ashington
House
Provincetown
Mass
Truro
Wellfleet
Eastham
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Plymouth Rock
Coleshil
Burial Hill
Plymouth
Old Colony
Massachusetts
United States
Milk Price Gap Harms Farmers With Half Earnings
An article cites April 1916 milk returns from 97 US cities showing farmers earned 4 to 13 cents per quart while the housewife paid 16 cents, averaging 8.5 cents. It notes distribution costs and middlemen take about 50 cents, with Omaha reporting 57.1 percent of the price going to the company.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
New England
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central Region
West South Central States
Mountain States
Pacific States
Savannah
Agricultural Department
Seattle
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Wis
Salt Lake City
Best
Omaha
Neb
Garden Army for Every Child Aims for 1920 Expansion
The nation’s school garden army numbered 2,500,000 in 1919 and aims to grow with the new year. Garden work should be a definite, creditable school subject, linking with science and life studies. Local units form companies of 10 to 50 pupils with a captain and lieutenants, distributing insignia and certificates of honor as goals are met. Manuals are available free from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington.
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Hildren
United States
School Garden Army
Garden Army
Lfe
U.S
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington
Oklahoma Foremost in Prosperity at Statehood Centennial
Representative Everette B. Howard recalled Oklahoma’s 81th anniversary of statehood noting rapid growth. He cited 1919 crop value at $547.8 million, livestock value of $214.2 million, farm income averaging $3 600 for 200,000 families, and landowner earnings of $840.9 million from crops royalties and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette B. Howard
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
South Atlantic
South Central
Senate Pushes America First Merchant Marine Plan
A Senate commerce subcommittee draft substitutes the house merchant marine bill to favor an America first policy. The plan requires coastwise shipping be American owned with 5 percent foreign stock, limits foreign control of exporters, and aims to end treaties restricting U S tonnage duties. It would place the government fleet under a seven member shipping board to operate ships or push private enterprise for foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Commerce
Jones
Whipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Summer Fashion Emeralds Lace and Silk Styles Rise
Fashion writers note a summer shift to velvet and cloth dresses, with Spanish influence driving lace and merere materials. Blouses feature Chantilly lace and organdie, black lace dresses with bright trims, and vivid silk prints. evening wear leans to semi or embellished outfits suitable for dining out.
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France
Balkans
Efficiency gains from corn binders and two-row cultivators
United States Department of Agriculture analysis from central Illinois shows corn binders boost man labor efficiency by about 50 percent over hand cutting and shocking. A 28 inch horse drawn plow yields 70 to 80 percent more output than a single bottom plow, and a three bottom plow with a tractor increases daily ground covered by 60 to 70 percent over six horses. A two row cultivator nearly doubles ground per day versus one row, with three horses common and a fourth adding little extra. Hay loaders cut hay handling time by about 25 percent and halve unloading labor compared with hand methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Office of Farm Management
Gowns for Girl Graduates Advise Simple Yet Dainty Styles
Mothers seek graduation dresses for seligol girls with white organza georgette and sheer materials preferred but some opt for elaborate models. A noted design features accordion plaited white chiffon with a silver lace bodice and peplum, paired with silver slippers and hair ribbon. Simplicity in planning is urged while ensuring the dress is dainty and becoming. Coat renovations suggest reusing inner sleeve fabric to reinforce worn areas without visible repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seligol
Fashion Forecast Promises Bright Spring Street Dresses
Tailored lines, relieved by bright color and fine piping or folds will define the smartest street dresses for spring, signaling a fresh, polished look for the new season.
Varieties of Gooseberries Compared by Type and Rank
The passage contrasts American gooseberry varieties Downing Red Jacket and Carrie as top selections noting Downing’s large green berries and productive bushes, Red Jacket’s similarity to Downing with redder berries, and Carrie’s long sturdy canes. It also reports English varieties Whitesmith and Keepsake as mildew resistant with Whitesmith bearing large whitish green berries and Keepsake large dark red berries with high productivity.
Fertilizer Boosts Yields When Mixed With Manure
At the Ohio experiment station a fertilizer added to manure increased corn yield by 11 bushels per acre. The residual effect boosted the following wheat by 5.5 bushels per acre, and clover after the wheat gained 1100 pounds of hay per acre. The fertilizer paid for itself about three times.
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Ohio Station
Ohio Experiment Station
Currant Growing Needs Heavier Soil and Fertilizer
Currant plants require heavier and tidier soil than other small fruits and need liberal fertilizing to thrive.
Successful Orchard and Hen Coop Care
The planting and growing of a successful orchard require skill and labor as with all farm operations. A hen named Coop with a brood of chickens should be kept in a sturdy coop until the chicks are weaned.
Timber profits in unusual spots on poor soils
Locust and acacia trees build soil on steep and rocky land through nitrogen fixing in root nodules. Forest cover protects slopes, stops gullies, and increases land value by planting timber on marginal areas.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Insure Rapid Tree Growth For Young Orchards
The article urges favorable early conditions to spur rapid growth and ensure well ripened trees before winter. It notes sodmulch works only after trees are established, when grass is seeded and sods cut around each tree to allow air and moisture flow, but mulch material is often insufficient.
Currant Worm Harmful Then Early Spring Broods Threaten Foliage
Imported currant worms grow over three quarters of an inch, green with yellow tips. They appear early in spring with new leaves and a second brood may follow, sometimes a third. They devour foliage and are control targets for arsenical sprays or dusts. catching the first brood reduces later trouble.
Hunt's Salve Sold With Money Back Guarantee
The ad notes Hunt's Salve formerly Hunt's Cure, sold with an absolute money back guarantee for over thirty years. It highlights its use for eczema itch ring worm and other skin diseases. A separate exchange quotes a plumber and a customer over a charge for plumbing work.
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Hunt
Stomach Recovery After Four Doctors Gave Up
Mrs. Mary Hendricks credits Mills Emulsion with restoring her health after five months of stomach and bowel trouble. Once she started taking the Emulsion, she rapidly improved from 70 to 190 pounds. The ad touts Mills Emulsion as a palatable, nutritive bowel regenerator that boosts appetite and digestion, with a six-bottle guarantee and refunds if unsatisfied.
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Litchfield Road
Owensboro
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Orator and Senator Clash Over Audience Smarts
A witty exchange features a mild egoist remarking that an orator must meet his audience's intelligence, while Senator Sorghum counters that modern speakers must rise to the occasion. The dialogue depicts a contrast in expectations between speaker and listener.
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Senator Sorghum
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Constitutional Cure
Advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be treated by local applications and must be cured by a constitutional remedy. It states Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through the bloodstream to the mucous surfaces, cites Eustachian tube inflammation as the cause, and offers one hundred dollars for cures it fails to achieve. Distribution through druggists with free circulars from I J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
I.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Date Palm as Desert Lifeline and Food Source
A feature on the date palm highlights its role across Kuwait, California, Jordan, Cuba, Egypt and Palestine. It thrives only with water, reaches up to 100 feet, offers shade to travelers, bears a valued fruit used as luxury food and medicine, and even the can el feeds on the date stone.
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Kuwait
California
Jorida
Cuba
Egypt
Palestine
Arabia
Persia
Boost for Purebred Sires Campaign Urges Breeder Support
Breeders are urged to back the state and national purebred sire crusade as it raises demand and prices for purebred sires. The movement is presented as a business proposition benefiting purebred stock breeders the most.
Appearance Of Farm Home Reveals Farm Success
A USDA article urges attractive farm homes to lift families and visitors. It notes farmstead appearance mirrors farm business success and warns poor seed selection wastes time and profits. It also highlights vegetable quality as essential and mentions medicinal value and variety.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Narrow Field Banter Sparks Farmhand Quote
A brief quip contrasts red cheek with the color on its surface as workers discuss a rural task. The exchange hints at a light moment amid farm labor.
Feed Ia Most Important Feed Often Means More Than Breed
A farmer notes that nutrition drives milk yield more than lineage, stating a cow with extensive pedigree cannot milk well on an empty stomach. The remark emphasizes balanced feeding over breeding pride in dairy operations.
Bayer Aspirin Introduced in 1900 by Bayer
An early 1900s advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on every tablet and pack. It claims proven physician use for colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism lumbago neuritis and general pain. Handy tins hold 12 tablets and cost only a few cents with larger packages available.
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Bayer
Wifely Wisdom: She Can Your Wife Tell a Lie
The Bystander notes a humorous exchange about honesty in marriage with a playful challenge to wives and husbands. The piece uses direct dialogue to illustrate practical wit in domestic conversation.
Swamp Root Proclaimed Remedy for Kidney Trouble
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often mistaken as other ailments. Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and improve back pain headaches and nervousness. Send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co and buy medium or large bottles at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Mixed up tale and quips about Robespierre anecdote
A fragmented reminiscence recounts LU B Irving narrating a Philadelphia tale about his father's Sardou play Robespierre. The story features two elderly ladies misnaming Robespierre and confusion with Marie Corelli Charlotte Bronte and ends with a duchess's puzzled reaction.
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LU. B. Irving
Philadelphia
Sardou
Robespierre
Lyceum
Marie Corelli
Charlotte Bronte
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Carrie
Coop the Hen
M. Timerlin
Durant
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman
Texas
Birmingham Age Herald
Lars Porseng
Clusium
Louisville Courier- Journal
Fletcher
Astud Corea
Bente
Bae
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