Efficiency of Illinois Farms Compared
The United States Department of Agriculture reports on farm management in the Illinois area, comparing farm sizes, equipment, and labor. It highlights yields from horse drawn versus tractor plows, impact of corn binding and manure spreaders, and times saved with hay loaders and portable elevators, based on a central Tillmyeds inquiry of middle western farms.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corp
Office of Farm Management
Dirngis
Exaingle
Washington, Tho
Gang
The Road to Promotion in the Story of David
Lesson for June 13 presents the rise of David from shepherd boy to future king. It covers Samuel's grief over Saul, the anointing in Bethlehem, and God’s inward criteria for leadership, culminating in David's ordination and the spirit’s empowerment for service.
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Lord
David
Samuel
Bethlehem
Saul
Jesse
God
Timothy hay nutrition compared to corn silage
Timothy hay provides 48.8 pounds of digestible nutrients per 100 pounds, about three times corn silage. Experts estimate one ton timothy equals about two and a half tons of corn silage, with costs noting $10 per ton for timothy vs $4 for corn silage.
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Hoard
If You Want to Be Miserable
A quoted moral reflection on self focus and misery. The speaker warns that thinking of yourself and demanding respect leads to impurity and ruin in all you touch. It frames happiness as sacrificed to egotism and divine providence.
The Good and Sad Reflections on Our World
A brief meditation contrasting optimism with hardship. The piece notes that some see the world as very good while others perceive widespread bad, inviting readers to consider both colors of human experience.
Allen's Foot Ease Advertises Comfort in Shoes
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to sprinkle in shoes or foot baths. It claims to relieve tight or new shoes and lets wearers, especially ladies, wear shoes one size smaller. Sold everywhere.
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Allen's
Allen
East
Hen Makes Fuss Over Egg Signals Poor Laying Habit
A proverb notes that a hen that fusses over an egg is rarely a good layer. This saying highlights how unnecessary fuss can reflect unsteady productivity and temperament in poultry care.
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Aid
To insure glistening white linens use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. It never disappoints. At all good grocers five cents.
Proof That Stone Grows On Champion Farm
On James Champion's old home place in Mercer county, a 300 pound rock lies in the yard. Elders in their eighties recall tossing a small stone to each other in boyhood and testify the rock has grown since their babyhood days.
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James Champion
John Champion
Champion
Mercer County
Wilmore
Cal
Fig Culture in United States Progress Report
The chief of the bureau of plant industry predicts the United States will soon produce all the figs it needs. The report notes Smyrna fig culture in California has progressed, aided by the department maintaining a caprifig orchard at Loomis from which caprifigs have been distributed free to growers.
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United States
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Loomis
Schoolkids Sell Army Life To Recruits In Poems
Public school writings across the country promote army life as attractive and free from bill collectors. A Ohio girl says enlistment frees one from annoyance, a Montana boy cites constitutional rights, an Illinois youth wishes teachers were soldiers, and an Indiana girl claims enlistment benefits the mind and body.
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Ohio
Montana
America
Ilinois
Indiana
Weary Rhodes-Dat Guy Claims Pullman Names
A Houston Post snippet features Weary Rhodes-Dat humorously claiming he can pronounce names on all the Pullman cars. Dreary Dan asks if Rhodes was ditched. Rhodes replies otherwise, noting his rival’s boastful confident stance.
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Weary Rhodes
Houston Post
Man’s view on earning without labor sparks debate
A reader reflects on the idea of making money without work and questions whether anyone truly avoids effort. The remark prompts varied opinions about diligence, opportunity, and value in work culture.
Gessner Credits Eatonics Cure for Stomach Troubles
Herbert M Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire reports ten years of stomach trouble worsening until he found relief with Eatonic He took a third tablet felt relief as the box neared completion and after a second box had no pain He now eats and drinks freely and feels renewed.
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Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
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Illinois
P. B. Fitzwater
The
Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
D. D
Moody
Timothy Hay
Mercantile Trust Company
Federal Reserve System
St. Louis Clearing House
State of
Missouri
Real Estate Loan Department
ST. Louis
Fletcher
Rock On
Holland
Army and Recruiting Service
Express
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Motoficiency Mfg. Co
Cuyahoga St
Akron
Rogers Realty Corporation
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Hudson Valley TV
N.Y
BM c&. R. Products Co
Marion
Lockwood
Chicago
Warner St. Springfield
Maas
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