General Pershing’s account of A E F in 1918 France
Pershing recalls Paris panic after German advances, the Second Division’s 1918 offensive, Belleau Wood and Vaux gains, and Allied morale woes. He notes French leaders Clemenceau and Foch accepting American corps near Chateau Thierry, and plans to expand to a larger force, with estimates toward 4 to 8 million.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Bois de Belleau
Vaux
Belleau Wood
Bouresches
Triangle Farm
Bois de la Barette
Seventh Infantry
Bois de la Roche
Cantigny
Marne
Amiens
Petain
Marne Salient
U. S
Vosges
France
Clemenceau
Plfse
Montdidier
Oise
M. Clemenceau
Mr. Lloyd George
Foch
Bombon
Chateau Thierry
Villers Cotterets
von Hutier
Montdidier-Noyon
Compeigne
Soissons
Robertson
Third Corps
Military Board of Allied Supply
Charles G. Dawes
War Department
Chateau Thierry Salient
Thirty-fifth
Moinal
Seventy-seventh
Baccarat
Gouraud
Rheims
Eighty Second
Toul
Twenty-sixth
Chaumont
M. Andre Tardieu
Weygand
Mordacq
Fighting cabbage disease for higher next year yields
Ohio State University extension specialist A L Pierstorff advises growers to identify cabbage diseases during the season to enable proper control next year. Yellows, a major cabbage disease, is best controlled with resistant seed types Danish, Copenhagen, and Mat Dutch. infected fields should not be replanted to cabbage for years. The disease causes stunted, yellow plants with dropped lower leaves and dark water-conducting tissues, thriving in high temperatures and persisting in soil for years.
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A. L. Pierstorff
Ohio State University
Ohio
Copenhagen
Pierstorff
Swine Feeding Trials Show Pasture Plus Supplements Boost Gains
Indiana Illinois and South Dakota swine experts report feeding trials at Purdue and Illinois stations. Pigs fed corn alone averaged 72 pounds start and 124 pounds end after 90 days, while pasture and corn plus clover raised gains to 121 pounds head with lower corn use. Tankage and soybean mineral mixes produced 150 and 147 pound gains, ending weights 222 and 219 pounds.
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Indiana
Illinois
South Dakota
John W. Schwab
Purdue University
W. E. Carroll
University of Illinois, Beieves
Select Young Animals for the Feeder Stock
Results from a three year Iowa State College feeding experiment favor buying feeder calves. Early winter full feeding in a dry lot yielded higher market prices and profit per hundredweight than yearlings or two year olds, while two year olds used more feed and earned less margin than calves or yearlings.
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Iowa State College
Cattle Wart Threat to Farmer’s Hides
The article notes cattle warts reduce hide value by up to 25 percent and leave hides weak and lumpy after tanning. It urges removing infected cattle and sterilizing surroundings as the main cure.
How One Man Lost 22 Pounds
Detroit resident Herman Rankis credits Kruschen Salts for easing rheumatic pain and shedding 22 pounds after a first bottle. The ad promises safe fat loss with a daily half teaspoon in hot water, an 85 cent four week supply, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Herman Rankis
Detroit
America
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North American Newspaper Alliance
WNU
A. BE. F
Hotel de Ville
Iengland
Cherbourg
Nores
Bruxelles
Saigsons
St. Quentin
Chalonss
Virdun
REGTS
Bar
Neuf Chateau
Germany
Thedford
L. P. Duncan
W. Lincoln St
Tullahoma
Tenn
CAROM
Netta
Arg Ea Co
Nashville
Dr. Peery
Peery
Pearl Street
New York City
St. Joseph's
Mary
Tennyson
St. Joseph’s G. F. P
Tonia
St. Joseph’s
G.E.P
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