Rural Housewives Taught to Apply Business Principles
The U S Department of Agriculture reports home demonstration work helps rural housewives apply business methods to daily tasks, aiming to make farm homes as efficient as farms. Agents train local leaders and spend most time in homes to promote better management, food production, and community enterprises.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Erie County
N. Y
State Agricultural Colleges
Cireles
State Agricultural College
New” Farm Bureau
Milk Rich Sauces Boost Family Meals
Home economics experts from the U S Department of Agriculture advise using milk rich sauces to stretch daily meals. Recipes include thin medium and thick white sauces for milk toast vegetables creamed dishes and croquettes with precise measurements and cooking notes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Balanced Rations For Man Health And Strength
The best foods for health and strength are fruits vegetables whole grains milk eggs butter and nuts with meat in moderation Heavy meat eating artificial sugars white flour polished rice and peeled potatoes are said to create acidosis forerunner of serious diseases
Polishing Silverware Tips for a Shine
The method suggests soaking silverware in sour milk for three hours or longer, then washing in warm water with a touch of ammonia. Finish with a clean chamois cloth to achieve a bright, attractive dinner table.
Waterproofing Shoe Soles with Vaseline and Beeswax
Instructions advise washing shoes and placing soles in a melted mix of eight ounces Vaseline and one ounce beeswax for 15 minutes. The mixture should not be hotter than tolerable to the hand.
Hemming Straight Edges With Corner Tacking Method
When hemming many straight edges such as towels, tack the corners together with needle and thread before feeding into the hemmer. This keeps edges aligned and creates a continuous hem, avoiding common starting difficulties.
A Housewife’s Notes On Cleaning And Cooking Tips
The article offers practical kitchen guidance such as removing stains before washing with soap, using sugar or vinegar to help stove polish adhere, and a cabbage carrot pea nut salad. It also notes an asparagus stalk is edible only where it can be snapped easily between fingers.
Grain Markets Week Report Shows Mixed Trends and Wheat Cattle
The Markets Bureau reports grain prices fluctuated through the week with a late rally on short covering and buying. Wheat futures eased in some regions while corn and oats held small gains. Missouri and Ohio yields weighed on sentiment. export demand remained weak and local deliveries varied with weather. Livestock prices rose across Chicago and Minneapolis with hogs, lambs, and beef cattle advancing and cotton futures climbing slightly.
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Timothy
New York
Atlanta
Memphis
Omaha
Prairie
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
Tennessee
California
Middle-West
Georgia
Elbertas
F.o.b
Florida
Tom Watson
Boston
Wisconsin
New Orleans Market Reports Mixed, Germany Leads Purchases
New Orleans summaries show steady business, Germany as top buyer with low-grade purchases. Crop prospects appear favorable with progress in most regions. Receipts total 1622 sacks rough and 3154 pockets clean. Sales include 650 pockets clean Honduras at 2 1 2 to 4 cents, 4410 pockets Blue Race at 1 1 2 to 3 1 2 cents, 153 pockets Japan at 3 to 3 1 2 cents. By products Bran 15.00, polish 23.00 per mill.
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New Orleans
Germany
Honduras
Japan
Unemployment Shows Decline But Industry Still Dull
Washington reports a 2.9 percent June job decline from May based on 1428 firms employing 1.5 million, with a 6.2 percent drop since January 1 in 65 industrial centers. Food, textiles, leather, liquor, stone, glass and tobacco industries bucked the trend. Industry remains cautious, citing transportation costs, weak foreign markets, low farm prices, and housing shortages, but expects gradual improvement by fall and a healthier 1922 spring.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
July Wheat Crop Report Forecasts Strong Production
The July crop report from the Department of Agriculture lists forecasts for winter and spring wheat production totaling 809 million bushels with a overall wheat condition at 78.2. It also notes corn conditions and forecasts for Kansas Texas and Oklahoma, including state production figures.
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Department
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
North Dakota Wheat Pooled for U S Grain Growers
Three million bushels of wheat in North Dakota have been signed to be marketed through the United States Grain Growers Inc. Practically all the grain will be pooled, the announcement stated on Wednesday.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
United States Grain Growers, Inc
Hair clipping suspect trio sought in Timpson home raid
Authorities in Timpson Texas search for a man and a woman believed to have entered J. J. Harris’s home Sunday night and clipped the hair from his 16 year old daughter Nannie.
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Timpson
Tex
J. J. Harris
Nannie
Mexican Extension Highway Aims From Laredo To Mexico City
G A MacNaughton secretary of the Meridian Highway Association says the extension of the meridian highway from Laredo to Mexico City is assured after a recent inspection trip. If completed it will reach the Pacific coast and form the longest international highway in the world.
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San Marcos
Tex
Laredo
Mexico City
G. A. MacNaughton
Meridian Highway Association
Pacific Coast
Government troops sail to guard oil region in Mexico
Two thousand government soldiers commanded by General Guadalupe J. Sanchez left Vera Cruz on Saturday aboard the steamer Tamaulipas and the gunboat Zaragoza. They head for the oil district from Tuxpam to Tampico to guard property and restore order amid widespread unemployment from a shutdown of operations.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Guadalupe J. Sanchez
Tuxpam
Tampico
Tamaulipas
Zaragoza
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Brighten Homes
Heartfelt testimonials from women in Altoona Millston and Marinette praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and fertility. Letters describe healthier babies, fewer childbirth pains, and improved nervous and irregular conditions. The company offers a free booklet on ailments peculiar to women.
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Altoona
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. W. Benz
8Rd Avenue
Altoona, Pa
H. H. Janssen
Millston, Wis
Marinette
Wis
H. B. Held
Jefferson St
Few Eyes Really Normal and a Red Cross Anecdote
A passage discusses right eye and left eye dominance linked to handedness, then critiques eugenics as plausible only to the lovestruck. It includes a Sam anecdote from American Legion Weekly about a Red Cross worker and a Lilitto-based scene where a soldier asks to ask Miss Margaret Wilson to inquire about his home.
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Sam
Red Cross
Miss Margaret Wilson
Miz Harris
Miss Margaret
Margaret
American Legion Weekly
The Man Without a Bad Habit Makes Little Mark
A concise adage notes that a man with no bad habits often achieves little, suggesting restraint may limit notable accomplishments in life.
American Locomotives Export Surge Through 1920 Rise
Export of steam locomotives from the United States jumped from 491 units valued at 4 475 429 in 1913 to 959 units valued at 30 275 728 in 1919 and climbed to 1 711 locomotives valued at 53 629 847 in 1920. Of 1920 exports 721 went to Europe, mainly Belgium Poland France and Italy, with Cuba Brazil China and British Africa as other top buyers.
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United States
Belgium
Poland
France
Italy
Europe
Cuba
Brazil
China
British Africa
All is lost save honor phrase defined as debt plan
A maxim states that when a man has failed in his aims the priority becomes settling debts quickly and with integrity. The saying emphasizes paying obligations even after ruin.
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Co-operative Movement
Bureau of Markets
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Darling
T. Io
Houston, Texas
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