Efficient Labor Saving in Haymaking This Year
The article urges careful planning to cut labor waste in haymaking as farm labor is scarce. It recommends shifting heavy work to horses, adopting mower and rake efficiencies, side delivery and push rakes, proper windrow handling, and using larger wagons and stackers to reduce manual effort. It also highlights dew timing and press setup to maximize output.
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United States Department of Negriculture
United States
Estimates show shift in vegetable seed acreage for 1920
USDA reports from April indicate declines in dwarf snap beans carrot lettuce onion seed radish squash and tomato seed, with increases for garden pole beans cucumber muskmelon watermelon parsley pepper pumpkin and Swede turnip seed. Prospective 1920 production falls sharply in many crops but sugar beet and garden peas rise, suggesting industry contraction is not prewar decline.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan on Alfalfa and Melon Hills
The article discusses using acid phosphate to boost alfalfa yields and describes humus decaying to release plant nutrients. It notes humus as a water holding sponge and recommends good melon yields by planting on hills of rotted manure and thinning vines to no more than three per hill.
Freezone Corn Lift Off Promises Pain Free Removal
A promotional note touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief for touchy corns and minimal cost, with a pharmacist selling tiny bottles. Also mentions a Cincinnati origin and a traveling salesman boasting about thousands of sleeps across many beds.
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Cincinnati
Advy
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Advert describes Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root as a physician approved kidney liver and bladder medicine. Claims it strengthens organs and aids natural function with years of proof and wide pharmacist support. Encourages readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents and to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
He’d Heard That Before Exchange Snippet
A woman recounts a humorous New York encounter aboard a motor bus last fall. She lightly touched a man’s knee and complimented his shoes. The man replied his wife had told him the same that morning.
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New York
Bayer Aspirin Ad: Genuine Pain Reliever in Bayer Package
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe and proven by millions. It urges buying an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, notes 12 tablet tin boxes and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Giving Her Fair Warning Told By A Child
A mother reprimands John for a cruel remark to his baby sister in her crib. He tells her the sister should go back where she came from, revealing a harsh, problematic view from a child. The scene underscores family tension and a dangerous sentiment toward a vulnerable child.
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John
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief for Pained Feet Ad
Allen's Foot Baane powder shaken into shoes or foot bath relieves pinching corns bunions and aching feet. It has antiseptic properties and promises instant relief for smarting swelling and tender feet. The ad notes 1 600 000 pounds were used by the Army and Navy during the war. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
Ady
Couldn't Escape Them Parade Echoes in Streets
A dialogue notes creditors and a boast that a meeting happens every five minutes. The piece queries how reform efforts fade after the initial parade disperses, highlighting recurring tensions between public uprisings and lasting change.
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George
Janitor Objects to Children Over Phonographs
A janitor argues that children in the apartment house should not be allowed due to their crying disrupting phono graphs and player pianos. The remark highlights tensions between residents and music devices in shared living spaces.
Shadow on lip hints Bert's family look
Bert returns from college and greets his grandfather who notes Bert resembles his mother. The grandfather remarks Bert's mustache resembles his grandfather's and hints Bert takes after his mother in appearance.
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Bert
Little Ruth Learns Auto Anatomy From Cushioned Ride
A four year old at a gasoline station watches a man remove a cushion to fill a car. After the cushion is replaced Ruth sits comfortably and says she knew people ride horses but realizes she has been riding on the automobile's stomach.
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Ruth
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