Money From Weeds as Medicine Sparks Boy Harvest Plan
The department of agriculture urges boys to gather wild weeds such as burdock root dandelion and pokeweed for medicinal use attracting import competition from Europe. Roots sell for a few cents a pound with dog grass and catnip also marketable, while European imports fill U S needs. The piece links historical endurance feats to a call for industrious youth to profit from vacant ground by preparing weed-based remedies.
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Department of Agriculture
New York Herald Washington
Belgium
America
Sabroad
Curious Sporting Contests and Odd Feats Recap
A London match at Prince's between A R Hamilton and Capt Price combined tennis, rackets, and squash rackets in succession with Price giving points and winning by three. The column notes other feats such as a rider doing a mile ride swim mile run mile walk and mile cycle within an hour, highlighting quirky athletic challenges of recent years.
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London
Hampton Wick
Kingston On Thames
Prighton
Coates
Oxford
Reading
Lord Kennedy
Inverness
Black Hall
Kincardinshire
Grampians
Andrew Leith Hay
Covent Garden
Hempstead Heath
Chelsea
Brentford Road
Hyde Park Corner
Scotolph Lane
Spitalfields Market
Prince’s
A. R. Hamilston
Capt
R. K. Price
London Tit-Bits
Capt. Price
Hammersmith Bridge
Purpey
White Word and Mountain Loot in Afghan Frontier Tale
In Dr. T L Pennell’s book a British officer asks an Afridi which side would win in a Russia England war. The Afridi replies they would watch then loot the vanquished once one side is defeated. God is great.
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T. L. Pennell
Kurram
Russia
England
Graybeard
Home Made Art Punchline From A Magazine Memoir
An American painter recalls a meeting with an art editor who praised very impressionistic pictures. The painter quips that even his two maiden aunts knit better pictures, underscoring a humorous clash between critics and traditional craft.
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Everybody's Magazine
Candidate Defies Critics After Entering Race
In Louisville, a bold aspirant recalls doubt from peers and press but presses on as a new run gains attention. The Courier Journal highlights the defiant path as the candidate responds to mixed reviews and public curiosity about the campaign.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Egotistical Actor and Theatrical Manager Dialogue
A fragment quotes an egotistical actor insisting on a role as a manager refuses. The exchange ends with a note that as amen grows older, snow loses beauty and becomes cold and slippery, good for the wheat.
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Puck
Silo Advantages Boost Dairy and Livestock Feeding
The article extols silage as a key economic feed for dairy cows and all livestock. It notes silage preserves nutrients better than open air hay, reduces storage space, and enables year round succulent feed, with practical guidance on amounts for dairy cows and beef cattle.
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Ita
Principles of Successful Farming From a Practical Guide
The text argues farm success depends on the man in charge and disciplined, seasonable operations. It stresses applying practical knowledge, ambition, and up-to-date methods to improve yields, and notes resource use varies with locality. Large farms struggle to match small ones due to divided attention and staffing constraints.
Illinois corn breeding yields protein and oil content changes
The Illinois experiment station reports ten generations of selective corn breeding to raise or lower protein and oil levels. Protein averages rose from about 10.2 to 14.26 percent, and fell to 8.64 percent in another line. Some ears show protein as high as 17.79 percent and oil as high as 8.59 percent.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Inbreeding May Lower Yields in Single-Purpose Corn
The article argues that selecting corn for a single purpose can reduce yields overall, though some high protein varieties have performed well against standard, non-specific corn. It notes productive exceptions and cautions against uniform neglect of other traits in breeding programs.
Maximizing Profit From Dairy Cows Through Feeding And Testing
The article argues cows should be weighed and milk tested to confirm profitability, regardless of breed. It stresses feeding cows to full intake, avoiding half feeding in winter, and keeping only as many cows as the farm can support with adequate feed. It advises selecting the best heifers from top cows and not letting cows go dry early.
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Jersey
Journal of Agriculture
Build a Better Dairy Herd With Proper Breeding
Missouri Dairyman urges farmers to replace scrub bulls with thoroughbreds and feed intelligently to cut costs. Readers are encouraged to breed to high milk stock, cull poor cows, and aim for 300-pound producing cows within five years.
Feed efficiency in livestock under high corn prices
The Kansas Farmer argues that feeding corn in excess or with improper balance to protein wastes feed conversion in cattle and hogs. It urges farmers to find balanced, economical substitutes to reduce costs and improve digestion as corn prices stay high.
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Kansas
Winter poultry care and feed advice from old farm notes
Farmers weigh the cost of crack sealing in coops against the warmth and egg output gained by extra grain. The article advises a full daily grain feed at noon and night, with a mix of corn oats barley. a good handful per fowl, and notes hens in poor shelter may still thrive with careful feeding.
Quips from many journals mix wit and whimsy
A collage of humorous exchanges and captions from various papers jokes on food, fashion, travel, and daily life. Snappy lines touch on worms in fruit, veiled fashion, wedding chatter, car talk, and misread history with a playful international lens.
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Southwest
Missouri Dairyman
Poultry Notes
Brooklyn Life
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wwell
Rlshay
Life
Borrowell
Bronea
Philadelphia
Springfield Republican
Jewish Ledger
Birmingham Age-Herald
Boston Globe
Chicago Daily News
Jack Scorcher
Brooklyn
Whale
Jonah
Johnny
Mrs. Lapsling
Dinah
Chicago Tribune
Henpeckke
Philadelphia Record
Chicago Record-Herald
Ledger
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Bashir
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