Government market reports help growers forecast profits
The U S Department of Agriculture’s crop and market reporting service helps growers from the South to the North adjust planting, harvest, and marketing plans. It enables early responses to freezes, shortages, or surpluses, boosting prices and stabilizing supplies for producers and consumers alike through daily bulletins and weekly reviews.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
South Carolina
South
Department of Agriculture
Three D S C for Lieut Woodfill in France 1918
War department records reveal three daring acts by Lieut Woodfill near Canol France on October 12 1918 earning him the Distinguished Service Cross. He led his company against heavy fire advancing past a machine gun nest and killing or capturing several enemy troops. He killed two gunners with a pick and rifle as his men pressed the offensive. He is married and resides at 107 Alexandria Pike Fort Thomas.
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Canol
France
Lieut
Woodfill
Lieut. Woodfil
Lieut. Woodfill
Lieut. Woodill
Woodill
Alexandria Pike
Fort Thomas
Weather’s mixed impact on markets and crops
Crop and Market Service explains weather shifts affect markets differently from producers to consumers. Rain can delay gathering then flood markets with damaged peaches, lowering prices in some cities while tight supply raises them elsewhere. Other conditions may reverse this, keeping prices high in producing areas and low at consumption points. The service aims to smooth such discrepancies with full weather and crop data. Cowpeas are beans used mainly as pasture in the US. Splendid spring pasture comes from early sweet clover. Lime remedies sour soil and aids alfalfa and to improve growth. seeding rape is versatile.
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Virginia
Maryland
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Augusta
Market Terms Describe Commodity Market States
The document defines market conditions used by the Agriculture Department with firm strong weak and dragging states. It explains price movement patterns, such as firm having stable or modest gains, strong with sharper advances, weak with persistent declines, and dragging where declines are barely noticeable. It notes factors like crop reports shipments weather influence future trends and growers study conditions to market produce.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural notes on soils and feed values
The article discusses spring oats occupying land for a few months and lime promoting pumpkin growth on acid soils. It notes emmer and oats having similar feeding value, mentions minimal liming for certain soils, and observes that roughened concrete floors aid stock footing. It cautions against mixing good and poor hay bales in the same car and reflects on early plowing conditions depending on season and soil structure.
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Sudan
World War I Heroes on Daring Actions and Honors
Capt. George H. Mallon of the 132nd Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary bravery at Boise de Forges France on September 26 1918. Leading nine men he captured nine machine guns a 450 mm howitzer battery and 100 prisoners. Sergt William R Peck of the 354th Infantry received the DSC near Romonville on November 1 1918 after sacrificing himself to save his platoon commander. Corporal Harold W Roberts of the 344th Tank Battalion earned the DSC for self sacrifice October 4 1918 in the Montrebeau woods France while aiding a disabled tank and providing protection for another. Home addresses listed in Kansas City and Washburn reflect their hometown ties.
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George H. Mallon
132Nd
Mallon
Boise de Forges
France
Hallock Street
Kansas City
William R, Peck
354Th Infantry
Sergt
Peck
Remonville
Sert
Washburn, Wis
Harold W. Roberts
344Th Battalion
Tank Corps
Montrebeau Woods
Corp
Roberts
Corp. Roberts
Cheevers
Bois de Forges
Bravery of Eggers and comrades in 1918 action earns DSC
In World War I near Catelot Prince on September 29, 1918 Sergt Eggers and two fellows exposed themselves to heavy fire to aid a disabled American tank. They moved under machine gun and mortar fire, dismounted a Hotchkiss gun, and returned wounded men to safety. Eggers is cited for unusual bravery. his home is 152 Summit Avenue Summit, New Jersey.
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Alan Louis Eggers
Bergeant
M. G. Co
107Th Infantry
Catelot
Prince
Sergt
Eggers
John G. Luthim
Thoms
O'Shea
Corp
Hygers
Latham
Iater
Sergi, Exners
Summit Avenue
Summit
N. J
Distinguished Service Cross honors fallen Lt J Hunter Wickersham
Second Lieutenant J Hunter Wickersham of the 353rd Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous gallantry near Limey France on September 12, 2018. He advanced with his platoon despite severe wounds, tended an orderly, and continued to direct fire until he died from his injuries. his Denver, Colorado home address was 3410 Colfax Boulevard.
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J. Hunter Wickersham
Limey
France
Lieut. Wickersham
St. Michiel
Wickersham
Dome
Lieut. Wickershall
Colfax Boulevard
Denver
Colo
Brave Heroes of War Honor Roll Include Chiles and Reeves
The report lists decorated soldiers from World War I. Captain Marcellus H. Chiles of the 356th Infantry died near Le Champy Bas, France, November 3, 1918, after leading an advance under heavy machine gun fire. Corporal Reeves of the 96th Company, Sixth Marines, earned the DSC for saving comrades at Blanc Mont, France, October 8, 1918, by hurling a grenade away from his trench. Sergeant Cheevers earned the DSC at Bois de Forges, France, September 26, 1918, for routing out and capturing twelve prisoners with a pistol. Lieutenant Ray Dickop, of the 127th Infantry, commanded a charge at Fismes after being mortally wounded. Lena Schiller is listed as his aunt in West Bend, Wisconsin.
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Marcellus H. Chiles
356Th Infantry
Chiles
le Champy Bas
France
Offver
Chiles Yed
West Thirty-seventh Street
Denver
Colo
96Th Company
Sixth Marines
Corp
Reeves
J. W. Reeves
Mour Avenue
East
San Diego
Cal
Blanc Mont
Reeve
Ray
Dickop
Flest
127Th Infantry
Fismes
Chezelles Farm
Lena Schiller
West Bend
Wis
Girl Escapes Bandits Off Texas Coast Returns Home
Nellie, a young girl kept on a lonely island by smugglers for years, signaled distress from a small fishing boat off Rockport Texas. She told a tale of bandits planning to sell her in South America, of a rock house on the island and an older servant who sheltered her after a death. A Rockport party plans to explore the island to trap the bandits and locate her relatives.
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Rockport
Tex
Nellie
South America
Nelle
Neveer
Texan
Rock House
The Musk Rat In American Waters Revealed
The musk rat, a unique American rodent, resembles a common rat but has webbed toes due to its aquatic lifestyle. Its reddish brown fur and aquatic habits contrast with its land awkwardness and cheerful nature observed in water.
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America
Clips Off Woman Hair In Midnight Theft
Passaic New Jersey report describes a thief entering a bedroom and clipping off Mrs. Mia William Hawthorne hair while avoiding wakeful family. Detectives found a jimmy mark on a kitchen window and a pair of scissors. Hair left beside an empty mortar box. $20 stolen from a tin box. Mrs Hawthorne believed she was chloroformed.
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Passaic
N. J
Mia
William Hawthorne
Harrison Street
Well-Preserved Stakes in Antiquated Pile Work
Some piles in Amaterium are three to four hundred years old. Sections not submerged in salt water are bored by pile worms near the surface but saved by driving in large headed nails to form an iron coating. The coating then becomes rust in water, protecting the wood from pile worms. this process does not need repeating every fifteen years.
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Amaterium
Motor Trucks Promise Perishable Goods Reach Markets
A president of a large motor truck concern argues motor trucks will carry all perishables to markets as statistics show half fail to reach markets now. He cites a farmer who bought a truck, expanded to three, and built savings, illustrating how trucks boost farming profit and lower living costs.
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Willam Fulton Methuish
Methuish
Methutsh
Amerton
Coil Spring Fixes Starter Crank Noise
An article from Popular Science Monthly explains using a medium tension coil spring to steady an automobile starting crank. Install a four to six inch spring into a three sixteenth inch frame hole or secure to a convenient bolt to hold the crank rigid, preventing rattling and wear. A few drops of oil keep it lubricated.
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Holt
Popular Science Monthly
Fitting a New Key to a Worn Shaft
A hardware note warns that fitting a larger key to a worn keyway can weaken the shaft. Cutting a new keyway after removing metal may require filling the slot first, risking shaft strength. Some shops may fill the old slot and recut the keyway.
Common Automotive Faults and Remedies
The article lists frequent radiator leaks from clogged caps and sediment, yielding steam buildup and pressure escape at weak points. It notes wheel rim mounting can mimic wobble, dragging brakes cause excess heat, dishonest garages swapping batteries, proper mesh for timing gears, and rusty clutch embrasures creating grabbing sensations.
Care and Attention for Tubes In Use
A tire dealer warns readers how to judge when inner tubes are worn. Porosity and tiny cracks signal nearing end of life, while overcured patches and poor spacing between casing and tube cause heat and splits. Proper patching and careful handling can extend mileage.
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Tam
Casti
KEEP TOOLS FROM RUSTING WITH VASELINE AND CAMPHOR
A method to prevent tool rusting by coating with a vaseline gum camphor mixture melted over a slow fire and applied with a soft rag. The note also mentions difficulty locating leaks in gasoline tanks and states the motorcar industry produced 4,800,000 vehicles in the past five years and that motorists often overprime to ease starting.
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War Department
Pershing
Samuel Woodfill
60Th Infantry
Corp. Roberta
Qorp. Roberts
Market Street
Sao Francisco
J. Cheevers
132Nd Infantry
Texas
Mexico
Koenig
Joseph O'Brien
Oklamaha City
Okla
Fred Stuckey
Thors
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