Best Methods to Prevent Hog Cholera
United States Department of Agriculture reports that hog cholera caused massive losses last year and can be controlled through vaccination, disinfection, and herd quarantine. County agents and farm bureaus promote farmer education, lend equipment, sell serum at cost, and organize cholera control clubs to sustain prevention efforts. In states like Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana, and South Dakota, vaccination campaigns cut losses and prevented spread, with strong community organization and personal instruction boosting compliance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Colleges
Farm Bureaus
Cholera Control Clubs
Department of Agriculture
Scntt
Missouri
Seward County
Nebraska
Allen County
Indiana
Kingsbury County
South Dakota
Johnson County
Proper Country Butter Making Tips From Kansas Expert
A. B. Neale of Kansas State College extolls improved country butter over creamery products. He cites common faults in milking and handling, advises cooling cream, precise ripening to 70–75 F before churning, and using a fireless cooker technique for even temperatures.
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A. 8. Neale
Division of Extension
Kansas State Agricultural College
Neale
Proper Planting and Care for Dairy Crops and Cattle
The guide emphasizes growing crops to feed dairy cows rather than rearing cows for crops. It warns not all crops suit dairy cows and advises against forcing cattle to eat unsuitable feed. It also recommends fall spraying for San Jose Scale and notes a milk-giving cow must be bred and fed for that purpose.
Presents That Pleases Christmas Fashions in Boudoir Caps
A Victorian style feature describes dainty boudoir caps and jackets for Christmas wear. Some designs are for bedroom use while others suit breakfast table appearances. A pretty jacket shown with satin-like fabric worn over nightdress or petticoat highlights delicate lace trims and ribbon bands.
Handmade Sock Dolls Invite Gift Inquiries This Christmas
Carl and Pat with Gretchen and Hortense invite readers to explore a new line of rag dolls crafted from discarded socks. Heads use white socks, bodies use colored ones, with heavy stitching and black and red features. The text also describes multiuse sock kits and portable writing cases with ink sticks and compartments, plus suggestions to embroider initials for personalized boy in service gifts.
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Carl
Pat
Gretchen
Hortense
Farney
Remember the Baby Toy Trend With Uncle Sam Dolls
The article describes patriotic home made Christ ing dolls for babies with a hidden rubber ball. One doll uses the ball as its head while another places it in the body. Details note blue elderdown material, pearl buttons, and a squeal when the ball is punched, delighting infants.
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Uncle Sam
Soldier's portfolio makes a handy writing case for troops
A smart neat portfolio to carry stationery, pen and pencil is a gift for Hoa at home. The simple brown denim case attaches with thread and snap fasteners, providing a complete writing set. Picture shows a case about ten inches wide and sixteen inches high.
Ishbone Thimble Case From Thanksgiving Wreck
A decorative thimble case fashioned from a wishbone salvaged from a Thanksgiving wreck, with heavy silk crochet lace forming a wide border. It features beadwork, baby ribbon threaded through, three small bows, and a tiny bag hanging between bone ends, suspended by ribbon hangers.
Humorous Scraps and Exchange in a Social Roundup
A collection of joke fragments and wry exchanges. A young man visits a fortune teller who predicts leadership rather than marriage, and a running gag about supper will end with no food. Silly lines about bills, insults, engagements, sugar, and boxing professors add to the light, urban humor, with name checks and playful quips.
Novel Coat Hanger Painted Wood Figure
A pretty novelty coat hanger made of painted wood is shown in stores. It features a girl in a riding hat with a black collar and white stock. the face and arms are to be painted in color by the purchaser.
Christmas Time Log Fires in Historic Hearths Narrative
A historical overview traces the evolution of the Christmas log fire from a central Saxon rustic blaze through Norman and medieval adaptations. It describes the shifting fireplace designs, smoke management, and ceremonial Yuletide uses in great halls, concluding with Cicero on courage and temperance.
English Women Building Motor Buses in War Effort
Women in London General Omnibus plant rapidly trained to perform technical motor engineering tasks. They build motorbuses, motor trucks, and other vehicles in demand by the war department for service in England and on the fighting front, demonstrating remarkable efficiency and versatility.
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London General Omnibus Company
War Department
England
Lubrication Tips to Improve Car Performance and Longevity
A vintage automotive feature urges thorough spring lubrication with graphite and grease to silence road squeaks, improve ride quality, extend tire life, and prolong car machinery. It advises oiling regularly, warns neglect harms value, and suggests leather spring covers to trap grease. Tips on inner tubes and a new gasoline gauge replaceable for automotives.
Kerosene Carburetor Offered for Cars and Commercial Vehicles
A practical kerosene carburetor now available, tested in foreign markets and designed to handle kerosene benzo distillates or any hydrocarbon with a final boiling point below 600 degrees. It supports both commercial and pleasure cars, enabling flexible engine operation by throttle control.
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Scientite American
Auxiliary rear seat windshields for auto passengers
Rear passengers gain wind protection with two small swinging windshields mounted on the ends of the front seat robe rail. The pivots allow adjustment to deflect quartering winds, providing each rear rider a clear glass barrier between themselves and the wind.
Unguarded Ditch a Menace on Modern Roads
The American Highway association warns the unguarded roadside ditch is a growing danger to motorists. A recent report notes that horse era roads had safer embankments, but with cars the risk increases when a vehicle drifts onto soft shoulders, risking loss of control and rollovers. State records show 253 cars overturned in three months.
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American Highway Association
Safety note on crossing railroad tracks by second gear
A cautionary guidance advises crossing railroad tracks in second gear to avoid tire damage and engine stall. It warns that throttling down from high speed can stall the motor, and recommends shifting to second speed for safer passage.
Salvage Industry Expands with Auto Wrecking Boom
Wrecking or salvaging automobiles becomes a growing industry employing thousands and generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in business annually.
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