Crop Reporting Surge Shows 4 Million Mail Pieces Processed
The 1919 fiscal year saw the Bureau of Crop Estimates issuing monthly crop reports with acreages yields and prices for states and the U.S. The division handled over 4,000,000 pieces of mail, expanded the weekly truck crop news service and produced numerous inquiries on fertilizers labor and livestock. Field agents doubled output and state reports gained wide newspaper reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Ganges
Grain Corporation
Emergency Livestock Survey
United States Food Administration
Livestock Survey
Department of Agriculture
Treasury Department
Northwest
Southwest
Department Committee On Crop Production
War Trade Board
Committees On Agriculture
Congress
Bureau
The
Food Administration
War Industries Board
Military Intelligence Office
War Department
Tariff Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Council of National Defense
Washington
1919 Fashions Harmful Says Woman of 100
Catherine Tibball aged one hundred at 964 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn denounces the latest fashions. Her daughter-in-law supports the view that restrictive dress is safer. Tibball rejects silk stockings high heels and low neck gowns while claiming a long life despite traditional cosmetics and modern styles.
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New York
Catherine Tibball
Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn
Royal
Copeland
Thomas Tibball
Germany’s Postwar Trade Rise From Berlin Observations
Chicago Post writer Harold E Bechtol reports from Berlin that Germany shows energy in industry and labor, moving freight and trains briskly. German exports focus on glass, china, potash, cutlery, instruments, and toys, with cotton and copper imports from America. Officials beg credit as Germany’s mark weakens and allied zones operate as commercial fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Berlin
Europe
Germany
America
Bauer
China
Catch Two-Legged Whale Report Stuns Victoria
A female humpback whale with two hind legs about 50 inches long was caught at the Kyu Got whaling station in Victoria British Columbia. Manager Buck of the Consolidated Whaling Company says he has never heard of whales with legs on the exterior in his 20 years of whaling experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Kyugot
Buck
Consolidated Whaling Company
Silver Fox Ranch Prosperity Sparks Prairie Gold Rush
In Regina and near Winnipeg silver fox farms thrive as the industry grows across the prairie provinces. Ranging from two pairs to 56 animals, ranchers report pelts worth up to 2500 dollars and two year olds valued as high as 2000. Breeding stock totals near 100000 dollars.
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Regina
Canada
Here
Winnipeg
Prairie
Prince Edward Island
Nebraska News Digest From Blair to Beatrice
Nebraska notes report Blair’s Stanley E Haine Post organizing with 47 charter members and a Tecumseh theater lease for meetings. Lincoln hosts organized agriculture January 19 24. Omaha raid arrests and bank robbery probes fill regional headlines.
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Stanley E. Haine
Blair
Smith
Tecumseh
Atneetean Legion
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Gering
Holmesville
Gace County
Lincoln
Communist Party of America
Omaha
Farmers’ State Bank
Benson
State Insurance Bureau
Commercial Club of
Venangé
Beatrice Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Union State Exchange
W. Is. J. Gatsz
St. Paul
George A. Williams
Bureau of Markets
Woman’s Club
Association of Rural School Patrons
Commercial Club
University Farm
State Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
John C. Elliott
Farmers State Bank
Decatur
MelWhelvie
Missouri Valley Duroc Breeders’ Association
Middle West
Constitutional convention notes on taxation and volunteers
Lincoln reports describe Pollard and other members shaping proposal 163 to tax property and incomes with uniform class rules. Nebraska court actions delay enforcement while garden clubs report profits and state funds show a growing surplus and pending school apportionments.
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Lincoln
RE. M. Pollard
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Convention
Nebraska
L. I. Frisbie
Assurances for Japanese Entries in Aerial Derby Worldwide
The Aero Club of America received assurances of ten Japanese entries in the world tour aerial derby around the world. The event offers $100,000 in prizes and is organized by the committee planning a world tour of 32 countries to complete preliminary preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Aero Club of America
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore reports highlight a popular remedy Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney trouble. An insurer notes many applicants fail due to undetected kidney issues. Sample offer included with ten cent request to Dr Kilmer Co, Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Made His Argument Good
Ten year old John lives next to Edith a girl his age. Their mothers are friends and urge playmates. John seeks to join the boys and schemes to quarrel with Edith and ends with I cant that’s all I won’t play. He cites Samson as warning about women.
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John
Edith
Samson
Bayer Aspirin Advertising Sparks Longstanding Brand Claim
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with Bayer packaging and directions for headaches colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes nineteen years of physician use claims Bayer is the genuine aspirin and mentions a cheap tin of 12 tablets. The Brands of the Bar cartoon and a quip about a non alcoholic beer conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Tom
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast cold relief. A dose every two hours up to three doses opens nasal passages stops runny nose relieves headache fever and sneezing. Claims quick, sure relief at low cost with pleasant taste.
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Pape
Grippe
The Initiatory Ultimatum and The Long Line of Talk
A witty exchange between an earnest citizen and Senator Sorghum centers on the idea that the last shall be first. The citizen quotes the maxim while the senator explains how an ultima tum triggers extended discussion.
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Senator Sorghum
Hall's Catarrh Medicine touted as blood cleansing cure
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to prevent frequent colds and prevent chronic catarrh. It notes internal action on mucous membranes, lists price 75 cents, and offers testimonials and a $100 guarantee.
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Hall
BF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dialogue Fragments Reflect Quiet Parental Guesswork
A brief exchange hints at a fatherly inference about a daughter’s piano practice. The line reveals a cautious, evasive response as the topic shifts from inquiry to routine activity. The mood is intimate and understated, focusing on a family moment.
Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy From Ady Ad
A home or druggist prepared formula mixes Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. it is described as non greasy and non staining and can be made at low cost.
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Paris
Renault
Government Bureau
GOVER
United States Grain Corporation
House of Representatives
Harold E. Bechtol
France
Belgium
England
Sam
Fredom
Rhine
Silver
Tersely
Beatrice
American Legion
Chicago
Cortland
Bank of Cortland
Co. C. Flansburg
John H. Kemp
Fullerton
Harry Sackett
C. BE. Sandall
York
Nebraska Poultry Association
Railroad Brotherhood
North Platte
Hebron
McKelvie
Ofl
Chadron
Omara
National Live Stock Association
Kearney
Adam McMullen
Beatrice Ins
Nominattion
Nebraska Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Scottsbluff
State Railway Commission
Chica
Bell Telephone
Western Potoe
Denver
Werner
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Beet Growers’association
Lincoln County
Great Western Sugar Co
Hershey
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
J. LR. Troward
Clemens, Ir
Bureau of Markets and Marketing
State House
Richardson County
Wiltber
I. M. Ridings
N. Dion
Blauvelt
Thedford
Halsey
Christimas
Grand Island
Hall County Fair Association
MecKelvie
George A. Day
Douglas County District Court
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sedgwick
Herbert M. Bushnell
Feader
Trade Review
O’neill
Beach
State Department of Banking
Box Butte County
C. A. Newberry
University School of Agriculture
Constitutional Convention
Nebraska Supreme Court
Douglas County Court
Douglas County
A. J. Weaver
George H. Higgins
Hartington
Crawford Kennedy
Folt County
L L. Albert
Platte County
Rochester
Minn
Barnard
John A. Davies
Boyd County
Butte
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Small Johnny
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