Women in Moundsville Endorsing Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs. George Tegarden of 915 Third Street, Moundsville WV, says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound regulated her irregular menses after two years of pain and now she is pain free. She urges other young women to try it and to write for free health guidance from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Lydia E. Pinkham
George Tedgarden
Third Street
Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Massachusetts
Neighborly fashion cues spark surgeon dress contrast
A local exchange notes a surgeon neighbor advertises his trade by attire. The anecdote asks how this is done and answers that his constant cutaway coat signals his profession. The remark highlights dress as a social tell in the neighborhood.
Summer annual legumes compared for forage and soil
The USDA compares cowpeas velvet beans and soybeans as summer annuals. It notes their climate and soil adaptations for forage quality and seed use, with soybeans best for forage, velvet beans for soil improvement, and cowpeas versatile across regions and soils. It also covers harvest ease seed production and regional suitability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Gulf Coastal Plain
Cotton Belt
Seedling growth retarded by brush in cut-over land
United States Department of Agriculture advises cutting brush for two to three years after planting hardwood seedlings to ensure proper development. Thinnings become necessary as stands age. prune sparingly, not too high, to avoid wind damage and top heaviness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Attention to Work Horses in Hard Times
Farmers urged to improve use and care of work horses as high prices favor greater efficiency. Officials emphasize better service from teams to maximize value amid rising costs.
Doing Our Best With Our Talents and Resources
A sermon on the parable of the talents explains God’s distribution of gifts by ability, the duty to use them for the Master, and consequences of faithfulness or neglect. It contrasts watchfulness with work and outlines eternal rewards for the faithful and punishment for the unprofitable servant.
Device for cleaning grain by air blasts
The invention by C. Mettler of Menno South Dakota details a device to clean cool and dry grains using air blasts. It aims for a simple build with no moving parts to wear out or require lubrication while improving grain quality.
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South Dakota
Scientific American
C. Mettler
Menno, S. D
Oder
Spray Tests planned after bee deaths in orchards
The California College of Agriculture will conduct tests on spray solutions after heavy apple tree spraying during bloom caused large bee losses. Beehives and pollination are highlighted as vital to orchardists, with bees described as orchardists best friends.
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California College of Agriculture
Vanity in Animals and Fabric Care Note
An excerpt notes Red Cross Ball Blue keeps clothes white without harming fabric. A scientist observes felines not sharpening claws on tree bark but using agile displays of vanity to show power.
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Red Cross
Professor Advises Train of Thought to Reach Conclusions
Directed remark frames logic as a journey. A mentor urges a student to follow a train of thought toward a conclusion, illustrating reasoning as progression rather than instant insight.
Soil Condition Improved by Lime Flocculation
Lime improves soil texture by causing flocculation. Caustic lime in particular creates a more granular and porous condition, enhancing friable soil.
Choosing the Way to Travel
A religious reflection contrasts devoting life to God with worldly pursuits. It argues that serving God requires sacrifice and self-restraint, while worldly life leads to license and degradation. The piece ends by asking readers which path they choose.
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God
Prisoner’s suicide bid thwarted by warden’s intervention
In a prison a inmate prepared to hang himself using a torn blanket. The warden fixed the rope and hoisted him off the stool, briefly suspending him. The prisoner, with eyes and hands pleading for release, chose to live rather than continue the act.
Better Convert the Enemy
Satirical reflection from The Nation's Business on business acts that create a friend and an enemy, arguing the enemy can cause more harm as a knocker than a booster can help as a press agent.
Unarmed Night Standoff Ends With Gun Thrown Away
Archibald Periwinkle, with $14 in his pocket, declines a taxi and walks home. A masked assailant robs him, then admits no permit to carry a gun and instead discards the weapon, both men vanishing into the shadows.
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Archibald Periwinkle
Archibald
Germans in Japan rise in number and activity
German residents in Japan are reported to be increasing steadily, now almost double prewar levels. Most work in firms and factories as engineers, with about a hundred applications from German engineers and experts. Imports from Germany in ten months of 1920 include toys, chemicals and dyestuffs totaling $1,000,000.
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Japan
Germany
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