United States Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission Created
Congress passes 400000 for Pilgrim tercentenary participation to honor the landing of the Pilgrims with a nine member commission. The panel will oversee projects at Provincetown Plymouth and surrounding sites and will operate without pay.
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House
Provincetown
Provincectown
Mass
Truro
Eastham
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Plymouth Rock
Coles Hill
Burial Hil
Plymouth
Old Colony
Massachusetts
United States
Farmer Gets Half of Average Milk Price
The United States housewife pays about 15.9 cents per quart for milk while farmers receive only 4 to 13 cents, averaging 57.1 percent to distributors in Omaha and 42.8 percent to farmers nationwide. Prices vary by region with Savannah highest at 25 to 30 cents and Seattle Milwaukee Green Bay lowest at 12 cents.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
New England
East North Central States
West North Central
South Atlantic States
East South Central
West South Central States
Mountain States
Pacific States
Savannah
Agricultural Department
Seattle
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Wis
Salt Lake City
Best
Omaha
Neb
Every Child in a Garden Army Drives 1920 Plans
The Garden Army aims to expand enrollment beyond 2 500 000 in 1919 and deepen school garden work as a credited subject. It proposes continued company structures with captains and lieutenants, introduces 1920 insignia on celluloid bars, and offers free manuals from the Government Printing Office for teachers.
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Hildren
United States
School Garden Army
Garden Army
U. S
Oklahoma Prosperity Highlighted By Everette B Howard
Representative Everette B Howard of Oklahoma traced state progress to the 1910 land rush noting 1919 crop value at 547 758 000 livestock value 214 181 000 and a total landowner income of 840 939 000 from crops royalties and livestock He cited farm income per farm family of 3690 and that half of farms were under oil lease yielding 52 000 006 in royalties while Oklahoma ranked tenth in crop value and pastureland expanded under tenancy
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Everette B. Howard
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
South Atlantic
South Central
Efficiency Gains From Farm Hand Tools in Central Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture findings show corn binders boost man labor efficiency by about 50 percent versus hand cutting and shocking. A 28 inch horse drawn plow increases output 80 percent over smaller plows, and tractors improve daily ground coverage by 30 to 35 percent. Two-row cultivators double daily area with proper teams, while hay loaders cut loading time by about 25 percent and halve unloading labor compared with hand methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ilinois
Office of Farm Management
Timber Profitable for Unusual Spots
Article notes timber as a poor land crop suited for steep slopes gullied and rocky tracts. Locust and acacias build soil via root bacteria, aiding nitrogen. Forest cover protects slopes, controls gullies, and increases land value with proper species and planting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
United States Department, of Agriculture
Boost for Purebred Sires Crusade Value to Breeders
Breeders of purebred stock are urged to support the state and national crusade for purebred sires. The effort increases use of purebreds, raises demand and prices, and proves a sound business proposition benefiting breeders.
Farm Home Appearance Uplifts Family and Farm Business
The article notes that a pleasant home and surroundings raise spirits for family visitors and passers by. It cites the United States Department of Agriculture stressing farmstead upkeep. It asserts farm home appearance mirrors farm business success.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Insure Rapid Tree Growth for Young Orchards
The article argues for favorable conditions to spur rapid early growth before winter. It notes sod mulch works well only after trees are established, and sed mulch requires ample ground cover material. drawbacks include insufficient mulch and poor sod conservation in orchards.
Fertilizer Boosts Yields When Added To Manure
The Ohio experiment station found adding fertilizer to manure increased corn yield by 11 bushels per acre. Wheat after corn gained 5 1/2 bushels per acre, and clover after wheat added 1,100 pounds of hay per acre. The fertilizer paid for itself three times.
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Ohio Station
Ohio Experiment Station
Currant Worm Threat and Early-season Control
The imported currant worm grows to about three quarters of an inch, green with yellow tips. It appears in early spring and may have one to three broods. it defoliates plants. Arsenical spray or dusting quickly destroys these pests, and tackling the first brood reduces later trouble.
Bayer Aspirin Trademarked Since 1900 Declared Safe
The advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package to prevent imitation. It lists uses for colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism lumbago neuritis and general pain, notes 12 tablets in a tin box cost a few cents, and mentions larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
The Milkman's Error and Labor Secretary Quote
Samuel Gompers secretary Guy Oyster spoke in a recent interview saying he opposes excessive strikes during underproduction. He warned strikes can be good but warned against overdoing them, likening it to a milkman spoiling milk with too much preservative.
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Guy Oyster
Samuel Gompers
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. cure requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine purports to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. It argues that deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, and promises a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Thousand God Pagoda Awakens Sacred Huang Shan
The Ming era hall marked by a brass pagoda and a thousand Buddhas became the Purple Sand temple, later rebuilt as the Merciful Light hall. Princes and priests flocked to Huang Shan as roads rose to peak temples amid Buddhist prosperity, following royal sponsorship in Peking.
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Pa- Men
Huang Shan
Anhui Hills
Peking
North China
Wobbler's Death Sparks First Definite Conclusion
Paula recounts a charming call from Mr. Jollyboy in which he listened without speaking. The dialogue reveals a playful, decisive moment as Wobbler is confirmed dead for the first time.
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Paula
Mr. Jollyboy
May
Wobbler
Unclear Quote Refers to Gender Outcome in Message
Fragmentary dialogue notes a bid to name a child by gender with lines about needing a boy and receiving a girl. The text is incomplete and lacks context, preventing full interpretation or identification of speakers, dates, or places.
Cranberries Boost Cape Cod Cranberry District Yield
The Cape Cod district in Massachusetts hosts the best known cranberry section with an average yield of 30 barrels per acre, highlighting its prominence in cranberry production.
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Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Shake into Your Shoes Seal for Foot Base
Plattsburg Camp Manual recommends Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes each morning to prevent blisters and sore spots and relieve painful feet. Also advised to use to break in new shoes, easing stings and bunions.
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Allen
Plattsburg
Ailen
Hoarding and Wasting Urged by Reformed Church Messenger
The Reformed Church Messenger warns that hoarding wealth is as sinful as wasting it and urges economy in use of worldly goods to support the Lord's cause, noting unfaithfulness as a witness against a person.
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Reformed Church
Baboon Shepherds and Their Unusual Bond
An Atlantic Monthly note discusses training baboons as shepherds. Baboons display strong attachment to young animals and flocks, with cases of babysitting a motherless infant for years and herding hundreds of sheep under supervision. One ape even herd protection against distant baboon calls.
Slipping Up on Her Young Thing in Home Sector Tale
Excerpt recalls a soldier’s mishap with a bedsheet and a guardhouse sentence for a pillowslip mistake. The narrator laments the difficulty of bed making in service life and mentions a buddy punished for improper pillow orientation.
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