Vanishing American cigar store Indians traced through history
A meditation on the fading wooden cigar store Indian as a sign of commerce and culture. The piece traces European adoption of tobacco signs, American carving origins, and notable artisans like Louis Jobin of Quebec, plus famed examples across the United States and Canada.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Indi
Francis Drake
Walter Rateigh
England
Rogland
James 1
Pocahontag
Europe
Uncle Sam
Boston
Christopher Temayth
Lancaster
Baltimiore
Chichester
Corn Millard
Oniile
Louis Jobin
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Jobin
Hig
Louis
Lebiv
Cigar
St. Dean
Quebec City
Canada
Robin
New York
Montreal
Edaurd Marcotte
Ste. Anne
Cleveland Plaza
Seneca John
Tiff Tecumseh
Albinus Hiebert
New Riegel
Oalo
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Mark Sullivan
New York Herald Tribune
America
Penn Yan
Ammoniated peat fertilizer from ammonia and peat
United States Department of Agriculture researchers report a new ammoniated peat fertilizer. By heating ammonia with peat under pressure, about one third becomes water insoluble while up to 20 percent nitrogen is possible. The material blends slow and quick nitrogen carriers, promising freight savings and versatile use in mixed fertilizers.
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United States
Agvicultura
WNU Servier
Department of Agriculture
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Heat and cold resistant corn from bound water study
The United States Department of Agriculture reports some yellow heat corn that resists cold also endures more heat. Susceptibility to heat and cold ties to bound water levels in the plant, with higher bound water helping retain moisture and resist freezing. Experiments show hardening increases bound water capacity under drought and gradual heat exposure.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Minis
Holstein Queen Trixy Breaks Butterfat Record in Year
Quinxy Ormsby Beets’s senior Holstein Trixy breaks national yearly butterfat record with 819.9 pounds fat and 24 3248 pounds milk. Bred and owned by Rt BE Eddy Poultney VI, she surpasses Korndy Netherland Star De Kol. Ormsby Sensation forty fifth’s daughter lineup tops Advanced Registry with two daughters over 100 pounds fat.
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Rt. BE. Eddy
Poultney, VI
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Trixy
Korndyké Netherland
de Kol
Theatre of
Ormsby Sensation
Trixy Hengerveld
Watering Farm Trees Need Based on Soil Test Advice
An examination of soil with a soil auger is the most reliable method to decide when trees should be watered. Water before signs of moisture deficiency. In Santh Eco Idaho farm woods and windbreaks thrive best with four to seven waterings, some woodlots do fine without irrigation after July.
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Santheco Idaho
Hand Touch Outsmarts Machines in Craft of Die Making
A French worker explains that despite heavy automation in automobile factory die production, final perfection still rests with skilled hands. Machines shape the dies to near completion, then workers finish with hand tools, achieving precision calipers cannot detect. The narrative contrasts human touch with modern tools, noting the hand’s enduring role in craftsmanship.
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Monsieur Dubreuil
Bitaan
Wil
Thug TI
Chinese Wisdom on Friendship and Deception Teachings
A compact note cites Kang Hai advising children that friendship requires honesty and simplicity, calling for one to be one and two to be two with no deception. It contrasts with a man who seeks praise for looks despite failing to be handsome when it snows.
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Kang Hai
Handsome
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Child Appetite
A nineteenth century health ad touts California Syrup of Figs as the cure for sluggishness and constipation in children. It claims a rapid appetite boost and improved color, energy, and weight, warning buyers to insist on the genuine California Syrup of Figs with proper bottle labeling.
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Tower
Colon
California
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Sa Francisco
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Milwaukee
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