Oats Best Crop and Western Canada Land Values
A Minnesota farmer compares costs of corn and oats to show oats cost far less per acre. He finds corn 381.49 dollars per acre versus oats 18.13 13 dollars, a 13 dollar gap favoring oats, and notes western Canada offers oats land around 26 dollars per acre with 50 to 60 bushels per acre typical.
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Western
Canada
Minnesota
Albert Inmer
Cottonwood County
Minn
Cottonwood Citizen
Intner
Dominion Grain Inspector
Canadian Government Information Bureau
United States
Monarchies lesson prompts playful guess from pupils
A teacher explains succession in monarchies to pupils. When asked who rules if the king dies a girl says the queen. the teacher agrees. Asked who takes the queen's place a boy blurts out the jack, provoking quiet before explanation.
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Teacher
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eatonic Ad Claims Heat Relief and Appetite Boost
A vintage advertisement promotes Eatonic tablets to combat heat related loss of appetite and fatigue. It promises quick relief by taking tablets before and after meals to remove acids poisons and gases, claiming improved energy and a restored appetite in hot weather.
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Nature
Eatonic
Eatonie
Adv
Dolblay Appealing to Wealth for Hefty Income
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip describes Dolblay living off a rich wife and spending far more than he earns. The joke questions how long such a lifestyle can last, noting his supposed laziness and reliance on his spouse.
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Dolblay
Birmingham
Hints From a Feared Man Spark Mixed Reactions
A notorious figure’s seemingly benevolent actions draw scrutiny as onlookers weigh motives and potential impacts on community safety. Local officials caution against trusting appearances and urge caution in following any illicit examples.
All Women Like Pretty Clothes and Practical Frocks
A fashion essay argues women favor pretty clothes over overalls and uniforms while seeking value and easy style. It compares English and Parisien dress habits, then outlines summer frock ideas using Swiss organdie in white, coral, beige, lavender, and green with two-material designs, trims, hats, and color contrasts.
English Sateens Return to Fashioned Frocks
English sateens come back in vogue with new patterns and combos. Patterns include white backgrounds with bright red and blue designs, brown sateen with white accents, and English print adaptations. The article notes smart trims like organdie and gingham country frocks suitable for multiple materials.
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Fonlards
Wax Porch Floors for Easy Maintenance
The porch should be scrubbed thoroughly then dried and waxed with a good floor wax. After waxing, polish with a polishing brush as for hardwood floors. This preserves the floor and eliminates the need to water it during the season. Sweep or mop daily to save time in hot weather and keep the porch looking well.
Ruby the July birthstone and its old superstitions
The article notes rubies as July birthstones and recounts historic beliefs. Ancients claimed a ruby worn on the neck gave night vision, protected against evil, disease, and poison, and warned of misfortune. Such fancies reflected widespread credulity in past societies.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Yankee Understatement From a Companions Tale
A subscriber recalls a Yankee teamster story from John Teele about a near fatal log accident. He tied a rope to the log and his waist to guide it, but the log dragged him down the mountain. Weeks later he sat up to recount the mishap with a neighbor and quipped about missing the target after ten rods.
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John Teele
John
Youth
Baton to honor Marshal Foch with priceless gift from Knights
Ferdinand Foch, marshal of France, will receive the costliest baton ever given to a French marshal. The baton bears embossed victories Metz St Gond second Marne and Strasbourg at its base with a motto and 1914 19 inscriptions. James A Flaherty of Philadelphia supreme knight will present it when the Lafayette statue is unveiled in France by the Knights of Columbus.
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Ferdinand Foch
France
Marshal Foch
Metz
St. Gond
Marne
Strasburg
Marechal Ferdinand Foch
United States
Lorraine
Knights of Columbus
Pennsylvania
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Lafayette
Wrekoff Advice on Uniforms Sparks Scout Banter
Vigo county scout executive G. 8. Wrekoff, tall and slender, shares a playful exchange with a young friend about uniforms. She jokes about obtaining a khaki suit and having it cut down, but he suggests simply rolling it up.
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Wrekoff
Vigo County
Indianapolis News
A Past Joy
A fragmentary exchange ponders alcoholic content with a father and son dialogue about meaning and feeling, reflecting a nostalgic or moralizing mood.
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Milady
Bayer
Ruby
Foch
Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
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