Fifty-Year-Old Hilda Wayne Embraces Youthful Spirit
Hilda Wayne, a fifty-year-old office worker, feels young in spirit after a surprise dinner with Alice Fancher and her family. A birthday card from Tom, her former rival, rekindles hope as she confronts aging with renewed energy and plans for tomorrow.
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Ilda Waynd
Hillda
Hilda
Alice Fancher
Alice
Wilda
Dick Smith
Edgar
Alice Vancher
Fancher
Miss Wayne
Allee
Alliel
Dad
Eolgar
Tom
Relaxation Exercises for Busy Women Say Miss Nye
Miss Dorothy Nye of Barnard College promotes daily relaxation for office workers and housewives to protect health and beauty. Techniques include a neck friendly pose, gradual spinal straightening, and a forward chin drop, with private time for undisturbed rest and simple names like Drooping Daisy and Rag Doll.
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Dorothy Nye
Barnard College
Miss Nye
Woman's Companion
Dining with old Bonanza and his family
The late Harry Lehr described dining with a West self-made millionaire who supplies the capital while his wife and daughters take the interest, after a Fifth Avenue meal.
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Harry Lehr
Fifth Avenue Palace
Old bin Bonanza
Mr. Lehr
Norway Bans Big Estates Policy Encourages Small Farms
Norway credits a unique law for restraining large estates. It allows farmers or their descendants to repurchase property they were forced to sell within a set period, supporting a predominance of small farms over large holdings.
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Norway
Memorial for Elisabeth Atkins in Nottingham church
A memorial is to be erected in Our Lady and St. Patrick church Nottingham for Elizabeth Atkins long serving charwoman who died last April at seventy four and left her life savings of 3750 to the church.
Reducing Losses in Live Stock Shipping
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines precautions to prevent shipping fever and other maladies in livestock during transit. Dr. A W Miller stresses careful handling, weather protection, stable feeding and watering, and reduced stress to cut losses, with guidance on pre during and post shipment care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
A. W. Miller
Bureau of Animal Industry
Livestock and Traders' Exchanges
National Live Stock Producers Association
Office of Information
Washington, D
Special Care of Dairy Tinware of Importance
Practical guidance on caring for new dairy tinware such as milk cans and separators. New tinware rusts more easily than old due to porous metal surfaces and grease films. Emphasizes thorough drying and proper washing, especially when replacing old separators to prevent rust.
Hay Roughage Guides Winter Cow Ration
The article explains roughage portions for cows in winter based on weight and milk production. It recommends combining succulent and leguminous hays with a grain mix, with specifics on pounds of corn silage hay roots beet pulp and legume hay per 100 pounds of live weight and milk yield targets for Jersey Guernsey and other breeds.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Corn Silage Becomes Standard In Winter Dairy Rations
Succulent feed corn silage has become a standard ingredient in winter rations for large dairies. It supplies succulence aiding tonic conditioning, and offers a convenient economical method to harvest store and feed the corn crop. A dairy farm without a silo is now rare.
Careless Washing Spreads Disease in Fruit Handling
The U S Department of Agriculture warns careless washing of apples can spread storage rats through punctures and arsenic spray residue. D F Fisher notes washed fruit often stores and markets as well as unwashed, but certain varieties with open calyx tubes should be sprayed rather than immersed. Change washing solution after about 500 bushels and dry fruit quickly after washing.
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United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
D. F. Fisher
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Fisher
Jonathan
Stayman
Winesap
Rome Beauty
Ben Davis
Arkansas
Market All Weed Trees Suitable Only for Fuel
Parker O. Anderson of the University of Minnesota extension service argues that woodlots should be culled of weed trees much like dairy herds. He says many slow growing weed species crowd desirable timber and cutting them for cordwood deprives owners of higher future returns. Selective improvement cuts can conserve woodlots as a steady income source.
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Parker O. Anderson
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Minnesota
Pecan Oil From Nut Waste Described by Chemists
United States Department of Agriculture chemists describe pecan oil extracted from pecan shelling waste as mild and flavorful. They note experimental pressings show the oil’s excellent quality for salad dressings and edible products, with timely extraction to prevent rancidity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Potatoes Gassed to Sprout Early at Nebraska Station
Researchers at the Nebraska Agricultural College experiment station treat potatoes with ethylene chlorohydrin to induce sprouting. Spuds are gas exposed for 24 hours in airtight containers after digging, tricking them into believing winter is over.
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Nebraska Agricultural College Experiment Station
Repairing Roofs to Save Feed and Birds
Guidance on roof repairs to prevent rain from dripping on feed and spoiling it. Emphasizes using old feed first, not piling new on top, to avoid waste and potential loss of chickens or production.
Growing Tree Stock to Order Best Plan
Dr. L C Corbett of the United States Department of Agriculture proposes nurseries produce stock to specified varieties and advance orders two to three years ahead. This would reduce waste, guarantee sales, and improve nursery quality by aligning supply with documented demand.
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United States Department of Agriculture
L. C Corbett
Corbett
Two Speed Mower Operates on Tractor or Horse Power
A farm mower designed to run at two speeds handles both heavy and light hay. Proper alignment of the cutter bar, centered knives, and good lubrication reduce draft and improve cutting quality. The two speed mower mirrors an automobile transmission and can use tractor or horse power.
Continuous Corn Land Improved by Manure Use
The Morrow soil fertility plots at the Illinois experiment station compare continuous corn since 1876. One plot received manure and the other did not. Manured land yielded more and remained friable, while nonmanured land puddled and stayed unworkable into spring.
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Morrow
Ilinois
Agricultural Squibs on Farm Efficiency and Preservation
The excerpt discusses spraying potatoes to curb blight and insects, storage issues turning seed into ordinary seed, and the benefit of prompt business replies. It notes not protecting against black lobster pests, uses grease to protect plowshares, and shows preservative treatment for fence posts is profitable. It advises poultry house winter needs and incubator success with duck eggs requiring moisture.
California Fig Syrup touted as safe remedy for children's bowel issues
A dated health claim promotes California Fig Syrup as the best solution for feverish, cross spells and digestive troubles in children. It touts its gentle, vegetable formula and long track record of use with testimonials from a Western mother in California praising improvement in her children and urging buyers to demand the genuine product by full name.
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California
May
Seattle chemist weighs hair using new scales
A Seattle chemist claims a strand of human hair long enough to circle the world at the equator would weigh 759 pounds using his latest precision scales.
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Seattle
Franklin Maxim on Virtues for Society
A paraphrase of a Franklin maxim emphasizes obligations to God, neighbors, and self. It frames fear and love, justice and character, prudence and sobriety as core duties guiding personal conduct and public virtue.
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Franklin
Austerity Quote From Cicero On Avarice And Luxury
A terse historical remark attributes to Cicero the linkage that to remove avarice one must remove its mother luxury. The line frames virtue against excess and hints at moral economy and restraint. The brevity fits a reflective epigraph context in a 1st century BCE discourse.
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Cicero
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Speaks To Families
A vintage advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a sweet, mild stomach aid for children and adults. It highlights its pleasant taste neutralizing stomach acid and endorses its status as a trusted, physician-endorsed remedy with a long trademark history since 1875.
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U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
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