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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1913

Page

7

Plain Figure Prices at Marked Rates with 10 Percent Discounts

The notice states all goods are sold at marked price with a 10 percent discount for cash sales and 30 day charge accounts. It emphasizes prices are in plain English and apply to all items.

Farming with dynamite shows Swiss farmers boosting soil fertility

The Swiss agricultural program under the Federal Department of Agricultural Chemistry uses dynamite blasts to loosen soil. Exploding cartridges two to three feet deep, spaced apart, releases nutrients from deep layers and creates finer soil that grows trees and fruit faster. Experiments mirror American results, showing safe, effective soil improvement with proper precautions.

America Ocean Switzerland Federal Department of Agricultural Chemistry

Tridge Explodes Forms Soil Cone Doubling Land Potential

A blast at a about a yard depth yields a cone of pulverized earth from 86 to 40 square feet. tree planted in the cone shows immediate stimulant effects. The text claims vast riches lie just below the surface and suggests lifting topsoil could double grain and fruit production. Meanwhile New South Wales orders eighty locomotives for state railways.

Government of New South Wales

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