A Cheaper Poison for Grasshoppers in Sterling
Farmers in Sterling Colorado report a cheaper substitute for bran in grasshopper poison using dried molasses beet pulp. The pulp absorbs moisture better, is preferred by hoppers, and covers the same proportions as bran in the entomologist approved mix. Costing about $1 per hundred pounds versus bran at $1.20 per hundredweight, the method halted the hopper invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Colorado
Colorado Agricultural College
Great Western Sugar Company
Driving Them Out Of The Store
A first person account from a Trade Exhibit piece about shopping friction and attention at a store. The narrator describes attempting to buy various tools, a 10 inch French cook's knife unavailable, and a substitute 8 inch butcher knife chosen. The piece reflects on customer value, clerk attention, and the broader meaning of being a customer in everyday exchange.
Shelton Nebraska closes picture theatres over infantile paralysis cases
Authorities in Shelton Nebraska close the local movie houses after three distinct infantile paralysis cases are reported. The cases are quarantined with Dr Nucan of the government health department in charge. No fatalities reported. Footwear advertisement notes comfort and style from Hink's Boot Shop and Sidney Lumber Co.
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Shelton
Nebraska
Nucan
Health Department
Relief efforts widen as trains leave Moscow for starving children
Reports from Copenhagen and Paris cite famine relief plans for six million Russian children amid international efforts. A telegram notes two relief trains left Moscow August 1 for the Volga drought area while the American relief administration prepares to close Czechoslovak operations in sixty days. France declines official participation but may join US plans. Riga reports US officials compiled a list of Americans in Russia for potential evacuation or release from Bolshevik prisons.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Nikolai Lenin
Planus
Revit
New York
Strom
Russia
Volga
American Relief Administration
Czecho- Slavakia
Paris
France
Petit Parisien
American Relief Organization
Washington
Runesia
United States
Riga
Latvia
Washington State Department
Bolshevist
Walter L. Brown
American Relief
Medical beer rules await Mellon decision in reform debate
Washington reports that regulations allowing prescription medical beer unlimited in quantity are ready from the internal revenue bureau awaiting Secretary Mellon’s issuance. The Willis Campbell anti bill to adjust enforcement acts was debated in the senate but adjourned until Monday without a final vote.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mellon
Palmer
Senate
Woman Drowns Amid 60 Bathers at Spirit Lake
Mrs. John Hansen of Des Moines drowned while bathing at Spirit Lake Iowa on August 8. She sank as her husband and nearly 50 bathers were nearby. The tragedy occurred during a busy day with many swimmers in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
John ©. Hansen
Des Moines
Hansen
Markets Snapshot From Chicago Heavy Text
Chicago markets section shows mixed prices across commodities including wheat corn oats rye and flour with various contracts and delivery terms. Livestock prices list prime steers hogs and sheep with range figures, while butter poultry potatoes onions and hay are cited with per unit or per crate values.
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Chicago
Rouen
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1921 Market Report
South Omaha market notes show fat lambs firm to higher on packer demand with 35,000 cattle on Tuesday. Best fed yearlings at 10.25, top beef at 8.00, hogs 8.90 to 10.10, lambs 9.50 to 10.50, fat lambs natives 9.00 to 10.00, feeders 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 5.00 to 8.25, overall unsettled trading and varied quotes across cattle, sheep, and hog categories.
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Union Stock Yarda
Omaha
Falr
Pready
Traveler Meets Porter in Southern Town Hotel Mixup
A traveler returning by train is greeted by a colored porter who seizes the baggage and asks about the hotel type. The exchange reveals the porter’s guess about the establishment’s nationality, with a remark about Irish ties. The encounter illustrates local color in a small Southern town as reported by the Francisco Chronicle.
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Palace Hotel
Rastus
Francisco Chronicle
Parody Letter Traces Ohio Roots and Auld Lang Syne Reference
Sandy Griswold faced a witty, antiquated missive recounting shared Ohio birthplaces from William Howard Taft to Bill Nye. The piece recalls boyhood scenes, banters about nature and forests, and a final note of kinship and failed conquests ending with a toast to Auld Lang Syne.
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Marquis
Bridgeport
Sandy Griswold
The
World-Herald
Hhs Nye
Ohio
Bill Nye
Buckeye
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United Staftes
Taft
William
Cincinnati
Fountain Square
You
Hardin County
Catholic Ladies Bake Sale at Central Meat Market
The Catholic Ladies will hold a bake sale at Central Meat Market at 2 30 p m on August 20. The organizing committee includes Mrs W Leroy Larson Mrs Maggie Bartholomew and Mrs Frank Portrey.
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Central Meat Market
W. Leroy Larson
Maggie Bartholomew
Frank Portrey
Ladies Black Kid One-Strap Pumps Arrival
HINK'S BOOT SHOP announces a large shipment of Ladies' Black Kid one-strap pumps in AAA to D widths. The delivery expands stock for women seeking versatile dress and evening footwear.
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AAA
D.—Hink
Kodak Printing and 24 Hour Service at Rex Drug Store
Advertising snippet promotes Kodak printing and 24 hour service at Thayer's Rex All Drug Store. It invites familiarity with city streets and numbers and urges readers to see Sidney Lumber Co. for home-focused needs.
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KODAK
Thayer
Rexall Drug
Sidney Lumber CO
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Uptown
B Charles Pease
Osborn
Hart-Parr
Oliver
Hi. B. Fisher
Potter
Ericson & Daniel
Sidney
Mart Terry
Leo. E. Osborne
Geo. W. Messing
City Light
South Bend
George W. Thompson
John Deere
Hanscom
O. A. Harshman
McCormick
John J. Treinen
Rumley
Geo.l. Young
C. M. Wright
Brownson
Nebr
Doran & Hadley
Bidney
International Combine
G. Maley
E. 5Th Street
BE. Planck
EMALL
Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Office of ‘the Telegraph
Tilly
Can
American Express Company
Catherin Brown
Lo&t
Ethel 'Coley
Pilger
C. S. Radcliffe
Burlington Depot
Fred Dresser
Sidney Property
Add
W. T. Beilharz
East
Fth Street
Julesburg
F. M. Philson
J. W. John
First Avenue E
John Schhurman
B Street
Osborn & Jorgenson
BE. Swatzlander
Bentley Land Company
Aultman-Taylor
O. C. Dimick
Avery
Huber
Emerson
Chas. Brown
Chappel
P. O
Chappel Exchange
J. W. Harper
J. C. Ellington
Gurley
M. J. Kinney
Sidney Truck & Tractor Co
Bentley Land CO
Sidney, Nebr
Hink
Lenin
Russ
Scotland
Famine Relief Committee
Traina
Ald
South Omaha
Bake Sale
Eastman
McGregor
Golf Supplies
Rexall
Soda Fountain
Eel Ea
Liggetts Candies
SONEY
NEB
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