Christmas Presents That Please Men
A New York American column lists practical gift ideas for men, from magnifying shaving mirrors and trousers racks to cedar chests on wheels, sweaters, tool kits, shoe trees, and home electrical appliances, emphasizing useful, tasteful gifts over flashy junk. It warns against neckties, scarfs, or fragile trinkets, and suggests items like a pocket adding machine or a portable shower bath for value.
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New York American
Seasonal Gift Buying Urges Early Purchases
A Baltimore Sun tagline urges shoppers to buy Christmas gifts early to avoid holiday rush. The Springfield Union notes common procrastination leads to last minute stress. The Birmingham Age-Herald warns customers they might regret spending if they delay.
Christmas Cheer Through Dickensian Words
A reflection on Christmas warmth and gratitude drawn from Charles Dickens. The writer urges readers to focus on present blessings rather than past misfortunes and to let the season bring merriment and a hopeful new year.
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Charles Dickens
Christmas of Long Ago in the Bethlehem Manger
The verses recall sages and shepherds at the birth of Christ with a message of peace and love. A Child God in the manger speaks to the wise and the humble, conveying a sacred Christmas lesson through a midnight sky.
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Bethlehem
Joseph I. C. Clarka
Faint heart and despondency dull men's health
A brief, reflective verse contrasts faintheartedness with happiness, warning that despondency robs vitality. It suggests cheerful living as a key to enjoying life’s wealth, encouraging a positive mindset amidst adversity.
Melon Prep and Serving Tricks From Early 20th Century Guide
A circa early recipe section describes selecting ripe watermelons and cantaloupes, avoiding ice to preserve flavor, and methods to dress insipid melons. It outlines melon salads with lemon juice, French dressings, and citrus accents, plus cantaloupe cocktails, melon with ice cream, and a melon basket display for a child’s party.
Fireproof Paper Patents Highlight Asbestos Content
Various patents describe fireproof paper intended for documentary records. Most include asbestos or similar mineral fibers, sometimes with clays or metallic salts, to enhance heat resistance.
Building Language Quote Attribution
A compact reflection on language as a city built by each person, echoing Emerson's idea that every individual contributes a stone to the collective edifice of speech and understanding.
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Emerson
Free Sample of Green's August Flower at Red Cross Pharmacy
A pharmacy advertises a free sample bottle of Green's August Flower claiming it cures indigestion and related stomach ailments. It states the medicine has fifty years of success and is sold in 26 and 75 cent bottles at Red Cross Pharmacy.
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Red Cross Pharmacy
Pruning Trees Advised By College Of Agriculture
Extension News Service advises pruning trees in late season. Remove dead wood and crowded branches. Make clean wounds and apply lead paint. Cut away spongy tissue from cavities, wash with creosote, and fill with cement on warm days.
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College ‘of Agriculture
Feeding soft corn boosts livestock gains per feed study
Nebraska University animal husbandry reports soft corn fed to hogs and steers yields high returns when paired with protein supplements like oil meal and cottonseed meal. Experiments show these supplements prove worth more than their own weight in corn for cattle feeding.
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Department of Animal Husbandry
University of Nebraska
Don’t Give Up the Cows Says Nebraska Dairy Experts
A Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service expert advises farmers to keep dairy cows amid high feed costs. Efficient production will reward keepers as wartime demand for American dairy products and breeding stock rises after the war.
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Agricultural Extension Service
University of Nebraska
Poultry and Eggs Urged for Menus to Aid Allies
A call to rely more on poultry and eggs now rather than red meats. Officials argue poultry and eggs save red meats for the army and navy and for export to allies. The text notes the preparation work for table poultry products as a key task.
Consiousness of Home Food Supplies Boosted for Safety
A reader urges prioritizing home stockpiling of essential food items and avoiding shipments of all nonessential supplies. The note emphasizes using more poultry and eggs at home to reduce dependency on external deliveries.
Well Planned Meals Bulletin Aids Nebraska Families
A bulletin issued by the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Nebraska urges thrift in cooking and serving, advising to select foods wisely, prepare simply, and minimize waste. It lists affordable foods and discusses family needs. Free copies are available from the Bulletin Clerk at University Farm, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Nebraska
University Farm
Lincoln
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Planting Bulbs For Spring Blooms At Nebraska U
Nebraska University horticulture urges planting bulbs before ground freezes. Improve poor soil with well rotted manure and ensure moisture. Plant hyacinths five inches deep and tulips four to six inches deep. Add mulch after the ground freezes.
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Department of Horticulture
University of Nebraska
Registration Open for Nebraska Lincoln Special Term
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln offers a special term of schooling starting December 3. It provides ample time to finish before spring farm work begins.
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University of Nebraska At Lincoln
School of Agriculture offers special classes for after eighth grade
The School of Agriculture offers special courses for boys and girls who have finished the eighth grade. It presents an unusual opportunity to stay on the farm and continue education at the same time.
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School of Agriculture
Charcoal Eph Reflects On Comfort And Charleston
The passage presents a fragmented dialogue about comfort and a five dollar job, with references to a ham, salt, and Mister Jackson. It invokes the Richmond Times Dispatch and a slang filled quote attributed to Charcoal Eph, suggesting a mood of casual street talk and working life.
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Hoosier’s Council of Kitchen Scientists
Christine Frederick
Applecroft Experiment Station
New York
Alice Bradley
Miss Farmer's School of Cookery
Massachusetts
Alice R. Dresser
Janet M. Hill
H. M. Dunlap
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Sidney’s Department Store
P. W. Barker
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