North Divide social notes and neighborhood happenings
Clyde Kinton and wife attended dinner at Wm Curtis home near Sunol. Spiker brothers assist Glen Bales with wheat planting this week. Charlie Osborn ships flour for Farmers Union as farmers prep for winter. C F Stoner moved from Florida and now six miles west of Sidney. Henry Sulky hosted by Ray Frame. Jimmie Sparks plan Nebra ska trip in a new Overland. John Anderson visited Andrew Nelson. Edd Nelson family shopped in Sidney. Bales daughter’s health improving. Jimmie Sparks drives to Sidney. Ray Frame treated for neuralgia. G W Wetzel and daughter visited near Dalton. Lewis Shulenberg trip to Bushnell. Frank Kinton shopped in Sidney. George Nieman’s father buys 160 more acres joining farm. Surprise birthday party at Pegdens with about fifteen families enjoying music and games.
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Ray Frame
Jimmie Sparks
Cedar County
Nebraska
John Anderson
Andrew Nelson
Edd Nelson
Sidney
Glenn Bales
G. W. Wetzel
Dalton
Lewis Shulenberg
Bushnell
Watering and cultivation tips for orchards by C W Rapp
Trees need water and orchardists must supply it. Dry weather drains soil moisture and reduces crop quality. weeds steal moisture. Thorough cultivation aids moisture retention. stir soil after rain and as needed to improve tree health and fruit quality.
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C. W. Rapp
Oklahoma Station
August Weed Control Across Fields and Meadows
August is the month for cutting weeds along roads fences and in meadows and pastures. In meadows weeds are carried into the hay crop but new seedings should not compete for moisture and plant food. Cupping seedings in August prevents seed formation. Pasture grasses can replace briars and brush if waste growth is cut early and often during summer and fall. Persistent pests like horse nettle and Canada thistle require two cuttings a month for at least two seasons.
Stereotype exchange on care and finances noted
A fragment shows a doctor delaying an immediate bill due to poor circumstances and an artist remarking that their situation could be worse, suggesting relief rather than immediate payment.
Double Pointed Conversation Confuses Mr Blank About Age
In a terse exchange, a speaker admits misunderstanding of ages while noting Tess and Bess discuss a misread remark. Bess clarifies she did not take the statement, prompting bafflement at Mr Blank's reaction.
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Bess
Mr. Blank
Tess
Bessy
What PP Cost to Run a Farm on Eastern Nebraska
Operating expenses for the average eastern Nebraska farm run to about $1500, or 7 to 7.50 per acre, including depreciation and labor but excluding land interest. Land value affects per acre cost, with $200 land at least $5 per acre, $150 land around $7.50, and costs rising with extreme farm sizes. Profits come from higher receipts, not lower costs, per the university surveys.
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Nebraska
University Agricultural College
Marvelous Wheat Fails Claims in Nebraska Tests
Nebraska Experiment Station finds Marvelous wheat yields and storage advantages over Turkey Red are overstated. When sowing 2 pecks, Marvelous produced 46.5 bushels versus 48.5 for Turkey Red. at 5 pecks, 52 bushels versus 57. Results suggest many seedmen claims will not be substantiated.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Surplus Straw Advice From University Poultry Dept
The poultry department at the University College of Agriculture Lincoln suggests using surplus straw in the hen house. Straw may serve as scratching litter and a warm carpet to keep birds’ feet off cold floors. It can form a loft with wire mesh or boards, with wall straw and tightly stretched burlap sacks as alternatives. A roof vent over the straw loft improves ventilation and helps keep the coop dry.
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Poultry Department
University College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Market Expert To Give Potato Market News
Alliance Semi-Weekly Times reports that starting Monday western Nebraska farmers will receive daily potato market reports from all major U S markets. A E Prugh will set up headquarters in Alliance and relay Washington code messages on receipts to farms, aiding price discovery and shipping choices.
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Alliance
Nebraska
United States
A. E. Prugh
Kansas City
Washington
jJobbers
County Agricultural Association
State Extension Service
United States Department of Markets
Commission
East
Deadly weapon among hill tribes noted by Wide World Magazine
The article describes a four blade concealed weapon used by certain hill tribes near the Ghauts in western Asia. It explains how rags hold the curved blades and credits Shivaji with fatally disemboweling a Mohammadan overlord during a submission pretense. The weapon’s name and brutal design are contrasted with the western knuckle duster.
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Western
Asia
Shivaji
Mohammedan
Wide World Magazine
How She Missed It in a Stray Courier Journal Snippet
A brief, quizzical note from the Courier Journal quotes a wife joking about driving a nail and missing her thumb. The gag contrasts carelessness with luck as the hired girl is enlisted to steady the nail.
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Toute Rite Courier- Journal
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha on a Craggy Tuesday
Season's biggest Tuesday lamb run with two days’ supply and all cattle, hogs, and sheep unsettled. Cattle sold weak at $8.50 to $9.50 for fair to good beeves, higher grades near $10, hogs steady to 10 cents lower amid large receipts, lambs and feeders mixed with steady to lower prices, sheep and ewes showing varied quotes across categories.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebr
Farming as a Vocation Draws Many to Rural Life
The appeal of farming grows as profits rise and land prices soar. Families migrate to the country, lured by better independence and comfort. Improved transport, telephones, and motor use connect rural life with towns, enhancing social ties and opportunities.
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al Sech
Fan use in Japan by Fann and servants
In Japan Fann are universal and used widely including by a Japanese servant girl who carries a rough paper fan to fan charcoal fires or act as a dustpan.
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Japan
Sidney Lumber Co 6 Percent Money for Home Building
A brief note announces six percent funding for home building projects tied to Sidney Lumber Co. The short item highlights available financing for residential construction and urges interested buyers to inquire for terms and eligibility.
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Sidney Lumber Co
Corn Ear Worms and Arsenate Dusting for Sweet Corn
Corn ear worm injury can be reduced by dusting silk with arsenate. Cost is prohibitive for field corn but useful for sweet corn, reducing wormy ears and yielding better home use. Arsenate control brings 5 to 10 cents more per basket and satisfaction in eating worm-free corn. Kansas Farmer.
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Hkansas Parmer
Rye for Early Pasture Sown in September Says Minnesota Bulletin
Minnesota farmers are urged to sow rye for early spring pasture in September or by October 1. The crop helps feed hogs and sheep, suppresses weeds, and allows another forage crop later. Use deep plowing, a good seed bed, and sow about two bushels per acre with a grain drill.
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Minnesota
Willows Root Easily From Cuttings in Season
Willows root readily from cuttings of young wood at almost any time during the growing season. Suggested method: make cuttings about a foot long, plant two inches apart in trenches five inches deep, firm soil, keep moist. Autumn cuttings root by spring, enabling transplant into nursery rows or final planting.
Planting Tomatoes: Bury Stem for Strong Growth
Long spindly tomato plants can be laid in a short trench a few inches deep and covered up to the top leaves. This encourages sturdy stems as the buried portion forms roots. Late plantings may remain leggy from staying in boxes too long. this method suits home gardens.
Timely Garden Hints for Autumn Planting
Practical autumn sowing and planting advice for vegetables and fruits. Suggests sowing on August for spring use and autumn planting of rhubarb asparagus fruit trees and small fruits. Recommends winter protection by mounding soil and top dressings of poultry manure and nitrate of soda.
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Barton B. Baker
Frank G Pleisticher
Keith Neville
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Dr. Barton &B. Baker
John J. Halligan
Walter V. Hoagland
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Pklarity
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Legal Reserve Company
C. P. Millett
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Europe
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Yellowstone Park
Cody
Park
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Estes Park
Atu Hun
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L. W. Wakeley
Omaha
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