Promising New Spray Eradicates San Jose Scale In Arkansas
Entomologist A L Quaintance from the U S Department of Agriculture reports experiments in Bentonville Arkansas showing a 2 percent engine oil emulsion spray, mixed with potash fish-oil soap, can nearly double kill San Jose scale in orchards. Give instructions for stock emulsion and precautions against injury and freezing.
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San Jose
A. L. Quaintance
United States Department of Agriculture
Bentonville
Ark
Bureau of Entomology
Miorida S
W. W. Yothers
Farmers’ Bulletin
Yothers
Florida
Arkansas
A. J. Ackerman
Office of
Calion
Planting Peas for All Season Supply and Care
The article describes soil preparation and fertilizer scattering before sowing peas. It advises furrow marking three inches deep, sowing 15 to 20 seeds per foot, and covering with soil. It recommends two week to two week intervals for multiple plantings to ensure continuous harvest and training vines on a trellis.
Tomato Plant Location for Home Gardens
Choose a semi protected site away from southwest winds. Buildings trees or a hill give shelter but avoid shade. Prepare soil fertilize and set plants deeply in rows five feet apart with two to three feet between plants.
Alfalfa Sowed with Peas and Oats in Nurse Crops
Fragmentary notes describe sowing alfalfa with peas and oats as nurse crops. Mentions ground workability, red clover, and a little of unspecified detail.
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Massachusetts
God Calls Isaiah to Help Him Lesson Summary
Isaiah's vision of the Lord on the throne leads to a confession of sin and cleansing. He answers the call with Here am I send me. The commission predicts stubborn response from Israel, but a remnant will be saved as the kingdom foundation.
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Golden
Josh
Jer
Matt
God
Isaiah
Uzziah
Judah
Peter
Christ
David
Coincidence Reveals War Memories in Lincoln Park Photo
In a ruined village after the war, a hunter finds a soldier’s billfold bearing a photo from Lincoln Park. The image shows a girl in the foreground with the narrator’s mother and sister seated on a bench in the background, a poignant link to family amid ruins.
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Raine
Lincoln Park
Chicago Journal
Red Cross Ball Blue Advert Helps Dainty Maids
Advertisement praises Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry use to give a dainty neat appearance daughters admire, urging mothers to apply for best grooming effect.
Thornless Blackberry Bush Warns of Nature’s Defenses
Luther Burbank creates a thornless blackberry plant and speculates on how berries protect seeds. The text compares plant defenses to a turtle’s hard shell, suggesting without thorns the blackberry would evolve new protections, possibly bitter berries, as nature’s reproductive safeguards persist.
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Luther Burbank
Interpreter of Nature at Frog Pond Awakens Two Girls
In Youngstown the Tele gram recounts a country night as two girls Winnie and Susan hear pond sounds. A high peeping voice asks What's that, a frog answers with a low note, and the girls guess it could be a bird a cow or an automobile.
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Youngstown
Winnie
Susan
Lawyers and doctors profit by their own advice
A concise adage notes professionals often benefit from guidance they provide. The statement highlights tension between expertise offered publicly and personal gain observed in legal and medical fields.
Accidents Have Causes and Impact, Not Just Events
A concise reflection notes that accidents arise from underlying causes rather than being random acts. It emphasizes how enthusiasm can spread through groups, influencing behavior and outcomes in communities and projects.
Faint Praise in a Literary Exchange
A bard asks the editor for opinion on a manuscript. The editor praises craft and specifically notes the author’s capital D and the perfection of their Y shapes. The exchange highlights snappy, witty commentary on writing quirks.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Gas bill collector held up recounts payment
Mrs Jones sobs as the gas company collector is paid. She explains he was held up outside and returned to collect the full amount again, in a humorous New York Sun anecdote about a paid bill.
Circumstantial but Not Convincing Parable of Two Boys
The piece recounts a mother of two boys debating blame after the younger boy laments being "a nickel short" while the older brother calmly eats candy. The exchange highlights stubborn innocence and casual family dynamics without accusation or resolution.
Flirtation Spoiled at Nail Salon Exchange
A facetious patron flirts with a manicurist and jokes about the barber husband, who he senses will return from shaving to confront the scene. The witty dialogue captures a tense domestic moment in a small-town setting.
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Liggett
Chesterfield Igarette
Western Canada
W. S. Nethery
Columbus
M. J. Johnstone
Indianapolis
Ind
Mr. Jenkins
Lions
Jenkins
Carelees
Picki
Graz
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