European forestry progress contrasts with United States
ME FORESTRY STATISTICS No. 140 from the forest service reviews systematic forestry in Prussia Saxony and Switzerland noting per acre yields rise with active supervision and profits rise, while the United States cuts three times its growth, spends more than we earn on forests and floods losses push reform as a key incentive.
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Forest Service
Department, of Agriculture
United States
Prussia
Saxony
Switzerland
Uniform Apple Packing Bill Aims Universal Grading
A New York legislator drafts the Porter bill to establish uniform grading of apples packed for domestic and foreign markets. The measure seeks consistent labels amid varying local standards, noting Canada already enforces uniform grading, which boosts London market prices. The plan may burden lax packers but will aid reliable shippers and commission men disadvantaged now by inconsistent quality.
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New York
Congress
London
Treating Fenceposts With Carbolineum Preservative
Readers are advised to treat fenceposts to extend life as timber costs rise. Carbolineum is recommended by the forest service and used by telegraph and telephone firms. Posts can be dipped or a six inch ground-ward section can be soaked with tar or carbolineum for protection.
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Forest Service
Locating a Home and Healthful Conditions
In selecting a dwelling, heat is far more detrimental than dust and dampness, with coolness and dryness favored for health. The text argues dampness harms living comfort, yet dust, though bothersome, has comparatively fewer negative health effects.
Lavender Oil Mosquito Repellent and Garden Notes
A brief note recommends lavender oil on a handkerchief and face to repel mosquitoes, calling it as effective to insects as to most people. It suggests planting string beans by August 1 for a succulent harvest before frost and mentions rice as a poor gluten source for chick feed.
Osage lands, cattle, and agricultural notes compiled
A long miscellany covers Osage Indian land allotments of about 800 acres per member and wealth estimates, dairy milk yields in the United States, sugar beet and clover crops, hemp experiments in Texas, and farm practices. It discusses manure disposal, soil balance with lime, beet and bean cultivation, fly control, tuberculin testing debates, and butter production hygiene.
A State of Mind
A New York ware house porter was discharged for drunkenness after losing a valuable parcel. He vowed never to drink again, pleaded for reinstatement but was refused. After seeking the parcel in vain, he sobered, then later, in a drunken haze, recalled its location and recovered it.
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Nature
New York
Alms from a Tomb Observed Near Chudleigh England
A 300 year old practice at a secluded ford near Chudleigh involves raising alms from the donor’s tomb in the churchyard. The rector and church warden position coins on the tomb’s flat top while recipients approach from the opposite end to collect the offerings.
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Chudleigh
Eng
Busy All the Time in Old Minefloater Tale
A humorous anecdote recounts Old Minefloater’s constant chores. He spends the day watering stock and, at night, must water the lawn as well.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Trusted Pain Relief
A historical testimonial touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for rapid pain relief without habit formation. Customers claim frequent attacks lessen or vanish, with anecdotes of headaches and cramps improved within minutes, urging readers to buy locally from area druggists.
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Miles
Trey
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Advertising the business field and rates
A persuasive note urging merchants to use advertising to attract customers and grow their store. It stresses honest promises, consistent ads in every issue, and building reputation, then offers to quote annual advertising rates for the business.
Real Estate Bargains No 3 70 acres near Springfield county
Real estate listings offer bargains near Springfield and surrounding towns. Properties include multiple tracts from 6 to 2774 acres with tobacco land, good dwellings, barns, and timber. Prices range from 15 to 75 dollars per acre, with several near schools, depots, pikes, and graded or nearby towns.
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Nelson
Springfield
Good Pike
Newan
Maud
Lebanon
School House
Pring
Spragtell
Bpeinguard
Poe
Lee Anon
Pike
Spri Ld
Sche
Ee Plessant Grove
Young Orchard
T Farm
Fenwick
Safe reliable bowel remedy praised by users nationwide
A Boston physician endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative that cures long standing constipation without pain or gripe. Advertisers claim it helps stomach trouble and headaches, with testimonials from Nashville Chicago and Ohio. Sold by druggists at 60c and 1.00, Caldwell Building Monts IL.
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Jennie Gresham
Nashville, Tenn
R H. Brown
Addington
Ohio
Mia
Isabella Wheeler
Freetown
Ind
Caldwell
Red Cross
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Minnesota
B. D. Lake
Kentucky
Edison
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E. M. Russell
Springfield, Ky
W. V. Stallard
McElroy & Shaders Grocery
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