Fatten Beef in Corn Belt Section
The USDA analyzes five corn belt districts from 1918 19 to 1922 23 showing how fattening steers with corn and roughages stabilizes slaughter timing. It covers costs feed and gains across methods dry lot graze pasture and silage with results on cost per 100 pounds gain and effects of feed price.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Straw Potatoes Misleading Growth With Straw Mulch
When growing straw potatoes the seed is planted in rows and covered shallowly. Straw is added as tops emerge, four to six inches deep and evenly spread. In rich, sandy soils or wet years strawing keeps soil too wet, hindering growth and yielding poor quality tubers.
Parcel Post Marketing of Farm Products Explored
A 14 year study by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports benefits and limits of parcel post sales for farmers. It notes growing but modest use since 1918, outlines regulations, methods to connect producers with buyers, required business practices, and factors restricting parcel post marketing for fruits vegetables poultry eggs meats dairy mushrooms nuts plants and other farm goods. Copies are available as Farmers Bulletin No. 1551 from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department Agriculture
Parcel Post
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Lewis B. Flohr
Farmers’ Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Short Farm Notes on Seed Potatoes and Soil Mulch
Production of certified potato seed yields a tuber unit planter. Rhubarb needs plenty of plant food with barnyard manure as the best material. Humus from decomposed stubble and roots or turned crops is cheapest and best. Seed barley should be drilled for even distribution and good coverage. broadcasting is also workable like oats.
Real estate signboard sinks among rag weeds in country
A weathered real estate signboard remains half hidden in tall rag weeds on rural land. The listing appears abandoned with no immediate buyer activity evident as of the latest view.
Dr R V Pierce Loved Benefactor Doctor’s Favorite Prescription
A tribute to Dr R V Pierce a physician whose study of herbs and plants led to his celebrated remedial formula Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The tonic claimed to aid women bearing down by pain nervousness dizziness headaches and backache and to be available in tablet and liquid forms at local stores.
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Doctor Pierce
Magical Power Fails Wizard in Pittsburgh Visit
Howard Thurston the magician wowed crowds in Pittsburgh by pulling rabbits and American flags from unlikely places. Reportedly during a charity visit to a miner’s home he produced $1 bills from a woman’s hair, then later his tricks failed as he hunted for a note in his clothing.
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Howard Thurston
Pittsburgh
Littsburgh Post
Boston Brown Bread from Graham Flour and Molasses
A historic recipe for Boston brown bread using graham flour corn meal and flour sifted to blend with salt baking powder molasses and milk. The mix is steamed in a greased vessel for about threeand a half hours with steady boiling water throughout.
Youth Demonstrates Ecrasite Cigar Risk at Baden Austria
A young athlete in Baden Austria tests an ecrasite cigar by holding a stump between his teeth while an explosion occurs nearby. He trains to keep his neck muscles rigid and still to prevent a recoil, claiming ordinary cigars could blow his head off.
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Baden - Austria
Moon Causes Clocks to Run Slower in West Sky
Dr. Robert R. Morguo of the Naval Observatory reports that clocks move more slowly when the moon lies to the western sky. The effect is tiny, detectable only with delicate instruments. In Popular Science Monthly he notes that when the moon is west, half a day lasts five thousandths of a second longer than the other.
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Robert R. Morguo
Naval Observatory
Washington
Popular Science Monthly
Umpire Johnson Ignored Verbal Tow in Spotlight
Comic line notes two men clashing over a spoken insult, framing Johnson the umpire as unmoved by a tirade. The Passing Show uses the exchange to poke fun at infield tensions and the umpire’s calm, professional stance.
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Johnson
Souvenir of Historic Telephone Message Sent 35 Years Ago
Mrs. Mary Sylvester of Middlesboro Massachusetts cherishes a wire fragment from the first Boston to New York message sent 35 years ago. She attended a Brooklyn audience that heard the song America through the new device.
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Mary Sylvester
Middlesboro
Mass
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
America
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a fast remedy for rheumatic pains and sore muscles. It claims rapid absorption and repeated use for quicker results, offering a 12 trial tube and a 60 cent price, with a mail order address at Pope Laboratories in Des Des Des 3 Hallowell Maine.
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America
Pope Laboratories
Des 3
Hallowell
Maine
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Bayer
Boston Brown Bread
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Carter
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