Home Grounds Advice for Flowers and Vines and Care
Seasonal gardening tips cover staking tall plants like dahlias and gladiolus, daily picking of pansies and nasturtiums, pruning lilac seed clusters, and avoiding fertilizer on very dry ground. It advises weed-pulling by hand, treating roses against pests, homemade rose spray, mulching with lawn clippings, and keeping roses cool and moist. It also notes spreading clippings as mulch, delaying sowing of annuals, starting cosmos early, Kudzu vine growth, Madeira vine propagation, and planting wild grapes and portulaca to outcompete weeds.
Flower Bed Care After Winter Moisture
Do not drain soil before spring growth. If soil is moist and clumpy, wait to work it. Apply manure mulch around shrubs and perennials, or bone meal if manure is unavailable. Dig a 15 to 18 inch strip, rake from bottom to top, and work soil to a fine, even finish.
Transplanting Seedlings A Practical Guide
Transplant seedlings as soon as they can be handled, using pots or boxes with space on all sides. Hand transplanting is standard but a forked stick works if careful. Provide shade, water gently, and ensure air flow to harden plants before full outdoor exposure. Exercise care when moving plants from conservatories or indoor pots to the open ground.
Watering Smart in Drought Times
Guidance urges using hoes to conserve water and applying dust mulch to retain soil moisture. When watering is necessary use a conscious amount lasting to the roots, not just surface moistening, to survive extended dry spells.
Garden layout advice for long row planting strategies
The article explains planting every crop in long rows across the garden to separate full season crops from second crop vegetables. It suggests arranging all long season plants on one side and the remainder on the opposite side to create a compact plat.
Revenue and tariff flaw blamed on 1910s policy shift
Article argues that the Democratic tariff drift since 1912 has largely become revenue only and closer to free trade. Citing Commerce Department figures, August imports under tariff were 70 percent duty free, with sugar set to join the free list next year. It contends exports over imports were overstated and contrasts recent data with Payne Aldrich era figures.
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Democratic Party
Baltimore
Department of Commerce
Republican tide rising in Massachusetts primary with high turnout
The Cleveland Leader notes the Republican primary drew 134 583 votes for governor while Democrats totaled 77 965. It highlights strong Republican enthusiasm and predicts a Democratic defeat as the party seeks power in the upcoming elections.
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Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Business After the War and Economic Shifts
The piece argues that postwar Europe will have reduced purchasing power and seek lower prices at home while raising prices in the United States. It notes rising U.S. wages and production costs, humane labor reforms, and suggests a tariff to offset domestic abroad production cost differences.
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Europe
United States
Germany
Redfield scheme impractical under tariff debate
The treasury crisis stems from tariff cuts and would worsen if Redfield’s plan is adopted. The piece argues foreign goods would underprice U.S. products, making Redfield’s scheme nearly a nationwide prohibition on imports and driving customs revenue toward vanishing point.
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Redfield
Treasury
United States
Sell Cream, Not Butter, Boost Farm Income Says Expert
Prof. C H Eckles of Missouri College of Agriculture argues farmers should market cream instead of making butter. Cream offers easier work for women, comparable or higher returns, and a flexible market available any time. A cream separator pays for itself, and four cows with separator can produce as much butter as five without one.
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C. H. Eckles
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Handy milk bottle holder for above reach use
A simple wire contrivance lets you suspend a milk bottle from any support to keep it out of reach of cats and dogs. The device curves as shown in the illustration with ends bent on for secure attachment. Independent Farmer supports the design.
Pasteurized Milk Best Under Low Heat
Pasteurizing milk at 145 degrees F for 30 minutes destroys disease producing bacteria while retaining nutrition and digestibility. Higher temperatures above 150 degrees F cause chemical changes. Low temperature pasteurization leaves souring and rotting bacteria in smaller proportions, and market milk may soon be universally pasteurized in cities.
Prevent Growth of Horns in Calves With Potash
Caustic potash is used to stop horn development in young calves. Apply before one week old by clipping hair, rubbing moistened potash on the spot until slight bleeding. Keep calves indoors and away from rain for several days to avoid caustic washing into the eyes with potential damage.
Anuric advertised for uric acid relief in kidneys and backache
Anuric is promoted as a treatment to eradicate excess uric acid linked to kidney trouble and rheumatism. The ad cites Dr. Pierce, claims high potency, and invites readers to order a trial pack or full treatment from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Vap-O-Rub Praised By Joplin Mothers For Croupy Cold Relief
Joplin Missouri mothers report Vap-O-Rub as an effective external remedy for croupy colds in children. Testimonials describe rapid throat and chest relief, safer use than internal medicines, and noticeable improvement in coughs and soreness. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
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Joplin
Mabel Hawkins
Pearl St
Vick
Vicks
J. W. Drew
Ohio Ave
S. M. Black
Moffett Ave
Ouch He I Would Die For You Dialogue Exchange
A terse line captures a dramatic moment where one person offers sacrifice and the other questions action prompting a charged emotional exchange. The fragment hints at a decisive, high stakes confrontation.
Freckles vanish with ethine double strength remedy
An advertised beauty claim promotes ethine double strength to remove freckles. It advises buying an ounce from a druggist, applying nightly and morning, and notes most cases need under an ounce to clear skin. The ad offers a guarantee and refund if ineffective.
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