Farming Now a Business Revolutionizes Western Canada
An article argues farming shifts to a business model with high grain prices and strong profits in Western Canada. It cites C A Wright of Milo Iowa buying land in 1915, yielding $2,472.67 profit per crop year, and notes Alberta farmers Smith & Sons report 200 percent returns. Affidavits from Nobleford and Nobleford area detail 1916 yields of wheat and oats, underscoring the era’s lucrative agricultural expansion.
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Canada
C. A. Wright
Milo
Iowa
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Alberta
Hewitt
Northern
Ot Champion
Messrs. Smith & Sons
Vulcan
Western Canada
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T. Newell J. Noble
Nobleford
Newell J. Noble
Nancy Coe
Woman Buys Pipe After Boyish Cigar Joke
A downtown store encounter ends with a woman rejecting cigars for a pipe suited to her husband. The clerk helps identify a pipe matched to a man described as five feet nine inches tall, stout, with dark hair and mustache, in a humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer style aside.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Garden plans include pasta crops and sugar
The speaker outlines a garden project to grow macaroni and spaghetti for soup and to raise strawberries. They mention needing sugar and joking about cultivating powdered sugar in a garden plot, comparing it to lump sugar.
Proverbial Wit on Stubborn Men and Motives
A humorous passage contrasts Jones stubbornness with saying he acts in reverse. It notes that when a man seeks friendship there is usually a hidden motive, often two or three motives guiding the woman who does so.
Fall born calves cheaper to raise at Ohio station
An Ohio experiment shows fall born calves cost about five dollars less to raise than spring born calves. Fall calves thrive on pasture longer and require less grain, while spring calves consume milk and grain during cheap pastures and face higher winter feeding costs.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Skim milk with flax matches whole milk gains in calves
At North Dakota experiment station two groups of four calves each received two gallons of milk daily. Lot A got half whole milk and half skim milk after three weeks. Lot B received skim milk with flaxseed. Over six months, B caught up to A with similar thrift, saving $19 per calf despite identical grain and hay costs.
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North Dakota
North Dakota Experiment Station
No Cure Yet for Abortion Says Agriculture College
George H Glover reports that no effective cure for contagious abortion exists despite efforts by proprietary remedy sellers. The USDA folder states not to rely on drugs or remedies and emphasizes proper herd management and disinfection.
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George H. Glover
Colorado Agcultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
United States Department of Agriculture
Clean Milk Winning Fight
The piece argues clean milk is superior as dirty milk loses market share and consumers buy clean dairy. It claims a good dairy will score 7 percent on the government score card and asserts that only milk from a calf’s mother is better than certified milk. It emphasizes full marks for method and equipment.
Passing of tin peddler ends a New England store era
The tin peddler, once common across New England, has disappeared due to cars, trolleys, and modern commerce. The Boston Globe notes that the peddler’s cart, once a traveling country store with items from pins to wash boilers, is replaced by quick transport to trade centers.
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New England
Boston Globe
Cotton from "Other Side" Drives Stocking Excuses
Three women from cotton growing states visit a large shop to buy white cotton stockings. A saleswoman claims cotton is unavailable because it must be imported from the other side, prompting the customers to endure the familiar wartime hardship narrative.
The dulcimer as prototype of the piano
The dulcimer, a small portable instrument of about three by four feet, is described as an early prototype of the piano. Its strings are struck by hand held hammers and it blends with singing or solo work. It is noted as one of the oldest instruments, related to the psaltery and ancestral to many string instruments.
Rice Husks as Fuel Amid Coal Shortage in Spain
With coal scarce in Spain experiments test substitutions including rice husks and lignite. Rice husks are mixed with tar and pressed into briquettes. though loose husks burn poorly, briquettes ignite readily, emit little smoke, and may substitute coal to some extent according to Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Spain
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
Market report lists prices for flour and grain with multiple varieties, notes on corn, hay, oats, wheat, butter, eggs, poultry, and live stock including cattle, hogs, and pigs. Prices shown for winter patents to no. 4 red, whiles and yellows in corn, timothy and clover hay, various oat classes, red wheat, butter and eggs, and live stock categories with ranges.
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Timothy
Little Boy Takes From Daddy's Garden
A Kansas City Star blurb notes a small Great Bend boy allotted a 6 foot space to grow a garden like his father. He lacked the care of daddy's plot, so when radishes sprouted, his own yield was missing. He corrected this by taking enough from daddy's garden to replenish his own.
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Daddy
Kansas City Star
Allen's Foot Ease Boosts Worker's Endurance On Foot
Farmers toil harder and rely on Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder to ease feet after long days. The product shakes into shoes and foot baths, reducing friction, refreshing feet, and preventing tiredness blisters. Advertises 25c at dealers nationwide.
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Allen
Bread and butter on thinly spread sides
A dialogue fragment depicts a young man unsure which side his bread is on, and another character quips that any butter on his bread has been spread very thin. The exchange hints at responsibility and balance in choices.
Husband's Public Persona Masks Private Strife
A conversation reveals a husband behaves kindly in public but is rough at home. The wife counters with a claim that he never hugs her, highlighting a disconnect between social image and private life.
Farm to Table Association Ad Seeks Organizer
In good standing and with business ability to organize producers for direct selling to consumers, liberal compensation offered to the right person. Apply to Farm to Table Association Inc. 171 Madison Avenue New York.
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Farm To Table Association, Inc
Madison Avenue
New York
Adv
Suitor Reassures on Habits and Daughter’s Talents
A suitor proclaims no bad habits and denies smoking or drinking. He states his daughter has no such traits, noting she does not play or sing.
A Long Reach and A Toast to Rest Eyewear
A quirky quote contrasts a vase out of a baby's reach with a dad’s line about arms and lungs. The ad copy promotes Roman Eye Balsam as a nightly remedy to prevent tired eyes and eye strain for safer, clearer mornings.
Not for Conscription and a Scientist on Genius
A reader debate questions conscription with a remark about druggists relying on old fashioned remedies. A scientist is quoted asserting that genius is a form of epilepsy and that belief in genius varies, with a light admonition to cheer up if one feels lacking.
Teacher asks boys about Jefferson Davis reaction
A teacher questions students on Jefferson Davis and Tommy Burns finally replies that Davis “never did do nuthin to me,” after a long pause. The line highlights classroom tensions and evasive humor in a historical discussion.
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Jefferson Davis
Tommy Burns
Bermuda Exports 13 288 Celery Crates Last Year
Bermuda reported shipments of 13 288 crates of celery during the previous year. The data appears in a brief notice indicating the island's agricultural export activity and fruit/vegetable trade levels.
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Bermuda
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