Gardening Competitions Promote Community Interest and Sharing
A Department of Agriculture circular explains how to host fair garden shows. It covers organizing groups, setting scope, classifying entries, judging criteria, labeling, staging, and early prize planning to boost neighbor participation and strengthen community spirit.
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Department of Agriculture
Plans to Combat Japanese Beetle In 1920
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and New Jersey outline plans for beetle control including soil poisoning with sodium cyanide, net sweeps, and vegetation bands. Quarantine will be enforced with product inspections and movement unlikely to be heavily disrupted. Parasitic introductions from Japan and field operations aim to measure feasibility for large scale suppression.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Je Department of Agriculture
Riverton
Japan
Bureau of Entomology
Protect Trees From Swine Hurt by Free Hog Rubbings
Very young trees suffer hog damage unless protected with rubbing posts and hogs kept free from vermin. A good hog collar is a great help to this cane.
Market Stations Of Value In The Bureau Of Markets
Market stations maintained by the bureau of markets in several leading cities act as branches extending from the central office in Washington. They circulate vital news by wire and mail, gathering raw materials to produce market reports reviews and press articles for public benefit. Market station men work from market activity dawn to dusk, typically possessing technical training in production or marketing.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Timothy Is Low in Protein and Least Useful Feed
Timothy hay grows widely in the United States but is weak for feeding, especially for dairy cattle, due to low protein and poor yield compared with clover and alfalfa. It is not very palatable to most stock, may constipate horses, yields less, and can hinder soil fertility rather than improve it.
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United States
Save Old Farm Machinery
Save old farm machinery by taking it apart to salvage reusable braces gear wheels bolts and nuts. Store usable pieces in the shed or workshop rather than letting them rust away, as they can be used on future machines.
Not Likely
Sympathetic narrator recalls a tense moment as a courtroom scene unfolds with a boastful reply from Bearcat Johnson of Rumpus Ridge denying any fight. The exchange hints at underlying conflict and bravado amid a local dispute reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Young Bearcat Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Trio Ad Promises Clear Complexion
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for daily use with Ointment when needed, claiming clearer complexion and scalp, softer hands, and whiteness. It also highlights the Outlcura Talcum as part of the trio to enhance beauty results.
His Strange Way Mr Gloom Slurs Alderman Candidate
A fragment from the Kangas City Star features a backhanded exchange between a candidate nicknamed Mr Gloom and the opposing alderman hopeful. The dialogue mocks public notice habits and calls out perceived foolishness.
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Mr. Gloom
J. Puller Gloom
Kangas City
Acid Stomach Remedies Move Health Forward
An advertisement style item notes acid stomach harms the body and promises a remedy Eaton ic to remove the cause and relieve bloating indigestion and sour stomach. It claims relief for over half a million sufferers and offers refunds if not satisfied. An anecdote about Nancy and a doll appears in a separate section of the page.
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Beily
Freckle cream promises cure with money back offer
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength as a cure for freckles claiming rapid fading of freckles and complete clearing of skin, with a money back guarantee if it fails. The text also includes a comic dialogue about marriage and a remark on authors as quirky beings.
No Let-Up In Its ver tune Rheumatism Cure Claim
Advertisement touts S. S. S. as a guaranteed blood purifier that purports to remove the cause of rheumatism by cleansing the blood. It dismisses liniments and focal applications as ineffective and urges readers to obtain S. S. S. at drug stores and seek medical direction at a Atlanta address.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Age Rapidly and the Antique Joke
A fragmentary piece contrasts aging and antiques with a dealer's quip about a mark proving a piece was made twenty years ago. It comments on rapid modern aging and studies of matchmaking through a family tale. A boy named Karl recalls grandpa's youth stories while a small mishap in the barn bruises his cheek, prompting a quick, witty response from Hart.
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Karl
Hart
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