New Chemical Kills Bed Bugs P D Q Discovery
An antique ad style report describes a new chemical called P. D. Q by Dr. Price claimed to kill bed bugs fleas and their eggs in infested houses. The product is said to make a quart of strong killer and outpace older dangerous formulas with a patent spout in car dispensers and is available via Owl Chemical Works Terre Haute Indiana. The piece includes unrelated editorial and a reminiscence about mosquitoes and a hearing restoring ear drum invention by A O Leonard in New York.
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Dr. Price
P. D. Q. Conta
Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Indiana
A. O. Leonard
New York City
Leonard
Luite
Fifth Avenue
Probably Did That. Census and civic participation query
A fragment shows a speaker dismissing voting and public affairs while posing a question about whether consent is required to be counted in the census. The wording suggests skepticism about civic involvement and rights in demographic enumeration.
Caterpillar the Cabbage Enemys Destructive Worm
The imported cabbage worm, a threat to cabbage crops, is well known to farmers in the United States and Europe. It damages young plants, contaminates heads with dark excrement, and can reach the inner leaves or heart, making cabbage unfit for sale. Careful inspection and removing damaged leaves are advised to prevent market losses and ensure safe preparation.
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Europe
Alfalfa Now Largest Acreage Among Legumes for Hay
Census data from the Bureau of Crop Estimates shows alfalfa occupying 21.1 percent of tame hay land in 1919, outranking timothy and clover mixes, with leguminous plants like alfalfa and clover composing 61.2 percent of the area. The shift marks more than half of tame hay acreage devoted to nutritive and soil improving crops.
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Bureau of Crop Estimautes
Controlling Canada Thistles in Field Crops
Practical weed control advice outlines cutting thistles with hoes or spades in summer, and using tar or building paper to cover patches. For larger fields, plant an early maturing crop like clover, winter rye, or barley, then plow deeply after harvest and keep the soil dished to starve roots. Continue cultivation into the next season until corn planting time to remove survivors.
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Iim Scadon
Estimated U S Bean Crop In 1919 And Planting Outlook
The 1919 U S bean crop reached about 12,000,000 bushels, about three-fifths of 1918 and 1917 levels but near the 1914 to 1920 average of 12,000,000 to 13,900,000 bushels. With about 800,000 acres planted and yields equal to the five year average, output could reach 8,250,000 bushels.
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United States
Delicious Christmas Salad Endive Preparation
Endive proves hardy for winter use and can be stored as a smart freeze. With careful covering the family can enjoy a precious salad for Christmas or later. The process tenderizes the plant and removes bitterness, improving flavor.
Advantage of catch crops for late corn planting
The text advises using catch crops as a late alternative to maize. Sudan grass, sorgum, and millet are named, with sorglem (sorghum) noted for highest yield, while Sudan grass yields hay of equal quality but stores better in stacks or barns.
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Sudan
Proper Storage of Onions in Dry Ventilated Warehouses
Proper storage of onions requires sanitary measures. Sort diseased bulbs at harvest and protect from rain. Cure thoroughly and store in a dry, well ventilated warehouse at 82 to 35 degrees F.
Excellent crops for hogs improve pasture feed quality
Alfalfa and clover provide rich protein in farm feeds and are valuable for hog pastures. They supplement corn-fed animals and offer better forage options. Another good hog pasture plant is maybe rape, though it is not used as much as it should be.
Good Kind of Advertising for the Progressive Farmer
A well worded letterhead serves as effective advertising for farmers. It prioritizes the farm name as the headline feature, the chief product next, and the farmer’s name third in importance.
Keep All Gardens Working Tepal Gardeners Plan Fall Crop
Tepal gardeners vow to continue producing spring and summer vegetables and add a fall supply. They aim to keep soil productive and prevent land from dying, reducing the need to buy late season produce.
Downy Woodpeckers Defend Tongue Against Gossip
In a parable style piece, Mr and Mrs Downy Woodpecker rebuke gossip about their species. They discuss how humans misjudge them for taps on trees and emphasize their distinct tongues, sharing a scene where they host bird visitors, sing, and drum to show their harmless nature. The tale ends with a folk song and a quip about snakes.
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Atuay
White House
Mr. Downy
Mrs. Downy
Perfect Health Through Blood Purification Claim
A period advertisement touts Swift’s vegetable blood medicine 5.8.3 as purifying the blood to ward off disease. It urges readers to visit a drug store for a bottle and to write for medical advice at Swift Specific Co. 112 Swift Laboratory Ate Imata Ga.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Ate Imata
Easily Answered. Chemistry Professor Noame three larticles
Student Two cults and a collar.
Women Readers Urged to Try Swamp Root Remedy
Thousands of women with kidney or bladder trouble are urged to consider Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy. The ad notes kidney health affects other organs and offers sample bottles by mail for ten cents, with larger sizes available at drug stores.
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Bright
Doat
Pike
Iowa
James McCalley
Miller
Jefferson Bt
Corning
Enya
Down
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Kilmer
The Flapper. Mother and Daughter Dialogue in Silly Style
A brief exchange shows a mother urging proper dress while the daughter resists. The quip highlights social tension over appearance in a small scene. Both characters, a mother and daughter named Marie, reflect youth versus tradition without explicit setting.
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Marie
Daughter
Hot Weather Advice for Stomach from Entonic Ad
Hot weather upsets the stomach and Entonic tablets are urged for safe use before and after meals. The product claims to reduce excess acids and poisons in the stomach and bowels, improve appetite, and relieve feverish or thirsty sensations during hot days. Ad emphasizes Entonic as a candy like remedy for stomach and bodily troubles from overeating and cold drinks.
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Chicago
Not Human Left Here in War Yet
The American Legion Weely recalls a wartime scene between an American and Algerian ally highlighting vast cultural and linguistic gaps. A Georgia youth tries to bridge understanding with ivory cubes, only to be met with blank, dehumanizing indifference from the Algerian soldier.
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Brest
Georgia
San
The
American Legion
Supposing a AIX hour diy to keep everyone happy
A mn proposes a plan to give an AIX hour diy and asks if it would content the recipient. The reply asserts a minimum six hours' work daily and suggests that the chronological system may need revision to accommodate 25 or wilnates true hours.
Cold Water Thaws Mine Pipes Faster, Say Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports a paradox where cold surface water melts frozen ground more effectively than steam or hot water. Cold water’s heat units are absorbed gradually as the ground conducts heat, allowing slow but thorough thawing. In a test, a pipe in a dry hole with 20 quarts of water at near freezing melted an 8-foot cylinder of ground in three hours when the ground was 28 degrees below zero.
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Chams
Fractions Frustrate Rigid Army Arithmetic Lesson
An American Texan weekly recounts a chaotic arithmetic class where a raw youth struggles with fractions. The instructor urges progress with blunt prompts as cadets throng the classroom, revealing gaps in basic knowledge amid wartime schooling.
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Wiliau
Anverlean Taexlan Weekly
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