Culture of Soy Bean in Cotton States
The soy bean, a legume introduced from Asia, can be grown across humid and semi humid South regions and the cotton belt, offering cotton farmers a crop to offset boll weevil damage while supplying cottonseed oil mills with a valuable additional product. The piece covers economic importance, industry development, regional yields, prices, oil content, and breeding prospects for higher oil content.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Asia
United States
South
Europe
North Carolina
Pacific Coast
Manchuria
Central
Middle Atlantic States
Cotton Belt
Mississippi
Ohio
Handy bag filling contrivance from a granary
A writer in an exchange suggests keeping a bag filling device at all times. The author had a blacksmith fashion a simple contrivance using a tin pan bottom mounted on an iron rod with hooks around the edge. Grain is hung on the hooks and shoveled in from the top.
Jewelry firm’s Alberta venture yields hefty wheat profit
S and Joseph and Sons of Des Moines and Tow a invest spare funds by farming near Champion Alberta with 240 acres. They report 910 crops totaling 10600 bushels at Champion with No 1 Northern wheat valued around 1.55 per bushel, yielding about 8101.70 per acre gross. Other notes cover Milo Iown bid lands and farm costs with net profits of 2472.07 after expenses.
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S& Joseph & Sons
Des Moines
Towa
Champion
Alberta
Hewitt
Albert
Canada
C. A. Weight
Milo
Iown
Charlton
Wright
Cascarets Ad Claims Fast Liver Cleanse and Relief
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a headache and biliousness remedy. It promises relief from sour stomach, coated tongue, foul breath, and constipation by cleansing the stomach, reducing bile, and expelling waste overnight for a 10 cent box. It adds a brief mock dialogue about sugar and laziness.
Good Ventilation for Barn
Ventilation is essential in barns as in houses. Do not build a barn without a top ventilation to supply fresh air. Without an outlet for warm foul air the air under the roof becomes bad. top vents allow cool clean air to enter.
Standard machine is best for farm equipment purchases
A promotional note urges buyers to prefer standard machines with reliable firms backing them. It argues that such purchases provide protection against faults and easier access to replacement parts as repairs arise over time, making the buyer grateful for the enduring support.
Cuticura Kills Dandruff Quickly and Free Sample Offer
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and irritated scalp followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo. It claims rapid hair restoration once dandruff disappears and offers free samples by mail with a booklet, addressing requests to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. The pitch includes a quip about overwork and boss diagnoses.
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Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Chestnut Soup Recipes and Desserts From Old Kitchen
A collection of historical soup recipes and chestnut dishes including Cream of Potato Soup, Bisque of Turnip, Mock Oyster Soup, Vegetable Soup, and Chestnut preparations. Instructions cover ingredients, steps, and clever pairings with chestnuts for appetizers, entrées, and accompaniments.
Choice Recipes from a Vintage Kitchen Card
A collection of old fashioned recipes including Mint Glazed Carrots Rice Omelet Alberta Apples Nougatine Cake Banana Tapioca and a closing religious verse fragment. The instructions detail carrot prep mint glaze sugar butter and mint, rice omelet method, apple filling with prunes pecans and whipped cream, nougatine frosting, banana tapioca steps, and a final poetic line.
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Alberta
Things for Little People Healthful baked fruit and porridge ideas
A recipe style note lists accessible dishes for children including baked bananas with lemon juice and crumbs, glazed sweet potatoes with a sugar syrup, baked apples stuffed with raisins and treats, soft custards baked in cups, and oatmeal served with top milk. An egg lemonade is also described.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad and Humorous Snippets
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder cure with claims of quick relief and proofs from users. The piece blends medicine hype with short, dated quips about gambling heart talk and military airplane jokes. It reflects era advertising tone and fragmented humor.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
A Delicious Dinner And A Silly Bridegroom Tale
A recipe for a Skinners Macaroni dish appears alongside a humorous bridesmaid tale from the Ladies' Hare Journal. The cook is described as untidy and insolent, prompting a whispered warning not to hire her. A punny exchange questions why the best man is named so, ending with a lighthearted doubt from Judge.
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Ladies’ Hare Journal
Jones
Meek
Castoria Advertisement Excerpt and Quote
An old medical ad urges mothers to check each Castoria bottle for the signature of a remedy said to be in use for over 30 years. The excerpt also shares a quip about hardships and a Louisville Courier-Journal quote, noting a Carnegie library and no automobile.
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Jon
England
Croxdon
Trier
Robert Brain
Fletcher
Carnegie Library
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dandruff Cure Promise Sparks Hair Revival Ad
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims the product will restore luster and stimulate new growth within weeks, with a bold note about an automobile factory planned in Cork, Ireland.
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Knowlton
Pape's Diapepsin Relief For Stomach Distress Quickly
Digestive aid promises fast relief from indigestion gas and sour stomach. Claims almost instant improvement within five to ten minutes. Advertises fifty cent cases at stores and pushes benefits of a stronger regulated stomach and ability to enjoy favorite foods. Also includes unrelated ad copy about knives and electric globes.
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Pape
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Cuticura
Dandruff
Offenne
Hannah More
Choice
Nere, Mer Wert
Nature
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Isoner
Willis
Gillis
Advy
Alec
Cork
Ireland
Farmer
Mira Aly
Aeg
Schwartz A Corti, Dames, Cole, ‘Wmrra En Conte
Denver
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