A Timely Gift for a Birthday in the Trenches
Belle-Bob notes fierce smoke in the trenches as Beulah recalls a birthday plan. A gift is promised: a smoking jacket to send to him.
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Bob
Beulah
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
Shrewd Guesser and a Patriotic Exchange
Dialogues reveal a joke on pride and service. The doctor confirms the first diagnosis, and a streetcar passenger laments age and usefulness. A meek man advises silence as a way to serve the country, ending with the punch line.
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Scott
Morning After Resolutions Shape Founding Intent
The quote notes that good resolutions form most easily just before waking on the morning after the night before, implying mindset shifts happen in quiet reflection. It frames resolve as spontaneous clarity born from rest and consequence.
Preventing Erosion Of Farm Lands By Terracing Methods
The article outlines terrace types to curb surface water erosion on farms. It discusses horizontal beach and ridge terraces, bench terraces with horizontal or sloping benches, shoulder requirements, and spacing between terraces. It notes pros and cons, maintenance needs, and when each type is appropriate, including limits on slope and land suitability.
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Canada
Manitoba
Ochewan
Alberta
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
China
United States
Piedmont
Cultivation of Field Bean Planting Guidelines
Field beans should be sown in rows about 28 inches apart with a bean dropped every two inches to ensure a good stand and yield. Beans perform best in fertile open soils with good drainage and adequate plant nutrients for a high yield.
Canada War Boosts Immigration To Farms And Lands
The article notes United States and Canada uniting in the war effort and a surge in farm labor from Western Canada. It cites 6000+ workers secured before a deadline, US-Canada shifts in labor supply, and rising immigrant farm settlement, with W D Scott predicting a large 1917 influx. It covers immigration figures, routes via Emerson North Portal Coutts Kingsgate Vancouver, and Saskatchewan arrivals.
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Canada
United States
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Scott
Mr. Scott
Emerson
North Portal
Coutts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Winnipeg Yards
West
Cultivation Advice for Corn Crops
After the first cultivation in check rows, use the same cultivator to cross cultivate. This tears down ridges from the prior pass, kills weeds in the row, and leaves the land in good condition.
Plant Foods Potash and Nitrogen Aid Grain Growth
Potash forms starch in grain and strengthens stalks while promoting healthy growth. Nitrogen speeds stalk and leaf growth, extends the growing season, and gives plants a quick start. Phosphoric acid fills grain, boosts quality, and hastens maturity.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Promotes Relief
The antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes and sprinkled in the foot bath to ease swollen sore feet and remove corns. It claims rapid relief and markets as the greatest remedy for all foot-aches with street-level sales and a free offer.
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Allen
Olmanted
Adyv
Advice on Dynamiting a Stream Sparks Outrage
A Jersey editor recounts a reader asking how to dynamite a stream. The editor's reply suggests placing four sticks of dynamite around the neck, lighting the fuse, and running away to avoid harming snakes and reptiles.
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Jersey
Green's August Flower promotes family remedy reach
Green's August Flower has been a top family remedy for fifty one years addressing biliousness and stomach troubles. The ad claims it eases sick headache nervous digestion sour stomach and low mood with prices 25 and 75 cents.
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Lowell, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Quinn
Worthen St
One Advantage and a Wooden Leg Joke
A WWI veteran with a wooden leg explains that he can hold up his sock with a tin-tack. The tale ends with a quip about not letting others eat your honey and a humorous cue to blow one’s own horn with restraint.
Woman's Rifle Club Aims to Improve Woman's Aim in Life
A Lakewood New Jersey piece notes a woman's rifle club forming with a humorous quip about its purpose. The remark suggests the group seeks to sharpen women's skill and confidence through marksmanship rather than targeting spouses.
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Lakewood
N. J
A Wise Man Receives Flattery Yet Foolish Minds Lick Flattery
A concise observation notes that flattery suits a wise man and pleases a fool, attributed to W. N. U. Minneapolis as source No. 21-1917.
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Minneapolis
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