Wheat Growing Bulletins to Obtain From USDA
Information lists a series of Wheat Growing bulletins available by application to the Division of Publications, USDA Washington DC. Titles include The Culture of Wheat in the Eastern United States, Winter Wheat Varieties for the Eastern United States, Growing Hard Spring Wheat, Marquis Wheat, Shalin or Egyptian Wheat, Winter Wheat on the Great Plains, The Wheat Jointworm and Its Control, Eelworm Disease of Wheat and Its Control, Take All and Frag-Smet Two Wheat Diseases New to the United States.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States
Unite States
Great Plains
Ventilation for Safe Vegetable Storage in Cells and Basements
Guidance on ventilating storage rooms for vegetables using air ducts in windows made of wood metal or terra cotta. Details include dampers hinged doors and improvised panes to ensure cool air circulates from bottom, with darkened windows to protect from light and movable containers to ease cleaning and vermin control.
Marquis Wheat Gains Ground In Spring Wheat States
Marquis Wheat remains popular with strong shares in 1919 spring wheat crops. It accounted for 67.8 percent in the nation and reached 71.4 percent in Montana while Minnesota showed 47.5 percent and North Dakota 63.8 percent. The variety yields better than any except Durum which is rising in use.
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Marquis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Monitana
Sanitary Quarters Urged for Healthy Pigs
A call to hog raisers emphasizes clean quarters sanitary hog wallows fresh water and well lit ventilated housing to boost vitality and disease resistance among pigs.
House and Lot for Sale in Winchester Virginia
Public auction will sell on September 11 1920 at twelve o clock ten in front of the Winchester Court House. The property on the north side of Leicester Street between Annie Quiett Brooks land and an alley runs back sixty four feet to Annie Brooks Quiett land. Improved by a good frame dwelling. One third payment on day of sale two thirds via bonds one and two years after date at six percent interest. Trustee Shirley Carter. For information contact R Gray Williams Winchester Virginia. 8 6 4w
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Robert L. Brooks
Annie Quiett Brooks
Whder
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Leicester Street
Annie Brooks Quiett
Shirley Carter
R. Gray Williams
Order of Reference in Bush Estate Case Virginia
Extract from decree of July term 1920 in Winchester Virginia orders reference to a master commissioner to inquire and report on Kate B Bush estate real and personal property and to settle accounts of M M Lynch Executor. Commissioner A J Tavener will proceed Sept 10, 1920 at M M Synch office to execute the order. further execution day by day if needed.
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A. M. Lynch
Bush
Lewis BE
Barley
Winchester
Virginia
Kate B. Bush
M. M. Lynch
Commissioner's Office
B. Bush
Sepember
M. M Synch
A. J. Tavenner
Corporation Court of the
City of
Win__ chester
Lynch
Sale Postponed to Saturday September 11 1920
The auction, previously scheduled for an earlier date, has been rescheduled to Saturday September 11 1920. Details are not provided in the readable text.
Small Farm for Sale at Public Auction in Winchester
By authority of a deed of trust dated August 21 1912 and again 1917 Edward Jefferson and wife offer a 36 26 acre farm three miles east of Winchester Frederick County Virginia improved by dwelling, outbuildings, five acres of apples and orchards fifteen acres timber. One third cash day of sale, balance in two bonds two years after date at six percent interest secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. R Gray Williams Trustee. 14-4w.
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Frederick County
Edward Jefferson
Lavinia Jefferson
Kreein
Winchester
Virginia
Philip Shearer
Byrne
R. Gray Williams
Hat prank tale of a jesting Jimkins
A humor vignette follows Jimkins meeting a friend and recounting a joke about a girl who poured water into her fiancé hat. The remark lands as a quiet punch line noting the prank has not leaked out yet.
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Jimking
Jimkins
Self Control Passages on Temper and Driving
A dialog about Thompson's temper shows restraint when a family drive ends with a tire blowout. He reportedly waits for his wife to get the kids into the woods before cussing. The exchange highlights a humorous contrast between irritation and measured reaction.
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Thompson
Hold Up Tales at Crimson Gulch
A native recounts a nighttime robbery at Crimson Gulch where Piute Pete staged a hold up, stole two kings and drew three aces, leaving Kee as the victim. The exchange hints at ongoing danger in the frontier town and a gambler’s bravado.
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Crimson Gulch
Piute Pete
Lightning myth and a restless Indian spirit in verse
A fragmentary poem fragment contemplates lightning striking twice and a moving, rent free Indian figure seeking housing and a return to untamed life. The tone mixes myth with social critique, hinting at displacement and longing for uncivilized freedom.
Hard to Collect Money Cited by Responding Figure
A quoted exchange shows a respondent admitting difficulty in collecting money. When asked if they have tried and failed, the reply denies trying, asserting knowledge of the hardship because others attempted to collect funds from them. The dialogue highlights unresolved debt in a social setting.
Rotten critique leaves cast ignored in show
A sharp takedown mocks the production with lines about not mentioning a cast member who felt snubbed. The exchange hints at tension between performers and critics, suggesting a dismissed performance.
Surgeon needed from elsewhere for operation
Puzzle text records a question about why a surgeon from another place is sought for an operation. The reply era cites hospital trouble as purely local, with uncertainty about the plan.
A Disorderly Occasion Makes Voters Uneasy
A campaign speech by Senator Sorghum sparked a mixed reaction as supporters and opponents argued about its impact. The exchange shows a divided crowd and lingering questions about the candidate's effectiveness.
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Senator Sorghum
Drew the Line There and Bankruptcy for Love
A quarrel turns on loyalty and money as a wife pleads love while urging her husband to endure bankruptcy rather than part. He responds that he has already promised to face any trial for her.
Three new suits of clothes ex claimed his wife
A man and his wife exchange banter over new suits. She remarks on their preparation while he jokes about wearing fresh garments and avoiding old clothes repurposed with improvised buttons. The playful exchange highlights domestic humor.
Exclamatory Rheumatism Mystery From Scattered Dialect
Fragmentary text in dialect hints at illness and hospital treatment with misheard phrases. The readable portion notes a patient taken to a hospital and treated for an epidemic in a stylized exclamatory speech.
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Jemima
Affinities and contrasts echo in twin souls
Poetic reflection contrasts an optimistic smile with a nagging pessimist. The speaker notes happiness and twin souls in the old world, observing smiling faces and freckles as signs of character.
At the Circus A Poe Facing Puns on Tricks
A humorous exchange contrasts a Shetland pony and a Percheron with a pun on mite and mane. A quip about dental offices jokingly suggests calling them parlors to spare patients from feeling too bad, referencing drawing rooms in a playful tone.
Subtext and Evasion at the Theater Office
A terse exchange hints at gender confusion in a backstage scene. The manager dismisses a performer’s identity, labeling her as a regular male rather than a woman, revealing a tension between appearance and expectation.
Mrs Blair Recovers Mobility With Reese Formula R-11
Mrs E T Blair of Kitts Hill Ohio suffered severe rheumatism and could not move her hands or feet. After taking Reese Formula R-11 she regained ability to do housework and praised the remedy in a testimonial inviting others to inquire for information from The Reese Formula Company.
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E. T. Blair
Kitts Hill
Ohio
Pressway Department
Reese
Bank Ledger Fragments Show Cashier and Signatures
Fragmented banking notice lists assets and liabilities including deposits 1,569.95 and names cashier R. Hook and signatories D. Larrick G. Larrick. It outlines reserves due from various banks and types of deposits while preserving the era’s ledger style and signatures.
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H. Brittain, Inc
New York
N.Y
Pats
Mrs. Blair
Western Frederick Bank
Gore
Frederick
Cssceerress Seerree Aero - Ronds
Raga Ee
B. R. Hook
R. Hook
D. Larrick
Pp. Bean
G. Larrick
State of Virginia
County of
Jobn I. Sloat
John I. H.baker
County Coup House
Main St
Am L
S. Main’ St
Baker
Admr
Winchester Gas and Electric Light
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Winchester Gas and Electric Co
Ter Gas and Electric Light Co
Winchester Gas & Electric Ligs Py Jas
B. Russell
A. B. Wyndhaml
Domustiz
Gavin
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