Be World Ackley's Progress and Community Pride Exposed
Ackley's weekly Be World touts its waterworks electric lights and strong schools including Sacred Heart Academy. It highlights four creameries four elevators and shops with a thrifty population over two thousand and calls Ackley one of Iowa's wealthiest towns while promoting World newspaper services and free obituary notices.
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Be World
Ackley
Hardin County
Sacred Heart Academy
Ackie
Towa
Worco
Testing Dairy Herds For Profit At Creameries
Directors of state experiment stations urge monthly milk yield and fat tests to separate unprofitable cows. Weigh each cow's milk for a day, apply the Babcock test, and compare data with feed costs and cream prices to determine profitability. Implementing this at creameries should boost butter output and overall business.
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Ahand
Patriotism and Forestry Readiness for Tree Planting
The article urges patriotism through forest care, advising readers to plant woodlots with catalpa, brick locust, soft maple, larch, and cottonwood, with returns varying by species. It notes evergreen hedges of pine spruce or fir begin serving the purpose in about a dozen years and calls on broader action beyond the farm.
Forest Policy and Congressmen Urged to Back Strong Action
A rallying call urges letters to district congressmen to back a robust forest policy. It argues lumber barons and timber thieves will resist, but national leaders must secure broad congressional support and hear district voices to protect forest lands from exploitation.
Extractors Needed for Farmers Institute Directors
The piece argues for a capable director at farmers institutes to guide discussions with targeted questions. It notes many experienced speakers or attendees lack public speaking skill, yet can share practical knowledge when prompted. Success hinges on the executive committee shaping sessions to maximize useful contributions.
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Jt Fa
Singing kettles and a torpedo tale from the night
A survey of quaint Japanese singing iron tea kettles and a dramatic treatment of torpedoes. The piece contrasts homely domestic sound with deadly war devices, describing how steam plays a musical role in kettles and detailing torpedo automation, guidance, and the ominous force behind naval warfare.
Kansas City Fish Pond Idea Proposed for Local Park
A Kansas City resident urges the park board to reclaim a four block ravine in the Fifteenth Street grove at Benton Boulevard, fill it with water, stock it with game fish, and allow public fishing after a year. The plan targets women and children seeking a half day national sport without long train trips, noting need for deep water and shade.
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Kansas City
East
Kansas City Star
Kansan Iftyan
Blue River
Swope Park
Jland
Independence
Park Board
Fifteenth Street
Benton Boulevard
Too Big for President Morgan Refused Job and Dog Show Doorkeeper
In New York at Madison Square Garden the doorkeeper met J Pierpont Morgan introducing his young niece a scene that amused bystanders. Morgan admitted sadness over his absence from the dog show while a spectator remarked the financier is too big to run for president and would not take the post.
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BP. Morgan
New York
Madison Square Garden
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Junior Aero Club to Teach Balloon Flying Nationwide
A New York movement plans a national Junior Aero Club of the United States for youths under twenty one. Allis HB L Todd leads the effort, proposing honorary, active built, and active non built membership. Branches may form in major cities with officers drawn from balloon makers. Meanwhile Galax Leaves industry in Mount Airy to pay women and children up to $3,000 this winter for gathering leaves used by florists, with typical daily earnings of $1 to $1.50.
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New York
United States
Junior
Aero Club
Allis HB. L. Todd
G. A. Holder
Round Peak
Mount Airy
Canadian's Odd Misfortune in Mexico Timber Visit
Edward Spendlove of St. John New Brunswick went to Mexico to inspect timber land for possible investment. A peculiar tree resin tree sap sprayed into his eyes when he struck the timber with an ax, blinding him and necessitating return home for treatment.
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Edward Spendlove
St. John
N. B
Mexico
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J. A. Muller
Lusch
S.y. Aggert, Caehier
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