Ferndale Cow Testing Assn Leads U S Dairy Efficiency
The Ferndale Cow-Testing Association in Humboldt County California is the nation’s largest with 106 members owning 2 to 150 cows. It tested 4 546 cows last year and reported 4 014 cows finishing with an average fat of 334 08 pounds per cow. The group notes high production from many herds and attributes gains to top sire use and careful breeder selection.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ferndale
Humboldt County
California
United States
Western Office
Dairy Division
Association
War Buddies to Renew Old Days at Legion Convention
A notable gathering of famous soldiers and statesmen will mark the third national American Legion convention in Kansas City from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Marshal Foch is guest of honor with Admiral Beatty and leaders like Pershing and Crowder also expected to attend. A parade featuring 40,000 veterans, aviators, a rodeo, and a 10,000 dollar aviation meet are planned. Street vendors, Salvation Army relief, and military police arrangements will manage crowds and food service.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
American Legion
Marshal Foch
Marshal Och
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Attila the Hun
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Sir David Beatty
Battle of Jutland
Beatty
Belgum
Baron Jacque
Armando Diaz
Italy
General Pershing
R. E. Coontz
Enoch H. Crowder
Mme
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Eegion
Legion
Hugh Strickland
Jim Harmon
Oklahoma
Lloyd Saunders
Mike Hastings
Eddie
Rickenbacker
Salvation Army
Salvation Free
W. A. Raupp
Missouri
Zoo Talk at the Buffalo Leader Park
A dialogue in a park zoo describes real buffaloes and statues of buffaloes. Animals mentioned include lions, hippos, camels with two humps, zebras, deer, swans, trumpeters, turtles, crocodiles, giraffes, and an Orang-Utan from Borneo.
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Mous
Mr. Hippo
Rocky Mountain
Borneo
Yeggs Loot Shaw Store for Cash and Clothing
A Tuesday night robbery at Shaw's Department Store caused a loss of a few hundred dollars. Investigators believe professional yeggs from out of town forced the front door, spent an hour inside, cracked the safe, and took currency from checks and silver. A suitcase with men’s suits, dresses, ivory, silk hose, and pins was left behind, suggesting an aborted getaway. No suspects or clues have been found.
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Shaw's
Kaw City Man Found After Six Months Absence
Henry Brown, 55, who vanished after a Galveston flood and years of disguise, was located near Kaw City by his sons Arthur of Wichita and Walter of South Dakota. The reunion follows a long search begun after Mrs. Martin in Newkirk revealed prior knowledge of his survival.
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Kaw City
Henry Brown
South Dakota
Galveston
Texas
Arthur
Wichita
Kans
Walter
Henry
Brown
Here
George Martin
Newkirk
Okla
Martin
Arthur Brown
Nine gas and light companies to be sold at Fort Smith sale
Nine gas and electric plants in Eastern Oklahoma and utilities in Western Arkansas will be sold at a receiver's sale in Fort Smith on November 18. The Commonwealth Public Service Co. faces a $1,081,733 judgment held by John J. Murphy of Chicago. Plants are in Sallisaw Vian Wagoner Chateau Pryor with networks extending to Ashdown De Queen and Hena. The Alma gas system and a major high transmission line serving Ozark Lamar Doning Paris Dyer Mulberry Altus and Alex add electricity to coal regions.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Commonwealth Public Service Company
John J. Murphy
Chicago
Sallisaw
Vian
Wagoner, Chateau
Pryor
Upton
Ashdown
Dequeen
Hena
Alma
Ozark
Lamar
Doning
Paris
Dyer
Mulberry
Altus
Alex
Missouri-Pacific
Clarksville
American Business After Egypt Trade Surges Then Faces Competition
Cairo observers note American businessmen in Egypt fight to preserve wartime gains as European competition resumes. An US Shipping Board agency and American Express branches boost ties, with the American Chamber of Commerce working to sustain market access amid renewed global rivalry.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
America
Europe
United States Shipping Board
American Express Company
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Japan
Alexandria
Leaders Aided in Arming Men Miners Charged
A. E. Hester testified before the Senate investigating committee that West Virginia miners unions aided the Logan county march by supplying arms. He said he handled 3000 to 4000 dollars in strike relief scrip for buying weapons and knew of an order with a Williamson hardware firm for 30 rifles weekly.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of the West
Virginia
A. E. Hester
Logan County
Senate
Hester
Williamson
West Virginia
Costly Wauhillau Grill Memories Stir Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on October 26 old residents recall the Wauhillau Grill once a $200000 three room dining complex with a private tunnel and tramway. Despite fame the venture failed, with repeated losses before closure. Paintings and furnishings from the hotel reportedly appear in homes and other states.
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Muskogee
Third and
Wall Streets
United States
Wall Street
Landlord Forbids Building Without Flag Display
Guthrie, Oct 26. The Ameri can flag must fly over a new building by Amos A. Ewing or tenants face eviction under lease terms. The former soldier lessee agreed. Veterans from three wars helped raise the iron pole. In the base rests a letter from President McKinley and campaign buttons of Wilson, Harrell, and Harding.
Salt of Great Importance in Dairy Cattle Care
Salt is essential for all animals and dairy cows need about an ounce daily. Provide only as much as she wants and avoid forcing intake. Offer rock salt in boxes in the yard for easy licking.
One Advantage of Dairying Over Steer Feeding
The article notes a key benefit of dairying: after a farmer feeds crops and sells produce, the dairy operation retains the equipment to continue producing milk, unlike steer feeding which requires purchasing new livestock and gear once the steer is sold.
Cows Freshening in Fall Boost Milk Output Next Year
Fall freshening cows will yield more milk annually than spring calves. Peak production occurs when milk prices and butterfat are high while labor costs are low. R. P. Price relocates to the old home near Lawrence to farm next year.
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R. P. Price
Lawrence
Ada Delegation to Legion Meet Listed for Kansas City
Clarence West released the Ada delegation roster for the American Legion convention in Kansas City starting Sunday October 30. He announced Ada’s ticket buyers for the special car departing Sunday afternoon and that Ada will receive a regalia set including an Indian war bonnet and badge. Those going may call on Mr. West to obtain theirs. additional signups expected before departure.
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Clarence West
Ada
American Legion
Kansas City
Mr. West
Walter Wray
Bailey Bobbitt
Paul Alderson
Grover Gaar
John Keltner
Jim Keltner
Bill Gay
Louis Keiler
B. B. Prime
Hugh Biles
Paul Swain
Bernard Howard
W. M. Emanuel
Bert Brown
A. M. Odom
Tal Crawford
Sam Scheinberg
Kenneth Frank
John McKeel
Charlie Bob
Cc L Dockery Recovering After Truck Accident
Cc L Dockery sustains a broken foot after being struck by a truck and is reported to be recovering rapidly and getting along nicely in the days following the incident.
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Cc. L. Dockery
Fire damages Jameson home and barn near Wetumka
Fire destroyed the Jameson residence and barn near Wetumka on Friday night. Investigators say the blaze is believed to be incendiary in origin.
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Wetumka
Jameson
Day of Hermit Nations Told by Woman Church Leader
Mrs. Daniel Stecker of Gary Indiana urged the Methodist Episcopal Woman's Home Missionary Society in Providence to mobilize young people for world service. She called for knowledge and clear thinking about world conditions, selfless devotion, and heroic effort under Christian leadership to improve communities and nations.
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Hermit’ Nations
Providence
R. I
America
Daniel Stecker
Gary
Ind
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
New England
Kings
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Earth
The
Washington
Kansas City
San Francisco
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Christian Church
Arizona
Wyoming
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Northwest
Fight Poverty at Kitchen Door New Motto of Charity
Muskogee in Oklahoma adopts kitchen door strategy to combat poverty. Mrs. Winnifred Brown of United Charities orders assistants to study each kitchen to teach economical food preparation and home sanitation. The program aims to reduce charity needs by improving household budgeting and hygiene.
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Muskogee
Winnifred Brown
United Charities of
Brown
Burmese Bazaars as Rich Rice Trade Hubs at Mandalay
The Burmese, earning from rice, are not as poor as many Oriental peoples and their bazaars function as eastern shopping emporiums. A Mandalay bazaar spans several acres.
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Mandalay
Fiasco Origin: From Flawed Glass to Bottle or Flask
The term fiasco meaning failure derives from Italian bottles or flasks. Venetian glassblowers would convert a flawed bulb into a simple fiasco, giving the word its shift from a vessel to a failed outcome.
Howells Retort in Venice Sparked Quick Witty Exchange
In Venice, a lanky American teased W. D. Howells about his weight. Howells retorted that if he followed the advice he would use his jokester as a rope.
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W. D. Howells
Venice
Howells
Flat iron used as improvised can opener
A hot flat-iron is described as an improvised can opener by placing it on the can cover and waiting a few minutes until the lid yields. The method is presented as a simple solution for opening cans.
Great Memorizer of 31000 Facts From Yorkshire Laborer
A Yorkshire laborer is celebrated for an astonishing mental archive of thirty one thousand general knowledge items. The feat highlights extraordinary memory capacity and wide-ranging recall.
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Yorkshire
England
Only One Right Action Message Echoes Spence Quote
A compact reflection on morality quotes Herbert Spencer noting that there is only one right action and no second kind, emphasizing decisive ethical guidance.
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Herbert Spencer
Laugh and the World Laughs with You Quote Note
A Boston Transcript quotation teased with a playful line about laughter and worry, reflecting a light cultural aside in periodical prose. The item mentions no people or events beyond the publication's use of the quote.
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Boston Transcript
Market for broom corn runs strong in Elk City district
A broom corn report to the U S Bureau of Markets shows brisk buying and selling since Oct 1 across the Elk City district including Leedy Texola Cheyenne and Strong. Activity centers at Erick Leedy and Strong with most shipments scattered and farmers planting less but better cared for crops. Prices run 75 to 85 dollars per ton with exceptional lots at Erick fetching 120 dollars.
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Associated Press
Elk City
U. S
Erick
Leely
Strong
Alguire
Eriek
Girl "Bo" Mends Journey By Riding Freight To See Sister
Juanita Logan a 16 year old from Monett Missouri took a shirt and overalls from a clothesline in Af ton Oklahoma to fund a trip to Ponca City Oklahoma to see her sister. She rode freight to Dawson then Tulsa where Salvation Army helped her finish the journey. She says she would never do it again preferring the farm to city life.
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Tulsa
Juanita Logan
Monett
Ponca City
Okla
Afton
Dawson
Salvation Army
Juanita
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Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
Ing
Rocky Mountain Sheep
Monkey House
Yeggs
Shaw
Kaw
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