Obstacles Met by Agents in Extension Work
The United States Department of Agriculture notes three farming outreach examples where county agents and demonstrators overcome prejudice and ignorance. A Maryland farmer shifts from book farming after seed testing proves superior. a Texas woman demonstrator wins acceptance by cooking biscuits with new methods. in the South, crop rotation and sanitation win local adoption. The piece credits patience and tact in converting opposition to enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Texas
Up Club
Bey
Chances in Game of Life
A reflective piece compares life to a card game, noting that luck favors some and losses fall to others. It argues perseverance and practice yield winners, while lack of these traits leads to defeat, with critics blaming injustice but acknowledging that all play and most end as losers before the final inevitable death.
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Rome
Grim Reaper
John A. Sleicher
Lesile
Live Stock Notes on Feeding Breeding Sheep and Pigs
When barley is fed to live stock the grain should be crushed. Quality outweighs price in selecting breeding stock. With current prices there is no cheaper grain feed for breeding ewes. Pigs benefit from barley and oats plus high protein like ground soy beans or tankage meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
How Ancient Bookkeeping Shaped Commerce Through Time
A concise history tracing 4000 years of accountancy from early ledgers to the Venetian double entry system of the fifth century. It notes the role of systematic books in state and merchant finance, and argues bookkeeping is essential for workers, farmers, and households as well as merchants.
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T Wat
Venice
Europe
Relic of Old Rome Unearthed Near Bratton Wiltshire
Plows in a field near Bratton Westbury Wiltshire uncover a lead coffin cover from Roman occupation times. B H L Carrington curator of Wiltshire Archaeological Museum confirms the coffin dates to Roman Britain. The coffin measures 6 ft 8 in long with varying width and depth, once had a wooden outer shell now vanished along with most bones.
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Bratton
Westbury
Wiltshire
Eng
B. H L. Carrington
Wilts
Tempering China Through Slow Heating
A Chinese merchant explains how to temper fine china to prevent cracks. Submerge the delicate pieces in cold water then slowly bring to a boil, keeping them in the water as it cools to prevent sudden thermal expansion. The method avoids repeated treatments.
Unnecessary Luggage in a Scottish Emigration Tale
A Scottish emigrant writes to his wife in America to sell most goods and sail out. While packing, a neighbor discovers the husband’s watch. She seizes it but refuses, noting the time difference with California makes the watch useless abroad.
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America
Sandy
Janet
California
Class History of 1919 in High School Farewell
Five seniors led by Grace Spacht and Marie Rathburn recount twelve years from first school days through high school to graduation. They recall teachers, pranks, plays, banquets, a senior picnic in Crawford, and the death of sponsor Mr Stockdale with gratitude to instructors.
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Marie Rathburn
Grace Spacht
Arthur Groves
Sam Graham
Wade Grassman
Miss Frasier
Mies Fragier
Claus
Omy
Mr. Stockdale
Walter Williams
Sophmores
Thelma Westley
Jack
Jill
Wade
Frances
Lena Jamison
Warren Jotspeich
Edward Curtis
Beatrice
Lena
Esther
Bevington
Lois Wildy
Fawntine Johnson
Genevieve Wiltsey
Ora Dotson
Mary Smith
Layland States
Eulah
Harper
Alliance Cafe
Crawford
Senior Class Night Reflections Close High School Era
Instructors, friends, and classmates recall four years of growth as seniors mark the last day of their high school journey. The scene reflects on uncertain beginnings and the transition to graduation, celebrating the progress and plans for the future.
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Clarissa Soth
Nebraska at Hall of States backs troops with home signal
Nebraska voices from North Platte and Omaha push to send soldiers home quickly for work as the Hall of States in New York coordinates reception. Private John Hofer of Falls City appeals for word from home after losing a leg, prompting Mrs. Effie Leese Scott to relay messages and rally Nebraskans.
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New York City
Nebraska
North Platte
Chamber of Commerce
New York
John Hofer
Falls City
355Th Infantry
Verdun
Debarkation Hospital No. 5
Hall of States
Scott
Society of Daughters of Nebraska
J. A. Andrews
J. Ferguson
Emory Buckner
Bert Whedon
James H. MclIntosh
Norris Use
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Lamba
China
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
Maine
Washington
State
Armour and Company
Armour Organization
War Department
Army
Navy
The
Food Administration
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