Control of the boll weevil relies on thorough farming
Extension agronomist Jas L Carberry says no single measure controls the boll weevil. Emphasizing seed quality, liberal planting, high grade fertilizer, thorough seed-bed prep, rapid cultivation, judicious use of poison where warranted, and destruction of hibernating sites. Early stalk destruction cuts food supply and drives weevils into winter fasting. Leaving stalks or unpicked cotton boosts survival. Farmers should destroy stalks early to protect cotton yields.
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Jas. L. Carberry
Extension Agronomist
Carberry
Puzzle craze grows as six-letter jig gains fame
The jig-saw puzzle in six letters widens its appeal proving the jig is not up. Installment payments are common for puzzles in southeast Africa and are also used in the United States.
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Southeast
Africa
The
United
What Happened to the Outer Service Office?
Fragmentary OCR reads Americas Steam Laundry on South Jackson Street and mentions Corre Howat Wooltten Train or Trade office location in an unclear reference. No clear events, people, or dates emerge.
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Americas Steam Laundry
Jackson Street
Crossword Puzzle Dictionary Fragment Reveals Clues
A readable crossword fragment lists horizontal and vertical clues with terms like bootleg strongholds receptacles for valuables and notes on pronouns, verbs, and animal terms. Several entries reference literature characters, metals, birds, and body parts, all jumbled in a partial puzzle page.
Skipper Gilbert to push reparations showdown in London
Berlin reports Seymour Park Gilbert, American skipper of the Dawes plan, will travel to London to press a showdown over reparations payments outside Dawes channels and to establish himself as the de facto boss of rehabilitating Europe. He plans to then address Paris and seek full backing from the victorious Allies to lead the effort.
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Berlin
Semour Parker Gilbert
Dawes
London
Gilbert
Paris
Three Spanish Rebels Sentenced to Death
Three men arrested at Vera Navarre while crossing into Spain in November to overthrow the directorate were sentenced to death by the supreme war council. The condemned are Pablo Martan Sanchez Enrique and Gilesian Santillan. Jose Vasquez was acquitted.
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Madrid
Vera
Navarre
Spain
Supreme War Council
Pablo Martan
Sanchez Enrique
Gilesian Santillan
Jose ‘Vasquez
Potato Crop Short In England Reduces Food For Boarders
The potato crop was short in England this year leaving boarders with little to eat except salmon as a scarce staple.
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England
Boardiers
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