Garden of Eden Cement Creatures Draw City Crowds
P Dinsmoor of Lucas Kansas built a cement Garden of Eden with 125 figures in front of his log house. Adam and Eve stand eight feet high with a serpent and devil among trees, a winking all seeing eye on a high pole, and jokes whispered to visitors as crowds gather after dark. He says work became play and his land grew valuable after turning to farming.
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Adam and
Eve
Cain and
Abel
the Devil
Garden of Eden
Mr. Dinsmoor
Kansas
Cabin
Dinsmoor
Adam
Dinnsmoor
Cain
Calin
Din
Fisherman in Court Quips About Net Income
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item a witness refuses to reveal gross income claiming all is net as he explains he is a fisherman. The judge presses for an answer while the lawyers remain unsettled in the case.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Worth Knowing Highlights From World And Industry
Peru's 1914 foreign trade reached 66 million dollars while Alaska's 1915 mining output was valued at 32 million. India's coal output surpasses 13 000 tons annually as electrical machinery is introduced in its mines. A British inventor patents a shaving soap in wooden bowls that are discarded when empty. Bulgarian rose gardens cover 18 000 acres yielding 40 million pounds of rose flowers. A Los Angeles granite shop uses compressed air to power a monument lettering process via an auto connected air reservoir. A submarine cable transmits current from Sweden to Denmark between Helsingborg and Ringora.
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Peru
Alaska
India
Los Angeles
Sweden
Denmark
Helsingborg
Riginora
Anita Dle
Keep Garden Busy Land Not Plowed Last Fall
USDA garden experts urge year round work and a two to three crop system on small plots. For 25 by 70 feet a family can grow enough vegetables. half acre with rotation can yield about 100 dollars yearly. Use well rotted barnyard manure plus phosphate and potash as needed, and consider wood ashes for soil improvement and starter nitrate.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Look and Feel Clean Inside Bath Morning Cure
An advertisement advises starting each day with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal flushing enhances appetite and overall health, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate as a cheap remedy. A closing quip notes that many think themselves brilliant yet are not bright.
Man defends Canada after critical letter to Spokesman Review
Letter from 8 L Wallace of Spokane rebutts claims about Alberta settlers and Canada. He recounts five years in Saskatchewan, describes government aid, land yields, and farm rents, praising Canada’s support and land quality while noting a misinformed critic. The piece ends with Wallace’s address and a brief, odd closing line from the advertisement.
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Canada
Alberta
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
9. L. Wallace
Crestline
Chamber of Commerce
Saskatchewan
Wallace
Creatline
Seedbed Prep for Oats Highlights Disking Over Plowing
Seedbed preparation for oats favors disk harrowing over spring plowing, especially on land last cultivated. Early seeding is advised, with two diskings and one harrow to create 2 to 3 inches of loose surface soil and firm subsoil. Disking saves time and cost while producing good sowing conditions.
Dairying Advice: Start Small and Grow with Experience
The article warns against buying an entire dairy herd to start large scale dairying. It favors gradually expanding by buying a few cows, selecting and culling as experience dictates. It emphasizes a slow but safe entry to ensure buying only good milch cows and eliminating the poorest animals.
Doubling Value of Manure Suggested by Ohio Experiment Station
A suggestion from the Ohio experiment station proposes treating barnyard manure with acid phosphate to double its value as fertilizer. Manure supplies nutrients but older farm lands lack phosphorus, making the extra step potentially worthwhile for increased soil fertility.
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Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
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Lucas, Kan
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Iprest
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