Million dollar life policies signal rise of massive coverage
The Field family news highlights a 2,000,000 policy for Mrs Evelyn Marshall Field II, benefits to Captain Field, and the growing trend of multi million dollar life coverage. The piece cites insurers and brokers, noting many policies exceed 1,000,000 across prominent Americans and the shift toward large estate tax planning and business protection.
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Field
Marshall Field II
United States
Captain Field
Chicago
New York
Harper Moulton
Paul M. Hurd
One Hundred and Twenty-second Field Artillery
Fields
Mollie Nether Newbury
America
S. S. Kresge
Detroit
Wallace Scott
Jesse Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Evelyn Marshall
Wild Flowers of Marshes and Orchids Noted
A Nature Magazine feature highlights two native orchids, the rose pogenia and the arethusa, found in fresh water marshes and northern bogs. The rose pogenia blooms in late June and July with a rose pink bloom and delicate perfume while the arethusa bears a single pink flower with violet like scent.
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Nature Magazine of
Washington
John Witherspoon Statue Marking a Founding Clergyman
John Witherspoon was the only clergyman signer of the Declaration of Independence. His statue stands at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Eighteenth Street in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Witherspoon
Connecticut Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Washington
Great Books Written in Prison by John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress likely began in jail with Bunyan’s other works such as Grace Abounding Holy City and Resurrection of the Dead composed during a 12 year confinement. Bunyan and his name were omitted in the general pardon for prisoners of that persuasion.
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Bunyan
Quality Timothy Hay From USDA Urges Early Cutting
The United States Department of Agriculture advises cutting timothy hay early to maximize color, digestible nutrients, palatability, and market grade. Weather and careful curing affect color and quality. damaged hay should be separated to avoid lowering prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Good Grain Mix to Feed Growing Calves
A practical guide to starting calves on grain with small feedings, using ground corn and oats with linseed meal, plus hay. It covers when to start, how to present grain, transitioning to whole grains, and a recommended mix of 500 lb ground corn 300 lb oats and 100 lb linseed meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Fohrman
University Farm
St. Paul
Recognition of Pure Bred Females in Livestock Improvement
The Better Stock campaign emphasizes pure bred dams as key to preserving sire value and bloodlines. Agriculture Department data show rising pure bred female shares across hogs cattle horses and poultry, with hogs 62.8 percent cows 85.9 percent and poultry nearly 70 percent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Chase Sour Cherry Most Satisfactory at Geneva
Geneva station fruit specialists recommend planting the Chase sour cherry in place of Morello. They note Chase is larger, healthier, less drooping, with bigger leaves and a deeper cavity, ripening earlier and milder in flavor than Morello.
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Geneva
Riga
Monroe County
New York
North America
Clover or Grass Sod Boosts Potato Yields on Clay Soils
M. J. Thompson reports seven years of potato trials showing clover or grass sod as the cheapest and most crucial factor for production on heavy clay soil. Pasturing the prior year raised yields. plowing under hay boosted yield, while harvesting hay reduced it. Early planting matters. potatoes sown May 20 yielded far more than June or July plantings, with later crops also lower in quality.
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M. J. Thompson
Northeast
Minnesota Experiment Station
Mr. Thompson
Farmers Attend 1022 Extension Meetings in Big Education Push
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show 88 500 farmers attended meetings on farms led by extension agents in 1022. More than 470 000 attended extension schools to learn new methods. The annual total of farmers at extension meetings is estimated over 14 million.
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New York
Frank W. Woolworth
New York State
James Stillman
United States Department of Agriculture
Straining Cloths Require Clean Sterilization After Use
Straining cloths for milk should be changed when soiled and thoroughly washed and sterilized after each use. Efficient sterilization is achieved by boiling or exposing to steam for at least five minutes.
Wise remark in library chat about last chapter fortunes
Two old cronies in a club library discuss a novel. One finishes the book and asks if it was good. The other lights a cigar, reflects, and says the hero’s million in the last chapter is nice but not helpful when they reach it.
Breakfast at the club prompts chef for a week plan
A club meeting shows dissatisfaction with breakfast. Mr Fizel proposes the president serve as chef for a week to improve it, followed by selecting a successor from the survivors after that period.
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Grill
Fizel
St. Louis smoker climbs in Edgeworth record crowd
Byron Thurston of St. Louis writes from Hotel Garni praising Edgeworth tobacco and noting his own pace of one can every two days. The piece recalls H. F. Baldwin of Burlington who smoked over 1000 cans, with encouragement to request free samples from Larus & Brother Company in Richmond and details on Edgeworth Plug Slice and Ready-Rubbed sizes for retailers.
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Hotel Garni
St. Louis
Larus & Brother Company
Richmond
Edgeworth
Byron Thurston
Burlington
Vermont
H. F. Baldwin
Thurston
South 21St Street
Toe Jobber
Dyeworth
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Rodman Wanamaker
Pierre du Pont
Wilmington
Del
James C. Penney
Percy A. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
E. E. Bensinger
Henry D. Davidson
William R. Coe
Arthur Letts
Los Angeles
Julius Rosenwald
John N. Willys
Toledo
Louis F. Swift
Joseph P. Day
James C. Colgate
Harold C. Keith
Brockton
Mass
Mortimer Davis
Edgar L. Marston
William Zeigler
Gimbel Brothers
Philadelphia
Charles Netcher
Edwin F. Greene
Boston
H. M. Byllesby
H. L. Arnold
Robert Ducas
George L. Storm
Frank A. Vanderlip
C. S. Mott
Harey
Firestore
Akron
Julius Fleischman
Cincinnati
Jonathan Warner
Warren
Charles F. Willams
A. A. Schlesinger
Milwaukee
F. A. Deter
Eugene O’brien
Selznick Picture Corporation
Partnership Insurance
Willian Fox
Francis X
Mortimer L. Schiff
Rodin Walwaciaezi
Internsbronal
Frank A, Vanderl
ILO
Aerris Siming
Europe
Mr. Thurston
Edgeworth Club
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