Immigrants debated as selective act outlined by Johnson
Representative Albert Johnson outlines H R 101 the selective immigration act of 1924. He explains three classes of newcomers quota non quota relatives and general entrants with a 4 percent national quota plus 2 percent for relatives and 2 percent for new arrivals based on 1890 census figures.
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Ashington
United States
Albert Johnson
Washington
House Committee On Immigration
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Sealskin setback links fashion and Uncle Sam’s fur stock
Secretary Hoover seeks a national committee to study the 10 000 government sealskins once stocked by the Pribloff Islands rookeries. Fashion has shifted away from sealskins toward nutria chinchilla and rabbit leading to returns and storage of pelts.
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Ecretary Hoover
Department of Commerce
Uncle Sam
United States
Pribloff Islands
St. Louis
Uncle Sam's
Bureau of Fisheries
Europe
Inquiry Into Reclamation Projects Plan Of Inquiry
A U.S. Interior Department committee on reclamation has met since October 15 to craft an exhaustive plan of inquiry. It targets secondary projects, primary project history, costs, land ownership, soils and climate, markets and transport, settlement patterns, and settlers finances. The plan seeks detailed data on land, construction changes, costs, costs of operation, and beneficiary outcomes.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Americans Reluctant to Live Abroad
Fore ign observers note Americans lead in travel but resist permanent residence overseas more than any other nation. The piece argues permanent foreign residence aids export growth, cites German and British practice, and says American residents abroad influence foreign demand and living standards, with Americans accepting assignments to sustain American supremacy despite sacrifices.
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A. J. Wolfe
Right Gear for Climbing Hills
Erwin Greer of Greer College of Automotive Engineering explains that climbing steep hills in high gear places extreme stress on the engine and car components. He argues lower gear ratios are necessary for hill work, detailing calculations of wheel revolutions, horsepower, and gravity to show why high gear strains car life.
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Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
Chicago
Care for Storage Battery Precautions
Guidelines emphasize regular distilled water fills and battery testing to maintain strength, with prompt recharging. Wipe any spilled electrolyte to prevent corrosion and avoid damage to terminals. Inspect and tighten cable connections to prevent electrical trouble at the source.
Winter storage care for automobiles and machinery
The article explains how to prepare vehicles for winter storage to prevent depreciation. It covers lifting the car, blocking the axles, cleaning and deflating tires, draining the radiator fuel tank and crankcase, and removing the storage battery to avoid deterioration. It stresses steps to minimize future work when reusing the car in spring.
Steel Tire For Automobile Invention Promises Cushioned Ride
The Scientific American describes A. P. Mallon of San Francisco who proposes a motor vehicle tire made of spring steel spirally wound to mimic air cushion elasticity. Multiple cushioning members on the tire’s outer edge aim to improve shock absorption.
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San Francisco
Scientific American
A. P. Mallon
Handy device for washing a car with half barrel wringer
A home method uses sawing a keg into half and clamping a clothes wringer to its edge. The half barrel holds water, chamois cloths are soaked then wrung to leave a dry surface for final car body cleaning.
Iowa Farm Bureau notes and county updates across the state
The December report highlights Stewart Brothers top milk producers in Conrad with eight cows averaging 1158 pounds. Des Moines records ice storage, Mary Woodward Witter becomes Des Moines Bethany Baptist pastor, and Iowa Farm Bureau cites 1 667 000 attendees at 24 511 meetings. Legislative praise, hatchery plans, and farm prosperity reports appear from Des Moines to Newton and Page County.
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Stewart Brothers
Conrad
Denmark Academy High School
Iowa
Don A. Davis
Des Moines
State Department of Justice
Fred Loper
Clarksville
Kanawha
Iowa Farm Bureaus
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Mary Woodward Witter
Bethany Baptist Church
Seventh Street
Lacona Avenue
Blanche Grisell
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Tama Herald
Newton
A. C. Peters
Congress
Great Lakes
Washington University
St. Louis
Cameron
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Page County
Farm Bureau
Open Letter to Women from Detroit Reader
Detroit Michigan woman describes years of back pain bearing down pains and headaches. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports better sleep appetite and strength avoiding surgery. She endorses the remedy and notes fifty years of service behind the product.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gus Vogel
Pelouze Street
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Edward Lidell
Carrie Lidell
Boone
Wallace
Farm Bureau Federation
Charles F. Sarle
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Spohn’s
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