Better Farming in the South Pushes Crops to Max Yields
J N Harper urges South farmers to intensify culture and fertilizer use to lift corn cotton and other crops despite limited land. Advice covers soil moisture labor credit and staged fertilizer applications with regional rate guidance for Piedmont clay coastal plain and silt loams. He notes fertilizer efficiency and projected returns.
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J. A. Wade
Alabama
Piedmont
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky Judge Rules Candy Not a Necessity
A Kentucky judge rules candy is not a necessity in a court decision. The remark appears tied to a domestic or humorous legal context with possible satire about marriage timing.
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Kentucky
Giant cuttlefish and their massive suckers
Some cuttlefish reach enormous size. Descriptions note suckers that can stretch enough to span the girth of several humans, illustrating the remarkable scale of these cephalopods. The passage emphasizes extraordinary physical reach and the awe they inspire.
History of the State Normal School Commissioned by Board
The board of trustees at their recent meeting directed a complete history of the State Normal School be prepared. It will cover the school from establishment over twenty three years ago, focusing on progress, growth, finances, and student and graduate data. Mr. F A Merrill has begun the work.
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State N Normal School
F. A. Merrill
Liberty Bond Drive Boosts 100 Percent Alabama Dept
Arthur Wellborn of Birmingham reports a 35 member Engineering department at Alabama Power Company fully subscribed to Liberty Bonds. Women volunteers in the district plan broad canvassing among clubs and Daughters of the American Revolution to spur sales by July 15. Bonds will transfer for marketability and be protected by the government at par or above. Southern Pacific also offers 25 months to pay subscriptions to employees.
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Atlanta
Arthur Wellborn
Birmingham
Ala
M. B. Wellborn
6Th District Reserve Board
Central Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Loan
Alabama Power Company
Thurlow
Sirnit
Women's Clubs
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of the American Revolution
Central Committee
Southern Pacific
Movie listings show silent era releases at Strand and Elite
Thursday at the Strand features Bessie Barriscale in The Snarl and Hank Mann in a Fox comedy with Elite presenting Earl Williams in Apartment No 29. Also Fannie Ard in Unconquered and Double Cross and Myrtle Gonzales in Mutiny with Frances Bushman. Friday runs Lionel Barrymore in The Millionaire's Double and Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street with Elite featuring Helen Holmes and Westerns. Saturday offers Lionel Barrymore again in The Millionaire's Double, Chaplin in Easy Street, plus Elite selections with Helen Holmes and Bison Westerns.
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Bessie Barriscale
Hank Man
Fox Comedy
Elite
Earl Williams
Fannie Ard
Myrtle Gonzales
Frances Bushman
Lionel Barrymore
Charlie Chaplin
Helen Holmes
Corn Remedy At Pharmacy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims high heel wearers cause corns and says freezone, a quarter ounce bought cheaply at pharmacies, will remove every corn or callus safely. A few drops applied to the corn supposedly dries and lifts the corn with no irritation to surrounding skin.
Forethought and Liberty Loan Subscriptions Grow
A reader from Caldwell Ohio praises Chamberlain’s remedy as a trusted family staple. The article notes Liberty Bond subscriptions priced at 4 percent down and monthly payments, with total funding around five million dollars by the Southern Pacific. Farmers unions and Grange groups plan efforts on Farmers Liberty Loan Day, June 7, aiming for strong rural support nationwide.
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B. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
Southern Pacific
Farmers Liberty Loan
Grange Farmers Union
West Virginia Adopts Merrill's Geographical Readers
Mr. F A Merrill of the State Normal School announced the statewide adoption of his four Geographical Readers for West Virginia schools. The series already sees use in Mississippi Louisiana and North Carolina and is popular in Georgia and other states. West Virginia joins the ranks as adoption expands.
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F. A. Merrill
State Normal School
West Virginia
Mississippi
Louisiana
North Carolina
Georgia
Little Stories From Registration Tuesday
Brevity and humor color a Tuesday registration scene with citizens and a courthouse crowd. A driver jokes about paying street tax while others offer playful responses about age birth dates natural born status and family dependence in a witty portrait of voter registration day.
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement urges readers to try Doan's Kidney Pills to relieve dull back ache, dizziness, and rheumatic pains. It cites Mrs. R. E. Bailey of Athens praising the product bought at Palmer & Sons' Drug Store, noting improvement after use. Price is 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo is listed as the provider.
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Dean
R. E. Bailey
Barrow Sa
Athens
Palmer & Sons
Cotton futures surge as New York market opens high
The Cotton Exchange tracked bull sentiment from Wall Street as July through March futures jumped to 22.87 cents a pound in early trading. October 22.26, January 22.31, and March 22.50 cited. gains reach 46 to 55 points, with Wall Street, Japanese and spot houses among buyers.
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New York
Associated Press
The
Cotton Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
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Southern Railway
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Bell-Ans
Merrill
Good
R. L. Baylor
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Atlanta, Ga
Liverpool
Chicago
Dr. Ball
Dr. Bell
New Orleans
Darren
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