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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
7
In a letter to Barstow printer Oswald Wilson the California Development Board expresses eagerness to assist Desert Empire development. The board notes excellent opportunities for state growth and offers to meet at the Orange Show in San Bernardino in February to discuss membership and county survey work.
The article argues fertility is the core issue in farming from land value to advising beginners. It criticizes cash fertilizer use while promoting green manures and legume benefits to build and sustain soil fertility at low cost.
The secretary of agriculture urges farmers to utilize existing soil nutrients especially potash. Deep plowing rotation and thorough tillage are advised along with green manures, composting organic matter, wood ash conservation, burning and reclaiming tree trimmings ashes, and lime application to improve soil health and productivity.
California notes report Vina wine cellar closed and San Jacinto river 500 feet wide near Elsinore. Union avenue bridge at Fullerton washed away. A Young Men’s Republican Club organized at Fresno. Marysville Woolen Mills may reopen. Ventura farmers glad about the storm. Redwood City directory lists 4000 population. Corning snowfall spared trees. San Joaquin Valley fruit trees blown down. Watsonville damage estimated at 40000 dollars. Copper ore shipments to the East from Placer County. Forty one carloads of celery shipped from Walnut Grove. Stanford raises scholarship standards. Rio Vista river ferry closed for six weeks. County chain gang on Auburn landslide. UC astronomers discover two new universes. Summer school proposed near Dunsmuir. Barn crushed in Montgomery Creek. several horses killed. Sutter county grape growers unite. Conejo Mutual Water Co. articles filed at Oxnard. Ramsey Bar snow 14 feet, heaviest in ten years. Snow across Northern California. heavy rain in South. Aberdeen wrecked off Golden Gate Park. eight lives lost. Santa Ana Canyon schools closed due to floods. Western avenue boulevard work postponed to July 1. Calipatria grows with stores and industries. St Helena opposes convict labor on Fry ranch. Santa Ana river breaks levees near Richfield. Marysville women report Jack the Hugger cases. Pasadena Humane Society orders dog shelters. Riverside canals flood citrus groves. Ken nett bridge bonds deemed defective by AG Webb. Chico Vecino annexation defeated 405 to 283. Coalinga oil derricks destroyed in severe wind. Exeter Board opposes more Sequoia National Park extensions.
The first week in March will be baby week across the United States with plans in over 400 communities. The campaign aims to raise public awareness of infant care and the nation’s responsibility for reducing the about 300,000 babies who die before their first birthday each year.
A small white broadcloth gown for a toddler features boxy lines and pale blue worsted embroidery at the hands of the craft. The outfit includes a bolero belt cuffs and pale blue broadcloth collar and finishing touches.
Guidance for mothers and nurses of contagious child patients urges daily outdoor time with a clean change of clothing kept in the next room. Bathe before leaving the room, use a dedicated quarantine bathroom if available, and exit by back routes avoiding contacts. Fumigation is provided by health boards or by families under physician directions.
Boil a quart of shelled chestnuts in salted water until tender. While warm mash to a paste adding salt paprika breadcrumbs melted butter and poultry dressing. Blend well and if dressing is moist add boiling milk to desired consistency.
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