Stems of Interest From Other Parts
Washington reports a plan to create a joint wage commission for railroad workers and awaits rail company leaders. Sacramento notes 500000 bags of 1919 paddy rice sold to Louisiana for 3.5 million dollars. California farmers are invited to request the 1920 21 College of Agriculture prospectus. Stockmen’s Week at University Farm, Davis, runs February 24 to 27. Army Air Service figures reveal flying officers overseas face much higher death and accident rates than other troops. Solano County leads in rural firefighting stations via the farm bureau. San Diego and Imperial counties plan a Julian to Brawley highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Thomas Forsyth Hunt
College of Agriculture
The
State University
University Farm
Davia
Army Air Service
Washington
Solano County
Farm Bureau
San Diego
Imperial Counties
Julian
Brawley
Clergymen Pay Hike Seen As Living Wage Step
The nation wide church campaign results include salary increases for Episcopal clergymen across western dioceses. Sacramento Valley rice acreage will rise from 140000 to 175000 acres this year per the Pacific Rice Growers association. The demand for cattle blackleg vaccine remains high with 3339815 free doses distributed last fiscal year in powdered form by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Sacramento Valley
Pacific Rice Growers Association
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Rhodes Grasa Expands Planting in Imperial Valley
Rhodes grasa advances across Imperial Valley plantations after its 1902 introduction sourced from South America by the Department of Agriculture, signaling growing adoption of the crop in regional agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Valley
South America
Department of Agriculture
Insectory Branch Formed in Upland to Fight Pests
A branch insectory has been established at Upland in San Bernardino County to combat mealy bug and Argentine ants.
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Upland
San Bernardino County
Berkeley enrollment hits 9685 students in 1919
Recorder James Sutton places UC Berkeley total enrollment at 9 685 for November 1 1919 marking a notable campus size figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California, At
Berkeley
James Sutton
Barstow District urged to stage rabbit drives
In Minidoka county Idaho a local appeal proposes organized rabbit drives to curb the 29000 rabbits killed this winter and 60000 by poisoning Farmers urged to form an enclosure and Barstow would supply drivers with clubs and shotguns The Barstow Meat Market manager notes cooler weather is best for slaughtering this plan seeks farmer input before hot weather arrives.
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Minidoka County
Idaho
Barstow
Farmer
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Ad That Promises Cure
Fragmented ad text touts a $100 reward and a patent medicine, claiming Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by destroying disease at its foundation. The copy mentions internal use, mucous build up, and general health, with Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio listed as the makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HALLS
Hall
Cheney’ & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lucky for Grandma Penny Lesson
Grandmother boasts of her nine year old bank full of pennies and daily candy. Her grandson replies that none of them were alive when she was young, implying luck for her that the tale cannot come true. The exchange ends with a respectful retort and a humorous twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Fred
A Word of Prudence In Musical Advice
A father counsels his son to focus on piano mastery to avoid feeling obliged to watch dancers when later part of an orchestra. The exchange frames music as a practical path to professional ease and personal avoidance of distractions.
Cold Water Delighted Actress Dialogue
A playful 1970s exchange between a Little Girl and a Delighted Actress. The girl insists her father has seen the actress perform, and the actress prompts with a past role from the seventies.
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Wilson
Joint Commission
Sacramento
Cal
Pacific Rice Growers’ Association
Louisiana
Los Angeles
Kentucky Burley Tobacco
Dillingham Bros
R. M. Dillingham
Sloan & Nay
Profs
Barstow, California
TRE Universal Car
E.T. Hillis
Ford
Ford Repair and Parts Station
Barstow, Cal
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