Harding urges self reliant timber policy at Ohio lumbermen’s picnic
Senator Harding spoke to Marion's lumbermen urging a broad forestry policy to ensure timber self reliance for future homes. He said the government should adopt a policy securing timber for future generations, noting Pacific coast supplies exist but transport limits access to the east and Midwest.
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Marion
Ohio
United States
Senator Harding
Lumbermen’s Association
Pacific Coast
East
Middle West
Transportation cost template to deter builders
A proposed template framework expresses how high transportation costs will discourage building activity. The concept links costs to reduced development incentives, outlining the rationale and potential market impacts to inform policy discussions.
Oil shortage warned as crude output drops
George M. Swindle secretary of the State Chamber of Mines and Oil of Los Angeles says crude oil production will soon be more problematic than gasoline supply. He cites government oil and gasoline data showing falling output despite more wells in the last five years, and denies that exports or well capping cause the gas shortage.
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George M. Swindle
State Chamber of Mines and Oil of
Los Angeles
Swinfile
Range Bulls for Sale by G Hartigan Basin
Full blooded Hereford bulls for sale from yearlings to four year olds. Contact G Hartigan in Basin for details and prices.
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G. Hartigan
Basin
Ancient Chinese Poetry as Written Pictures
An American magazine prints translations of sixteenth eighteenth and nineteenth century Chinese poems. The pieces resemble modern Western free verse and share similar mood and technique. The term written pictures reflects these poems as visual language.
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Severnal
Ing
Vera Nmbre
Clurie Tan
Novel Jardiniere Bean Pot Ornament Idea
Purchase a large bean pot shaped like a flower pot with a wide rim. Paint it dark green glossy for a rich finish. When dry, brush with washable gold to add a decorative rim design, creating an attractive ornament for a bern or other flowers at low cost.
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Bern
Land Question in Chile and Indian Lands
The land question in Chile draws attention to indigenous peoples. Natives are noted for agricultural and cattle breeding progress despite official and unofficial greed. The press notes drying evils in land administration, but authorities show little interest in remedies, alienating a key subordinate population.
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Chile
Preservation drive by Mountaineering Clubs grows nationwide
The Associated Mountaineering Clubs of North America coordinates with the national park service to create parks and monuments, protect flora and fauna, and promote mountaineering literature. Since its 1916 founding it expanded from nine clubs to 29 with over 45,000 members.
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Associated Mountaineering Clubs
North America
National Park Service
New York Public Library
Bombarding Sky With Names and Wireless Invention
A reprinted item discusses a wireless system to project sounds for aviators to identify locations, enabling navigation over regions like Calgary. A second joke about a house with an echo highlights humorous tech fears and domestic nagging.
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Calgary
Apricot Pits Spark War-Era Chemist Breakthrough
California by-product apricot pits once shipped to Germany and Denmark at $45 per ton. After markets closed, a California chemist bought 7,000 tons, began experiments and now markets substitutes for olive oil, a bitter almond meal used in cooking oil, and blue by‑products including Prussic acid derivations.
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California
Germany
Denmark
American Army university at Beaune revolutionizes military education
Popular Mechanics lauds the American Army university at Beaune France as a premier educational project of the expeditionary force. Housed in an old American hospital it educates 15,000 soldier students with 500 teachers and features a noted agricultural college on a 600 acre fort.
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American University
France
Beaune
Paris
American Army University
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ats Agricultural College
Indian Camp at Midland Empire Fair in Billings
Indian village with Crow Nation members and crafts will return to the Midland Empire Fair in Billings from September 21 to 24. Visitors enjoyed native handiwork dances and sports last year, and the Crow are eager to relocate temporarily to the fairgrounds for the event.
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Crow
Billings
Teaching Chicks to Roost and Preventing Mite Infestations
T. Townsley of the University of Missouri advises teaching chicks to roost early to prevent overcrowding in large flocks. Use 1 by 8 inch roosts at 12 to 15 inches high and place chicks on them after dark for a few nights. For mites, clean houses, spray with repellent, then coat roosts with crude oil. Repeat treatment biannually.
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Townsley
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Fighting Heart of Jack Dempsey An Heirloom From Feuds Days
Jack Dempsey the world heavyweight champion is traced to West Virginia mountaineer stock. The piece notes his grandfather Ance Dempsey, a Logan county pioneer, andCorrects the claim he was born near Williamson. It mentions the old Dempsey homestead near Devil Ance Hatfield country and several Dempsey relatives in Mingo county.
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Jack Dempsey
Manassa
Col
Ance Dempsey
Logan County
Dempsey
Williamson
W. Va
H. L Dempsey
Jack
Ance Hatfield
Champion
Mingo County
Inventor Combines Cutter and Watch for Men
A new device merges a cigar cutter with a wristwatch for men. Java leads quinine cultivation, overtaking Peru. A gas range lever adjusts a broiler position relative to heat. Recently patented electric motor shears are powered by a handle button.
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Java
Peru
Kangaroo Farming Emerges as Major Australian Industry
In Australia, kangaroo farming stands as a key industry. Hides fetch high value and tendons are exceptionally fine. They are used in wound closures and to fuse broken bones, reportedly finer and tougher than catgut once widely used.
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Australia
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Noah
the Basin Lumber
H. W. Horn
Wyoming
Braden
Greybull
Jersey
Houserhold Goods
G. A. Hinman
Chas. Booker
C. H. Cropsey
Col, Cropsey
Jardiniere
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Martin’s Cash Grocery
Mason
Gohn’s Tire Service
Basin Men
H. C. Avery
Kansas University
Big Horn Basin
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