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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
3
Furs flood every branch of women’s apparel with a luxurious impact. Designers favor fur borders on hats and muffs, while home-sewn pieces in moleskin and Hudson seal highlight current elegance. Three piece and two piece skating sets emerge, using wool velours, Bolivia cloth, eiderdown, and Angora, with bright or bold color pairings for Christmas gifts.
A Parisian fashion note from Lucile in Harper's Bazar cautions American buyers about a harmful trend, describing a short full skirt with a long train as a laughable garb that distorts style.
A mystery donor signing H D V sends five dollar installments to the District of Columbia taxes with no explanation for remorse. So far fifteen dollars have arrived from Atlantic City and Washington, and the collector only thanks the contributor each time.
District of Columbia officials report the light side of bureaucracy through Superintendent Charles F. Nesbit who spends days chasing comic insurance schemes. He confronts a license dodger who cannot pay claims due to lacking funds, and a colorfully dressed man defends the delay while claiming the fee will fund payouts. An inspector unearths certificates hidden in a scarf.
A historic plan aims to conserve Potomac River lands from Washington to beyond the Great Falls by creating a national forest and park corridor along the river. Figures including Glenn Brown, William M. Ellicott and Cass Gilbert supported reserving lands from Washington to Baltimore, using farms as experimental grounds and expanding forest research with new tree species and growth data.
The National Museum unveils a wood lintel arch model of feathered serpent columns found near Yucatan. Dr. W H Holmes notes the Quetzalcoatl Kulkulkan deities symbolize bird and snake, with plumage covering the body and features like tongue fangs eyes and rattles signaling the god’s hybrid nature.
The USDA article argues a deep seedbed with good moisture and drainage yields best, recommending fall plowing to store moisture and weaken grubworms, with careful spring operations. It warns against excessive spring plowing in dry summers, stresses disking before plowing, and favors subsoiling for certain soils.
Doctor Hopkins, a soil expert, says he cannot advise buying nitrogen or potassium for normal soils. He recommends liberal use of phosphorus and ground limestone for sour soils, plus home-grown organic manures to boost staple crop production.
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