Inaugural Ball Shift Proposed to Capitol Rotunda
A movement advocates holding the upcoming Inaugural ball in the Capitol rather than the Pension Building. James D. Preston says the plan would ease congestion and allow leaders to greet guests in their offices, with the president circulating among attendees.
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Clark
Underwood
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Town Boosting Builds Local Pride and Loyalty
A Merchants' Record and Show Window discussion on town advertising argues that systematic campaigns attract residents and industry, foster local pride, and keep money at home, turning detractors into boosters and benefiting all merchants.
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United States
Advice to the Employee on Loyalty and Improvement
The text counsels workers to remain loyal while seeking improvements. If unhappy with how the shop is run, quit if needed but while employed stay true to the employer. It suggests raising ideas directly to the boss rather than to competitors, implying this could lead to a pay raise.
Venus Transit Rarity Highlights Astronomical Measure
A transit of Venus occurs only four times in 283 years and provides astronomers a rare chance to measure the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
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Venus
Agricultural Lime Varieties and Soil Amending Value
The article explains lime as a soil amender not a fertilizer and outlines types like quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime stone. It warns against mislabeling products as fertilisers and stresses checking carrier names and suitability for soils, especially light sands or gravels.
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Wood Ashort
The Girl Who Sacrificed Herself to Save the Party
A seventeen year old girl travels with a bride, groom, and friends in a Russian village. Wolves attack. the girl uses a steel ball to trigger an explosion, saving the group but dying in the act. The government official is spared but bound. The bridegroom and companions debate moral consequences as they flee.
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Fred
Theo
Tolstein Cow Sets World Milking Records at Woodland Farm
The Tolstein cow owned by A. W. Morris & Sons of Woodland California becomes the first in history to average over 100 pounds of milk daily for six months. She has produced over 18 000 pounds in six months and is the only cow to yield 900 pounds in one week and over 3 700 pounds in thirty days.
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Tolstein
A. W. Morris & Sons
Corporation
Woodland, Cal
Simple Feeding Device for Hogs Shows Labor Saving Design
A farmer from Henry Illinois, H J Blackburn, installs a high efficiency feeding system for Poland China hogs. A concrete mixing vat feeds a moved swill through a four inch pipe to an external trough with a built in drain, allowing each hog its share with minimal effort.
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H. J. Blackburn
Henry, Ill
Orange Judd
Farmers Learn to Protect Tools with Coat of Grease
A Kansas farmer advises keeping farm implements under cover and well maintained with grease and paint. Proper care reduces wear from wind and rain and extends life from about three to ten years, saving cost on replacements.
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Kansas
Dairy Wisdom for Pure Bred Sires and Heifer Rearing
Farm Press recommends using pure bred dairy sires from cows with large butter and fat production. Raise heifer calves from productive cows, breed to drop first calves at 24 to 30 months, feed well and milk regularly. Weigh monthly milk, share a Babcock tester, and test each cow.
Illinois soil survey project underway statewide
The College of Agriculture at the University of Lilinoia directs county soil report compilation in bulletin form for each county. The survey will continue until all Illinois counties are covered, providing invaluable guidance to farmers.
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Ilinois
College of Agriculture
University of
Barnyard Manure Study Shows Large Loss in Weight
Maryland station reports an outdoor pile of eighty tons of barnyard manure left to rains winds and snows for twelve months. After the year the pile weighs 40 tons, a sixty percent loss in weight and likely an even greater loss in fertilizing value.
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Lees
Maryland
Swine Notes on Clean Digs and Profitable Hog Harvest
Hog farming reports dry clean beds suitable for hogs. Hog sales note profits as mortgages settled by the hogs. Hogging down corn proves profitable and an easy harvest method.
Lord God Jehovah Elohim and the Genesis Creation
The lesson discusses Genesis names for God, noting Jehovah Elohim appears eleven times and God as Creator about seven thousand times. It links the Creator to man made in God’s image, to be restored by redemption, and touches on the fall, the tree of life, and the need for God’s relationship with humanity.
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Lord God
Jehovah Elohim
Abraham
Joshua
Manoah
Adam
Edee
Gunnen
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