World news notes on cabinet families and public figures
The survey traces cabinet members and spouses with many children, including Mrs William B. Wilson with nine, and details on Franklin K Lane and Jo sephus Daniels families. It also covers philanthropy by Mme Anton Tchekhoff, Astor memorial plans, Norway Germany bronze statue, Robert Bacon’s Carnegie mission, and New York glass skyscraper plans.
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Wilson
Wiliam B. Wilson
Secretary of Labor
David Houston
Franklin
Helen
Lawrence
Lawrence, An Infant In Arms. Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Washington High School
Nancy
Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
National wildlife protection campaign gains momentum
Advocates celebrate Benasor tiens resolution calling a convention with ecumenical governments for mutual protection of wildlife. The initial step in the campaign was the enactment of the Weeks McLea law placing wildlife protection under banded safeguards across the United States.
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Weeks McLeas
United States
Buy All Supplies At Home And Save Time And Money
A reader recounts buying engines and disk harrows from distant manufacturers, facing long repair delays and high express charges. He notes the value of local suppliers with nearby repair ware houses to avoid costly shipping and delays.
Lime and preservatives in poultry manure storage
A Country Gentleman writer notes that lime uses in poultry droppings can drive off ammonia. Experiments show plaster loses nitrogen, while kainit kaid acid phosphate with sawdust preserve most nutrients in stored droppings from 180 hens.
How to Improve Herd in Dairy Farm Advice
A dairy farmer notes the best way to value a herd is to give the bull a fair tryout. If his daughters do not outperform their dam, the sire should have no place in the herd.
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Kimball
Worshipping God in heart mind and rest
A Berean Sunday School lesson expounds the Lord thy God commandment. It stresses exclusive worship of Jehovah, reverent obedience, and keeping the Sabbath holy as essential for freedom, character, and devotion, contrasting true worship with pagan error.
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God
Adonai
Shaddai
Farming Tips For Soils Stock And Horticulture
Advice from American Cultivator on feeding cows daily with salt, using sour milk for hens, saltpeter spray to combat rust on beans, and keeping soil warm deep and mellow. Recommends hiring a skilled man for orchard planting and emphasizes consistent salt intake for cows.
Potatoes Fed To Hens And Chicks For Easy Feeding
Farm Progress suggests using small marble sized potatoes for poultry. Cook them and scatter in the yard so chicks can peck them quickly, providing an economical feed without extra prep.
Efficient Breeding Boosts Pork Yield and Profit
The Swine Breeders' Journal notes eight-pig litters from a pure bred boar and a choice sow require less feed and yield about fifty pounds more meat per pig. This adds roughly 400 pounds of extra meat without extra cost when fully grown.
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Swine Breeders’ Journal
Farming Is Risky and Preventable Accidents Rise
A Wisconsin Industrial Commission bulletin reports 1911 farm injuries from corn shredders and feed cutters include four deaths and multiple limb losses. They total about 307000 dollars in damages, caused by careless methods or unguarded machinery, with blame possible on operators or manufacturers.
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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin
Manila Bay
Santiago
Wisconsin
High Rees to Beet For Turkeys
Professor James G. Halpin of the University of Wisconsin advises teaching young turkeys to roost away from the ground to reduce danger from predators. He notes poults can be guided to climb a long pole to higher branches over several evenings, especially in newly settled areas.
A Sicilian Merchant's Unexpected Homecoming
Giuseppe Vittori, a Messina fruit merchant, returned from Naples to find his city destroyed by an earthquake. He believed his wife Natalina and children Antonio and Varina were dead beneath the ruins, then faced the anguish of the New York harbor reunion when his daughter Varla unexpectedly embraced him alive.
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Giuseppe Vittori
Messina
Sicily
Natalina
Antonio
Varina
Naples
Vittori
Warla
Vittort
Svene
Bay of New York
Vittoris
Lieces
Sina
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York
Pennsylvania
Anna L. Garner
Gardner
Mme
Anton Tchekhoff
Russia
James Wilson School
Twelfth
Vedera Streets
Philadelphia
Ignatius Behick
de Lancy
Astor
Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Mary Morton
Levi FP. Morton
Rhinecliff
Irithjof
Germany
Bae
Mas Unger
Norway
Robert Bacon
Axpletant
Paris
South America
Carnegie Foundation
Bacon
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
Colombia
Latin America
New York City
Students’ Congress
International Federation of Students
University of Pansylvania
Swith
Lomorary
Univerity Committee
Eniation
Mythica
Frithjof
Berean
Luke Lu
Jehovah
Israel
Egypt
Jeboveh
American Press Association
Bristol
England
Laura D. Menry
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