Hog running in cotton fields touted as boll weevil control
A clipping from a livestock journal details W B Starling's method near Blanket Texas using 30 to 35 hogs to clean fallen cotton blooms and larvae. Fort Worth Stock Yards agent C C French and Southeast Live Stock corroborate and plan trials to test hogs as a cotton pest management approach amid boll weevil pressure.
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C. C. French
Fort Worth
Samanche
W .B. Starling
Blanket
Comanche
Starling
French
Better Secretaries Club
Bones to Pick on the Soldiers' Bonus Debate
A column argues against unconditional veterans bonuses, praising sacrifice and patriotism as priceless. It cautions against turning service into a monetary transaction, asserting that real patriots would not accept pay for service and warning that paternalism undermines national spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Republic
Legislator Alice Robertson on youth, parents, and morals
The Newton Record quotes Miss Alice Robertson, Oklahoma's lone woman in the lower house, arguing that many evils cannot be cured by laws alone. She urges parents to supervise their children, warns against joyriding, and defends personal choice on smoking while criticizing excessive legislation and predigested rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Miss Robertson
Alice
Newton
Mystery of the Seals Find Winter Haunt
In Alaskan waters seals migrate from St Paul and St George islands each year. From May to September they gather, then without warning return to the sea and vanish for two thirds of the year, eluding observers and leaving few traces of their long voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Alaskan
St. Paul
St. George
Fears Flood of Aliens Sparks House Debate
Congressman Paul B. Johnson of Mississippi denounced immigration across quotas in a House debate on admitting several thousand extra aliens. He argued the nation must protect American workers, criticizing lax enforcement and noting workers fear wage and job losses as immigrants arrive. He blamed ship owners and big interests for pressuring Congress and urged strict enforcement of the immigration law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
House of Representatives
Paul B. Johnson
Mississippi
House
Johnson
Congress
United States
Immigration Committee
Ellis Island
Republican Party
Republican Congress
Mr. Speaker
Speaker
The Impulse to Criticize and Its Limits
A reflection on why people criticize others, noting that the harsh critic is often a producer or doer. It cautions against amateur fault finding, urging restraint to avoid harming oneself and misreading the value of criticism. The piece cites Matthew Arnold and Roosevelt as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Arnold
Roosevelt
Earth
Lumber consignment shipped from West to Chicago
A consignment of lumber was dispatched from a western state to Chicago. The shipment valued at 300 dollars includes beam cargo priced at 800 dollars with tare figures noted.
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Chicago
Valuad
Tare
Equalized Assessments Approve Revisions by Board
The Honorable Board of Supervisors revised the assessment rolls after reviewing each taxpayer. Some assessments were lowered and others raised. In August the tax books will be open for taxpayers to review and discuss their assessments with the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honorable Board of Supervisors
Industry and Idleness in Everyday Life Record
A frontier periodical excerpt discusses work ethic with proverbs and notes rising newspaper postage rates. It cites biblical verses on labor and cites 1918 to 1921 rate changes impacting subscriptions, predicting price rises for California and distant papers. It mentions an item advising pantry cleanliness and weather forecasters predicting a heat wave followed by a turn to autumn conditions.
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California
Warl‘ville
Ill
Hints to Car Owners on Summer Vehicle Efficiency
Tips from Polk & Asher on maintaining cooling systems, lubrication, brakes and tires during hot weather. Emphasizes radiator care, oiling, correct fan operation, tire pressure, and spare tires for long trips to maximize car performance this summer.
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Polk & Asher
Studebaker
Fragmented OCR item on strikes and names
A garbled OCR fragment notes strikes and a mix of names and phrases. It references dough from loaf and detachable eyebrows, then shifts to a news item about begpipes snow and various unclear names. Overall, the readable content is minimal and nonsensical.
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Bones
Congresman Johnson
Studebaker Dealers
Star
Philip Didlake
Baptist Hospital
Carpentier
Rankin County Bank
L. McLaurin
J. H. Barnes
Roy L. Fox
Cashler
Ford's Drug Store
West Jackson
St Owen
Deale-Gily See Cream Co
Jackson, Miss
Tornado Insurance
Babaes 2 OX
Fox
Polahatchie
Amber
Taylor-Tucker Seed Co
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