Olives Stolen Seventeen Years Ago Still Not Repaid
A 17 year old theft of olives at I Shanifelt store Colfax Indiana is recalled. L B Shanifelt son of the late owner received a letter from Miss Della Siboldt acknowledging the theft and sending 50 cents. She said the Holy Ghost convicted her and prompted repayment.
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I. Shanifelt
Colfax
L. B. Shanifelt
Sunnyside
Wash
Siboldt
Holy Ghost
Pendleton
Ore
Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
Military priority halts civilian road works in Britain
The report states that civilian road improvements in nonmilitary areas of Great Britain are paused to concentrate labor on military needs. Road crews from regions without military highway requirements will be reassigned to southern and eastern counties, housed together, and paid 13 cents per hour with free hut accommodations. All tasks keeping able-bodied men from military service or munition support are stopped.
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Great Britain
Teetotal Fish Tale From Petrograd Front
A wounded officer recalls a German village capture where 800 casks of spirits were poured into a fish pond. The intoxicated fish floated, then fell for easy Russian pickings, supplying troops for several days.
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Petrograd
Vacations for Dairy Cows Six Weeks Rest Described
A dairy science note argues cows should have a rest between lactation periods. Continuous milking for ten and a half months is taxing. a several week rest allows tissue recovery and fat storage, increasing yearly yield. Resting six weeks is essential, with ten to twelve weeks better for severely run-down cows.
Dairy cream cooling key to high quality butter
The U S Department of Agriculture details how immediate and thorough cooling of cream after separation reduces butter defects. Ice storage and water tanks aid rapid chilling, with farmers delivering sweet cream to creameries after pasteurization for long-distance shipping.
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Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Dig
New England
Harness for sucking cows
A harness shown in the accompanying illustration prevents cows from milking themselves. A smooth pole extends between the fore legs to near the udder and is attached by two straps over the back, around the flank, and a light chain to the halter. The cow cannot reach far enough to cheat her master.
Bull Pen Urged as Essential on Every Farm
The piece argues the bull pen is a necessity on farms and warns against letting bulls roam freely with cattle, calling it unwise and injudicious.
Influence of Dairy Bull on Herd Reproduction
The dairy bull affects the entire herd by influencing all female offspring, while a cow influences only one calf each year.
Wanted American City Planning for American Cities
Mr J Horace McFarland president of the American Civic association spoke at the Washington convention on city planning. He warned that many see city planning as ornament and urged focus on transportation markets housing water sewerage parks and other fundamentals behind urban efficiency. He urged citizens to adopt architectural and economic principles to improve town and city framework and operations.
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J. Horace McFarland
American Civic Association
Association
Washington
If you want to live in a town you must help it
A Quincy traveling salesman sends a piece of poetry to the Herald urging local effort to build prosperity. He argues towns grow not from luck but from residents who work, share, and invest together. He notes it would help Quincy shoppers who buy in Chicago and St. Louis to read this reminder.
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Herald
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St. Louis
Quincy Herald
Making Gardens in Chicago Vacant Lots
A Chicago man donates 1000 dollars to seed gardens on vacant city lots. The piece extols gardens as beautifiers and civic boosters, arguing they improve citizenship, curb selfishness, and provide vegetable food. It urges organized efforts to transform wasted spaces into thriving green spaces as an education in urban renewal.
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Chicago
Plant Snapdragons For Garden Beds And Borders
Plant snapdragons to grow as a table flower many gardeners favor. Sow seeds indoors in pots or outdoors when weather allows, then transplant when five inches tall. Space rows two inches apart. close growth yields best bloom. All colors and heights bloom consistently.
City Gardens Movement Aims Chicago To Be Garden City
A campaign seeks to transform Chicago into a city of gardens and hopes the idea spreads to towns nationwide, encouraging greener urban spaces and community horticulture.
Mississippi News Roundup Signals Local Civic Push
Petitions circulate to back a commission form of government while Greenville eyes hosting the Mississippi State National Guard encampment this August. Vice-President Marshall tours from New Orleans to Pontotoc amid a Philadelphia concert band welcome. The United Daughters of the Confederacy settle on Gulfport for their next meeting as officers are elected. Federal authorities arrest two Meridian physicians and three whites for narcotic violations. bonds set at 500 dollars. A cyclone near Clarksdale claims fourteen Black residents and damages plantations. Will Swoope suffers severe injuries after a bridge collapse. two horses die. A special train will bring a thousand A and M Starkville students to Columbus for events against Alabama. Suspects in a vandalism case proven to be painters. one suspect jailed. The UDC convention features a heated race for president between Virginia Price and J. T. Saunders with delegates present. A New Orleans paving firm sues Grenada for ten thousand dollars over blocked paving work. Gen. H. E. T. Sykes orders staff to join the Richmond reunion. Judge James Monroe Liddel’s death from cholera is reported from Manila. Burglars steal fifteen dollars in Ashland. a hotel servant is charged with theft. Jesse Hatch is lynched near Fulton after attacking a white woman. a sheriff’s posse is overpowered.
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