Valuable Lessons For Washington County Farmers
Washington county farmers are offered free lessons from federal and state experts at the Washington County Summer School of Agriculture ending June 24. Renowned instructors including Prof. Potts, Prof. Wenders, Prof. McLeod, Prof. Morgan, and others will cover tiling seeds, fertilizing, pest control, and road improvements, aiming to raise farm profits and long term yields.
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Washington County
United States
Holt
Potts
Wenders
Division of Good Roads
McLeod
Morgan
College Station
Thomas
E. E. Schall
W. W. Campbell
Neu
Kiserner
Notley
Searcy
F. M. Bralley
Lee Clark
Confernee For Education
Support Your Home Newspaper Progresses Farmer Community
A call from The Progressive Farmer urges readers to support local newspapers by sending news about farming in their area. It emphasizes county papers serve rural districts, not just towns, and that farmers should help editors publish relevant local agricultural progress to boost regional prosperity.
Pree reports on American attire and China awakening
Manila dispatches state Uncle Sam plans clothing for Filipinos and when natives adopt full dress it will expand cotton goods markets. The note also mentions an awakening in China expected to boost clothing demand.
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Pree
Manila
Sam
Trausera
Islands
China
Fragmentary note on Toran farmers and cotton growth
A garbled passage suggests concern over Toran farmers facing despair as cotton growth accelerates beyond containment. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or places to provide a fuller summary.
PROM WASHING AWAY: SOIL EROSION CAUSES FARMLAND LOSS
The article warns that heavy rains wash away soils across the South causing gullies to ruin fields. It urges soil conservation through crop rotation, winter cover crops, terraces, underdrainage, and possible conversion to grass or forest to prevent further degradation and protect farmers’ livelihoods.
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Bermuda
No More Wooden Poles In New Zealand
The New Zealand Herald reports that ferro concrete telegraph poles will replace wooden ones. Concrete poles offer uniform design and better appearance, plus superiority over wood and iron in all respects after yearlong experiments. A chemical process yields lighter poles close to hardwood weight, capable of carrying heavier loads in tests on an 14-foot pole.
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New Zealand
New Zealand Herald
Controversy Over Tubercular Perspiration Claims At Paris Academy
A Paris Academy of Medicine report challenged M A Ponset and Dr M Tier on claims that perspiration from tuberculous patients could transmit infection. French doctors feared public health impact and called for independent verification. Ponset’s tests with guinea pigs yielded mixed results, showing some positive and negative signs of infection in animal subjects.
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New York
Paria Academy of Medicine
M.A. Ponset
M. Tier
Bom
Hudae
Tors
The Waste of Cotton
The United States leads world cotton trade with 70 percent of consumption and a 1911 crop value exceeding a billion dollars. Wasteful handling, poor packing, and distant processing raise costs by tens of millions annually. packing and transport reforms could help. Moving pictures are to teach railroad operations to workers, including many African American and illiterate employees, replacing texts with visual instruction.
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New Orleans
America
Central Georgia Railroad
Harriman
Food Investigation Warns of Metal Poisoning in Drinks
A Milan based inquiry led by Dr Carlo Fox Monti identifies poisonous metals in common foods and drinks. It notes metal salts harmfully form in acidic items including popular American beverages and carbonated waters, with lead exposure possible through chemical action.
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Carlo Foxmonti
Milan
America
Glowworm Poem Reflects Humble Patience in Night
Fragmentary verse on a glowworm as a symbol of humble endurance and hidden meaning. The speaker asks for guidance and to do one’s duty in darkness, invoking spiritual themes of light, patience, and the cosmic purpose of life. Nonspecific references and garbled lines limit clarity.
Bits of Worldly Wisdom and Cheering Outlooks
A collection of humorous aphorisms on marriage pride and human folly. It riffs on optimism vanity wisdom and gendered social antics with wry observations about conscience appetite and flirtation. The items read like light moral sayings with playful social commentary.
Jersey's New Office Mosquito Control Led by New Commission
Louie Polk outlines a new public office in New Jersey aimed at mosquito control as a public trust. The plan creates statewide mosquito commissioners in every county funded by a $25,000 annual appropriation and similar to health boards taxes.
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Louie Polk
New Jersey
Union
England
San Jose
The Sever Ages of Man. Datlan News
A fragmented opinion piece contrasts youth behavior with social norms, referencing revisions of dress, romance, and the value of the flag and religion to cotton farming. It notes agricultural advice on crop cultivation and earnings per acre, with rural perspectives on prosperity and moral tone.
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