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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
6
Protest by manufacturers and business groups rallied against the proposed license bill. Officials argued the measure would burden industries with fees and state control, while backers cited revenue needs and regulatory aims. The debate touched on taxes, licensing reach, and the impact on breweries distilleries and mills.
The Chicago Wal-mington & Franken Coal company suspends operations at Frankfort or For the Summer, affecting twelve hundred teens who lost jobs. Vice President Clarke G Jeaves returns from Washington to discuss state affairs. In Beanston, officials plan a leisure summer, while Linminited accompanies Dawes on a trip. A slogan dethrones orchard expansion in Sea Davess county with local horticulture groups promoting planting apples pears plums and cherries. Mary F Burroughs dies at seventy five on her Morris country estate, after a long life near Morris and Hollywood winters.
Governor Len Small appeals to Illinois citizens to aid those hit by a tornado in Jackson and Franklin counties. He urges contributions go to William M. Baxter Jr. of the American Red Cross branch in St. Louis, with Red Cross and National Guard assistance mobilized as needed.
Orders marked by a solemn transfer of duties for medical relief were issued as the Chicago Rapid Transit inaugurates public service with special trains along the Howard Street route. Ceremonies and salutes accompanied a ceremonial transfer while preparations for service continued across the network.
Fashion notes emphasize sports dress as the main wardrobe focus for smart women this season. Two piece suits, knitted frocks, and ensembles in madonna blue, turquoise, and white lead the trend. Fabrics favor lightweight wools, crepe, tub silk, and ribbed silks with bold prints and reduced formality for daywear and resort use.
The San Jose scale, introduced from China and first found near San Jose, devastated orchards across the United States. Lime sulfur wash emerged as a key control, yet losses exceed six million dollars yearly. A single scale can yield vast progeny, while the insect remains ash colored and camouflaged on trees and shrubs. Regular winter sprays are essential, with lime sulfur as a safe standard treatment.
The article discusses pruning's impact on vigorous trees, noting unpruned trees grow densely and bear unevenly while prune only enough to direct growth. It argues thinning slightly slows early bearing, while heading back pruning most discourages fruiting and improves wood balance.
Instructions on cultivating strawberries advise removing runners every two to three weeks and keeping plants to single crowns. To expand plantings, allow one or two rows to form runners in late spring and summer for more plants.
Guidance urges farmers to plant and maintain orchards and vineyards. Consult county agents for suitable varieties and prune shade and fruit trees with sharp cuts. Moderate pruning of apples yields better fruit. over pruning reduces production and harms yields.
A social settlement worker in Cleveland received a phonetic English note left by a foreign visitor. The message requests Mrs. Goltmens to call her home, stating it will be late and to call back. The note reproduces a miswritten English rendering.
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