Illinois News Brevities Highlights Various State Events
Vice President Charles G. Dawes and Mrs Dawes were guests at Camp Roosevelt Fort Sheridan. Albert Britt named Knox College president at Galesburg. Trinity church Belvidere damaged by fire with losses estimated 8000 to 10000 dollars. Illinois opened its first charitable institution in Jacksonville to be celebrated September 17. Governor Small invited to Governor's Day at Camp Grant August 27 featuring aerial demonstrations. Illinois State Fair totals 138962.75 in premiums and prizes with 98 percent higher needs. Urbana University permits 2200 new entrants. 1145 in liberal arts. Josephson Jackson Kewanee mail driver bound over on conspiracy to rob mail. Six large southern Illinois coal mines ordered to resume and 6000 to 8000 workers expected back within a week. Chipilly Ridge memorial marble temple planned in Chicago area forest preserves. Major General Foreman directs Camp Grant mobilization for 33rd Illinois National Guard. Prairie state soldiers to undergo two weeks of drills. Illinois prohibits under-fourteen work during school sessions. voluntary work allowed when out of session. Regional conservation contacts to be developed at Clifty Falls October 15-16 with state officials to attend. Illinois biennial appropriations show highway construction largest item. total budgets broken down by education, state institutions, bond interest, deep waterways, and general government. William Muauck named eastern district mine inspector after Heese's death. Indiana governor vacation sites noted near Grand Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies G. Dawes
Dawes
Camp Roosevelt
Fort Sheridan
Albert Britt
New York
Knox College
Galesburg
Trinity Episcopal Church
Belvidere
Illinois
Jacksonville
Governor Small
Camp Grant
National Guard
Middle West
Chicago
Wiliamson
Franklin Counties
One Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry
Chipilly Hidge
Forest Preserves
Chipilly
American Legion
Milton J Foreman
W. H. Curran
Springfield
Carlstrom
Conservation Bureaus
Clinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Clifty Falls State Park
Madison
Ind
Small
Cornelius R. Miller
Department of Public Works and Buildings
W J. Straton
State Department of Conservation
Illinoia
Fiftyfourth
General Assembly
James M. Kittle
William Muauck
Tounville
Daniel Heese
Canada Veterans Split Over Unified War Service Group
Canadian veterans face disunity after World War I with about twenty organizations. Haig’s visit urged unity under the British Legion, but results remain uncertain. The Great War Veterans’ Association claims 99,000 members, yet audits show only about 11,000 current dues paying. Origin data show most veterans were born in Europe, Canada, the United States, or elsewhere. Some favor a British Legion led by Sir Arthur Currie. others seek a distinct Canadian Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Napoleon
Grand Army of the Republic
Dominion
Ufe
Great
Canadian Veterans’ Association
Earl Haig
Haig
Sir Arthur Currie
Hawaii Could Rise to Size of Japan from Quakes
Edwin Fairfax Naulty of New York, long-time student of earth movements, states that Hawaii is gradually rising and may become a high and dry region as large as Japan within a generation, a claim added to recent seismic discussions in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Japan
Washington
Uncle Sam
Mid- Pacific
Edwin Fairfax Naulty
New York
Hawaiian Islands
Ultra-Violet Light Rays Cure Diseased Animals
At Kansas State Agricultural College veterinary clinics Dr. E. J. Frick and Dr. John Bullard report rapid recoveries in canine distemper and moist eczema with daily 20 minute ultraviolet light exposure from quartz mercury lamps. Wounds heal quickly with less pus, and poultry studies by Dr. J. S. Hughes suggest UV increases egg production and hatchability while preventing rickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Veterinary Clinic
Kansas State Agricultural College
E. J. Frick
John Bullard
Doctor Frick
Doctor Bullard
Rome
Malcum Burr
J. 8. Hughes
Department of Chemistry
The
College
Oldest cowboy still riding at ninety five in Texas
Childress, Texas, H. R. Mangum, 95, works as a cowhand on the Smith Brothers ranch near town. A South Carolina immigrant, he has long rode the Chisholm Trail era and frontier cattle drives, recounting ranch life from buffalo hunts to Indian raids and western open ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Tex
H. R. Mangum
Smith Brothers
Mangum
Texas
South Carolina
Chisholm
Cultivation and cover crops boost fruit farm success
North Carolina State professor C D Matthews urges green manuring to conserve soil moisture and maintain humus in orchards. Plant soy beans between trees as moisture allows, with Laredo variety favored at fifteen pounds per acre. in September crimson clover or hairy vetch with Abruzzi rye is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Matthews
North Carolina State College
Matthews
Piedmont
Laredo
Garden Tips for Yearlong Table Use From Home Plot
Practical advice urges planting surplus vegetables for winter canning and daily use. Hot beds and cold frames extend availability into late fall and early spring. Emphasizes southward sloping, well drained, humus rich soil, heavy seasonal manuring, deep plowing, and saving seeds from best plants each year.
Ground Barley Equal to Corn for Steer Feed
Idaho experiments fed two year old steers alfalfa hay plus about ten pounds daily of ground barley or ground corn. Both groups gained about 1.8 pounds per day and required around 1,800 pounds of hay per 100 pounds of gain. Barley used 541 pounds hay per 100 pounds gain versus 525 for corn. price parity at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Station
Watch Hen's Weight When Wanting Eggs Watch Hen's Weight When Wanting Eggs
A New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station study with 185 White Leghorns links hen weight to egg production across seasons. Four pound birds yielded most eggs in winter for pullets and yearlings, with similar results in spring and summer fall. Maintaining weight is urged with grain feeding and mash adjustments to sustain production without overfeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Insects Threaten Gardens and How to Fight Them
Insects cause garden losses and damage. Prevent their appearance by destroying breeding grounds near the garden, removing last year's mumified plant remains, and managing weeds. Control cucumber and potato beetles with sprays like arsenate of lead or paris green, and use Blackleaf 40 for aphids. Promote beneficial birds and rotate or relocate varieties to reduce infestations.
Farm advice on livestock care and hog feeding
Farmers are urged to treat pigs for cholera and ensure water and shade for cattle pigs and poultry. Guidance covers paint coverage, feeding young animals, egg moisture, seed purity, sweet clover harvesting, cattle profitability, shade and water needs, using crankcase oil as hog dip, culling black wool or kempy sheep, benefits of the help yourself feeding system, and poultry shade with burlap is advised when trees are insufficient.
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Waols
Urbana
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Josephson Jackson
Kewanee
Moline
Federal Grand Jury
Cginvernor Small
Broad Ripple Cottage
Grand Beach
Jackson
Hooster Ptato Park
League
England
Reouane
Ireland
Wales
United States
New York Museum
Barnard
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Grey Barnard
Haitian
J Gentil Tippenhauer
C A. Korbly
Tippenhauer
Weather Bureau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!