Reclamation policy shift may reshape federal irrigation plan
The article outlines a pending shift in the 69th Congress toward radical reclamation reform. It notes failure under old policy, pressing need for state cooperation, settler advances, low interest loans, and land pricing talks. Officials including Secretary Work and Dr. Mead advocate a landholding program emphasizing farmers and local input.
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Coolidge
Congress
Bureau of Reclamation
Work
Interior Department
Colorado
Reclamation Bureau
Elwood Mead
Francis
Goodwin
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
John A. Widtsoe
Survey and Adjustments
Bureau
Mead
Chambers of Congress
Chicago
Great Falls
Afont
Sun River
Vacuum Storage Preserves Fars
A St. Louis storage man builds an experimental 8 by 8 by 8 foot room to test partial vacuum effects on life. Drugs and furnishings are sealed as air is partly exhausted to kill insects and small animals. walls are eight inches of nonporous concrete with glass peepholes and a secure steel door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Scientific American
Are You This Man Selling Honest Merchandise and Service
An advertisement by H. F. Reiss, vice-president of Toll Lighting and Cooking System, invites men over 25 to join a nationwide selling plan. The company trains entrants, emphasizes service to farmers, and asks interested individuals to drive their own car to apply. It positions itself as the largest maker in its field.
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Guelp
Williston
Yellowstone
United States
West
Congress
Federal Reclamation
Reclamation Fund
Mead
Denver
H. F. Reiss
East Forty-second St
New York
Saving a Life by Letts Child Gives Bird to Cat
Melba Muller, three, of Letts Indiana, found a baby bird and asked to keep it as a pet with her mother's consent. She carried the bird around, asked if she would die, and then returned outside. Moments later she gave the bird to the cat, saying she feared it would die.
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Melba Muller
Letts
Ind
Welba
Mother
Indianapolis News
Three Enemies Transformed by Mrs Brown's Day
Mr Brown reads the paper as his wife enters smiling. She says she had a pleasant day and states she made three friends of enemies and three enemies of friends. The brief exchange hints at social prowess and clever strokes that improved relations.
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Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
It All Depends Jimmie-How Far Can You Throw a Stone
The fragment hints at a puzzle or dialogue game featuring characters Jimmie and Tommy. It raises questions of throw distance and window ownership, suggesting a playful or contest theme without full context. The readable text centers on a rhetorical exchange about a stone and a window.
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Jimmie
Tommy
Trade Ad Seeks Doctor for Damaged Car Exchange
A Boston Transcript advertisement offers to trade a somewhat damaged fast motor car in exchange for professional surgical services.
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Boston Transcript
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