Illinois News Happenings Mixed Local Events Across Counties
The Moline Business Men's association backs a plan to close state affairs each Wednesday afternoon in June July and August. Ottawa reports a city council ban on carnival showings. Whiteside county hosts a welcome home for soldiers with a July 4 festival and Aurora prepares a great war veterans reunion. Divorce petitions in Lake county show 41 of 62 filed by women. Jefferson township reports autos and watches in a farm community. Several regional figures and events, including a Benton case, La Salle labor strike settlement, and a range of local appointments and incidents, appear throughout.
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St. Louis
Benton
Christophe
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Unen
la Salle
Eta Doyers
Watson
Aivisten
Hardwass
Tinets
Kansas
Mt J . Towa
Cape Fashion Ends season with enduring cape glamour
Cape styles persist year after year with wide options from day to evening. Designers showcase silk satin moire georgette and wool blends in varied collars from Medici to fur trimmed. Sport capes use jersey and channellette fabrics, while extravagant metre silk capes with fur collars define the high end.
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Castor Theotette
Duvereen
Mike Lucy Lockett
Fringe Fashion Returns in New Dress Models
Fringe remains popular as Agnes shows, with fringe visible on many of her latest dress designs. The feature highlights fringe as current and well in evidence, signaling a revived trend in contemporary styling.
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Agnes
Success in Growing Dates and Propagation Methods
United States Department of Agriculture outlines progress in commercial date cultivation. California experiment stations tested Deglet Noor ripening and improved rooting of offshoots. Key factors include slow maturation, nursery bed methods, heat, soil fertility, mulches, and avoiding overbearing crops to protect offshoot growth.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
California
Ladder design aids orchard work with extendable legs
A special orchard ladder features an upper merrowed section to fit between branches and a base tied to a firm footing. An extensible leg tinker allows use in narrow aisles or uneven ground, keeping the ladder stable even when a standard ladder would fail.
Best Preparation of Soil for Orchardists by Agriculture
A 19th century note emphasizes thorough soil preparation before planting fruit trees. The article extols an orchardist who prepares the ground with the same care as his garden, arguing that well-prepared soil yields robust saplings and bountiful future harvests.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Good Trees for Home Yard Dwarf Varieties and Space Use
Dwarf apple and pear trees suit home gardens and yards, especially where space is limited. They fit well with intensive methods of culture and the potential to develop standard trees is limited by available space and growing conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Motors over snow in Cascades motor sleigh feat
A spectacular trial across the Cascades showcases a motor sleigh conquering snow, gully crossings, and post trail rescues. Photos in Popular Mechanic depict the device skimming through drifts and replacing dog sleds, heralding a gasoline method that eases Alaska’s snowbound hardships.
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Cascades
1St Army
Sno Qualmie Pass
Alaska
Jack London
Burglars as a Army Adventurers Defend Their Trade
A London police official says burglars who served in the army choose theft again for the thrill. A captain of a famed regiment supports this view, noting a corporal with the DCM and other honors once called himself a professional thief. The man wished to list “burglar” on attestation papers but recruitment officials blocked it.
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London
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