Forests Face Famine If Logging Continues at Current Pace
Gif ford Pinchot warns the United States may have only 25 years of timber left at today’s cutting rate. He notes high lumber and paper costs, with two thirds of felled trees wasted by burning and in slashings. A Madison Wisconsin forest experiment lab aims to salvage shavings and produce wood products.
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Gifford Pinchot
United States
Uncle Sam
United States Forest Service
Middle West
Madison
Wisconsin
University forest products laboratory opens with joint federal study
The new laboratory at the state university, cost about 125000 with 75000 equipment, hosts a 20 member government staff to study paper making from various woods, timber preservation, and testing. A sawmill and derrick will handle logs while researchers lecture and train forestry students.
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United States Forest Service
University of Wisconsin
University Avenue
Camp Randall
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
University
Kenwood
Hattiesburg
Miss
Thornton
Ark
Maine
E. M. Griffith
W. L. Hall
Washington
R. S. Kellogg
Franklin H. Smith
Government
Chicago
H. F. Weiss
H. S. Bristol
L. F. Hawley
Frederick Dunlap
McGarvey Cline
Purdue ‘04
Yale
H. D. Tiemann
Stevens Institute of Technology
Ralph Thelen
University of California
W. H. Kempfer
University of Michigan
Edwin Sutermeister
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E. Bateman
Cornell
F. W. Bond
C. T. Barnum
C. P. Winslow
J. A. Newlin
Purdue
H. E. Surface
Ohio State University
H. E. McKenzie
University of Maine
C. J. Humphrey
University of Nebraska
A. W. Schorger
Routt County Town Wantland Predicted Big Land Boom
Keen observers predict a major land boom in Wantland Colorado a new town midway in the Little Snake River Valley Routt County An irrigation system to flood 60 000 acres of land is under construction Water rights cost 35 per acre with ten year payments Land sales are by the Carey Act at 50 cents per acre Industries like sugar mills flour mills and canneries are seen as possible developments Information is available from Routt County Colonization Company 1734 Welton St Denver Colorado
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Wantland
Colorado
Snake River
Routt County
Routt County Colonization Company
Welton St
Denver
Colo
Awful Prospect in a Clergyman’s Family
A clergyman at a parsonage marries a couple with his young son in attendance. The boy asks if a man must live with every woman he marries, prompting a parent’s gentle clarification about lifelong fidelity.
Big Tobacco Purchase For Lewis Single Binder
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria buys twenty four carloads of the finest fancy grade tobacco, the largest lot for any U S factory. The purchase sustains Lewis' Single Binder Cigars for over two years, with an extra price paid for the selection.
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United States
Frank P. Lewis
Peoria
Peoria Star
The Deaf Listener Missed the Fish Bell
From Iasus in Caria, Strabo notes a harper who played as people fled the market bell. One slightly deaf man remained, prompting the harper to praise him. The man then asks if the fish bell has rung and leaves.
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Iasus
Caria
Strabo
Allen’s Foot Tabs and Foot-Ease Ad Prompt Relief
An advert promotes Allen’s Foot Tabs for foot baths to reduce soreness odors and tenderness and relieves weariness and sweating of inflamed feet at night. It also recommends Allen’s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder in shoes for day comfort with a 25 cent price and free samples mailed from LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Two Marriage Proposals Reported for Inference
In a dialogue from Pick Me Up, Inference tells Clara she received two marriage offers last week. Clara expresses delight and asks whether the rumor is true that her uncle left her money.
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Ethel
Clara
Useless Comb Without Teeth Compared to Golf Links
A humorous quip from the Birmingham Age-Herald questions utility. A comb without teeth is as useless as golf links lacking a club house, illustrating a lighthearted comparison in a clipped newspaper voice.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Blue
An assortment of old time tips and observations on household chores and general knowledge. The note promotes Ball Blue for laundry, offers witticisms about money lending, mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion, and adds a line about animal reproduction and venomous snakes.
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Purdue University
Forestry Laboratory
Doan
Winber
Lal
SATOR
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