Experiments Compare Feed Use in Gov Poultry Farm for Eggs
Government poultry farm experiments measure grain per dozen eggs for general purpose pullets and Leghorns. Data show averages of 6.7 and 9.6 pounds per dozen for pullets and yearlings, with Leghorns using less feed overall. Results advise on breed suitability for farmers and backyard keepers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Conee
Ssaenectenerereens
Sp Tbs Casagere Covese
Sessecevenesess
Why Consumers Read Market Information
The Bureau of Markets gathers daily market reports from major centers via personal representatives and railroad reports. The data help households plan purchases and reflect how market conditions influence food prices and distribution throughout the year.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Livestock Boosters Named in Better Sires List
The Farm Bureau News for Summit and Morgan counties Utah lists local live stock owners enrolled in the Better Sires Better Stock movement. Sixtecs names appear in the March publication as County Agent Stephen R Boswell cooperates with state and federal officials promoting stock improvement.
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Farm Bureau News
Summit
Morgan Counties
Utah
Sixtecs
Geouty
Stephen R. Boswell
PurSires shown in fractional ownership trend across purebred stock
A Connecticut livestock owner in the Better Lives Better Stock movement reports 23 percent cattle for breeding with 23 purebred cows and a half share in a purebred bull. The farm also has a purebred stallion and 147 standard bred fowls. The USDA emphasizes use over ownership of purebred sires and favors partial stakes in high quality males over full ownership of inferior sires.
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Connecticut
United States Department of Agriculture
Plan for Purchasing Farm
This note advises buyers to acquire existing equipment live stock and materials on the farm to start immediate income and reduce losses. It emphasizes the value of an asset ready for operation.
Poultry Notes on Shade, Culling and Feeding
Poultry raisers are urged to value summer shade and practice culling in all flocks to maintain profits. Legerd Feeding is highlighted as a major factor in egg production.
Well dressed from top to toe in a school frock
A photo of a plain frock for a little girl shows how well she is dressed from top to toe. The article notes practical, ready for fall outfits in gingham and chambray, with jade green accents, collar and cuffs, simple embroidery, and a striped ribbon hair bow, all reflecting care in choosing children's clothes.
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Gingham
Chambray
What Will We Do Now What Will We Do Now
A reflective piece notes the long fight for woman suffrage and how millions now vote. It asks how women will exercise this new power and what politicians seek to understand about its impact.
Women as Citizens Gather Power Through Education and Reform
The text argues that women will wield political influence once informed and organized. It highlights their experience in clubs, the need to study party platforms, and to educate themselves and others. It notes women can focus on welfare, reform abuses, and push beneficial policies via public information and parties.
Drawn Thread Work Enchants Makers of Summer Dresses
Drawn thread work, a long favored decorative stitch, gains new popularity as an inventive woman experiments with ratine to ornament summer cotton dresses. The technique yields easy thread drawing from fabric, with blue drawn motifs centered on the dress and near the waistline, pockets, and collar.
Old Lace Fragments Sewn Into Elaborate Collars
Preservation of antique lace inspires new craft by stitching varied pieces into original collars. These artisanal designs, sometimes using seven or eight lace varieties, fetch prices up to 40 dollars in downtown shops.
Bankers Back in Trenton Amid Embezzlement Claims
In Trenton Missouri June 2 banker S Day of Fidelity State Bank says funds were intact despite embezzlement rumors. He admits mixing bank and school funds during financial strain but denies personal wrongdoing and says motives were honest.
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Trenton
Day
Fidelity State Bank
Kansas
Council Grove
Chillicothe Mourns Death of Longtime Odd Fellow Socrates England
Socrates England, reputed as the oldest Odd Fellow in America, died at his Chillicothe home at 87. A member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 65 years, he was born in Carroll County Kentucky on July 28 1833 and joined McBryan Lodge No 18 in 1855 before moving to Missouri the same year.
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Chillicothe
Socrates England
America
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
England
Carroll County
McBryan
Curdsville
Missouri
Cave near Hannibal yields century-old discovery tale
Mark Twain's cave one mile south of Hannibal was found a century ago this summer, historians say, based on guides who have led thousands through the cavern. The cave, never fully explored, with its vast barren walls, remains a pleasure seeker draw.
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Hannibal
Mark Twain
Court Grants Writs for Three in Illinois Murder Case
The Missouri Supreme Court issued writs of habeas corpus for Joseph Ople Earl Miller and Leo Clyné held by the St Louis Sheriff on Governor Illinois requisitions alleging their involvement in the May 20 murder of Clarence W Turner in Granite City Illinois The application was filed by Col Charles A Houts of St Louis.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Joseph Ople
Earl Miller
Leo Clyné
St. Louis
Illinois
Clarence W. Turner
Granite City
Col
Charles A. Houts
Southeast Missouri Melon Growers Form Association
Kennett Missouri fruit growers organize a Southeast Missouri Melon Growers Association with headquarters in Kennett. Reports show 15 percent of farmers joined at the meeting and more expected to enroll before the marketing season begins.
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Melon Growers
Kennett
Missouri
Melon Growers’ Association
Missouri Guard units settle into work at Nevada camp
Nevada Missouri reports the Missouri National Guard has set in for real duties at the camp near town. Units include the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment St. Louis the 7th Regiment Kansas City and the Nevada Machine Gun Company with ideal weather aiding training.
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Nevada
Missouri National Guard
1St Regiment of
St. Louis
7Th Regiment
Kansas City
Nevada Machine Gun Company
Escaped convict in Missouri prison escape identity revealed
One of two men captured near Independence after holding up a motorist and stealing a car admitted to Independence police that he is William Stender, the prisoner who made a spectacular escape from the Missouri penitentiary in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Independence
Willam Stender
Missouri
Missouri bids for county road work to be awarded July 26
Edina notices the Missouri State Highway Department inviting bids for grading and construction on the east and west state road through the county. The project contract will be awarded July 26. In Hume oil discovered in a water well on August farm. A pump operation yielded a steady crude oil flow.
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Edina
Missouri State Highway Department
Water Weill
Hume
J. G. Holland
Moberly Pastor Resigns for Grant City Call
Moberly Missouri Rev Frank R Gilibhan has resigned as pastor of the First Christian church to accept a call from the Christian church at Grant City.
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Moberly
Frank R. Gilibhan
First Christian Church
Christian Church
Grant City
Farmer in Missouri Struck by Lightning
William White a 25 year old farmer living near Ladue was killed when a thunderbolt struck him while plowing in a field near Clinton Missouri. He was married.
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Clinton
William White
Ladue
Howard Sawyer Dies in Fayette at 78
Fayette Missouri obituary notes William C. Arline aged 78 the oldest attorney in Howard County dies in Fayette He was uncle of Congressman Sam C Major His widow survives the veteran lawyer’s passing.
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Howard Sawyer
Fayette
William C. Arline
Howard County
Sam C. Major
Record Potatoes Yield Reported in Orrick District
Richmond Missouri reports the largest potato yield in five years from the Orrick district with fields yielding 140 to 200 bushels per acre this season.
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Richmond
Orrick
Wed Kansas Railroad Man
Sedalia Missouri special agent for the Union Pacific Koy N Bendure married Elizabeth Snell of Sedalia. Rev W S Jones of Kansas City officiated at Maryville Kansas.
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Kansas Railroad
Sedalia
Koy N. Bendure
Union Pacific
Maryville
Kan
Elizabeth Snell
W. S. Jones
Kansas City
32-Pound Buffalo Caught At Heins Lake Near Carrollton
Perry D. Cothert of Kansas City landed a 32-pound buffalo fish at Heins Lake near Carrollton. The catch measured 36 inches and was described as the prize catch of the year.
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Carrollton
Perry D. Cothert
Kansas City
Heins Lake
Here
Harvest Hand Killed in Mokane Accident
Fulton Missouri harvest hand John F. Wyatt age 48 died after being struck in the head by a pulley at Mokane. He lived in Marthasville.
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Fulton
John F. Wyatt
Mokane
Marthasville
First Wheat Marketed In Audrain County
Mexico Missouri report notes Charles Arnold marketed the season’s first Audrain county wheat at Pollock's Milling and Elevator Company.
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Mexico
Charrles Arnold
Pollock's Milling and Elevator Company
Woman Dies of Burns in Sedalia
Sedalia Missouri Mrs Anna Bening wife of Fred Bening died here after suffering burns four weeks earlier.
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Sedalia
Anna Backs Bening
Fred Bening
Howard County Fair Dates Set for Fayette August 3 4 5
The Howard County Fair will be held in Fayette on August 3 4 and 5. In Morrisville Missouri farmer John Cross about 50 was killed by lightning. In Vanclyser Missouri Charles M Wylie elected president of the Scott County Bankers Association. Grant Blanton died from wounds after a pistol duel in Truman Arkansas and Paragould Arkansas hospital. In Poplar Bluff Missouri Howard Robs 14 injured when shot by a Missouri Pacific railroad officer during a robbery attempt with two accomplices.
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Fayette, Mo
Fayette
Morrisville
John Cross
Banker’s
Vanclyser, Mo
Charles M. Wylie
Scott County Bankers’ Association
Morehouse
Grant Blanton
Will Coxie
Truman
Ark
Paragould
Poplar Bluff
Howard Robs
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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Gomes
Sartain
Wabash
Wabash Railroad
State Tax Commission
George L. Rollins
Government Ordnance Department
Chicago
Perry D. Ranney
Bank of
Breeders Association
James E. Downing
Springfield
Ill
American Breeders’ Association
Berkshire Breeders’ Association
Twains
National Guard
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