Filing Fee Bill Passes House
The Missouri House approved a bill requiring candidates for city committees in St Louis to pay a filing fee of 100 dollars in an 88 to 11 vote. The action accompanies a crowded docket of local notices and criminal cases from Jefferson City and surrounding towns.
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House
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Greenfield
A. R. Aven
Anna Wilson McKinley
McKinley
Aven
Bartlesville
Okla
Tulsa
Foxy passenger on Detroit bus swindles $30 dime
A small derby wearing man boards a Detroit bus and allegedly tries to pass a dime. The driver accuses him of a 1802 dated coin worth thirty dollars, while the man denies the act as others observe.
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Detroit
Oak Street
Link Bridge
U. S. Seeks New Sponge Fields in Nicaragua
The schooner Coranto and sponge sloop Symi sail for the Nicaraguan coast to locate new sponge beds as Gulf stocks decline and demand rises. Financed by Florida packer George M. Emmanuel, the expedition draws interest from Gulf sponge fishers while the Coranto, Panama registered and captained by J. B. Bodden, has a storied past including ties to a liquor case.
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Sarasota
Fla
Coranto
Symi
Nicaraguan
Gulf
George M. Emmanuel
Florida Sponge Packer
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida
Panama
J. B. Bodden
Julius Fleischmann
Yeast
Gulf of Mexico
Ferris Wheel to Run in Shadow of the Pyramids
Hamburg amusement fair shifts to Egypt for the Egyptian Agricultural and Industrial exhibition near Cairo. The fair will erect its rides including a miniature racing track switchback railway and a reproduction of the great wheel for Egyptian guests. Negotiations reportedly involve Krone's Sarrasani's and Hagenbeck's for the concession.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Egypt
Cairo
Krone
Sarrasani
Hagenbeck
Sahara Sand Rain Falls on Paris Mystery Mud
Paris witnessed muddy rain described as Sahara sand mixed with rain, with lab tests showing iron oxide and sand content, carried by winds from the Sahara across the Mediterranean. The material reportedly originated from Sahara dunes and entered Parisian rain clouds.
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Sahara
Paris
Mediterranean
Eagle Builds Nest of Barbed Wire in Windmill
A barbed wire eagle nest lined with cow hair was found atop a windmill tower near Exum, Dalhart Texas. Discovered by theater owner W L Hamilton, the nest was large as a washtub and held many bones, built among the windmill gears after a wheel blew from the tower.
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Dalhart
Texas
W. L. Hamilton
Exum
Hamilton
Bungalow Type of Home Planned to Fit Into Narrow Building Lot
Features a 22 by 50 foot stucco bungalow designed for narrow city lots. Describes floor plan with living room 12 by 22 feet, dining room 11 by 14 feet, bay kitchen, two bedrooms, bath between, rear porch, and a large basement. Highlights exterior stucco, hip roof, and a 22 foot wide footprint for economical construction.
Reroofing Over Old Shingles Popular Now
The article explains that reroofing directly over old shingles is now widely accepted. It highlights insulation benefits, reduced winter coal use, easier installation, and lower depreciation while improving curb appeal with coordinated colors.
Cleaning Will Keep Furnace Working Well
The chimney is vital to efficient heating like lungs to the body. A congested chimney reduces air for combustion. 200 cubic feet of air supply per pound of coal. If the chimney is dirty or poorly designed, draft suffers. Have chimney and heating plant cleaned if the system nears malfunction.
Weather Strips Improve Any Window with Metal Aid
It is difficult to make a casement window wind and water proof unless interlocking metal weather strips are used. With the metal weather strips this difficulty is wholly overcome. Metal strips improve any kind of window, no matter how well it operates or how well it may have been made.
Spring feeding limits milk output and hurts profits
New Jersey College of Agriculture findings show underfeeding cows in spring lowers milk and future production while higher grain spending yields greater returns. The study compares twelve dairy men, seven feeding under $30 per cow and five spending $61. averages show $77 and $176 over feed cost respectively, a $98 gap. The college urges year round freshening to avoid spring surpluses and stabilize income.
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New Jersey College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Ground Soy Beans as a Dairy Protein Source
Ground soy beans provide a solid protein source on dairy farms. Palatability drops in warm weather, especially with finer grinding as fats oxidize. Rancid flavors increase with temperature, and laxative effects reduce pasture suitability. Grind sparingly up to a week at a time. fine grinding unnecessary.
Judgment of Cow Feeder Is of Much Importance
There is more to economical feeding than a correctly planned ration. Success rests with the feeder's skill and intelligence. Grain is set to production and herd type. Holsteins at about one pound per three and a half to four pounds of milk, Ayrshires at one to three.
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Ayrshires
Give Cow Adequate Rest in Lactation Periods
Dairy cows may produce their own weight in solids in the milk during one year. The ordinary farm cow that will produce 7 000 pounds of milk produces 910 pounds of solids in a year. This is nearly the average dairy cow weight. Rest between lactations helps rebuild the body for the next year of heavy output.
Control of warbles in cows urged by Ohio dairy chief
C. C. Hayden of the Ohio experiment station warns to watch for warbles in cows. The grubs torment cattle in hot weather and may stay in backs until June. Press them out through the skin with thumbs and crush them to remove.
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C. C. Hayden
Ohio Experiment Station
California Fig Syrup used for decades in child care
Carolyn Babush of Milwaukee is cited as a child helped by California Fig Syrup since infancy. The ad claims mothers for fifty years have used it to relieve constipation and fussiness, with doctors recommending its use to keep bowels clear during colds and illness, noting the genuine product bears the California name.
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Carolyn Babush
Downer Ave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
California
Carolyn
Dr Pierce's Pellets Promote Liver Bowels and Stomach Health
Advertises Dr Pierce's Pellets as ideal for liver and bowel care with a laxative pellet and a cathartic trio claim. The ad markets a small Pellet for laxative use and three Pellets for cathartic effect.
One Good in Enemies and Their Quiet Valor
A reflective line from an exchange notes that enemies rarely offer encouragement yet can compel action. the speaker values a stern push from foes as a saving kick in the pants.
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Earl Day
Sherrill Township
C. C. Tuttle
J. R. Wilson
Day
Freeland
Forsyth
W. C. Todd
Hollister
W. E. Freeland
Taney County
Springfield
Hugh B Morton
Bank of Brookline
Bedford
James P. Adams
Lesterville
Adams
Sedalia
Justice Courts
Grace Frazer
Delmar Boulevard
Marie Peeler
West Vine Boulevard
City Hospital
Novinger
James Simmons
Newton
Board of Education
Don Hudson
College
Marshall
Missouri Valley College
Rockefeller Foundation
George Mack
Singer
Kansas City
F. A. Bartlett
Joplin
Joli Davidson
Sarah Richardson
Sarah Shickman
Wells Avenue
Shickman
U. S
Nicaragua
Boy
Spokane, Wash
Robert Amell
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
United States
Honor Newton
England
Hing
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