Too Much Reading in Christian Index Discussed
A Brooklyn tale of a precocious girl obsessively devouring books sparks a broader critique in the Christian Index about reading habits. The column warns against overindulgence, urges balanced intake, and cites Ruskin Bacon and practical living to avoid brainy impracticality.
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Jennings
Astrange
Brooklyn
Ruskin
D. W. Key
Hint
Hut
Thomas Hobbs
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Bacon
William James
Bermuda Grass Turned From Pest Into Pasture Asset
County Agent W F Bembry says Bermuda grass, though a pest in cultivated fields, can be salvaged for pastures. By piling roots and covering them with soil they survive, can be sprigged on eroded pastures, and with light fertilization, spread to adjacent fields creating a productive sod and protecting against further erosion.
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Bermuda
W. F. Bembry
Monastery of St George and the Balaklava shore
A fragment notes the Monastery of St George where Florence Nightingale lived in the Crimean War. It references Balaklava fishing village by the waterside and the valley where the Light Brigade rode past.
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St. George
Florence’ Nightingale
Balaklava
Light “Brigade
Wise Housewives Plan Gardens for Vegetables Each Season
A guide for home canning and garden planning urges year round vegetable production. It covers budgeting, sterilization, equipment checks, water bath and pressure canning methods, and specific canning times for string beans butter beans and peas with safety notes on heating, packing, and processing pressures.
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Wise Housewives
Sye
Farm Records Needed for 1940 Census
County Agent W F Bembry urges farmers to prepare records this year for 1939 crop acreage and production livestock data land use farm finances expenditures and facilities for the 1940 census. Accurate up to date figures will aid county state and national planning and the agent offers help to start a farm record system.
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W. F. Bembry
Bureau of the Census
Bembry
Wolverine furs prized by Alaskans for frostproof coats
Prized fur from wolverines in Alaska is noted for a distinctive white shoulder strip that marks pelts resistant to frost. The description emphasizes the pelt’s durability and value among Alaskans seeking hardy winter wear.
Mow Pastures to Insine Adequate Supply of Grass
County agent WF Bembry urges Taylor county farmers to start a mowing and weed cutting program to improve pasture on farms. He cites Georgia experiments showing higher carrying capacity with well managed pastures and recommends multiple cuttings in June, July, and August to minimize weed seed maturation and protect forage plants.
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Bembry
Taylor County
Georgia Experiment Stations
Zebrawood described as rare striped wood from British Guiana
Zebrawood is a rare wood named for its striped markings. It originates in British Guiana and is noted for a reddish brown color with lighter natural stripes.
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British Guiana
Agent Recommends Poisoning Cotton To Fight Weevils
Taylor County agents urge farmers to spray calcium arsenate dust to control Boll weevil. W F Bembry says poisoning lowers costs compared with crop loss and outlines a three to four week schedule beginning at six leaves. The county agent offers guidance on approved poisoning methods.
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W. F. Bembry
Taylor County
Austria to decorate WWI horses with oats rewards
Austria plans to honor all World War I horses with medallions and a payment of 100 pounds in oats from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The program recognizes the animals’ service and contributions during the war.
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Austria
Society For ‘the Prevention of Cruelty To
Cotton Pool Certificate Buyers Get Extended Tender Deadline
The cotton producers pool extends the time to tender Form 6-6-1 brown certificates for redemption. Eligible holders in Taylor County may receive $1 per bale for the bales represented, with older holders to May 1, 1937 getting the stated amount and later transferees receiving their paid price plus 4 percent interest. Complete the county agent form and mail with the certificate to the Examination and Claims Section, Cotton Producers Pool, Room 821, Old Post Office Building, Washington DC.
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Taylor County
Cotton Producers’ Pool
Old’ Post Office
Washington, D.C
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Hi Jennings
Christian Index
John BD. White
Louisville Seminary
Florida
Fraces Elton
Jyck C Lambkin
Washingston
D.C
Marion Livestock Company
Buena Vista, Ga
Feedright
Vocational Agricultural Department
R. E. Barinowski
Feedright Milling Company
Augusta
Georgia
Mr. Barinowski
Graymont Summit
Loyd D. Cowart
South
Norever
Hneedright Milling
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