Wyoming school district votes to build four new houses
The third Laramie county district held its Burns annual meeting on Monday. Reports were accepted and an auditing committee formed. Elections named Ozart Burns W Johnson Pine Hills Mabbitt Golden Plains Bogart Burns to three-year terms. Durham proposal failed to move. tax levy 382000 approved for next year.
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Burns
Wyo
Laramie County
J. (. Nash
Hilledale
Sibley
Jacobson
Beatty
Pine Blutts
Ozart
W. Johnson
Pine Hiwffs
Mabbitt
Golfen Prairies
Howt
Campatool
God Eo Bastian
Turns
Moser Johnson
Bogart
Dwigging
Ways and Means
Mr. Jackheon
Chalresin
Measrs Bellows
C. R. Markley
P. T. Smith
Chas. Carlstrum
Thomas Rutledge
Durham
Sitley
McGregory
Me. Dwiegine
Wriich
Call for Nine Months Rural School Term Nationwide
Dr. P P Claxton United States Commissioner of Education urges nine months of free schooling for rural children. He cites rural terms averaging 148 days versus city terms near nine months and asks state officials to push a nationwide effort to raise rural terms to at least 160 days. Several states already show eight to nine month rural terms, with many well below seven months.
Start Your Baby With Sound Health From Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
An appeal promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative tonic for infants and families. It claims relief for infant colic, constipation, and digestive complaints and offers a money back guarantee with a free sample by mail from W B Caldwell of Monticello Alabama.
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Dixie Dudley
Magnolia
Ark
Caldwell
Far
Dudley
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Rural school terms vary widely across states
The article reports state disparities in rural school terms with Florida and Arkansas keeping rural schools open five months, while North Carolina, South Carolina and New Mexico provide about nine months for country children. Dr. Claxton advocates a nine month rural minimum with four years of high school and two years of college or normal training, plus libraries, to align rural education with city standards. He notes many states already extend terms and improve facilities and urges a national concerted move to elevate rural schooling. Editor notes Dr. Claxton will speak at the University of Wyoming summer school in Laramie on July 4.
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Florida
Arkansas
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Mosleo
Boya
Civla
Claxton
Laramie
the State University
Al Woods Goes to Europe to Monopolize Moving Picture Business
Al H Woods, theatrical manager once selling cane racks, has moved to Europe to control moving pictures. He reportedly owns theatres in eighteen major cities and plans to present a combined film and vaudeville show. Backers may include Klaw and Erlanger, signaling a bold American foray into European show business.
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al Woods
Europe
al H. Woods
Nowt
Klaw and
Erlanger
Theatrical Trust
Oscar Hammerstein
London
Speculation on Wilson's Land Commissioner Pick
Washington May 6 Speculation builds over a successor to Frederick Dennett at the General Land Office Dennett's term expired a month ago and the post is pivotal for western land policy Possible candidates include A W Shaw of Portland described as a Pinchot conservationist and W Witten of Champ Clerk with other reports naming a $26000 man favored to aid western interests The discussions reflect divisions with southern support cited and resistance from western states
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Washington
Frederick Dennett
General Land Office
Dennett
Court of Last Resort
Secretary of the Interior
Wilson
A. W. Shaw
Portland
Pinchot
Senate
Shaw
Forestry Epi
Clifford Pinchot
W. Witten
Champ Clerk
European Farmers and Soil Fertility Tactics
European farmers contemplate two basic soil restoration methods. They grow crops and plow them under, or apply barnyard manure and chemical fertilizers. They favor natural plowing with cover crops and the use of nitrates and mineral fertilizers to restore fertility.
Lime-Sulphur Spraying for San Jose Scale Control
State advice recommends lime-sulphur spray from November to April to curb the San Jose scale and leaf blister mite on apple trees. Best after winter, when buds begin to open, using a fine mist spray. concentrate sold commercially or homemade with directions from state experiment stations.
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Seasor
New Hampshire
Farm Fence That Moves and Keeps Stock Safe
A practical movable fence design suitable for farms to control sheep and swine. The illustration shows a section twelve to fourteen feet long with a brace piece, crosspieces, and a tongue end for grove corner fitting.
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American Agricu
Musty Wheat From Wet Thrashed Grains Warning
The National Stockman and Farmer notes wet threshing yields musty wheat with a persistent odor. Drying thoroughly and running through a fanning mill removes dust and damaged grain. If mold or rot is present, treat with 40 percent formaldehyde solution, cover with burlap for 24 hours, then spread and dry. odor may remain.
Plant breeding lifts yields at Wisconsin and Michigan stations
Wisconsin station breeders raise barley yields by about a bushel and a half per acre. Michigan station develops wheat varieties that more than double the state's average. Breeding expands beyond labs to farms, increasing productivity and sparking wide interest in plant improvement.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Michigan Experiment Station
Lettuce Care Tips From Weather Notes
The frame lettuce needs attention on bright sunny days. Some trench should be admitted daily if the Weather will permit.
Immense New Calumet Baking Powder Plant For Chicago
Calumet Baking Powder Company nears completion on a $250,000 modern fireproof plant at South 41st Avenue and Fillmore Street. The building features a cantilever shipping platform, automated machinery, and elevators. An entire floor houses lab and research facilities to maintain product excellence and sanitation.
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Calumet Baking Powder Company
South 41St Avenue
Fillmore Street
Chicago
Wm. M. Wright
Calumet
Calumet Company
Bathing Costumes Worn By Women on French Beaches Slightly Differ
Photographs from France show women on Ostend Trouville beaches wearing one piece outfits that outline the figure. Both men and women lounge at beach cafes in similar attire while American authorities debate skirts above knee or none.
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Met
New York
Paris
Ostend
Trouville
Atlantic City
Coney Island
Coney
Island
Seores
Osten
New York Po
Rockaway
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