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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
5
We urge owners of rural lines to keep lines in good condition for efficient service. Overhaul lines annually with at least one experienced telephone worker. Shared costs among patrons yield better service. contact our Manager to discuss improvements or report trouble.
The article traces the birth of almanacs to Arabian origins, noting the oldest surviving copy in the British Museum from Ramesses the Great era. It describes six years of entries on papyrus with warnings and religious notes, then outlines later Roman, Baltic, Saxon, and church calendars as evolving records of saints, daily life, and historical changes.
Nearly 400 women county agents operate across 15 Southern States assisting farm families and especially mothers and girls through home demonstration work. In Virginia a home demonstration club formed in June grew from 12 to 26 members, spawning new clubs to manage demand. Members built a 26 cent fireless cooker, developed a four-roller scrubbing aid costing 47 cents, and repurposed worn material into a dustress top for floors, alongside a fireless refrigerator and other labor-saving ideas.
The article notes county agents enrolling about 6,000 farm women as home demonstrators who adopt household improvements and carry demonstrations under supervision. It highlights successes in cooking, sanitary conditions, winter gardening, poultry, and home dairying, with lessons led by object demonstrations and reports back at year end.
Bristol Tenn Jan 4 Sentiment grows for rebuilding Sullins College Methodist school burned last week and noted for a long history founded by Dr David Bulling. A wealthy donor has been approached for 100000 in a 20000 basis. Dr John Orr plans for Virginia Intermont to take senior girls and other students to enter classes there for remainder of year.
A missionary report details the third general conference of the Japan Methodist Church with 15,364 members and rising funds, plus a Korean village in Gold Valley transformed by gospel work. It notes fraternal delegates, future church-building plans, and widespread missionary activity across China and Korea, including women’s societies and education efforts.
The Alum Hum Company of America will begin the first of a series of power dams on the Little Tennessee river, with Oliver & Hill Construction Co. awarded the contract. Work starts within a week, 10 to 12 miles of grading, three dams planned, mid river site at Cheepah, and a Maryville aluminum plant expansion increases capacity to 40,000 pounds daily with about 500 workers.
Article advises 400 women officials on installing window boxes, detailing depth, drainage, soil mixes, and watering schedules. It lists suitable indoor plants including ivy, smilax, ferns, coleus, begonias, geraniums, and trailing species, with care notes for light, temperature, and humidity to sustain blooms and foliage.
Governor Tom Rye is named an honorary member of the National Highways Association. He is presented with a silver eagle mounted on ebony, four inches wingspan, placed at the state department of highways beside Secretary Murray.
Blount County sold a 100000 road bond issue for improvements. Devitt Trembly & Co of Chicago, with H L Bnyder as agent, secured the sale with a premium of 22100. Proceeds will go to extend the county highway system amid praise for Blount County’s financial standing.
Congressman Frank Buchanan of Illinois surrendered in New York on Wednesday after indictment for conspiring to foment strikes in municipalities. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $5,000 bail. He asserted labor’s National Peace Council aims to arbitrate labor disputes and denies any movement to restrain trade.
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