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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
Indiana news roundup reports Mishawaka carpenters accept wage scale cut from 1 to 86 cents an hour. The item notes other state events including racial and local government votes, planning efforts, and farm and tax discussions across several cities.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers publish Farmers Bulletin 1196 urging standard containers to curb fraud and reduce costs in fruit and vegetable marketing. The report notes dozens of crate and hamper sizes, proposes fixed standards of 8, 16, 32, and 48 quarts for hampers and similar sizes for baskets, to unify trade practices across regions.
Case cited of Arkansas woman with husband cooperation sold 1200 dollars worth of dairy and eggs in a year. Mrs. Jim Dorris of Bear with three to six cows and 69 hens produced 458.85 in milk 495.75 in butter and 249.80 in eggs. Side lines provide insurance against crop failures and reflect community impact of home demonstration work.
Many oppose speculative shippers fail to see how middlemen perform tasks producers neglect. Properly organized cooperative groups can replace these intermediaries, conduct services more efficiently, and shorten the path from farm to consumer.
Windbreaks transformed Midwestern farming by slowing wind, reducing soil evaporation, protecting grain and orchards, and improving living conditions as miles of trees were planted along roads and farm divisions. The gradual impact boosted agricultural resilience across the region.
USDA finds carefully cut lettuce with two to three lower leaves removed and diseased leaves discarded develops far less decay in shipments from Florida to northern markets compared with commercially cut lettuce.
Specialists state field potatoes should be grown in regular rotation with intervals of two or more years between potato crops to prevent disease carryover from one crop to the next.
The message asserts that quality and honesty surpass mere marketing tactics in value. It argues that selling a lower grade product through cooperative channels cannot elevate its status to first quality, stressing integrity as essential for right thinking people.
A compilation of American Legion actions and anecdotes. Highlights include Sergeant Neff praising Legion support after imprisonment by Germans, guidance for navy retainer pay applicants, a $5000 anonymous gift for disabled veterans, contests over the oldest Legionnaire in Minnesota, immigration entry rights linked to World War service, charitable fundraising by St. Paul posts, and Legion efforts in Chicago New Orleans Portland Idaho Akron and Kansas City campaigns.
The mayor of St. Louis proclaims April 4 to 9, 1921, as Boy Scout week praising the movement for shaping boys into men. He notes local progress, including a camp site purchase, service in war campaigns, and collaboration with Francis Home and Junior Chamber of Commerce, urging citizens to support Boy Scout activities.
An Eagle scout extols self reliance and the fighting spirit as keys to success. He urges persistence and pride in carrying one’s load, teaching that defeat should harden effort and that the scout motto Be prepared can be complemented by Don’t give up till the whistle blows.
A boy scout vows to be a pledged conservationist. He will prevent forest fires and teach fire prevention, avoid harming trees, and combat threats like pine blister and tent caterpillar. The trees are his friends and he will do them a good turn whenever opportunity offers.
Sixteen Dubuque boy scouts enjoyed a Maquoketa River canoe trip during spring vacation. In recognition of Boy Scouts of America wartime service, the Swiftsure Company of Portland launched a new oil tanker named Swiftscout, christened with Wahtum Lake water by Harold Adams, then Portland’s top scout.
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