Presidential hopefuls unite on good roads policy
Washington sidelight notes that regardless of election outcome all candidates favor national highway expansion. Leaders such as Lowden Hoover McAdoo Bryan Palmer Johnson Harding and Pen Dexter emphasize roads as essential to economic growth, postwar development, and keeping rural areas connected to cities.
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National Good Roads Movement
White House
Uncle Sam
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Herbert Hoover
W. G. McAdoo
America
Bryan
A. Mitchell Palmer
H. Co. L
California
Hiram Johnson
Warren G. Harding
Miles Poindexter
Plan to Cut War Insurance Red Tape Passes House
A new measure approved by the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee aims to simplify war risk insurance payments for veterans. It would create 14 regional offices, consolidate agencies, and grant temporary premium relief to hospital patients, voc rehab participants, and those totally disabled by war injuries.
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Congress
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Sweet
Iowa
Sube
Treasury Department
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
United States
Bureau of Public Health Service
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Overalls Campaign Sparks Global Publicity Stunt
Reports from Paris claim the American overall craze is a publicity stunt tied to H C L criticism. Washington dispatches note Georgia Representative Up Burw wore overalls in Congress to mock skeptics as businessmen and mayors join the denim trend and Johnny Sorenson praises the scheme's profits and rapid stock surge.
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Washington
Paris
Up Burw
Georgia
Kansas
Jim” Brady
Gates
Johnny Sorensen
New York
Newark
N. J
Schenectady
N. Y
Buffalo
Claridge’s
America
Mr. Sorenson
Ao New York Reporter
Sorenson
No Sportsman Verdict in War Time Horse Racing
The piece notes actions by English and Belgian jockey clubs to bar allied and enemy horses, with American clubs considering follow suit. It argues the move hurts German and Austro-Hungarian breeding while praising sportsmen as fair competitors and predicting limited German racing impact given US distance.
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Merica
Jockey Clubs
Jockey Club
Jockey Club of America
United States
England
Belgium
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Prevent Melon Loss by Spray
United States Department of Agriculture reports spraying melons with Bordeaux mixture reduces anthracnose damage. Florida acreage sprayed rose from 800 in 1918 to 8,400 in 1919 under state agents. Cost per acre averaged 94 cents per application. two to four applications needed. Severe rain aided disease spread, with New York market melons showing high rot levels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Department of Agericulture
New York
Suitability of Soil for Alfalfa After Clover and Peas
Land that has grown crimson clover or cow peas for several years and has been turned under is suitable for alfalfa when a manure dressing is applied just before seeding.
Small Poultry Flocks Suggested for Rural and Urban Areas
The USDA urges more households in villages towns and suburbs of large cities to keep small flocks of poultry where feasible. It notes areas where demand exceeds production show high prices and promotes expanded poultry raising as economical and beneficial for families.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Building Lamb Creeps for Lambs to Pass
Instructions describe making lamb creeps to allow lambs to pass while keeping ewes away. Design spots where lambs can access grain feed, with enclosures set apart for supplying grain to the lambs.
Insects Wreak Severe Damage Across Neighborhoods
Damage by San Jose scale and other insects ravages neighborhoods where control measures are not applied. Authorities urge action to prevent further plant and property losses.
Early Potatoes and Sugar Corn Interplanted for Home Gardens
The piece advocates planting at least one peck of seed potatoes per garden space and interplanting with late sugar corn to maximize yield. It notes a peck can yield about sixteenfold or four bushels, with potential for forty-eight dinners for a family of five, and suggests timing cabbage between potato harvests for continued soil use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tobacco Revenue Surges From Internal Tax Gains
The United States department of agriculture notes internal tobacco revenue dwarfs customs receipts. From 1868 to 1870 internal revenue rose from 3 million to 31 million, then to 47 million by 1882, dipping to 26 million in 1884, then leaping to 52 million in 1899 and 71 million in 1912.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Revenue receipts through 1918 and 1917 totals listed
The figures show internal revenue and customs receipts reaching 18 million in 1865 52 million in 1897 75 million in 1909 104 million in 1918 132 million in 1917 and 178 million in 1918 with 1916 102 million 1917 and 166 million in 1918 among the cited totals.
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Internal Revenue and Customs
Quick Perishable Crops Slow Market Judgment
The USDA warns that quickly perishable crops such as strawberries peaches and melons present unreliable market signals. Markets vary by city as these crops cannot be shipped far or kept long in storage and oversupply quickly affects prices. Demand hinges on public buying power which changes with the season.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Publc
Fewer Codling Moths Reported In Apple Crop Last Year
Last year saw a drop in codling moths affecting apples compared with several prior years, signaling improved pest conditions for growers. Scientists and extension agents noted the trend across multiple orchards, contributing to steadier yields and potential adjustments in management strategies.
Remarkable Recovery Prompts Woman to Recommend Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia woman Margaret Danz reports relief from organic troubles during the Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says pain and insomnia eased from the first dose and urges others to try the remedy, inviting letters for confirmation of benefit.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Misa
Margaret Danz
N. 25Th Street
Phila
Eatonic Healing Narrative From Berlin Patient
Mr. Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire reports ten year stomach troubles that worsened. After using Eatonio he felt relief within a box and later had no pains, saying he can eat what he likes and feels like a new man.
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Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonio
Eatonic
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Bright Reporter
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Wright
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