Divorces and Marriages Rate Revealed for 1922 Census
The census bureau reports one divorce for every seven marriages in the United States in 1922. Texas records the most divorces at 12,809 with 75,208 marriages, while the District of Columbia has the lowest rate at one divorce per 85.8 marriages. Nevada shows divorces exceeding marriages in 1922. Midwest states such as Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota present varied ratios, with Iowa and Minnesota notably higher or lower in divorce-to-marriage ratios.
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Ashington
Census Bureau
United States
Texas
Imall
District of Columbia
Nevada
Reno
Mid-Western
Tibois
Indiana
Towa
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Open Shop Ally Ruling Upsets Closed Shop in Rail Labor Board
The United States railroad labor board sustained a complaint by the Switchmen's Union of North America against a San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway contract with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. It voided a requirement that 85 percent of yard employees be union members, reinstated dismissed worker C. A. Brown with back pay and seniority, and held that membership should not be compulsory. The decision noted the AFL affiliated switchmen’s union denounced the percentage clause and emphasized employees’ right to choose union affiliation.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Switchmen's Union of North America
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
American Federation of Labor
C. A. Brown
San Antonio
Aranaas Pasa
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Thirteen-year-old Pontiack girl wins national safety essay contest
Theodora Poole of Pontiac Michigan now living in Lansing wins second national safety essay prize for pupils in the 400000 school system. She receives a gold watch and an all expenses paid trip to Washington as a gift from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The 1950s style awards committee includes Dr. John J. Tigert and leaders from the National Congress of Mothers Collier's and Boy Scouts of America. Edwina Hutt wins second honors and Lester Rolland third as earlier gold medals and checks were awarded. Poole aims to learn swimming and plans to attend college to become a writer.
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Theodora Poole
Pontiac
Michigan
Lansing
Highway Education Board
Washington
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States Commissioner of Education
John J. Tigert
A. H. Reeve
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent- Teacher Associations
Philadelphia
Richard J. Walsh
Collier's Weekly
New York City
James B. West
Boy Scouts of America
Edwina Hutt
Frontier
Wyoming
Lester BH. Rolland
Thiet River Falls
Minnesota
Poole
Supreme Court Opens Term With Crowded Docket
The Supreme Court begins its term with 580 cases awaiting disposition and 20 cases ready for decision. The docket includes challenges to California and Washington alien land laws, Massachusetts trusts, Bitter Creek irrigation, county use of federal funds, and flood damages involving North Dakota and Minnesota. The court follows tradition with no immediate opinions and a ceremonial White House visit for the President.
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United States Supreme Court
Jyne
White House
Limes
California
Washington
Massachusetts
Bitter Creek
Wyoming
King County
Beattle
North Dakota
Almogal Neaota
Sanitary Hog Houses Improve Health and Profits
The article argues sanitary quarters and equipment are essential to profitable hog raising. It highlights diseases like cholera and worms caused by poor facilities, notes concrete surfaces resist dirt and are easy to clean, and discusses skylight and monitor hoghouse designs to maximize daylight and ventilation while advising adjustable window heights for varying seasons and latitudes.
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Iowa
Skylight Hoghouse Lighting for Pigs
The skylight hoghouse directs direct sun to the west pens in the afternoon and floods the east row, ensuring every floor section receives daylight. Sunlit pens keep pigs active and healthy, while roof skylights keep walls low for warmth and lower building costs.
Hogs Take First Place Among Ohio Live Stock
Ohio farm data over 60 years shows hogs and sheep swapping ranks since 1860. Sheep exceed 8 million then, hogs 2 million. now hogs slightly over 3 million and sheep around 2 million. Other stock rose, horses and mules fell since 1900. total Ohio live stock reaches about 20.3 million.
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Ohio
Winter Rye Grown in All Parts of Country
The United States Department of Agriculture notes winter rye adapts nationwide and has risen in production due to foreign demand and labor factors. It is grown mainly as a cash crop in the west but also used for pasture hay green manure and nurse crops. Prices lag behind wheat but yields are often higher. rye feeding value in livestock is lower than corn when mixed, and not ideal as a sole concentrated feed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture Saga
Burley
Cabbage and Turnips Stored Safely in Pit
An old notice explains pit storage for cabbage turnips and apples when cellar space is tight. Dig a trench three feet wide and two feet deep, floor with boards, lay in vegetables with straw, cover with boards and ventilate, then cover with dirt. Water drainage and ventilation are emphasized to minimize loss.
Farm Horse Costs and Pasture Values in 1921
The 1921 figures from the Department of Agriculture place the cost of keeping a horse at about $100 yearly, including feed and bedding. About 60 percent of this is tied to pasture value, illustrating how farmers weigh animal care versus grazing space and overall expenses for an extra team.
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Department of Agriculture
Tornado Routed In Tight British Race
Mr Nevyise argues with a rascal over predictions as Tornado loses in a routing race, reflecting a heated exchange captured by the London Graphic.
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Mr. Nevyise
Rascal
Tornado
Toot
London Graphic
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