West Point cadets learn by doing in summer camp 1917
Cadets relax into a summer camp phase at West Point with drill and play in the mornings and varied instruction in weaponry surveying and artillery. They perform tasks from saddle fitting and scouting to laying wire for field communication and practicing camouflage observation. The last week features a grand field maneuver simulating war conditions while the academy emphasizes character, discipline, and the duty of officer and gentleman.
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West Point
Ordnance Machine Shop
United States Military Academy
Academy
Paradle Cround
Hudson River
McClellan
West Point Cadet Candidate Pool and Demographic Makeover
Elmo Scott Watson Aring reports that hundreds of young men aged 17 to 22 are taking West Point entrance exams to fill vacancies in the Corps of Cadets. The piece describes the diverse origins of cadets, the rigorous screening, the democratic selection process, and the early training phase leading to cadet status and military education emphasizing discipline, leadership, and personal integrity.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Aring
United States
United States Military Academy
West Point
Corps of Cadets
Uncle Sim
The
Hudson
Cook
Hitter
Feelow
Weed Eradication via Clean Cultivation on Government Lands
Brice Thornton explains an opportunity for farmers to remove large acreages of wheat and corn under the government plan of controlled production. Persistent weeds like field bindweed can be controlled by weekly cultivation for two years, with some success in one year. Continuous cultivation improves land value and reduces future weed damage, though some plants may survive.
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Brice Thornton
Colorado Agricultural College
WNU
Quail Friendly Crops Boost Farm Quail Food Supply
Missouri Farmer urges farmers to provide quail food by preserving habitat and sowing patches. Broadcast seed such as cane, hemp, lespedeza, clover, and cowpeas around gullies, fences, and field borders to sustain quail populations and reduce pest pressure. Quail help control insect pests and deserve attention on every farm.
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Missouri
Bees Drive Demand for Pollination in New York Orchards
Dr. BE. F. Phillips of Cornell warns that without profitable beekeeping, artificial pollinators would be needed. Last year 600 bee colonies were imported to Niagara county to assist pollination, with growers renting apiaries elsewhere. Bees contribute a $2,000,000 honey crop and pollinate over one third of New York’s $15,000,000 apple harvest.
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BE. F. Phillips
Cornell University
Empire State Honey Producers’ Association
New York State
Niagara County
Meat and Beet Movements Highlight 1933 Ag Tracks
The report notes 1933 meat consumption neared 15.0 billion pounds. Utah sugar beet shipments rose 10 percent from 1932. Ohio electro service growth climbed from 16 000 in 1923 to 48 000 in 1933 and 178 994 common barberry bushes were destroyed on 575 properties across 26 counties in 1983. The data discuss beef marketing and risks of cattle over 1 000 pounds most months of the year.
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Utah
Ohio
Modern fashion roots traced to the guillotine and beret
Mrs. Herbert Richardson argues in a Royal Society of Arts talk that many styles stem from drastic history. She cites the guillotine haircut as the earliest shingle hairstyle and notes the beret’s rise after war influence shaping modern wear.
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St. Louia
Globe-Democrat
Herbert Richardson
Royal British Historical Society
u_delver
Royal Society of Arts
Hichardson
Titstory
Crowded Thoroughfare Again Described as Anciently Busy
A crowded street is depicted as the longest oldest thoroughfare, densely populated and busy, reflecting the urban condition of the area and its historical significance.
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Olwest
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