Home Demonstration Work Proves Worth in Montana
Five leaders training camps were conducted in 1923 under the Extension Service of Montana State College at Bozeman. The report shows 217 delegates from 16 counties attended, reaching an estimated 8 255 homes. Nutrition, home management and clothing projects expanded across numerous counties and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Bozeman
Blanche Lee
Home Leaders
Home Economies Department of the Extension Service
Montana
Miss Lee
Storing Machinery Advice for Farm Equipment
The article warns that a fence corner makes a poor machine shed as iron and steel rust while wood rots and cracks from weather. It urges storing machinery under cover promptly after the season to extend life and improve performance.
Household Hints for Smart Wardrobe Planning
Inspect the wardrobe attic and clothes closet before buying to know what is truly needed. Renovation of garments is economical. Use a replacement budget and buy a coat one year and a suit the next. Choose good standard materials, avoid novelty fabrics.
Campaign to Stop Hairless Pigs Promoted by Extension Service
The Mortana Extension Service led by Dick Mi Hin and Dr. Howard Welch kicks off a campaign to prevent hairless pigs by feeding potassium iodide to pregnant animals this winter. About 18 000 circulars explain the cause linked to iodine deficiency and prescribe dosing for hogs cattle sheep and horses to reduce losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortana Extension Service
Dick Mi Hin
Howard Welch
Remedies For Soil Blowing In North Central Montana
A Montana extension bulletin defines soil blowing as wind lifted light soil from dry farming areas. M. L. Wilson explains causes and remedies in Dry Farming in the North Central Montana Triangle. The bulletin is available free from county agents or the Extension Service in Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
M. L. WH Son
State College Extension Service
North
Montana Triangle
Sixtension Service
Bozeman
Peaches Among Best Fruits for Canning
Home scientists at the State College say peaches are among the best fruits for home canning and will keep two years if properly canned. Peel by dipping in boiling water then cold water. Use soft or bruised fruit for conserve or marmalade.
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State College
Remodeling Old Buildings Into Poultry Houses
The United States Department of Agriculture urges converting old poultry sheds into proper houses with good lighting ventilation and dryness. They advise locating on dry well drained ground, providing 24 to 25 square feet per bird in small flocks, or 4 to 5 square feet in snowy areas, and using cement or tight board floors with dry cover to deter dampness and rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Comfortable Duck Houses For Cold Weather
Ducks should be housed in cold weather to protect tender feet from the ground and avoid cramps and head colds. Build dry, draft free shelters with tarred papered or tightly sealed walls, preferably board floors, and convert a shed or building when the flock is small to keep ducks comfortable and healthy.
Corn Fodder as Litter Improves Hen House Comfort
Litter is essential for hens and cheap fodder provides a lasting bedding. Corn fodder, though at a cost to cut, covers 400 square feet from ten bundles and beats straw in price for game space. Fodder also satisfies hens craving for bulky leaf pieces missing from standard rations.
Pure Air Essential for Health of Laying Hens
The article notes hens consume twice as much air as a horse and three times as much as a cow by weight. It warns that hen houses often lack pure ventilation, relying on cracks that create drafts and promote germs. Colds bronchial illnesses may follow with poor air quality.
Capable Potential Fighting Men From Military Training Camp
Official Camp McClellan reports show 120 civilian trainees labeled physically unfit became “capable potential fighting men” after three weeks of training. The program improved weight, chest expansion, height, and alertness, with 36 hookworm cases cured and an average 12 pounds weight gain per man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
America
Camp McClellan
Alg
A. W. Ediie
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Citi
Zen Army
Commission reports Herrin massacre critics and blame
The report to President Coolidge declines to fix final responsibility for the Herrin massacre while denouncing public officials for failing to prevent the killings. It faults Southern Illinois Coal and union officers, notes alleged communistic influence, cites the coroner's jury findings, and laments officials' and United Mine Workers' defense of the crime. It adds that the mine was later bought by those officials, paying $729,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coal Commission
Coolidge
Herrin
Southern
Llmois Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Commission
Southern Mirrors Coal Company
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Air routes to Panama Canal span Mexican and Pacific paths
Army air service experts map three possible U S routes to the Panama Canal. The Central route from Kelly Field to Laredo via central Mexico is favored for landing sites. A Gulf coast Yucatan corridor and a Pacific coast path from San Diego are also considered, with diplomatic hurdles noted for overflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Canal
Mexico City
Panama
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Mexico
Gulf
Yucatan Peninsula
Thomas G. Lanphler
Florida
Cuba
Haiti
San Domingo
Porto Rico
Army Air Service
Lanphler
Atlantic
Venezuela
Weeks
San Diego
Calif
Hoover Estimates On Invisible Exchange For 1922 And 1923
Secretary Hoover announces first estimates of invisible exchange reducing the U S balance of trade for 1922 from 754 million to 329 9 million dollars. He notes continued unfavorable movement in 1923, less capital export, and suggests currency shifts abroad and increased European holdings in U S securities. A yearly program with banks and merchants is planned to extend the estimates through 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
Commerce Hoover
United States
Hoover
Department of Coin
Mr. Hoover
Frontier Ranger Curry Fights Off Indian Attack at Cabin
Kentuckian Frontier Sampson James Curry and Levi Teel trap a Plankeshaw war party at a Mississippi cabin near Kaskaskia in spring 1788. Curry drives off warriors, collapses the roof to crush attackers, and carries Teel to safety after Teel is wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson James Curry
George Rogers Clark
Great Northwest
Old Kaskaskia
Mississippi
Curry
Levi Teel
Teel
Kaskaskia
Valor of Young George Croghan and Fort Stephenson
The article recounts Maj. George Croghan's 1813 defense of Fort Stephenson on the Sandusky River Ohio. With seven officers and 160 Kentucky riflemen facing 500 British regulars and Tecumseh’s forces, Croghan refused evacuation. Old Betsy the six pounder delivered fatal fire, repulsing the storming party and forcing Proctor to quit with about 200 British losses. American casualties were one dead and seven wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
George Rogers Clark
Maj
George Croghan
Croghan
Fort Stephenson
Sandusky River
Ohio
Williiam Henry Harrison
Kentucky
Harrison
Proctor
Tecumseh
Colonel Short
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