Garden of Eden figures in cement by Dinsmoor of Lucas
An eight foot Adam and Eve guard the gate of the Garden of Eden created by P.D. Dinsmoor, a 73 year old veteran and philosopher. The yard displays 130 cement sculptures, a log cabin home, and a west garden symbolic of creation, fall, and modern civilization. Dinsmoor frames his art as play, recounting his money troubles and shift from farming to sculpture. He explains the rotating, winked all seeing eye and the humorous dialogue between biblical figures staged in cement trees.
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Adam and
Eve
Cain and
Abel
the Devil
Garden of Eden
Dinsmoor
Hiden
Adam
Mr. Dinsmoor
Fisherman Declares Net Income At Court
An unclear case unfolds in which lawyers and witnesses mix in confusion. An important witness finally testifies, stating he has no gross income and that as a fisherman his income is all net, prompting a stern rebuke from the judge.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Worth Knowing World Trade and Tech Tidbits 1914 1915
Peru's foreign trade reached 60162571 in 1914 while Alaska reported mining output near 32000000 in 1915. India's coal and electrical machinery show mining growth and a new light absorbing glass eyed as efficient. An English inventor markets shaving soap in wool bowls that need no mug. Bulgarian rose gardens cover 18000 acres yielding 40000000 pounds of petals. A Los Angeles granite shop uses compressed air starters for pneumatic lettering on monuments, sparing time. Sweden to Denmark submarine power cable delivers hydroelectric from southern Sweden via Helsingborg to Elsinore.
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Peru
Alaska
India
Rosa Gardens
Los Angeles
Sweden
Denmark
Helsingborg
Elsinore
Operation of Tractor Requires One Knowledgeable Engineer
Trouble with tractors often arises when two or three people handle the machine and no one is clearly the engineer. One responsible operator should learn every part, adjust spark and valves, lubricate bearings, and identify issues quickly. an expert from the factory cannot replace daily operating insight.
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B. R. Gross
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Alfalfa Advice From Kansas Expert Coburn
Kansas alfalfa expert Coburn urges farmers to plant alfalfa noting its adaptability and high value land. He stresses lime in the soil and inoculation from a successful field, warns of poor seed and seedbed care, and cites alfalfa as ideal feed for horses cattle sheep swine and chickens, claiming land used for alfalfa is worth about 60 percent more.
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Kansas
Coburn
Use for a ridge smoother on two-section harrow
A Plainville Illinois writer suggests a simple drag device to smooth soil and prevent ridges after a two-section harrow. Use 2 1 by 2 or 2 by 3 timber as the drag, attached by chain or rope, extending about two inches beyond the harrow and trailing 14 to 16 inches behind. Wire should be avoided due to breakage at turns.
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A. Kirkley
Plainville
Waste Places on Farms for Useful Timber and Food
The article urges using waste corners on farms to plant trees that yield bean poles, fence posts, nuts, honey, and maple sugar. Over years trees grow into valuable wood and timber, while bee industry and sugar tapping add additional products. The passage emphasizes transforming neglected areas into productive sources.
Keep Good Old Brood Sows In Swine Breeding Practice
The Wisconsin station finds mature sows produce heavier litters than gilts at eight months. Breeding gilts at 11 to 13 months reduces future sow strength. Keep a proven brood sow for long production and replace with a gilt from a large litter when needed. Feed for growth, not fat, and avoid early first litters.
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Wisconsin
Land Roller Desirable for Hard and Cloddy Soils
The article notes soils prone to cloddiness require tools like the land roller or plank drag to improve farming. It discusses the necessity of these implements on difficult soils and their usefulness in rendering workable land.
Farm practices favor land rollers and plank dred in corn belt
Light porous soils resemble ash and pack earth particles. In many farms land rollers are standard gear and 15 to 30 percent of corn field work uses the roller. Plank dred is also widely used in the corn belt.
New Corn Disease Found in Iowa Stalks
Dr La HH Pammoel of Iowa State College reports a newly discovered fusarium cornstalk disease costing an estimated fifteen million dollars annually to Iowa growers. The ailment weakens stalks making plants prone to lodging, with pink mold in the pith and destruction at break points.
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Iowa
la Hh, Pammoel
Iowa State College Botany Department
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers' Association
Dusting Bath For Poultry Promotes Vermin Free Fowls
Poultry expert M J Kilpatrick of Ohio State university extension service says fowls stay free from vermin when given a dusting place. A 20 by 12 inch box or a raised dusting box suffices. Use fine dry powder mixed from loam sand and sifted coal ashes with kerosene oil.
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M. J. Kilpatrick
Ohio State University Extension Service
Good Fences Are Favored
Good fences insure the farmer knowing right where he will find any stock he may desire to sell. They save time spent chasing stock and prevent neighbors’ livestock from entering. Fences add beauty, give the farm a neater, more businesslike look, raise value, and improve neighborly relations.
Morning bath plan promises health and vigor
Look and Feel Clean and Fresh Every Day extols an inside bath using hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels each morning before breakfast. The ad claims it improves appetite purifies the alimentary tract and detoxifies the blood. Also notes nearly 1.5 million German workers in munition factories.
Important to Mothers Examines Castoria Bottles
Important to Mothers urges careful inspection of every CASTORIA bottle for infants and children to ensure safety and reliability as a trusted remedy. The notice emphasizes choosing authentic products and following label guidance for proper use.
Canadian settlement praised in Spokane letter
A Spokane reader defends Canada against negative reports about settlers. S. L. Wallace, formerly in Western Canada, cites government aid to settlers, irrigation and land yields in Saskatchewan, and his own farm success to counter claims about Canada being unreceptive to Americans. He emphasizes fair treatment and strong attachment to the land. New York advertises a city block with 4,656 people and 1,000 per acre.
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Canada
Alberta
Bpokesman-Review
Spokane
8. L. Wallace
Crestline
Spokesman-Review
Man
Chamber of Commerce
Saskatchewan
S. L. Wallach
New York
Acra
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Robert H. Moulton
P. Dinsmoor
Lucas
Kay
Calla
Helen
New York Times
Zves Emer
Aga Elie
Farmera
Land Roller
Germany
Fletcher
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