Fall Best Time to Select Seed Corn for Next Season
Agricultural specialists urge autumn seed selection as corn crops lag this year and risk frost. Save scarce seed by choosing well adapted, disease free stalks from healthy fields and store ears in a dry ventilated place to prevent sprouting mildew or pests. Details are in Farmers Bulletin 1175 from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Department of Agriculture
Office of Corn Investigations
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers' Bulletin
Farmers
Washington
D. DC
Farmers urged to use corn stover as livestock feed
Farmers should value corn stover as winter feed for young stock idle horses and cattle. Protect stover from weather using shredders to store in barn, allowing proper curing to prevent heating and molding.
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Iis
Farmers urged to stock seeds and feed soil now
Farmers warned that 12 seeds will be scarce this year and to buy early. Notes soybeans sown with corn boost yield per acre and emphasizes keeping spare parts on hand to avoid trips to town. Highlights sorghums as dry-weather crops and advises efficient corn-cutting machinery as time is critical.
Cozy Nine Adom Farm Home Promotes Family Unity
Farm home expert William A Radford outlines a nine room two story house with a rear wing including a garage and bedroom for help, featuring a large living room and dining room, mud wash area, screened porch, and ample storage. The article argues such homes keep families together and ease farm wife labor through modern conveniences.
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Gether
New Soda Lime Absorbent Improves Gas Mask Efficiency
Dr Robert B Wilson of MIT outlines a new soda lime absorbent for gas masks used in chemical plants mines and refineries. The updated formula, developed from wartime research, provides three to ten times better efficiency against various acid gases and reflects Chemical Welfare Service advances.
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American Chemical Society
University of Chicago
Robert B. Wilson
Laboratory of
Applied Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wilson
Chemical Welfare Service
Two Bids For Adventure From Lifelong Sailor
Jack Hardy, a 22 year old former sailor living in New York, advertises for lifelong adventure work. He has received two bids, one from a woman offering 5000 dollars to be her bodyguard on a trip to Egypt, contingent on success. The other from Scranton couple offering 5000 dollars and adoption for finding their 15 year old son. He seeks a hard job.
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Jack Hardy
New York
Egypt
Jack
Scranton
Man on First and Third Squeeze Play Cited in Public
A quoted exchange from Cornell Widow recalls a baseball squeeze attempt with a man on first and third. The speaker warns against performing the play in a public setting, urging discretion to avoid embarrassment.
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Charlie
Cornell
Alberta Bans Guns and Boats for Migratory Ducking
Alberta enacts a new international agreement with the United States prohibiting airplanes, machine guns, battery guns, automatic guns larger than 10 gauge, and all motorboats or sailboats as accessories to duck shooting. The rules apply to migratory wildfowl hunting under the treaty participation.
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Alberta
United States
Whisky seized buried in coal reveals liquor arson clue
A police report notes confiscated whisky hidden in coal piles as evidence. It suggests a larger stash left to be burned, indicating illicit liquor activity and potential arson risk in the area.
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Uquor
Marion county judges adopt court etiquette rules
The Marion county courts issued formal openings rules to ensure dignity with all in court standing. An elderly courthouse worker complimented the bench on its attitude and mused about gowns. The judge replied he wears a gown about one third of the time, then moved on chuckling.
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Marion County Courts
Indianapolis News
Grouchy Comment on Women Voting Stereotype
A newspaper-style quote lampoons gender bias in voting as a man questions women’s natural appeal to ballots. The exchange mocks the assumption that women respond instinctively to political marks, highlighting social attitudes of the era.
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