Review of the World's Events and Political Happenings
A broad digest covers civic beautification efforts led by the American Civic association in Washington urging a federal parks bureau. It notes the Republican National Committee's Dec 12 meeting setting 1912 conventions, the admission of Arizona and New Mexico, the new anti pelagic sealing treaty, Delhi coronation pages, Rear Admiral Wainwright’s retirement, and various meetings shaping tariff, finance, and international peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civic Association
Washington
America
Federal Bureau of National Parks
Department of the Integor
Walter L. Fisher
Republican Nations Committee
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Repubiican
Strument
Bowers
Townsend
New Jersey
Cummie Fadden
Chatrman Rotherme
Delhi
George V
India
Shah Jehan
Taj Mahal
Agra
England
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Omaha
Oregon Land Products Show
St. Paul
National Civil Service Reform League
Philadelphia
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Why Allow the Mall Trade to Destroy the Village Life
A historical argument warns that centralizing mall order commerce harms rural communities. It cites the country store as social and educational anchor, notes merchant layoffs and town decline, and urges preserving local trade to sustain citizenship, schools, churches, and local institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tincoln
Gettysburg
Inland Rose From the Sea Emerges Near Trinidad
An island suddenly rose from the sea in the Serpent's Mouth strait between Trinidad and Venezuela. The event followed an extraordinary commotion at sea with huge columns of flame and smoke, startling observers afloat and ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serpent's Mouth Strait
Trinidad
Venezuelan
Fresh From the Farm Alfalfa Experiments Outline Road to Success
Alfalfa trials show some methods yield better results. Ohio State University tests in 1908 split a field into three plots to compare seeding with oats as a nurse crop, no nurse crop, and initial potato cropping before seeding. Each plot’s costs and hay yields were recorded, revealing the nurse crop plot struggled with weeds and uneven stand, while the other plots produced showings of hay yield though full plot weights were not recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
T. J. Wheeler
Ohio State University
National Stockman and Yarmer
Intelligent farming yields higher crop returns say Ohio station
Professor E Wallace of the Ohio experiment station notes in the Ohio Agricultural Student that applying lessons from small plot tests has raised yields over several years. Wheat oats corn and hay increased while costs of lime and fertilizer per acre remained modest, yielding a net gain of 44 dollars over four years and about 12 dollars per acre per year. The article urges progressive farmers to study their business for similar gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wallace
Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio Agricultural Student
Common Fowl Diseases and Remedies
A guide on selling and preventing poultry illnesses. It notes that yellow-tinged excrement with otherwise healthy birds signals bowel trouble. It warns that a hard crop risks crop bound and mentions leg weakness as a sign to watch for, outlining cures and preventive steps.
Alfalfa, potatoes, and crop rotation insights from old farmer notes
Experiments on alfalfa yield and best sowing practice linked to potato crops. Early potatoes before alfalfa improve seed bed and weed control. Weather and management impact yields, with notes on seeding rates and cultivation. Also miscellaneous poultry health tips from Farmer's Gazette Canada.
Profit in Late Pigs Warns on Hog Rearing Risks
Farmers face high hog prices but should not ignore advising killing newborn pigs. The Farm Progress notes that pigs may be kept alive in harsh winter with dry quarters and strong shelter, though many will delay culling despite unfavorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christman
Plan Your Windbreak For Your Orchard Protection
Plan now for an evergreen windbreak to shield the orchard. Do not set trees out in spring.
Stable Manure as Essential Fertilizer
An Idaho bulletin notes that crop rotation cannot restore potash and phosphoric acid removed by crops. It warns soil will decline without returning these elements and advocates stable manure as a premier general fertilizer to prevent waste and leaching losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Good at Money in the Bank
A reader notes that valuable nut trees are cut for firewood, urging preservation by propagation. A gow hickory tree is described as yielding a bushel annually and returning strong interest, likened to money in the bank.
The Yule Letter From a Torn Heart
A damaged excerpt presents a Christmas letter filled with longing and fear of aging. A widowhood past marriage colors the speaker’s plea for a lost love, confessing beauty faded, doubts about rekindling happiness, and the ache of waiting for a suitor to return. The text ends with a plea to start at once to set a new meeting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Santa Claus
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Wainwright
Dee
Richard Wainwright
Benjamin Franklin
Maine
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Lst
Naval Academy
Lincoln
Navy
Gloucester
Cervera
Santiago
Judicial Settlement Conference of the American Society
Cincinnati
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Governor Baldwin
Connecticut
Charles F. Thwing
Andrew Carnegie
GI Hull
Kim
Farmer’s Gazette
Canada
Long Island Experiment Station
Helen L
Gartner
Hayehormet
Cheriah
Cheriaht
Heavett
Milne
Weitter
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