Notable Proclamations and Prohibition Politics Across Nations
A survey highlights women voting impact in the US presidential race, noting Wyoming as a suffrage pioneer and contrasting territorial timelines. It also lists notable anniversaries, constitutional debates, and global topics from prohibition conventions to Waterloo centennial planning, plus biographical sketches of figures like George Curry and industry forecasts.
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United States
Wyoming
Washington
Utah
Colorado
Idaho
California
Waterloo
UNITED AND ORGANIZED ENDEAVOR FOR TOWN PROGESS
Discussion on forming a united board of trade or similar group in small cities to boost local trade, attract new industries, improve rail access, and foster community spirit. Emphasizes weekly or monthly meetings, cross sector participation, and promoting local spending to strengthen town vitality and loyalty.
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Boards of Trade
Board of Trade
The Quiet Harvest of an Earnest Soul
A Pall Mall Gazette quotation extols quiet strength over public pomp. It contrasts loud impulse with enduring virtue, suggesting inner work deepens as time passes toward a perfect day. The prose voice blends imagery of fire, music, and mist to honor restrained, steady character.
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Pall Mall Gazette
A Schoolgirl's Ribbon Case Craft Project
A pretty case to hold a schoolgirl's hair ribbon is made from two eighteen by six inch cardboard strips. Cover with cotton wadding scented with a sachet and wrap in floral silk or cretonne. Sew narrow ribbons along the edges as a hinge and use extra ribbons to seal the sides. When stored neatly, ribbons stay untangled and last longer.
Inducement to Behave as Minister Praises Children
A visiting minister at a dinner remarks on children’s good behavior. Johnny says he would “knock our blocks off” if not well behaved, highlighting playful mischief in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch snippet.
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Johnny—Hecamera
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Timely Agricultural Topics How Oregon Expert Deals With Pests
Oregon entomology specialist A L Lovett analyzes tarnish plant bugs Lygus pratensis Hui affecting greenhouse crops. He outlines remedial measures to control the pest, noting arsenicals are ineffective as the bugs suck juices rather than eat.
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Oregon
United States
A. L. Lovett
Entomology Department
Oregon Agricultural College
Alfalfa needs drainage and fertility for good growth
Alfalfa should be grown on well drained soil free of weeds and seed. If fertility is lacking, manure is needed and may be supplemented with a phosphoric acid and potash fertilizer. If the soil is sour lime is required before alfalfa can thrive. Inoculation of the soil is usually necessary.
Losses in stored corn from shrinkage tests in Baltimore
Government tests in Baltimore measured shrinkage of shelled corn stored 147 days in a wooden hopper. From January to April the corn stayed in good condition with about 0.4 percent weight loss, rising to 2.6 percent after heat and long storage. Total loss reached about 1.42 pounds or 6.4 percent, influenced largely by humidity and temperature.
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Baltimore
Ttwae Alec
Controlling Greenhouse Skippers and Yard Pest Habits
Guidance on using kerosene emulsion and tobacco emulsion to kill greenhouse pests early, plus net sweeping and screen methods. Emphasizes cleaning rubbish to prevent wintering insects, burning debris in fall, and using ashes for lye washes to protect fruit trees from scale.
Sweet clover for stock and sheep feeding
A National Stockman and Farmer note argues sheep will eat sweet clover and thrive on an entire sweet clover diet with no grain. It recommends sowing rough hill land to sweet clover for grazing and notes stock fed on the plant look well and fat. The piece mentions mules and stock traders’ praise for sweet clover as a forage crop.
Split five for a spade blade repair note
A reader suggests repairing a cracked spade blade by grinding a V shaped cut along the crack. Do not remove more material at the shop. Grind with emery wheel or grindstone to deepen the crack, creating a controlled failure point that prevents further splitting. The modified blade becomes an easier tool for dirt and draining tasks.
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Loch
Farm Journal
Happy Mistake Brings Edgar Home and Family Mockery
A visitor claiming to be Edgar Merivale knocks, is welcomed by his dying father who believes him home. A sister Emily, the true Edgar’s sister, helps maintain the deception as the two lovers plan a private marriage. The ruse unravels, but Edgar and Emily wed, pursue a western life, and their father learns of their sacrifice and happiness before a funeral sermon about doing evil that good may come.
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Deacon Merivale
Merivale
Edgar
Edgars
Emily Merivale
Eigar Merivale
Frank Tucker
Colorado
Tucker
Moorivale
Emily
Dod Erally
Edgar Dustret
Rigor
Tim
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England
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France
Toledo
Atlantic City
N. J
Eugene W. Chafin
Frank Clark
Florida
F. Tt. Bathrick
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Eral
Baron de Heusch
Weterloo
Plancenolt
New Mexico
George Curry
Hayon SarasLa
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Otero County
N. M
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Manila
Isabella
P. L
Samar
Curry
F. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railway Company
Society of American Piorists and Ornamental Horticulturists
National Fower Show Committee
New York
Milady
London
Florida Everglades
America
Quay Town
Oregon Agricultural Collage
Hue
William H. Jennings
Hielt
the Vistter
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