World News Survey Signals 1915 International Conferences in San Francisco
The survey notes major 1915 world events including an International congress on agricultural education a conference on human life preservation a Latin American Pan American congress and a possible oriental nations congress to be held during the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco The piece also mentions the Butt Millet memorial and plans for an Intercollegiate oratorical contest in St Louis and Lake Mohonk finals. It references Secretary Wilson of the Labor Department and Imperial defense talks on a war aeroplane station in Britain, plus Montana politics with Senator Walsh as a rising figure and irrigation law focus.
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San Francisco
Interpertiamentary Union
Institute of International Law
Hague
Americas
Latin America
North America
Butt-Millet
Archibald W. Butt
Taft
Francis Dd.millet
White Hoe
Peare Association
St. Luis
Lake Mohonk
Oratory
Demonstration farm established at Arcadia college grounds
Arcadia Missouri opens its sixth demonstration farm on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain line, adjoining Arcadia College. Rev Father John Adrian leads under J A Markinu’s supervision. Eighteen acres will be cultivated, with expansion to 25-30 acres. The farm will support the college agriculture course and emphasize fruits, vegetables, and staple crops through crop rotation and yield improvement. Scientists form Pacific coast branch of American Association for the Advancement of Science. committee of 30 includes David Starr Jordan and Benjamin Ide Wheeler among others from Stanford, UC, and southern California institutions.
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Arcadia
Arcadia College
John Adrian
J. A. Markiuu
Lion Mountain
Nsiness
Missouri
Arkansas
Pacific Coast
American Assetstion For
West
Anwika Selebce Association
Phin
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
George Etlery Hale
Mount Lowe
Muir
Willi Emerton Iitter
Tae Jolla
Eugee Woeiderr Wikeard
College of Agriculture
George * Hrtuesawison
Piles Apis
Mills School of Philosophy
Ariuin
Letisehuer
Best Clerk vs Best Sales in Stockkeeping Advice
A store guide argues the top clerk is not the one selling most socks or dollar value each day. It praises customer welfare, prudent stockkeeping, and orderly presentation as the true indicators of good service and business health. It stresses showing every item, maintaining forward stock, and avoiding personal bias in stocking and sales.
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Tommy
Com
First shoe heels in Persia spark Venice fashion
Harper's Weekly notes heels began as Persian flat weed shoes to shield feet from hot sands then moved to Venice where jealous husbands prompted the look. Clogs varied in height to signal rank and were richly inlaid with gold and silver. The piece ends with a brief, unrelated aside about a man who writes poetry for a living.
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Venice
Persia
Harper's Weekly
Omer
Timely Agricultural Topics Prize Ears Highlight Systematic Breeding
A corn show prize went to Hd Sconce of Sidett UL for Boone County White, praised for uniform ears and strong kernels, reflecting careful breeding from University agricultural training. The article details breeding plots, soil treatments, seed selection, and pasture practices on Sconce’s farm, including lime, rock phosphate, and manure use, plus seed handling for vitality. It notes seed drying and storage post harvest.
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Hd Sconce
Sidett
Boone County
Tate
Seoner
University of Times
Neres
Jealousy drives Joseph plot in Genesis tale
The lesson traces Joseph’s favored status, his brothers jealousy, and the plot to cast him into a pit near Dothan. Reuben’s attempt to rescue him fails, the brothers deceive Jacob with a bloodstained coat, and Jacob mourns, wrongly concluding Joseph was devoured by a wild beast.
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Joseph
Jacob
Jacol
Dothan
Reuben
Rewben
Tell Dothan
Gierd
Kxek
Tak
Istaelites
Hiter
Jacl Iy
Jacl
Sarkeloth
The Farmer's Most Profitable Business
In this Country Gentleman piece Professor Cyril G Hopkine argues that land values rise slowly and clear titles remain costly while improving agriculture yields steady returns. He warns against speculative land grabs and urges farmers toward permanent, intelligent farm improvements as the most profitable pursuit.
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Aye
Cyril G. Hopkine
How to Know Garden Soil
Garden soil should drain well and warm after rains. If it bakes in the sun after rain, it lacks humus and vegetable matter. Farm and Ranch notes emphasize checking moisture and soil texture to ensure timely growth.
Making the Auto Work for the Farm
The article notes the farm automobile assists beyond transport, acting as a tireless helper for chores when horses rest. It describes belt drive to rear wheels, jacking the car for wheel clearance, and improvised cribbing to keep wheels off ground, ensuring stable power delivery.
Detective recital reveals a diamond heist plot
An unnamed detective recounts a case where Mr Towner’s valued diamond vanishes from a home safe. The story details the suspect’s suspicions, a careful watch in the house, and a governess who partly aids the thief, leading to a tense pursuit and discovery of the safe and hidden vault.
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Towner
Tim
Reese
Fee
Turner
Mamie Aioe
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Department of Labor and Commerce
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Bloxsburg
Britain
British Admiralty
War Office
North Se
Plimvet
Laygiamd
Seorianed
Committee of Imperial Defense
Feet
South Sea
Louden
Chomes J. Walsh
Joseph Dixon
Progressive National
United States
Montai
Henry J. Myers
Montana
Myers
Walsh
Baltimore
Ono
United States Senate
William Bauchep Wilson
Thomas J. Walsh
Detroit Free Press
Periment
Orange Judd
A. S&s. Alexander
University of Wisconsin
Illinois
Berean
Ethel A. Longstreet
Nat Jost
Lili
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