Conferees Agree on Draft Rules Roosevelts Amendments Eliminated
Washington May 11 Conferees on the army bill reach agreement eliminating Theodore Roosevelt four division plan and three volunteer regiments. Age limit set 21 to 30 for the selective draft with liquor prohibitions retained but sale on camps restricted. Kahn and Anthony oppose the report. final action expected later in the week.
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Washington
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Kahn
Anthony
United States
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
House
Feree
Ohio statesman Joseph Foraker dies at age seventy
Cincinnati reports the death of former United States senator Joseph Newson Foraker at his home aged seventy. A lawyer and orator, Foraker had health declines after leaving the Senate in 1909 and had recently fallen gravely ill. Born July 5 1846 he served in the Civil War rising to first lieutenant before his political career.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Newson Foraker
United States
Ohio
Foraker
Senate
Hkewise
United States Senate
William McKinley
Rainsboro
Tighland County
Eighty-ninth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Mulch, Cultivation Tips for Corn and Barley Planting
The piece argues shallow cultivation kills weeds and conserves moisture. It urges farmers to plant barley before corn and not let an acre lie vacant this year, emphasizing energetic weed control for the best crop outcomes.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Test Your Seed Corn to Boost Yields and Profits
A public notice urges farmers to test seed corn before planting to gain bushels and save time. Simple at home methods exist, or a tester can be bought. agricultural extension services offer full guidance.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Agricultural College
U. S&s. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Barley and Wheat Parley Prices Spur Agrarian Incentive
The article compares barley to wheat at 60 cents versus 1 dollar, noting barley’s 1915 crop value of 122.5 million and projected 1916 crop value around 234 million at a basis of 1.30 per bushel. Yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre and malting barley prices bolster profitability for growers.
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National Crop Improvement Service
For Sale Classified Listings Readily Available
Multiple classified notices advertise household goods animals real estate and appliances for sale. Listings include a kitchen shaker couch sewing rocker beds rugs dining tables a near new cook stove work horses and wagon Scotch Collie puppies and various rebuilt typewriters offered by the American Writing Machine Co with factory direct pricing and a five day trial.
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Fred Hamlin
South Fifth Street
South Main Street
P. C. Hisel
South Main
Harry Culbertson
For Rent Notices in Jericho and Easton area
Several rental listings announced. Modern house available immediately at Jericho and Easton with contact Thoma and Thoma. New modern home listed by Harry S. Ball with phone 411. A double house four blocks from the square can be inquired at White Tea store or via phones 134 or 4409.
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Jericho & Easton's
Thoma & Thoma
Harry S. Ball
White Tea
Lost Opal Pin in Silver Found Return to Journal
A lost opal pin set in silver reported on May 4 is sought by the finder who asks return to the Journal. Contact the office at 703.
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Finder Plase
Journal
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Congress
Roosevelt
Richardson's Hardware Co
C. ¥. Emry
Sec
Joseph B. Foraker
Mrs
Nina Peck
Adler
Fairfield National Bank
Southwest Corner Square
C. G. Taylor
Bohn Syphon
H. P. McLaughlin Co
South Court
East Broadway
Fairfield Theater
Thomas H. Ince
William S. Hart
Enid Markey
Harry Stone
East Side
Fairfield, Iowa
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