Pest Control for Home Gardens from Agriculture Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture experts urge deep soil, crop rotation, and clean cultivation to curb garden pests and disease. They advise insect and disease monitoring, timely remedies, and cooperative neighbor efforts to protect vegetables and improve soil health.
Depth of Corn Cultivation Preference for Shallow Rows
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report that most experiments favor shallow cultivation for corn. Deep cultivation is only sometimes beneficial when soil is waterlogged from heavy rains and should avoid root breakage. After 2 to 3 feet in height, cultivation should not exceed 4 inches, with a loose mulch 2 to 8 inches thick to preserve moisture and aid rainfall penetration.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Better Sires Local Color In Farm Correspondence
Farmers recognize the worth of improved live stock though goals remain distant. A township farmer asks for colored posters about better sires to post near a sawmill carriage shop and blacksmith, noting they plan to head their herd with a pure bred Holstein bull soon.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Winter vegetable growing and the garden fruit link
Gardens and small fruit pair with winter vegetable growing as a key overlooked aspect of home gardening, emphasizing planning and seasonal harvests.
Sinn Fein raid on King's Inn shocks Dublin
A sensational Sinn Fein raid in Dublin saw fifty armed men seize munition at King's Inn, the legal heart of the city, and escape without trace. Other items note Diaz in Mexico City discussing a provisional government, and a papal move inviting Catholic sovereigns to Rome.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
King’s Inn
Legal Profession
Ireland
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Huerta
Supreme court invalidates Ohio referendum over federal ratification
In Washington the Supreme Court voids the Ohio state constitutional amendment affecting ratification of federal amendments. President Wilson’s plea for an American Armenia mandate fails in the Senate by a two to one vote with only twelve Democrats voting yes. Sir Auckland Geddes warns against European entanglements at George Washington University.
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Rome
Italy
Munich
Mueller
Germany
Great Britain
Lusitania
British Isles
Turkish Thrace
Adrianople
Athens
Greece
Kaiser
Wilson
Congress
United States
Armenia
London
Supreme Court
Mexico
Senate
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Ireland
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Crats
Democratic Party
San Francisco
Republican Congress
Ohio
Europe
State Department
Ukrainian People’s Republic
Julian Batchinsky
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
House
Department of Justice
National Popular Government League
United States Department of Justice
Harvard Law School
Firing incident at Baltimore hotel echoes across news
A man identified as Clarence Murphy of Kansas City fired in the Southern hotel dining room and lobby, wounding a house detective slightly while others escaped harm. four policemen subdued him as bullets narrowly missed patrons. Other items note Coca Cola litigation, Wilson backing treaty ratification, Weeds case, and coal embargo talk.
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Clarence Murphy
Kansas City
Southern
Baltimore
Murphy
Coca-Cola Company of Delaware
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Fulton Superior Court
Delaware Company
Rk, C. Alston
Atlanta
Wilson
San Francisco
Virginia
Weeds, Inc
Binghamton Clothiers
United States
Martin T. Manton
Syracuse
N. Y
United States Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Southern Presbyterian Church
Walter L. Lingle
Charlotte
N. C
Executive Committee
Vance
Southern Presbyterian Church Assembly
Interchurch World Movement
H. R. Crone
Nashville
Tenn
Lee Douglass
Rane
J. B. Taylor
Roanoke
All Wrong Was Her Liver
Grandin Missouri resident Mrs Susa Brooks recounts stomach and liver trouble with headaches and constipation. She credits Thedford s Black-Draught with regulating bowels cleaning the liver and restoring her health after starting with large then smaller doses. She urges readers to use Black-Draught to keep the liver functioning and to visit a druggist for a package.
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Grandin
Susa Brooks
Thedford
Not Likely Bearcat Johnson Quarrel Claim
Two youths from Rumus Ridge are questioned after a tense scene. The elder asks why they cry, and Bearcat Johnson responds that if they had fought there would only be one crying, signaling a playful dispute rather than serious violence.
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Bearcat Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
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