Atlantic City Hosts First National Good Roads Congress
The first national road congress met in Atlantic City October 15, led by the American Automobile Association. Discussions covered funding to stop road revenue drains, road management, construction, and maintenance with speakers like N. P. Hull and J. M. Lowe. Proposals include federal aid, uniform laws, prison labor use, and an ocean to ocean highway.
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Atlantic City
N. J
J. W. Darrow
New England
A. A. A. Legislative Board
J. M. Lowe
St. Touts
Donald McLean
Preston Belvin
Virginia State Automobile Association
Joseph Hyda Pratt
North Carolina
Dell M. Potter
Arizona
Richmond
James H. MacDonald
Connecticut
America
Clarence A. Kenyon
Indianapolis
Indiana
Congress
American Bar Association
Eradicating Quack Grass with Sorghum
Iowa experiment stations report quack grass can be eradicated by sowing sorghum in late May. Thick sorghum growth smothers quack grass, leaving no loss of crop and producing a nutritious feed for farm animals.
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Iowa
Buying Stock Swine and Breeder Versus Farmer Picks
The text advises against buying animals merely for pedigree or low sale price. It distinguishes three classes: top tier breeders, a robust farmer’s pig suitable for growth and prolificacy, and culled inferior stock to be sold for meat. It warns never to use poor stock as breeders.
Ample Coops Urge Adequate Space for Live Poultry
Advice stresses that live poultry should never be kept in coops that are too small. It warns caretakers to provide sufficient space to avoid stress and disease and to protect birds during confinement.
Proper Poultry Handling and Coop Transfer
The article stresses humane poultry transport to avoid low prices and legal trouble. It warns against keeping birds in cramped, unhealthy conditions and urges immediate relocation to suitable coops when stock is unsatisfactory. Proper handling protects animal welfare and market value.
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Commission Man Rs
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Pickle Worm Control and Soiling Crops Advice
The pickle worm trouble this fall could have been reduced by spraying arsenate of lead on cucumbers to prevent larval entry. The material washes off easily when cucumbers are washed thoroughly before use. Growing enough stock can justify planting soiling crops for farm use.
Beguinage leads Ghent women town visit halted by nun
A visitor in Ghent observes a bold act by a Beguinage guardian who stops a motor party at the gates. She orders the car back then invites entry but bans motors during tour season for noise and odor. The Beguinage, founded in the thirteenth century for women, now sits within modern buildings after a 1875 relocation.
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Ghent
Belgium
Walla
Gatea
Bruges
Beguines miniature city with lace workshop repairs
A vivid description shows a complete miniature city with streets walls gates and a central church. About 700 Boguines live there working on fine spider web lace while visitors note the repairs of treasured laces as they wear in the Beguine age.
Cinnamon Bear Attacks Ridgefield Park Policeman in Jersey
Policeman William Grassow faced a cinnamon bear attack on Ridgefield Avenue as a showman’s bear clambered down a telegraph pole. Grassow suffered scratches and torn clothing before Patrolman Cole aided him. Neither man nor bear was arrested after the incident near Little Ferry.
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Trackensack
N. J
William Grassow
Ridgefield Park
Ridgefield Avenue
Grassow
Wes
Cole
Bruth
Bear
Man
Little Ferry
Northwestern seniors reject sanitary kiss idea vote
Chicago report shows Northwestern University senior class votes nearly unanimously against the sanitary kiss concept and in favor of an unimpeded embrace as a tradition described by supporters. The item reflects student referendum sentiment on campus romantic norms.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Univerality
Miss Anna Liebenstein Regains Life After Operation
Albany New York Miss Anna Liebenstein revived after heart action stopped during surgery but memory remains lost. Doctors report no other complications and monitor her recovery as family seeks clarity on her condition.
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Albany
N.Y
Anna Liebenstein
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Sacred Village
Harper Rye
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Cian
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Butterick
New York City
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
Cinnamon Bear
Hackensack, N. J
Courier-Journal
Louisville, KY
Henry Watterson
Weekly Courier-Journal
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