Sowing and Care for Sweet Clover in Pastures and Meadows
The article outlines sowing methods for sweet clover, including winter and spring sowing, topdressing on snow, and sowing with small grain. It discusses soil conditions, seed coverage, scarification, seed rates from 10 to 20 pounds per acre, lime and manure needs, and timing for first and second-year harvests. It notes that proper curing of sweet clover hay yields winter feed and advises cutting before blooming for best hay quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madowe
Saving the Seed from Sweet Clover Crops
The article explains how thick ground and late seeding reduce seed yields in sweet clover. It covers cutting timing, methods for catching shattering seed, and notes two yearly harvest cycles. It cites trials by the St. Meinrad Abbey and recommends Farm Bulletins 797 820 836 for detailed culture guidance.
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Department of Agriculture
American Bee Journal
Hamilton
Bro
Alphonse Veith
St. Mevnnrad Abbey
Bro. Alphonse
Fern Piper hat tale exposes fashion cash funnel in New York
Corinne Lowe narrates how a Fifth avenue milliner built demand for the Fern Piper by courting wealthy middle western patrons and elite social circles. Methods included paying chauffeurs to showcase crested limousines and bribing hotel clerks to steer rich guests toward the hat, reflecting the era’s fashion commerce and social influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Lowe
Fifth Avenue
New York
Middle West
Aly
Philip Rhinestewart
Clinton de Salle Rives
Fern Piper
Patience and Patience Lessons Amid Car Trouble
At a dinner William H. Thompson of Kansas extols patience and shares a tale. In a car mishap Mrs Smith scolds her husband for bad language as he frees a jammed cog wheel. The exchange turns to Job and patience with a humorous jab at Job’s nose in a cog wheel.
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William H. Thompson
Kansas
Smith
John
Mrs. Smith
Hubby
Job
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Old Engash Furniture and the Great Exhibition
The piece explains how the 1851 London Great Exhibition spurred railway travel and affected English households. Squads of gentry visited London, brought back new tastes, and discarded old furniture, which migrated to secondhand shops and poorer homes, explaining why many small provincial houses still show old pieces today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
England
Indianapolis News
Quoted exchange with Crowder on Germany and penitence
The speaker was Provost Marshal General Crowder in a wartime remark about Germany and punishment. A judge and a kidnapper analogy are invoked as part of the dialogue, illustrating resolve and consequences.
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Germany
General Crowder
Weapons of War and the Rise of Mechanized Science
The article portrays modern warfare as dominated by chemistry and machinery with little reliance on manpower. It highlights high explosives poison gases tear shells gas masks and liquid fire along with machine guns heavy artillery automobiles submarines and aircraft as refined technological advances. Leading scientists and engineers are credited with achieving remarkable results through collaborative effort.
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8&Cience Monthly
Ead
Art versus Bricks in Sydney Bulletin Debate
A Sydney Bulletin article sketches a legal logic puzzle on union musicians and bricklayers marching on a holiday. It weighs whether amateur musicians may play in a bricksown parade while bricklayers doubt the harmony of music with masonry. The piece contrasts art and materialism, noting the unseen soul versus the visible brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Mustcians’ Union of
Melbourne
Musicians’ Organization
Reclaiming Disabled Versus War's Duty to Labor
Maj. Harry E. Mack tells the National League of American Pen Women that 800 000 disabled workers in U S industries are untapped. He warns war creates labor shortages after victory and urges reclaiming all disabled to benefit the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Mack
M. FR. C
National League of American Pen Women
United States
Wartime Wheat Marketing urged by Hoover for Indiana farmers
Federal Food Administration calls for earlier and fuller marketing of wheat to meet Allied demands while preserving domestic supplies. Hoover urges Indiana farmers to bring wheat to market before May 1 with exceptions for seed. warns bakers to use Victory recipe with 20 percent substitutes and to quit after March 20 if not complied.
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Federal Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Indiana
Sam
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Victory
United States Food Administration
Washington
Erdur
Food Administration
Indiana Wheel
Pigeons Break Monopoly of Nutmeg Industry
The Boston Post notes how Dutch traders aimed to lock in nutmeg prices by burning large piles and suppressing plantations on the Banda Islands. A pursed scarcity attempt failed when roaming pigeons spread nutmeg seeds to surrounding lands, allowing wild trees to flourish and remove monopoly fears.
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Banda Islands
Asia
Boston Post
Misstranslation Laughs Frain Soup? Schoolboy Humourpara
A Spectator note credits two misrenderings a schoolboy and a Miess sergeant for comic errors. One mocks a daily toast as im becile roll the other an attempted French bite. The gag stems from a bilingual dictionary mishap and a Horatian line rephrased with comic effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howler
Christian Science Monitor
Abhorred Red Tape in French War Office
The air minister criticizes bloated administration noting a swollen organization wastes efficiency. He compares Napoleonic clerical systems with present staff levels, recalling Wellington's claim of 12 000 clerks in the French war office and contrasting it with current lapsed figures.
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Napoleon
Wellington
War Office
Indiana urged to observe wheatless diet during shortage
Federal food administrator Dr. Barnard asks Indiana counties to enforce a wheatless week starting April 8 to unlock hoarded wheat for war needs. Penalties loom for stock feed use and noncompliance. bakery inspectors added and a statewide conference set for Claypool on April 8 to outline policy and licenses for mills.
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Indiana
Harry E. Barnard
John Ruger
Lafayette
Indiana Food Administrator
Claypool
J. W. Hallowell
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Barnard
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