Farmers urged to support bird refuges for crop protection
The article argues farmers depend on birds to control insect pests and promote farm profits. It notes Washington and state Bulletins on Community Bird Refuges offer guidance on attracting birds and encourages readers to request copies from the U S Department of Agriculture publication office. It also urges protecting quail alongside song birds and mentions Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Washington
Department
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Reading Geographical Features From National Geographic
The article promotes weekly geographical features prepared by the National Geographic Society in Washington DC for school students and older readers. It urges reading these features for accurate information unavailable elsewhere and notes advertisements are beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAGLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
Runaway Cruise Aboard Neptune Ends In Flag Rescue
Roy Lawrence and Helen Perry escape a peril on a South American coast when savages threaten them from a rocky isle. Helen shields Roy after a wound and uses a flag to deter attackers, revealing Roy’s secret love as Netta Girton and the others observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Perry
Helen Perry
Roy Lawrence
Helen
Roy
Girtons
Frisco
Neptune
Harold Girton
Netta
Bryce
Girton
Uncle Joe Cannon to Leave Congress After Current Session
The country would feel a mix of kindness and regret at the retirement of 86 year old Joe Cannon after this session. Serving his twenty third term, he is a last symbols of a bygone era in American Congress and has given substantial service to both state and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe” Cannon
Congress
Joe
American Congress
Institutes at Fremont and Ray Close Season
The farmers institute season ends with meetings in Fremont Orland and Ray. Fremont hosts today at the high school auditorium with a strong program and expected large attendance. Orland meets Friday the 24th and Ray opens under the Clare institute law with state speakers H M Widney and Mrs R M Brown, both familiar with local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Fremont
Orland
Ray
Fremont Institute
Orland Institute
Clare Institute
H. M. Widney
St. Joe
R. M. Brown
Goshen
Widney
Brown
Edith Fulton McNaughton Dies at 61 After Civic Life
Edith Fulton McNaughton born November 29 1860 in Branch County Michigan died February 17 1922 near Ray Indiana age 61. She taught school in Fremont and Ray and married Theodore McNaughton on her seventeenth birthday. Survived by husband five children Earl Ruth Faye Dean Miriam a brother Harry and sister Ethel McLouth. She was active in church temperance and civic groups and served as Indiana WCTU state officer and No Tobacco League national director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Fulton McNaughton
Branch County
Michigan
Reynolds
Ray
Ind
John R
Ellen Fulton
Edith Fulton
William Wolfe
Fremont
Theodore McNaughton
Earl B
Ruth
Faye
Bicknell
Dean
Miriam
Harry
Ethel McLouth
McNaughton
Indiana
No-Tobacco League of America
Fremont Teams Shine as Crowds Pack School Gym
At the high school gym last Friday night the Fremont girls defeated Flint by 11 to 7 in a spirited matchup. The Fremont boys fell to Flint 24 to 15 in a hard fought boys game before the largest crowd ever to watch a local game.
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Fremont Girls
Flint Girls
Fremont Boys
Flint Boys
Indiana Livestock on Farms Shows Little Change January 1922
Indiana farm livestock numbers for January 1 1922 largely mirror 1921 figures. Horses and mules stay near 703 000 and 101 000 respectively while cars and tractors replace 1921 gains. horse values fall to about 57 million dollars from 66.5 million last year, and mule value drops to 8.4 million from 10.9 million. Milk cows rise one percent to 727 000 from 720 000 revised 1921 figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
The Rural Carrier as Uncle Sam’s Messenger
The article describes the rural carrier and mail box as symbols of public service and progress. It emphasizes the carrier’s role in linking farm and city life through mail and information, noting government selection and the esteem afforded to carriers as trusted servants of the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Thete
Borrice Enday
Uncle Sam
FESS LAUDS POSTAL SERVICE
The article extols the postal service as a vital link for farmers and families bringing the wider world to rural life and boosting country living. It describes the service as a major benefit that tightens the bond between home and the outside world.
When Your Farm Stock Is Sick Look For Rats
An old advertisement notes rats as disease carriers for farm stock and promotes RAT SNAP from E. L. Mertz drug store in three sizes 35c 65c and 1 25 with a promise of safety and guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Mertz Drug Store
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Dunnavan
Notary Public
Fremont, Ind
B. C. Gibb
Aetna and
Franklin
Automobile
R. J. Weaver
Fred T. Hackett
B. F. Chapin
Scott Bldg. Telephone
First National Bank Angola
Puysilan
Fagen
Worthy Landis
Angola
Earl Schaeffer
Abia Michael
Jay Straw
Montgomery
Mich
Carl Demorest
Gravel Ridge
C. E. Chapin
L. Jones
Olney, Ill
Ernest E. Watters
Fremont Eagle
Warren D. Wells & Sons
Warren D. Wells
Donald H. Wells
Henry F. Wells
Fairfield
Dorothy Whitcomb
Western Newspaper Union
Fremont and
U. S
D. Empire Type Foundry
Fess Lauds Postal Service
Fremont Lumber
Fremont Drug Store
Vulcanizing
Martin & Frost
J. B. Frost Shoe Repair Shop
MR. Farmer
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