Fruitful Year for Michigan Alfalfa and U S Agriculture
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show Michigan alfalfa acreage rising by over 260000 acres this year after pest winter campaigns by extension workers. Dairy testing and meat conservation demonstrations increased production outputs while world markets and U S consumption shaped butter, meat, and wheat trade. Guam’s Temperate Zone vegetables program introduced new garden crops for natives, expanding regional agriculture across several states and nations.
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Michigan
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmre
Oie
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Federal Agricultural Experiment Station
Guam
Rats In Portland Basement Catalyzed Cleanup Effort
The Biological Survey of USDA reports a Portland rat control case where a basement with un repaired cement wall breaches drew attention. Officials urged trash removal, wall repairs, baiting with barium carbonate and traps. A later sweep uncovered three nests including 15 young. thirty nine rats died after poison application.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Portland
Oreg
Ui Department
City Bureau of Health
President establishes new national bird reservation near Jackson
A new national bird reservation is created by executive order adjoining the elk refuge near Jackson Wyoming. The Flat Creek Reservation will be the year round breeding and resting place for waterfowl and regional birds with seasonal roles as a feeding and protection area for migrating species.
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Jackson
Wyo
Kentucky breeders push better-sire sales for herd improvement
Cooperative sale programs in Kentucky distribute 250 pure-bred bulls to improve grades, with most bulls headed for better herds. Extension workers abroad promote demonstration feeding and field-day meetings, as State College of Agriculture emphasizes better feeding alongside superior breeding.
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Kentucky
State College of Agriculture
Weather Bureau Cooperates With Federal Departments
The Weather Bureau of the USDA works with other federal agencies to avoid duplication. The Marine Division collects ship reports and prints charts for pilots with the Navy Hydrographic Office. Serological studies aid artillery and aviation. Wind studies link with the Bureau of Standards. A Weather Bureau representative will lecture at Air Service stations, with first talks at Langley Field on November 15 and 16.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Department of Agriculture
Marine Division
Hydrographic Office
Navy Department
Bureau of Standards
War Department
Langley Field
Hidden Box of Wealth Found by Mount Vernon Boy
Marlon Newton of Mount Vernon discovers a wooden box in his barn stall containing 11900 in gold silver and currency left by his father who died months earlier. Mice gnawed the box and damaged many bills beyond redemption. The find concludes a long family search for missing funds.
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Marlon Newton
Mount Vernon
Newton
Imprison Raymond Wilson for 35 to 40 years
Murkeegon Michigan court sentenced ex convict Raymond Wilson to 35 to 40 years in the penitentiary for abducting 11 year old Rosalie Shanty the child swimming and diving prodigy. The judge lamented the sentence could not exceed 40 years and noted the kidnapping occurred as she walked from Sunday school. The girl was found wandering in a forest in a pitiable state.
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Raymond Wilson
Murkeegon
Mich
Rosalie Shanty
Wilson
Mrs Mabel Champion Convicted of Manslaughter in Cleveland
Mrs Mabel Champion was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Thomas O Connell at a Cleveland restaurant. Judge Bernon gave the maximum 20 year sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. The jury consisted of seven women and five men.
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Mabel Champion
Thomas O'Connell
Cleveland
Bernon
Ohio
O'Connel
The Genus Trampos First Tramp Tale Dialogue
A collection of brief exchanges between tramps and townsfolk, exploring dreams and pragmatic aid. One tramp seeks sympathy, another longs for an auto, while a householder offers aid only if work is done. A beggar cites illness as reason to avoid chores.
Waltonians Never In Prison Says Preaches
Chicago November 25. Rev. Preston Bradley of the People's Pulpit told the Walton Club that not a single dyed-in-the-wool fisherman or nature lover is ever found in prison. He argued bad men avoid solitude outdoors and cited statistics showing major criminals dislike fishing, dogs, or smoking a pipe.
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Chicago
Preston Bradley
People's Pulpit
Bank Walton Club
Sheep Survive 280 Days on Prickly Pear Diet
Johannesburg reports from Grootfontein farm that experiments show a sheep can exist 280 days solely on prickly pears and, with a small amount of inceme plant, 500 days without water, a feat exceeding camels.
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Johannesburg
S. A
Grootfontein
Roll of $500 Found in Old Hastings Chimney
Workmen wrecking a Hastings-on-Hudson New York blacksmith shop chimney found a roll of $500 in paper money. Blacksmith McClare’s heirs and later owners claim the money, while the contractor insists the tale is a joke and refuses to hand over any sum.
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Hastings-on-Hudson
N. Y
McClare
Child Finds Liberty Bond Fragments Hidden in Salt Heap
Six year old Jack Horner of Chicago uncovered Liberty bonds valued at about 25 000 dollars within an ash heap near his home. He cut out pictures with scissors and carried the papers home, revealing about five thousand dollars still hidden. The bonds were hidden by someone fearing detection, prompting a surprising family moment when the father discovered the activity.
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Jack Horner
Chicago
Horner
Liberty Bonds
Wal
Sells Herself For Health In Chicago Tank Offer
A Dex Moinen woman named Schermerhorn offered to sell herself to any man for 6000 dollars to obtain medical treatment and relief from paralysis caused by a gunshot from her husband three years ago. Numerous replies were received, and she accepted an offer from a Chicago tank.
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Schermerhorn
Dex Moinen
Towa
Heraelf
Schurmerhorn
Chicago
Promise to pay in installments for a long marriage
An employee agrees to pay her money in 500 dollar installments and grants herself a year to regain wealth and beauty before the former marriage portion of the contract.
Annulment Sought Over Alleged Negro Husband Case
Mrs Irene Peters of Washington seeks an annulment of her marriage to Paul Peters alleging he is black. She claims she believed him Indian in descent for five years until a grand jury indicted him under anti Negro marriage law.
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Irene Peters
Washington
Paul Peters
Mra
Peters
Feore
Ted
Ohio County Directory itemized officials and meetings
Ohio County lists meet schedules for first, second, and fourth Mondays and related governing bodies. It names judges, clerks, treasurers, district supervisors, jailer, trustees, and officers across Hartford Beaver Dam Fordsville and surrounding areas with various constitutional and educational posts and the tax, surveyor, and public safety roles noted. The document also cites graduation and certification schedules for common school diplomas and teachers certificates, with locations and dates.
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Fordsville
Heaver Dam
Martford
Hartford
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