French Legionnaires to Tour America for Paris Convention
Commandant Peehhoff, rep of the French government, guides plans to move 40,000 Legionnaires to Paris for the 1927 national convention. Ships chartered include two with several reserve vessels. departures from New York, Boston, Montreal, Hampton Roads, Charleston, and Jacksonville. Officials met President Coolidge and Ambassador Berenger in Washington as France pledges aid.
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Conmmaunidant
Peehkoff
American Legion France Convention
Paris
Peehhoff
Leeton
Leeton’s Committee
New York City
Prince
The
Legion
New York
Boston
Montreal
Hampton Roads
Charleston
Jacksonville
Peckhoff
Convention Committee
Washington
Coolidge
Henri Victor
Berenger
Ine
Legion Convention
France
Commandant Pechkoff
French Foreign Legion
Guardians Elimination of Incompetent Guardians Reported
Detroit leader Mark T. McKee says the American Legion and the U S Veterans Bureau are removing incompetent guardians of World War I veterans' children. Half of initial guardians were unqualified and replacements are being appointed as Legion child welfare services organize nationwide in a few weeks.
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Mark T. McKee
Detroit
Mich
National Children's Welfare Committee
The
American Legion
Legion Committee
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Wally
McKee
the Legion
Shattered Romance Ends as Maid Loses Job
A discharged Black maid laments losing her job while noting she has a family to support. The scene includes the mistress’s perplexing question about the family’s needs and the maid’s resolve to pursue an engagement instead.
Fragmentary lines hint at a dramatic quote in American Le
A partial OCR fragment presents civic tension with phrases like "either this beer case eo OF your life" and "Or my job," signaling quoted dialogue amid unclear context in an American Le article segment.
Sacramento dasheen new market variety gains demand
A new dasheen variety called Sacramento, tested by the U S Department of Agriculture, is marketed this season with more uniform tubers for easier market prep and higher value than the Trinidad variety. Dasheens have grown in the southern United States since 1918, originated from Puerto Rico and possibly China, and the industry is expanding through improved cultivation and marketing. Continuous effort aims to inform winter tourists and promote top quality daysheens for increased demand.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
States Department of Agriculture
Trinidad
United States
Perto Rico
China
West Indies
Difference in Yield of Red Clover and Alfalfa
Under certain soil conditions red clover and alfalfa show little yield difference. If surface and subsoil are sour and humus food limits growth, red clover can rival or exceed alfalfa. Favorable conditions yield two to three times more hay from alfalfa, and alfalfa supplies more minerals, protein, and vitamins, boosting milk and growth. After trying alfalfa, farmers prefer it over red clover.
Best Soy Bean Variety for Seed Production in Iowa Study
Fifteen years of Iowa station trials show Manchu as the best variety for seed production while Peking excels for silage and hay. Drilled seed yields best at two bushels per acre, with planting from early May to June 1 yielding equal results. Weed control is crucial, with plowing before corn and frequent harrowing to reduce weeds, and staged harrowing as beans reach 1.5, 3, and 6 inches height.
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Iowa Station
Peking
Farm hints for planning and fertilization ideas
A reader outlines starting a garden with a concrete plan and sturdy stakes from broomsticks. Emphasis on hardy seeds, cold frame sowing after thaw, selecting proven crops plus novelties, and considering a fertility pump to draw plant food from subsoil air. Notes alfalfa and manure improve moisture retention by eighteen tons per acre in the top foot.
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King
Spring millinery and frocks highlight pastel hues and embroidery
The article surveys fashion for Eastertide featuring sport hats in pastel colors, hand painting, crochet straw, georgette and taffeta combos, and embroidered flowers. It notes navy, rose, greens, blues, and yellows as vogue, with qu ilted millinery and silver ribbons. Designer details emphasize ornate trims, delicate fabrics, and feminine styles. Julia Bottomley observes from Western Newspaper.
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Paris
Geason
Julia
Bottomley
Talon
Emergency Spring Plowing for Peas and Oats in Hay Crops
Emergency spring plowing advised for peas and oats grown for hay. Seed depths: peas 2 3 inches, oats 1 12 to 2 inches after thorough disking. Use 1 to 1 1 2 bushels peas and 1 1 2 bushels oats per acre. Harvest in 10 12 weeks. cut when oats milk stage and peas pod formation begins. Wet weather causes curing and storage challenges. keep hay dry to preserve color and palatability.
Excellent Rations for Idle Farm Animals
Idle horses should not be fed heavy concentrates as protein is costly and unnecessary. Use oat straw and corn stover with limited protein feeds like legume meal or bran. For idle horses per 1000 pounds live weight, offer corn stover and hay or straw with small amounts of protein feed. When work begins, reduce roughage and raise grain gradually to avoid digestive issues.
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W. C. Shelley
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Shelley
Sudan Grass as Emergency Crop in Grazing Systems
Sudan grass serves as a good emergency pasture, planted after corn, not replacing rye pasture in spring. It can become poisonous if grazed after frosts due to prussic acid, with remote danger in dry seasons. Seed at about 20 pounds per acre, broadcast or drilled.
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Sudan
Corn
Mange Mites Controlled by Liberal Use of Oil
Article notes pigs appear scruffy and mangy due to mites that burrow into skin and cause irritation. Recommends liberal use of crude oil or crank case oil on hogs, repeating 2 or 3 times if severe, and cleaning sleeping quarters. Coal tar disinfectants are usually ineffective.
Weight drives higher gains for pure bred beef steers
Beef steers sired by good pure bred bulls tend to weigh 200 pounds more per head as two year olds than those from the same cows sired by scrubs and they command a better price due to higher dressed yields. In one comparison pure bred offspring profited $6.51 per head versus 46 cents from scrubs.
White-Tailed Deer family tale in zoo dialogue
A gentle dialogue between White-Tailed Deer and Whitey explains how their branch of the deer family changes with latitude from North to South. Mrs. White-Tailed Deer counsels her child about lineage, language, and affection, then recounts life in the zoo and the family’s pride in their wild forest heritage.
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Sinaloa
Whitey
White-Tailed Deer
Mrs. White-Tailed Deer
Ife
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American Legion News Service
POR Legionnaires
A. Stunt
Sian
Fashion
Jome
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