Grading Grain Under New Law
The act empowers the Secretary of Agriculture to set official grain standards for interstate and foreign commerce. It requires inspection and grading by licensed inspectors, outlines appeals, licensing, penalties, and a $260000 enforcement appropriation, aiming to standardize corn, rye, wheat, oats, barley, and flaxseed.
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Department ‘of Agriculture
Grain Standards Act
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
The Demand for Engineers and War’s Use of Skill
The article notes a surge in demand for engineers as war accelerates reliance on technical knowledge. Lehigh University reports 119 source requests for civil engineering help during the last term. It argues engineering skills are diverted to warfare yet may serve peace if applied to constructive aims.
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McKibben
Lehigh University
Mars
Compromising to a Happy Benedict Father Teaches Marriage Lesson
A father counsels his son on marriage compromise after a minor disagreement. The son recounts a similar experience choosing to visit Switzerland instead of Beighton, illustrating his point about yielding to differing opinions. The tale conveys light humor about domestic negotiation.
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Young Hopkins
Benedict
Switzerland
Beighton
Drighton
Stummier
Catfish Swallows Flood Wheat Cannot Submerge
On a Statesville porch J W Stewart spots a live catfish struggling to dive downstream. He captures it, places it in water and finds the fish cannot sink due to swollen wheat grains ingested during floods. The fish remains buoyant causing internal distress and astonishes Stewart with the unusual case.
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Statesville
N. C
Mr.Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Potatoes urged to spray Bordeaux mixture against blight
Prof. C R Orton of The Pennsylvania State College warns growers that if rainy weather follows the current cool spell a late blight outbreak seen last year could recur. He advises spraying with Bordeaux mixture or a similar copper sulfate blend as insurance, noting a small cost now may save the crop.
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C. R. Orton
Botany Department
Pennsylvania State College
Public Sale on Rudy Farm in Lower Paxton Township
On September 6 1916 at 2 p m a seven acre farm with brick dwelling and bank barn will be sold on the premises in Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County Pa seven miles from Harrisburg one mile east of Jonestown road tenanted by John Lythe Good fences well and water in nearly every field Terms six percent down and balance on deed delivery A mortgage may be accepted in part payment Dauphin Deposit Trust Co Executor Estate of W I Alricks H D Koons Aut
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Lower Paxton Township
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Jonestown Road
Rudy
John Lythe
Dauphin Deposit Trust CO
Alricks
Koons
Estate of Frank Purcell Granted Letters Testamentary
Neilee has been granted letters testamentary on the estate of Frank Purcell of Derry Township Dauphin County. Creditors must pay promptly and claimants should present claims to Hershey Trust Co Executor in Hershey Pennsylvania, with Otto M Wersey attorney.
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Frank Purcell
Derry Township
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Neilee
Hetate
Register of Wills
Eatate
Hershey Trust CO
Franks Purcell
Hershey
Otto, M, Wersiey
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Market Street
A. W. Holman
Bell Telephone
Bessie E. Poorman
Locust Street
Carter
Rost Wrrice
Harrisburg, PA
E. G. Hoover
North Third Street
Fred B. Harry
H. C. Dodge
Sporting
York, PA
Watc
McCormick
Philadelphia
S.H. C
Titan
New Holland
Missouri
Dempwolf’ S
Martin
Hershey Store Company
West Chocolate Ave
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