Plans for a world circling wireless telephone system
N C Kingsbury vice president of American Telephone and Telegraph outlines a future world spanning wireless coast stations and calls to London Paris Petrograd or Pekin. He argues for cooperation and cites the growth of the Bell system handling 25 million calls daily and the impracticality of government ownership for such a complex utility.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
N. C
London
Paris
Petrograd
Pekin
England
France
Italy
Germany
America
Rome
Bell
Alexander Bell
Thomas A. Watson
San Francisco
New York
Pacific Coast
Frisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bell System
Commission
Washington
A Kitchen Threat From Mrs Moggins to Herbert
Across the garden fence a quarrel erupts as Mrs Moggins demands action over a dog and a borrowed saucepan. Mrs Grubb questions Herbert about misdeeds while his mother proclaims he did return the pan yesterday. The boy nonchalantly asserts nothing was done.
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Erbert
Personal Devils Provoked Talk by Mrs Brown in Seventeen
Following the musical program Mrs J J Brown read an article on Personal Devils. Seventeen were present for the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moale
Preducament Mrs. Mulling and Mrs. Jones Exchange
In a domesticcaricature Mrs. Mulling asks what is wrong while Mrs. Jones laments a child swallowed a cartridge and fears a wallop might trigger a discharge. The dialogue captures frontier humor and rural household tension.
Spread of Prohibition Across States and Alaska
The Board of Temperance notes Alaska approved prohibition by a 5 to 3 vote on November 7, 1916 but Congress must implement it. Utah will enact prohibition August 1, 1917. Florida will seek a 1918 constitutional prohibition amendment. Wyoming and New Mexico are poised for prohibition actions. Texas, Minnesota, Kentucky, Nevada, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa show varied paths toward statewide prohibitions with upcoming votes and legislative actions.
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Board of Temperance of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alaska
Congress
Utah
Florida
Wyoming
New Mexico
Texas
Minnesota
Kentucky
Nevada
Missouri
Indiana
Iowa
Death of Buffalo Bill Ends Era in Wild West
Buffalo Bill Cody died quietly after a long life of battles, hunting, scouting, and showmanship. The famed frontiersman spoke of wanting a peaceful end, and his final hours matched his wish as he slipped away from life after a storied career with the Wild West show.
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Buffalo Bill
William Frederick Cody
Portland
The Winds of Lebanon by Clinton Scollard
Poem recounts winds blowing from Lebanon across landscapes, with cedar alleys and myrtle groves. It evokes sun and stars marching to the wind song and a heart that keeps courting the Lebanese breeze year round.
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Clinton Scollard
Lebanon
Leb Lebanon
Notable Mrs Noah and the Bible Quilt Tale
An Ohio clergyman discovers a pasted Bible page yields a comic misread about Noah and his wife. The pastor jokes that the combined page proves humans are fearfully and wonderfully made, as the congregation reflects on the gag in a church setting.
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Ohio
Verfy
Annet's Humble View On Congress Barrage
Annet laments that his humane nature is misunderstood yet hints the coming Congress may forge his career. The remark contrasts disappointment with a belief that public service could define him.
State boys corn and potato club winners announced
Sixty seven exhibits competed in the Pennsylvania State College Farmers Week contest. Clarence Donkel led corn with 89.5 score and 120 bushels per acre. Neyman Carey topped potatoes with 94 percent and 349.4 bushels per acre. Other top finishers hailed from Berks Crawford and Mercer counties.
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Pennsylvania State College
C. W. Clemmer
State College
School of Agriculture
Clarence D. Donkel
Myerstown
Berks County
Paul R. Snyder
Reading
Lewis Dana Rice
Bloomfield
Perry County
Neyman Carey
Sandy Lake
Mercer County
Clyde Herrick
Cambridge Springs
Crawford County
George E. Harris
Newton
Buck County
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Berks
Blair
Cambria
Fayette, Jefferson
Lawrence
Montgomery
Potter
Westmoreland
Department of Agricultural Extension
Soybean Production Technical Overview and Outlook
The soybean adapts to nearly all soils and climates like corn. Harvesting is largely mechanized with specialized equipment in large districts. Costs per acre range from 7 6 50 to 12 dollars, depending on methods. Seed prices vary from 1 to 2 13 dollars per bushel by region. Yields range 15 to 40 bushels per acre across regions, with 26 in eastern North Carolina. Oil content varies by locality. breeding shows promise for higher oil content through selection.
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South
Central
Middle Atlantic States
Acra
United States
Cotton Belt
North Carolina
Misyivaippi
Ohio
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Kingsbury
Noah
Mindam
Corn and Potato Club
Pennsylvania State College School. of Agriculture and Experiment Station
Cement of Agriculture
Model Homes
Hershey
William Penk
East Hershey
Cocoa Avenue
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Futhermore
Iome
Savings Bank
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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