Prairie dog control efforts reduce vast lands damaged
The report notes extensive prairie dog destruction on public and private lands across Arizona New Mexico and neighboring states. With agricultural college support and state councils of defense funding efforts expanded. In a year many millions of acres were treated, thousands of volunteers aided by government poison supplies, and public lands freed at minimal cost.
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Arizana
Colorado
Montana
Exico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Biological
Arizona
New Mexico
State Councils of Defense
Nerw
Government
Linda
Bible as Agent of Civilization in American Thought
An editorial argues the Bible remains a universal guide across eras guiding social progress patriotism and American Spirit as humanity moves from darkness to light. It contends the Bible's enduring value in education society and national life.
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Elvill Sire
York Mmorald
Love and wine cited in foolish male musings
The passage jokes about men born fools and the ease of forgetting past advantages. It cautions listening to others for personal gain and credits a poet's line to smiling, noting the limitation of such advice when eating.
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Poet
Bratfin Good Cleanser Aids Household Cleaning
A casual notice describes Bratfin Good Cleanser as useful for housekeepers though viewed with skepticism. It claims the product lightly brightens wood when applied with a cloth, helps laundering by adding to starch, and assists cleaning enameled surfaces, baths, sinks, and paint without damage.
Today Today Is Yours and Mine in Our Time
A fragmentary verse expresses personal ownership of the day as a moment for action and love. The narrator urges using time to express human helpfulness and mutual care, attributed to David arr Jordan.
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David Arr Jordan
Sleighs in Madeira Ride Slow Ox Drawn Vehicles
The Madeira island off Morocco’s coast lacks snow yet uses ox drawn sleighs on paved streets. Runners glide over smooth stones with sprung bodies, upholstered seats, and curtains shielding riders from weather and curious onlookers, making travel pleasant though slow.
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Madeira
Morocco
Best Litter Options For Poultry House Floors
The piece recommends straw over hay for litter due to durability and moisture resistance. Wheat or rye straw lasts well and stays heavier for kicking. straw dries slower than straw. In damp periods, hay and alfalfa act as poor litter, absorbing moisture and becoming soggy. Short-cut hay is effective for brooders when laid in 1 inch depth. fallen leaves can also be stored for use as litter.
Oregon State Briefs Report Profiteer Fine and Gold Strike
Portland grocer Joseph Letiff pleaded guilty to profiteering in sugar and was fined 50 dollars by Federal Judge Wolvertson, the first Ore gon man indicted for profiteering. Reports from Roseburg and Elk creek describe a rich gold strike by R. W. Thompson and H. Banfield with an assay over 500 dollars per ton. Salem notes include plant pathologist D. P. Fisher assigned to study fruit damage from cold, and water rights filings by Frank F. Lischke for the Motolius projects across multiple sites.
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Portland
Joseph Letiff
Yambillatroct Grocer
Wolverton
Letiff
Oregon
Roseburg
Drew, & Point
Elk Creek
Tiller
R. W. Thompson
H. Banfield
Mark for Married Women in India Sparks Cultural Debate
A tradition marks married women with a color spot between the eyebrows known as the tilak, a practice tied to cultural identity and social status. Debates focus on relevance, consent, and evolving norms amid changing gender roles.
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India
Kelp Plant Proves Profitable Potash Source for U S
Washington reports the Summerland California kelp plant shows potash can be produced commercially at $2 500 per unit with profits from by products. By products include iodine salt ammonia bleaching carbon kelp oil and creosote. The project aims to recover nitrogen fuel and other value from kelp with expanding prospects.
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Washington
Koelp
United States
Germany
United States Department of Agriculture
Summerland
Cal
Bureau of
Solla
Europe
Ehbief
The
Bureau of Soils
Submarine Valley Found Off Mendocino
Captain Lukins of the Wenonah reports an uncharted submarine valley off Cape Mendocino Cal ten miles north and west, with head five miles offshore. The feature is linked to the 1916 wreck of the steamer Bear causing five deaths due to misleading soundings in a storm.
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San Francisco
Lukins
Wenonah
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Cape Mendocino
Cal
Kerensky Seen Working in London Beanyery
Gregory Zuborg, Kerensky’s former secretary of labor, says the former Russian ruler Alexander Kerensky is now employed in a beef and beanery in London. He described Kerensky as down at the heel and in the same boat as Tam.
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New York
Alexander F’. Kerensky
Russia
London
Gregory Zuboorg
Kerensky
T Am
Bonds for Shelf Paper in Seattle Bonds Used for Pantry Shelves
In Seattle, four thousand dollars of Seattle improvement bonds bought for an income for an elderly mother were found used to paper pantry shelves. The bonds were brought to City Treasurer B L Terry to check value. Accountant A B Lund testified the bonds belonged to a woman living alone in Seattle who suffered a memory lapse during a long illness years ago and later forgot about the bonds.
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Seattle
Wash
B. L. Terry
A. B. Lund
Brownies Leave Government Service in London
The final group of brownie messenger girls, once employed during the war, has departed the government service. They wore brown dresses supplied by authorities and were noted as brighter and quicker than the boys they replaced, prompting widespread lament.
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London
1919 Income Tax Rules and Exemption Details
The article explains 1919 tax rules with exemptions of 2000 for individuals and 1000 for single filers. It breaks down normal and surtax rates, provides example calculations for 6000 and 26500 ranges, notes child deductions, penalties for late filing, and payment installment deadlines from January 1 to December 15.
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the Bible
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Salem
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Plant Department of Agriculture
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Frank F. Lischke
Milwaukee
Deschuten River
Motolius, Frieda, Coleman
Mecca
White Horse Rapids
Pelton
Sherman
Wasco
Jefferson
Salerm
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Idaho Public Service Commissions
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Idaho Power Company
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Public Service Commissions
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J. T. Roberson
Poland
Chester
Hood River
George M. Sunday
Odell
Billy Sunday
Sunday
R. B E. Pinney
Olcott
Treasuer
Madras
Prineville
Service Fund
Y. W. GC
Gertrude P. Bader
Estelle Ford Warner
France
England
Dalles
Bend
Redmond
Condon
Mark
California
Mendosino
Ctee Ea
Liew. G & Wright
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Lieut
P F. McIntosh
Nor- Sur- Normal
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