Oregon Agricultural College Exhibits Draw Crowd at Gate Fair
Salem Oregon residents viewed an expanded Oregon Agricultural College exhibit with four booths highlighting a modern farm water system a pear collection of 227 varieties a pear maturity tester and home economics displays cadets fired opening guns and a Friday night fashion show complemented demonstrations of nursing dressmaking batik and tie dying the event drew large crowds across campus and extension service displays.
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Salem
Oregon Agricultural College
Sytem
Southern Oregon
Oregon
Early Fall Spray Advice for Peaches from O A C Experiment Station
The O A C Experiment Station advises fall spraying of peaches with Bordeaux 4-4-0 to prevent blight and dieback infections, noting that earlier application offers better protection as rains create favorable conditions for disease.
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O. A. C. Experiment Station
Selecting Seed Corn for Next Season
From stalks with a good ear select seed ears. Do not choose ears from fallen or down stalks or thin field spots. Save seed now and dry promptly as advised by the Ex periment station.
Fire Prevention Week Urged by State Fire Marshal
A.C. Barber, state fire marshal, proclaims next week as Fire Prevention Week urging cities and civic bodies to cooperate. He compares U S fire outcomes with Europe, arguing stronger prevention reduces losses and insurance costs, and notes European laws assign responsibility for fire damage and mandate safety standards.
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A.C. Barber
Europe
Barber
Columbus and Vespucel Named Venezuela During Early Voyages
Early voyagers mark a Gulf of Paria landing where a native village on piles reminded Amerigo Vespucci of Venice, leading to the term Venezuela for the region and later the country. Ojeda and Vespucci sought wealth while Columbus pursued the rumored Eden.
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Gulf of Pari
Venesuela
Gulf
Vespucel
Venice
Venezuela
Little Ventee
Pledges for the Protection of the Home
A public safety pledge outlines practices to prevent fires, including safe storage of matches and fuels, metal containers for kerosene and gasoline, proper use of stoves, chimney inspections, safe disposal of ashes, and avoiding hazardous decorations and out of season risks. The text emphasizes daily vigilance and home safety to save lives and property.
Unto Manila Bay relic meets reckless fate in far harbor
The Inia De Luzon, once a valued gunboat from the Spanish warships at Manila Bay, was later sold by the Navy for a song and converted into a wrecking boat by a skipper in the West Indies. The New York correspondent laments that a memento of a glorious naval victory ends up neglected and used as a wrecking craft amid ropes and winches.
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Dewes
Manila Bay
Inia de Luzon
West Indies
Navy Department
New York
The
Indianapolis Star
Child Warns About Gravy Boat In Family Dinner Tale
A mother frets after a maid breaks a gravy boat from a best china set. The five year old daughter remarkably reminds everyone that the heirloom isn’t theirs and implores care to avoid further breakage during the meal.
For Sale House and Quarter Block in Salem
For sale a house and quarter block with five rooms and bath in a desirable location. Reasonable price and terms. Contact E. L. Buchanan Route 3 Salem.
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E. L. Buchanan
Salem
Many Wheat Varieties Debated At Oregon State Fair
Oregon State College experiment station presents 63 wheat varieties but recommends only 11 for Oregon conditions. Exhibits include a new prune dryer that halves labor and costs, a 6500 acre seed call for English rye and orchard grass, and a copper carbonate dust treatment for wheat smut offering safe, effective protection with no injurious effects.
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J. McIntosh
Oregon
Farm Crops Department
United States
C. C. Calkins
Morrow
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