Groes beck blames committee for failure of Amendments to Compensation Act 1923
John Holland of Bessemer replies to a disputed article in The Daily Mining Gazette about a 1926 Marquette dinner and a labor bill referred to the Michigan House Labor Committee. He defends his record, notes the absence of Walter Henze on the 1923 committee, and highlights section one proposing higher department pay as a reason for limited support. He signs the letter dated August 23, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mining Gazette
Houghton
Michigan
Department of Labor
House Committee On Labor
Ring
Robert B. MacDonald
Laurium
Calumet
John Holland
Bessemer
Walter Henze
Iron Mountain
Henze
House of Representatives
Mossrg
MacDonald
Miles
Bartlett
Holland
Carter
Richardson
Ormabes
Hosking
Roucholz
Memorial
Tronwood
Department
Committee On Labor
Mich
Harmless Superstition Quietly Widespread Belief Cited
A study notes that many people claim not to be superstitious yet behave as if they are with subtle rituals and beliefs shaping daily actions across diverse groups. Researchers emphasize ambiguity between claimed attitudes and actual practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Be Careful With Fire In Forests Beads and good omens mixed with superstition
A fragment from a 1910s paper blends superstition and life events. An obituary for William Donovan Jr of Aberdeen Washington notes his naval service in WWI and local influence, while later items give canning tips and a cautionary essay on fire in forests urging care to protect communities and natural beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Donovan, Jr
Aberdeen
Wash
Patrick Donovan
Aurora Street
Donovan
Pheumonia
Donovan Lumber Co
Spreckels
U. S. S. Tallahassee
Canal Zone
Naval Reserve
Grays Harbor
Birch Trees Dying In Iron River District
The state department is asked by J. Wells, logging superintendent of J. W. Wells Lumber Co., to send an expert to Iron River to investigate an insect blamed for killing birch stands. Leaves dry and fall, trunk dies in weeks, threatening thousands in losses if unchecked. Authorities compare to 1907 tamarack devastation across Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Conservation
J. Wells
J. W. Wella Lumber Co
Iron River District
Weila
Wisconsin
Michigan
Canada
Meandering Tips and Basic Kitchen Fails for Home Cooks
A collection of quirky home tips and simple recipes. Includes advice on using lard for pastry, camphor to keep silver tarnish free, washing powder puffs, fruit dressings, lemon to remove stains and odors, and peeling tomatoes in hot water. Recipes cover gingerbread and muffins with basic ingredients and bake times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cakea
Soil Treatment as Crop Insurance, Blue Valley Creamery Institute
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute says soil treatment acts as crop insurance by stabilizing yields and reducing the impact of bad seasons. Fertile soil lessens disease and insect injury, improves seed performance, and requires less water to produce a bushel, with experiments showing gains from fertilization over untreated land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Institute
C. H. Sears
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Times Want Ad: Promote Soil Fertility and Profits
The notice highlights that soil treatment yields more in poor years than untreated land does in five good years, with grain prices rising in bad years. It argues soil care provides resilience against crop failure and raises productivity, making profits more consistently likely. It urges readers to invest in land fertility for reliable agricultural returns.
Late blight on potatoes in moist July weather
Late blight in potatoes strikes in cool moist July and August, causing heavy losses especially in northern states. Disease spreads rapidly, killing plants in days. Control by spraying Bordeaux mixture beginning at first appearance and repeating every 7 to 14 days depending on moisture.
England Buys Radio Torpedo Invention
A British government purchase is rumored for a new radio controlled torpedo by Capt. A. J. Roberts of New Zealand. The device, shaped as a miniature airplane, can carry high explosives, be controlled from up to 100 miles, and return to sender if desired. Official tests reportedly corroborate the inventor’s claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Roberts
New Zealand
Radio questions and answers for radio hobbyists tips
Mr Sherrill offers help with radio problems in this bulletin. Answers cover identifying battery polarity with salt water, locating a failing filter condenser causing popping in a battery eliminator, and reducing selectivity in a two stage RF amplifier by neutralizing tubes using a lower grid tank resistance and reduced detector plate voltage.
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Sherrill
Ans
R. F
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Sinha Ste
Ironwood, Mich
Muntis Ne
Voice of
The
People
Mary
Mr. Richards
Marjorie Adams
the Times
England
R.'M. Sherrill
Chicago
Charlie Garland
WBBM
Hag
Staf of
Wrem
Derek Shannon
Birmingham
Englsh
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Shannon
Mexico City
Mexico
Rugby
Staion
New York
Bonnet-Brown Corporation
QE. V. P
Ana
John W. Johnson
Iron National Bank
Ironwood, Michigan
City Drug Store
Nestle Circuline
Edna J. Boehm
St. James Hotel
Monarch, Richlieu and
del Monte
John M. Coumbe
West Aurora
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