Educating for a New Nation and Social Reform
The speaker argues malnutrition and defective development threaten the nation. He advocates standardized education, population mating choices, and community health centers to raise physical and mental standards. He urges investment in early care, hospital networks, and systematic reforms to reduce crime and social ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Europe
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
United States
Victor Waugh
University of Michigan
Leavenworth, Kansas
Holiday Greeting Cards Advertised by The Echo
The Echo prints sample holiday greeting cards and invites local orders. The notice suggests patrons can elevate their season with these cards and mentions a home-made dish drainer idea that saves time in a four person family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Dairy Cattle Disease Free Effort Expands in Washington
Dairy men and state agencies report progress in tuberculosis testing of dairy cows across Washington. Since January 1 twenty six thousand eight cows have been tested with few reactors, led by Whatcom and followed by Wahkiakum and Pacific. County by county figures show Lewis 2305, Okanogan 1578, Island 1400, Thurston 1500, King 1079, San Juan 1027, Stevens 1000, Chelan 1000, Grays Harbor 766, Cowlitz 225, Franklin 178.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department of Agriculture
San Juan County
Whatcom County
Wahkiakum
Pacific
Lewis County
Okanogan
Island
Thurston
King
San Juan
Stevens
Chelan
Grays Harbor
Cowlitz
Franklin
Don Magruder
State College
Farm Labor Bureaus Aid Harvest in Four Counties
County agents in Whitman Walla Walla Douglas and Franklin operate labor bureaus to supply harvest workers. Since July 1 Whitman county agent C A Lodge provided 1065 men. Douglas county agent F H Zentner placed 200 men in the last 15 days. Whitman opened a waiting room and the agent, assisted by a secretary, places about 25 men daily and delivers workers to fields by phone when farmers are busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
Walla Walla
Douglas
Franklin
C. A. Lodge
Whitman County
F. H. Zentner
Douglas County
Farm Bureau
Prehistoric Corn Found At Tennessee Stone Graves
W F Meyer of the Bureau of American Ethnology unearthed stone slab graves in Davidson County Tennessee containing mortuary vessels with charred maize. Identified as Many-Rowed Tropical Flint, a mid range form between flint and popcorn, linking North American corn to the West Indies and noting the tropical origins of beans squashes pumpkins and tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Joseph
Egypt
W. FE. Meyer
Bureau of American Ethnology
United States Department of Agriculture
Davidson County
Tenn
Meyer
West Indies
North America
Ancient Canadian Lakes and Pre-Columbian Trade Links
mentions lakes in Canada long before Europeans, evidence of communication between the West Indies and Florida and up the Mississippi and its tributaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
America
West Indies
Florida
Mississippi
Say It With Flowers Poem By Charles H. Stephen
Poem urges honest farewell after death not to flatter the departed. Speaker warns against exaggeration and money wasted on flowers, urging instead to use funds to help the living. Ends with line about flowers being a fitting crown that cannot comfort the dead.
Lincoln Gettys the Nation Quote Memoriam
A line from Abraham Lincoln appears as a solemn pledge to heal the United States and honor veterans and widows as a lasting peace aims to bind up the nation's wounds. The inscription evokes noble resolve and unity after conflict, urging steadfast effort toward reconciliation and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onne
Abraham Lincoln
Wooden hoop silo demonstrated on local farm
A wooden hoop silo was built on the W. G. Vaysey farm in Thurs tor county under the county agent's supervision for $100. It measures 12 feet 4 inches in diameter and 30 feet high. Lumber cost under $100, excluding labor, and the silo took two days to complete as a demonstration project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Vaysey
Thurstor
County
Hearing on Final Account for Bert Blackwell Estate
In Chelan County Washington the Superior Court will hear the final account and petition for distribution filed by administrator A L Duhamel for the estate of Bert Blackwell deceased. The hearing is set for October 5 1921 at 9 30 A M in Wenatchee court house with objections welcome from interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State of Washington
Chelan County
Bert Blackwell
A L. Duhamel
Wenatchee
Washington
A. A. Stevens
Isabel A. Ross
Sunflowers for Silage Recommended in Oregon
Sunflowers are advised for silage in high elevation districts in Oregon where corn fails as a feed crop. Demonstrations run in Lake Morrow and Umatilla counties show growing adoption. Wallowa County fed sunflower silage last year and cut production costs. silos rose from three to seventy this year. About one thousand acres sown in the county amid a tough season in 1920. Dechutes county reports five to six hundred acres planted after pooled seed orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Stations
Oregon
State Agricultural College
Lake
Morrow
Umatilla
Wallowa
Wallowa County
Dechates
Briggins Finds Conversion After Reform and City Convention
Briggins, once a rapid pace man, abandons his old life to join the church. He rises in church councils and is sent as a delegate to a major city convention. A friend recalls the trip and notes Briggins found the town memorable after his conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggins
American Legion Weekly
Shipping associations flourish in Illinois farming counties
The county agents aided the organization of shipping associations in Illinois. The movement proved popular and advantageous to farmers. New associations were organized in the second quarter ending June 30 in Henderson, Hancock, Pike, Randolph, Marshall, and Putnam counties.
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Illinois
Henderson
Hancock, Pike
Randolph, Marshall, Putnam
Fine Canning Peaches Delivers Next Week
Fruit offer from Cashmere producer O A Miller invites buyers to Leavenworth delivery next week. Price listed as $1 75 per apple box and contact phone 1029 provided for orders.
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Leavenworth
O. A. Miller
Cashmere
Henry County Shipping Association Reports Record Livestock Sales
The Adan county shipments totaled 62 carloads with 1 957 hogs 848 cattle and 25 sheep from 882 Adams county farmers amounting to 87000 dollars. This year sales rose 23000 over last year though average price per hundred weight fell. The association totals 8482 07625 dollars in livestock value for the year ending March 31, up from 2 859 15342 dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Shipping Association
Adan
Adams County
Henry County Shipping Association
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Mickey
Charles Sughre
DR. Lessing
Peshastin
Charles H. Stephen
Rutherford Mercantile Co
W. S. Wheeler
West Whitman St
Oliver Typewriter
Franklin Lbr. Co
F. Gardner
O. F. Gardner
Inquire
Whitman St
Cascade Garage
Cascade St
Pinder
Floyd Blankenship
Franklin Lumber Co
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