Demand for High Grade Black Walnut Logs Encouraged
The Forest Service says strong demand for high grade black walnut logs for veneer and plywood. Ideal logs 18 to 24 inches at the small end fetch 150 to 200 dollars per thousand board feet at the mill. smaller or fair quality logs bring about 100 dollars. Standing timber value lags mill price by about 50 dollars per thousand board feet, depending on distance to mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
United State Department of Agriculture
Boak Named Acting Head of State Grange
J A Boak of New Castile has become acting head of the State Grange succeeding Philip H Dewey of Gaines who resigned to manage the Workmen's Compensation Fund appointed by Governor Fisher. Boak operates a live stock and horticultural farm in Lawrence County and will serve until the next meeting in December.
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J. A. Boak
New Castile
State Grange
Philip H. Dewey
Gaines
Workmen's Compensation Fund
Fisher
Boak
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans $2 Million Susquehanna Bridge
Rumors say the Pennsylvania Railroad will construct a $2,000,000 bridge across the Susquehanna below Shamokin Dam at the river's south end. It is expected to be part of a wider project with total expenditure surpassing $5,000,000 including a new dam.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Susquehanna
Shamokin
Millions Walk On Broken Down Feet
A survey notes that 20 to 25 million Americans suffer weak or painful feet. It cites fallen arches in one in eight draft-age men and higher foot trouble in older adults and many women. Causes include long inactivity, overuse, obesity, high heels, illnesses, injuries, misfitting shoes, and vanity.
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America
John Amid
Popular Science Monthly
Amidag
Experimenting With Nicotine Insecticide Factory Destroyed by Fire
Charles Dunn of Lock Haven sustained a loss of about $10 000 and the completion of work on Dunnstable Dust insecticide with high nicotine content has been delayed a year due to the destruction by fire of his two story frame factory building where the experiments were conducted.
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Charles Dunn
Lock Haven
Dunn
Turkey found with bolts and nails in gizzard
Mrs. H. P. Koehler of Lebanon prepared a turkey for roasting when the gizzard yielded thirty two one inch bolts three one half inch nails one half inch nut and four washers. The bird was believed to have fed on debris scattered on the Kochler garage floor where it was kept for days before being decapitated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Koehler
Lebanon
Kochler
Firemen Fell Two Stories Lost His False Teeth
Pottsville Fireman's Relief Association asked to reimburse John Green, a hose company member, after he fell from a second story during a fire. His false teeth were jolted out and destroyed, valued at $50. committee referred the matter to the relief group.
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Pottsville Fireman's Relief Association
John Green
Green
Relief Association
Chicken Thief Firing Shocks Red Lion Area
Luther B Herbst and his son observed two men stealing a coop of fowls from their poultry. Herbst fired after calling them to halt and struck one man during the confrontation. Police investigation followed the shooting.
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Luther B. Herbst
Red Lion, R. D. 2
Herbst
Prescription for Rheumatism Treatment Card Sent
Paul Case of Brockton Massachusetts offers a French prescription for rheumatism and neuritis. He has shared it with thousands with wonderful results and will mail it to anyone who sends a postcard with their address.
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France
Paul Case
Dept
Brockton
Mass
Wounded Man Draws Revolver and Escapes in Backshop
A wounded man in a backshop drew his revolver and made his getaway, leaving unclear injuries and no arrest details. The event suggests a violent robbery attempt with a rapid exit by the suspect.
Game and Fish Association Sets Fox Traps in Luzerne County
Members of the Luzerne County Game and Fish Protective Association place traps and bait in the woods between White Haven and Freeland for foxes catamounts and other predators of rabbits and birds. Sportsmen report heavy game losses this winter.
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Luzerne County
Lancaster Farming Figures Challenge Ford 20 Day Year Plan
County farm agent Floyd S. Bucher calls Ford's 20 day year unworkable in Lancaster the garden spot of the world. He cites bureau data showing seven staple crops required 289 working days on Lancaster county land last year.
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Henry Ford
Lancaster County
Floyd S. Bucher
Bucher
Lancaster Leads Pa Tobacco Farm Output in 1926
Lancaster County produced most of Pennsylvania tobacco in 1926. The state report shows Lancaster with 29,910 acres and an average yield of 1,529 pounds per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Farmers Seek Two Year Suspension of Milk Tests
Members of the Farmers Protective Association appeal to Gov. Fisher to suspend area testing of cattle for two years. A. B. Hess, city representative in the Legislature, will present the appeal. The group aligns with Lancaster milk policy tying herd testing to distribution rules and quarantines.
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Farmers’ Protective Association
Fisher
A. B. Hess
Lancaster
Birds Live as Guests of Farmer in Wisconsin
Hundreds of wrens and martins spend summers at Chris Neuman's Lake Beulah farm in Wisconsin. Neuman, a devoted student of birds, coworkers with Carl Neumann of Milwaukee. They began with simple wrens houses and expanded to a dozen elaborate multi story bird homes for many families.
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Chris Neuman
Lake Beulah
Wis
Mr. Neumann
Carl Neumann
Milwaukee
Martins Scout Forager At Carl Neumann’s Riverside Homes
The article describes Carl Neumann’s colorful riverbank houses with grand architecture and moatlike streams. It details his pet martins and wrens, noting the male scout bird that returns with multiple pairs, and how the birds hunt insects on the wing while Neumann maintains the houses for spring arrivals.
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Rhine
Carl Neumann
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