World's Largest Wheat Farm Goes Ahead Under Campbell
Thomas D Campbell leads a 200000 acre wheat operation on Crow Indian land in Montana. With tractors handling all farming, he secures support from Secretary Lane and J P Morgan to finance the venture, creating 40 000 acre units each run by a manager and foreman.
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Thomas D. Campbell
Grand Forks
Los Angeles
Cal
Crow Indian Reservation
Montana
Crows
Campbell
Indian Bureau
Washington
Wilson
Lane
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Ele
Bureau
Mr. Campbell
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
Dr. Campbell
Montane Wheat Farming Corporation
Air. Campbell
More Acres Tilled Last Year In War Effort
Uncle Sam urged increased food production and farmers expanded planted acres by over 1.1 million. Acreages for 1915 367,738,000. 1917 356,241,000. 1916 344,793,000. Figures cover corn wheat oats barley rye buckwheat potatoes sweet potatoes tobacco flax rice hay cotton peanuts kafir beans bread corn hops and cranberries comprising 96.6 percent of 1909 crops.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United
States Department of Agriculture
Protect Native Birds From Wanton Destruction
Thrift Magazine argues against harming birds in suburban areas noting a man arrested for shooting robins and cedar waxwings. It cites the role of hawks owls and other birds in controlling pests and the potential impact on agriculture if native birds are destroyed.
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United States
tThrift Magazine
Rubber-Seed Oil From Waste Rubber Seeds for Commercial Use
The Federated Malay States agricultural department reports a process for manufacturing rubber-seed oil aimed at commercial production. The oil is high grade, needs little refining, derives from a plentiful waste product, and is easy to collect transport and store. It could soon become a strong linseed oil substitute.
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Federated Malay States Agricultural Department
Ind. and
Eng. Chem
Aviator Pleads Guilty After Park Landing Without Permit
Philip A. Blarklund, a licensed aviator from Manhattan, pleaded guilty to landing in Van Cortlandt Park without a permit. The magistrate suspended sentence after Patrolman J T Shields testified crowd safety concerns and Blarklund explained he landed due to motor trouble while flying from Sheepshead Bay to Albany.
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Rooklyn
Ten Eyck
Morrisana Court
Philip A. Blarklund
West One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Manhattan
van Cortlandt Park
Sheepshead Bay
Albany
Bronx
Keef
J.T. Shields
Fair Maids to the Rescue of the Cherry King
Thirty Sunday school girls from St. Pauls and St. James churches return from a cherry picking trip in Fish Creek Wisconsin for the Sturgeon Bay Fruit Growers association. Chaos follows as they clash with Ferdinand Hotz the cherry magnate and a soviet style pickup plan emerges. The minister subsequent antics add to the comic tale as the girls vow to return next year.
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St. Paul’s
St. James
Fish Creek
Wis
Sturgeon Bay
Mr. Gratiot
Wife’s Dual Life Triggers Divorce Suit in California
Edna Fay Bisbee, former salaried chauffeur to DeWitt William Bisbee, sues for divorce citing mental and physical cruelty. She worked as his company driver last year while he ran Southwestern Engineering, then resumed her role as wife after hours, a setup that surprised mutual friends.
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OS Angreles
Edna Fay Bisbee
DeWitt William Bisbee
Southwestern Engineering Company
Mr. Bisbee
Courts Have No Creditors Like a Lover Scorned
Charles McBeath sued Sadie Jordan and her father for value of gifts given while she was underage. A jury awarded $24.24 plus costs. McBeath faced arrest for assault as he left the courtroom and was jailed awaiting trial. The case drew wide attention from Sheffield New Brunswick.
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Angor, ME
Charles McBeath
Sadie Jordan
Sadie
Squire William Harrison
Sheffield
New Brunswick
John Jordan
BicBeath
Warren Day
Miss Jordan
Missionary Obligation and Early Outreach Outline
Lesson outlines the obligation to preach to every creature, the Spirit’s power for mission work, and the first foreign missionaries Barnabas and Saul. It cites Acts 1 8 and 13 14 for scope and experiences including Elymas opposition, pagan worship, and Paul’s bold witness.
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Christ
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Saul
Antioch
Paul
Jupiter
Mercury
Teonium
Stephen
God
Without Loyalty to Christ a Christianity Lacks Core Light
The text argues that Christianity grounded in loyalty to Christ is essential, comparing faith without Christ to a solar system without its sun. It emphasizes motive and inspiration tied to Christ as foundational to true Christianity.
Inward Beauty Revealed Through Life and Practice
Quote from John Smith proclaims an inward beauty and loveliness that cannot be known until it is digested into life and daily practice.
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John Smith
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Mr. Birdman
P. B. Fitzwater
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Christian Missions
Clark
Jesus
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