Congress urged to fund federal housing in Washington and beyond
President pushes Congress for ample funds to house government agencies in Washington and nationwide. Cabinet cites deteriorating rented facilities, unsafe conditions, and mounting inefficiency as officials urge a comprehensive, economical building program extending to post offices and other departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Congress
Washington
White House
Fine Arts Commission
Mall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mellon
The
Treasury
Tach
New
United States
Wedding postponement ends Hoyt family engagement
The planned marriage of Miss Nancy J Hoyt daughter of the late Henry M Hoyt solicitor general under Taft to Lieut. F Wiseman Clarke has been indefinitely postponed amid illness and rumored family troubles. Wiseman Clarke and his parents returned to England after the cancellation shocking Washington society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hoyt
Taft
F. Wiseman-Clarke
R. N
England
Miss Hoyt
Horace Wyille
Philip Hichborn
Hoyt
Forest fires menace capital area and nation wide lesson
The article notes numerous forest fires near Washington and across New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. It cites an expected 84 000 fires this summer based on six year averages and 38 400 last year. Most fires stem from carelessness or ignorance with only about a tenth from natural causes. It urges Prevention measures and public education to protect timber and future reforestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Washington
Forest Service
Col. W. B. Greeley
The
Mary- Rland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Desk Requisition Tale From War-Time Bureaucracy
A clerical tale recalls Gen Dawes and a government desk. A head clerk warns first take the desk then file a requisition. After nineteen months a final No arrives as a lesson in initiative and the grind of bureaucratic delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Government
War veteran Kissinger’s pension overpayment uncovered
John R. Kissinger of Homer Michigan, a Spanish American War veteran praised for gallantry, received $122 monthly from the pension bureau while also drawing $100 from the War Department. An overpayment totaling $1,699.60 was found. a plan to deduct $50 monthly from his $1,200 annuity was proposed, sparking protest due to his total disability and support needs for his wife. The act granting the $100 pension cited special humanity and science service as a volunteer in the yellow fever hospital in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncle Sam
John R. Kissinger
Homer, Mich
Kissinger
War Department
Pension Bureau
Congress
Cuba
Pierce Glover
Radium Reservoir in New York Skyscraper Reveals Silent Power
A New York Times report details a hidden radium reservoir atop a Broadway building near Fifty-seventh Street facing Central Park. Scientists guard the lab as it produces emanation for medical use, with intricate lead rooms and precision instruments measuring strength and purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Fifty-seventh Street
Central Park
United States Treasury
Fifty-ninth Street
Columbus Circle
Henri Becquerel
Curie
Kuppel
Boll Weevil Threat Endangers Indian Cotton Trade
The American boll weevil, brought to India with American cotton, now threatens Indian cotton growers. Past imports reached 100000 bales annually, far above the normal level, but current imports are minimal and none expected soon. Indian central cotton committee warns the pest could be as deadly in India as in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Indian Central Cotton Committee
America
Watch Swallowed by Mary Grazeak at Indiana Factory
In Laporte Indiana Miss Mary Grazeak swallowed her watch while washing at a factory and, after a physician said it would not injure her, returned to work the next day seemingly unharmed. An August 1921 note mentions the first use of airplanes to control tree insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary, Laporte
Ind
Mary Grazeak
Aan
Valley Prolific for Twins in Smith Valley
An apparent twin surge hits Smith valley with rising birth counts in Wellington and Nego communities. Local officials note a notable uptick in multiple births, prompting health workers to monitor trends and provide family planning guidance.
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Wellington
Nego
Smith Valley
Turns Clock to Make Wife Late in Court
Valentino Engessar a Brooklyn man, 24, is arraigned on an assault charge filed by his wife Helen. The case takes the ten o'clock arraignment to eleven as Helen arrives late claiming her husband set the clock back two hours to delay her court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Evelyn
Miss Hoyt
Elinor Hoyt
Philip Hichborn
Admiral Hichborn
Horace Wylie
Valentino Engessar
Brooklyn
N. Y
O'Neill
Helen
British Invent Stainless Alloy Shocks Metals Institute
Harold Turner announced at the Institute of Metals that a Sheffield firm has developed a tarnish resisting alloy named stainless silver. After two years of laboratory work, the alloy shows resistance to ordinary atmospheric corrosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Eng
Institute of Metals
Harold Turner
Five sets of twins born in Smith Valley town
First quarter report notes five sets of twins born to parents in Smith Valley, a community with about 500 inhabitants. Physicians call the record remarkable given the small population and close-knit rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Valley
Mrs Atha Divorce Suit Details Telephones and Laps
A maid testifies in the divorce case of Mrs Mary Athan that the society woman often called her husband by telephone but felt lonely while seated on the lap of Dr J L Dias at Newark No 1. The remarks were presented as part of the arguments in the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Athan
J. L. Dias
Newark
No 1
Atha
Spain Honors Cervantes With Rare Don Quixote Edition
Spain issues a special four volume Don Quixote edition to mark Cervantes death centenary. Limited to 125 sets with 200 drawings by Don Ricardo Marin. Sets to distinguished Spaniards and to Pope Pius, King George, and the king of Italy, with dedications autographed by King Alfonso for the pope and George.
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Madrid
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Ricardo Marin
Spain
Pius
King George
King
Italy
Pope
Alfonso
Iowa Farm News Highlights From Several Counties
A survey of Iowa items shows varied activity from farming contests to civic projects. Highlights include corn yield entries, school honors, a $609000 endowment drive, bond votes, bankruptcy filings, and plans for hospital and building expansions across towns like Clarinda Spencer Spencer and Des Moines with several civic projects and transport efforts underway.
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Amers
Clarinda
Simpson College
Linn
Charles H. Bandy
Fateharh
India
Spencer
Linden
Des Moines
National Tuberculosis Association
Santa Barbara
Cal
G B. Blades
Defiance
Frances Meredith
Marshalltown
Federal District Court
Henry Kirchner
People
Des Moines Automobile Club
White Way No
West Union
Group Four
Atlantic
Cass County
Winfred E H. Robb
Polk County
John A. Backman
Park A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Des’ Moines
Orient
Newton
George Lewallen
Della Dickerson
Egg and Poultry Sales
Ben
State Farm Bureau
M. D. McMurray
Hamilton County
Chamber of Commerce
Webster City
B. H. Cunningham
Federal Reserve Board
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Coon River
van Meter
Durum Wheat Varieties Highlighted By Agriculture Bulletin
The article notes twelve spring durum wheat varieties grown in the United States, including Kubanka as the high yielding, rust resistant type. Acme and Monad show strong rust resistance. Mindum leads in Minnesota. Acme in South Dakota and Monad in North Dakota. The durum grain is mainly used for semolina and pasta and U.S. mills increasingly grind durum flour. The bulletin by J Allen Clark and John H Martin explains variety adaptation and quality.
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Bae Galted Sechee
United States
J. Allen Clark
John H. Martin
United States Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Kubanka
Acme
Monad
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Washington, D.C
Difficulties in Getting a Good Start of Alfalfa
The article notes spring start-up issues for alfalfa, contrasting with red clover. Soil must be non sour and limestone applied to reduce risk. Alfalfa relies on humus for nutrients when limestone is present and humus decays. dry summers can halt decay, risking crop loss.
New and Effective Way to Protect Cucumbers
An Iowa experiment station entomology section advises a dust treatment for cucumber beetles. Apply a dust made of one part calcium arsenate to twenty parts gypsum on young plants and reapply often. This method reportedly surpasses spraying vines with lead arsenate, with calcium arsenate acting as poison and gypsum boosting growth.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Weed Seeds Persist in Soil for Decades
The article notes that most crop seeds die after one season, but numerous weed seeds survive in soil for ten to thirty years or more. When such seeds are planted, future weed trouble is sown along with the present crop and will emerge when conditions allow.
Dwarf Essex Rape Promoted as All-Round Forage Crop
The Dwarf Essex rape is praised as an excellent all round forage crop for hogs and livestock. It suits calves cattle and horses and can supplement permanent crops like clover and alfalfa. It can be sown as soon as soil works or any time up to late July for emergency use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Thrash Soy Beans With Common Grain Separator
Soy beans may be threshed best with the grain separator now used at the Tawa experiment station. The separator performs as well as the regular bean liter when the cylinder speed is reduced a few notches.
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Tawa
Fall Pigs Best Farrowing Window Revealed
Pigs should farrow between September first and October first for optimum results. Local conditions also influence the best date, suggesting farmers adjust timing to fit regional climate and resources.
Dust for Plant Lice on Pea Vines After Dew
Dust tobacco on the pea vines when dew is on them if signs of plant lice appear after they grow above ground.
Concrete Fence Posts Cut Farmer Fence Bills
Article discusses reducing farmer fencing costs by using concrete posts. It cites about one billion posts yearly in the US with a total value near 250 dollars per post life. Describes end and corner post stresses and a brace method using a five inch square concrete bar reinforced with steel rods diagonally from line to corner post. Wires from line post to corner post aid support and keep brace bar in place.
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United States
Cocklebur Serious Weed Pest in Many Sections
Cocklebur is a serious weed pest in several areas, competing with crops and producing burs that hinder harvest. It is an annual plant but requires two to three years of control to eradicate as both seeds in a bur may sprout across seasons.
Hasten Rate of Growth and Maturity of Chicks
The rate of growth and development of chicks can be influenced by their ration. High protein feeds like meat, tank age and milk hasten growth and maturity. Remove these feeds as soon as chicks reach full growth if hatching is early. free use helps overcome late-hatching handicap.
Proper Thinning of Seedlings Cuts Wasteful Planting
Apprentices and seasoned gardeners learn thinning seedlings is essential. While many sprouts from one seed pack tempt crowding, removing excess plants yields better growth as remaining seedlings spread and reach full potential.
Failures in Securing a Good Stand of Alfalfa
A guide outlines principal causes of alfalfa failure including sour land poor seed bed improper seeding and poor seed. Recognizing these factors quickly helps farmers correct them and make alfalfa profitable on their farm.
Dairy Cows Profitable With Proper Feed
Dairy cows show profitability when fed properly. Silage and alfalfa hay are best for silos. if alfalfa is not grown, leguminous crops such as cow peas sey benang or peanuts can provide dairy cow feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensilage
Alfatta Hiy
Teach Heifer Her Place Before Freshening
Farmers advised to break heifers to lead and become familiar with their stanchion spot before calving to reduce stress and save time. Proper handling reduces fright and speeds routines at feeding and milking.
Weed Eradication Program Guarded by Corner Cleanup
All weeds in fence corners and neighboring fields must be destroyed when entering upon a program of weed eradication. The effectiveness of the work depends on removing these weeds first.
Feeding Yeast to Hogs and Poultry Boosts Growth
Feeding small quantities of yeast rich in protein and vitamins to hogs and poultry is said to stimulate growth and hasten maturity.
Drainage Warms Soil and Timely Weeding Urged
Agricultural guidance notes that drainage warms wet soil allowing earlier seedbed preparation. It compares timely weed removal to saving work, saying pulling a weed early can prevent many future problems.
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Mme. Cure
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University of Paris
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Mme. Curie
Standard of Measurement
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New York Times
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