GOP Women Seek 50-50 Voice in Party Councils
Sen Pepper backs Mrs Medill McCormick in demanding equal representation for women in Republican party councils. He proposes a special session of the executive committee to consider a 50-50 national committee with 48 women and 48 men. Supporters argue Democrats already have parity. Republicans plan to push the idea before summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Pepper
Rep
Medill McCormick
Tl Nnois
Republican Party
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Democratic Party
San Francisco
Mra. McCormick
Adama
McCormick
Arthur Livermore
Clarriet Taylor Upton
Charlies D. Hilles
Republican Organization
Save the Wild Flowers Day Sparks Cautions on Picking
The Wild Flower Preservation Society warns against wildflower destruction as crowds pick blossoms in fields and woods. It notes rare species require protection and lists practices to preserve blooms, including leaving roots intact and avoiding careless plucking. Albert E. Stillman proposes May 20 as Wild Flower Day in schools to raise awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Flower Preservation Society of American
California
Vermont
Albert E. Stillman
John Burroughs Memorial Association
Smithsonian Field Work 1922 Explorations and Findings
The Smithsonian pamphlet catalogs 22 expeditions by the institution and branches across the United States and abroad including Canada Chile Alaska and Europe. Secretary Walcott reports on Canadian Rockies geology Arctic observations and the Banff Windermer road area while Mrs Walcott notes glacier recession at Tilecillewaet. Z Walter Fewkes uncovers Pipe Shrine House at Mesa Verde with ancient skeletons pottery and artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Canadian Rockies
Chile
North Pacific
Australia
China
Tortugas
Jaialia
Dominican Republic
Amazon Basin
Salvador
Guatemala
Colombia
Brazil
Alaska
Walcott
Bow Valley
Alberta
Banfft-Windermere
Glacier
B. C
Nevada
Mount Robson
British Columbia
Smithsonian
Mount Montezuma
Arizona
United States Naval Observatory
Fur Seal Islands
Pribilof Islands
Bering Island
Z. Walter Fewkes
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Chicago Inventor Claims US Rights to Big Bertha Gun
Roger B. McMulten of Cardona McManus & Co files a $100 010 claim with the mixed claims commission against Germany alleging US and German patents on the large caliber gun used in World War I. He says Germany copied plans and that the United States government forgot the matter during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War
Navy Department
German War Office
United States
Germany
Roger B. McMulten
Cardona, McManus & Co
First National Bank
Chicago
McMulten
Tle
Cernany
Paris
Lege
Bad Checks Cost Mullions a Year
New York and national scrutiny of check fraud shows a rising industry of forgers and “scratchers” who alter genuine checks. Analysts say losses reach about 60 million dollars annually with New York leading in 2022. The piece details methods, roles in criminal rings, and safety steps for customers and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Secret Service
She May Be a Queen Candidate in Royal Circles
The Hon. Yvonne Rosamond Gage twenty is named as a potential wife for the prince of Wales. She is Viscount Gauge’s youngest sister and a noted debutante admired in court circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Yvonne Rosamond Gage
Viscount Gauge
Sea Captain Cadogan Retires After 2.5 Million Miles
Captain Anthony Cadogan ends 46 years at sea and 2,192,609 nautical miles as fourth officer and master in South American trade. Born in Kilkenny Ireland, he sailed with Lord Cunningham on his first voyage and befriended Roosevelt admirer Jie. He plans to retire to Beverly Road Mathush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Cadogan
Beverly Road
Mathush
Jie
Roosevelt
Captain Cadogan
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Lord Canning
Waterford
Brazil
Gaynor
And What Would the Papers Do
The note offers a witty line from the Boston Transcript about errors adding color to life, suggesting newspapers rely on slips to keep reporting lively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Ancient Oak Cut for Lumber on Rutherford Farm
A venerable black oak tree over a century old was cut on the Rutherford farm in Clark county to supply lumber for a building. In Houston, Judge J. D. Harvey granted 212 divorces in 245 minutes, a record surpassing previous totals in District Court here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Patrick Dtleary
Rutherford
Clark County
Houston
Tex
J. D. Harvey
Olistvier
Mitchell man buys church bell to quiet nerves
For more than twenty years the tiny Holy Family Catholic church bell in Mitchell tolls for mass and marriages. Quirk, a reclusive bachelor valued at over $100,000, says the bell’s note wore on his nerves, so he purchased a new bell for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Mitchell
M.D
Lin Quirk
Holy Family Catholic Church
Quirk
Bachelor
Ile
Large Spring Losses of Pigs Before Weaning Observed
USDA survey on 3 025 litters across Illinois Iowa Indiana shows spring farrowings lose 36 percent before weaning versus 24 percent in fall. Major causes include pigs crushed by dams and weak or dead births. proper sow feeding markedly reduces losses. Carrying costs per sow reach 15 to 25 dollars annually, reflecting yearlong care costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Taking Tail From Lambs Not Difficult Operation
The article explains docking lambs in the second week of life. Two men and a sharp knife or docking forceps are required. One holds the lamb, the other locates the tail joint and a flap is created to cut about one and a half inches from the body, with a cord used to stop bleeding, removed after eight to ten hours. It also describes hot docking irons as a better method to cauterize and prevent bleeding.
Well Prepared Field Is Needed for Sudan Grass
The article urges fall plowing and thorough field preparation before planting Sudan grass. It argues that despite the crop being hardy, good results depend on careful after-preparation to achieve higher yields and profitable production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Feed Laying Hens Well During Summer Season
The piece notes many farms neglect hens with minimal grain feeds. It argues hens fed only in summer may lay enough now but fail to produce profit in the next fall and winter.
Main Things Necessary in Handling Brood Mare
Two main necessities are feed and moderate exercise. Wheat bran and oats form the best grain rations and are best fed together. Excessive corn and kafir can cause trouble at fouling time.
Pure Bred Saws Prove Superior in Pork Production
Experiments conducted by state and government stations nationwide show purebred pigs are more efficient pork producers than grade or scrub stock. The findings are also supported by trials on a major hog ranch in the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country
Northwest
To Insure Strong Pigs Through Sows Breeding Habits
Advice on pig farming urges keeping sows in robust condition before breeding and feeding them a balanced ration to gain flesh. It stresses strong, steady hours of work and warns against overexertion of sows during breeding.
Shepherds Problems and Lambing Season Advice
Farmers learn that shepherds can largely solve lambing season issues by bringing the ewe flock to the start of the season in good health and thrifty condition, ensuring better lambing outcomes.
Belview Boy Wins Grand Champion Pig at Junior Livestock Show
Terrance L Hagen of Belgiew Redwood County Minnesota raised a Poland China barrow on a 50 by 50 foot lot. The pig weighed 450 pounds at departure and 480 pounds at sale, winning grand champion over all breeds at the South St. Paul show. Hagen earned $258 plus medals and a trip to Chicago.
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Minnesota
Terrance L. Hagen
Belgiew
Redwood County
South St. Paul
Poland
Chicago
Extra Care and Feed of Lambs Will Pay Profits
Lambs should be fed in a barn creep to prevent ewe access and given a ground grain mix of oats corn ground meal and wheat bran. Begin grain at two weeks, clean troughs, switch to whole grain by six weeks, and market timing may favor corn or corn and oats. Docking and castration are advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Waddell
Missouri College of Agriculture
Chicken Flock Not a Nuisance in Towns Says USDA
The USDA says hens alone can keep a poultry flock without nuisance if dropping boards are cleaned daily and yards kept clean. Roosters needed only for hatching. remove them once hens are set. A maleless flock still yields eggs, which are infertile and store well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Free Choice Mash Feeding for Fowls Best Egg Production
A Beltsville Maryland study by the U S Department of Agriculture finds hens achieve peak egg production when allowed to select their own mash. The optimal mix for Leghorns is 66 cornmeat 26 meat scrap 4 wheat bran 4 wheat middlings, while general purpose breeds do better with a milder mash higher in bran and ground oats and less meat scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Cull Pullets Closely During August
Cull pullets closely during August. Sell for fryers all those lacking proper development. Birds with solid ruffled plumage long legs and shallow breasts belong in the poor class. Cull molting hens they will loaf till next spring. The best layers are still laying and will not molt this fall.
Study of Corn Growth Problems by Agricultural Stations
State and territorial experiment stations study corn growing under USDA reports. Research focuses on corn breeding variety adaptation planting and seeding dates and rates and fertilizer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Ox Eye Daisy Signals Soil Improvement Needs
The ox eye daisy commonly indicates poor soil. Adding lime and manure often makes the weed disappear. Effective methods include persistent mowing before seeding, two years of cultivation, grazing with sheep, and salting. Chemical controls work but are too costly for practical use.
Plant Dwarf Essex Rape for Animals and Feed Value
Dwarf Essex rape may be planted on very rich soil in early summer to provide abundant green feed for pigs chickens rabbits and other animals. Do not plant on thin land without barnyard manure. The value of United States milk output reached 2.41 billion dollars in 1921.
Colfax Council OKs Paving Forty Four City Blocks
The Colfax city council voted to pave forty four blocks of Colfax streets. In other notes, Spirit Lake fishing praised by Russell Kline of the Orleans boathouse. Fines totaling 6260 paid in Sioux City for 21 liquor-law violations in one day. Old Sioux Rapids mill to be torn down after sale.
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Colfax
Spirit Lake
Russell Kline
Orleans
Sioux
Sioux Rapids
State House
Linn County
Daniel W. Morehouse
Hhr University
Margaret Garreans
McPaul
State Department of Agriculture
Rice Jake
Winsnebagouty
State Board of Conservation
Grove National Fire Insurance Company
Sioux City
Iowa
Internal Revenue Department
Joe Williams
Sara
Barbara Thursdale
Des' ‘Moines
United States Employment Service
Public Health Division
American Red Cross
Beula Rogers
Kathryn Bolibaugh
Eddyville
Europe
Burlington
J. P. Mullen
Iowa State Fair
Frank Warner
State Association
Kingsley
Ottumwa
Hamilton County
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association
Des Moines
Alica Carey Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Drake University
Miss Wilson
Black Hawk County
James Rownd
Cedar Falla
B. J. Palmer
Davenport
International Convention of Christian Endeavor
Washington
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
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Voice In Council
Save the Wild Flowers Day
Monticello
Thomas Sefferson
Charlottesville
Vic
Albemarle County
Jefferson
Chesxs
Halcyon
J. II
Stoddard
Tennessee
Nashville
Liberty
Slifer
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Charles Becker
Prince
Becker
Leno
Terrance Hagen
Barrow
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