Coolidge Pushes Federal Public Welfare Department
President Coolidge favors creation by Congress of a federal department of public welfare with a cabinet member at its head. The move, urged by the National Education Association, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, and other groups, would include educational work and absorb activities directly affecting welfare. He plans to discuss it with Congress in the coming session as part of a broader reorganization.
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Ashington
Coolidge
Congress
Department of Public Welfare
White House
National Education Association
Department of Education
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
New Welfare Department
War and Navy
Department of Defense
Reorganization Commission
Walter Brown
Ohio
Defense
Trouse
Brown
Ife
Army
Navy
Iowa
Chicago
Towa
Soils Department
Iowa State College, St
Hart Court House
Carlisle
Mayor Hulbert urges East Potomac Park as Harding memorial
New York Mayor Murray Hulbert proposes finishing East Potomac park improvements in Washington as a public recreation field. He argues the project would symbolize official American amateur athletics participation and boost preparation for a future Olympic team for Paris. White House and supporters in Cal, GC, O Sherrill back the idea as a benefit to Washington and Olympic prospects.
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Murray Hulbert
New York
Harding
East Potomac Park
Washington
United States
Paris
Cal
O. Sherrill
White House
Hulbert
Coolidge
Congress
Secretary of War
Committee On Appropriations
War Department
President Coolidge weighs agricultural relief plan
President Coolidge, urged by Middle Western grain interests, considers financing surplus wheat sales through the War Finance Corporation. A special Meyer commission visits the Northwest to promote cooperative marketing and cheaper grain freight. Secretary Wallace expects strong support, with Congress possibly needed for action.
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Congress
Coolidge
War Finance Corporation
Special Commission
Eugene Meyer, Jr
The
Finance Corporation
Northwest
Wallace
HW. March
Litchfield
Minn
March
White House
Hoover
Whales Threatened by Extinction Warned by U S Expert
Eh W Nelson of the United States Bureau of Biological Survey urges an international agreement to protect whales from extinction. He cites shore whaling, modern weapons, and transport as driving forces and praises the fur seal treaty as a model for saving sea mammals.
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Eh. W. Nelson
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Nelson
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
England
United States
Alaska
Old Prospector Tragedy Follows Buffalo Hump Gold Find
The tale recalls George Overfield and the Robbins Young group who found the Big Buffalo outcrop near Florence Idaho. Wealth faded to poverty amid dissipation and misfortune as the Buffalo Hump era shaped a brutal slide from fortune to ruin for the early prospector cohort.
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Charles Robbins
Mother Lode
Amador County
California
Idaho
Robbins
Florence
Perry Mallory
Arthur McKenna
Bert R. Young
Utah
Bert Rigley
Buffalo
Elk City
McKenna
Mallory
Young
New respirator shown for factory health at New York expo
A device worn by a young woman appears like a fashionable silencer but is revealed as the latest respirator for dusty factories. It was exhibited at the chemical and industrial exposition in New York.
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New York
Many Harding Named Post Offices Across United States Warned
A Decatur post office bulletin warns readers about duplication of town names like Harding. Forty three towns share at least twenty uses with examples such as Franklin Clinton Chester Arlington Washington Troy Salem Madison Marion Manchester Clayton and others. Presidents names lead most duplications with Washington Madison Lincoln Monroe Wilson Roosevelt and others.
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United States
Franklin
Clinton
Chester
Arington
Washington
Troy
Salem
Madison
Marion
Manchester
Clayton
Glenwood
Kingston
Newport
Ashland
Centerville
Cleveland
Alburn
Dover
Hillsboro
Lincoln
Monroe
Oxford
Princeton
Springfield
War
Ren
Union
Greenville
Wilson
Belmont
Canton
Dayton
Plymouth Rock Origin Disputed by Rochester University
The University of Rochester studied Plymouth Rock and stated the fragment is a glacial boulder likely carried from the North by ice, countering Massachusetts claims it was recently imported. Dr. Harvard Lattimore Alling confirmed the long timescale and no human translocation.
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Rochester
Massachusetts Patriotic Societies
University of Rochester
Plymouth Rock
Canada
Harvard Lattimore Alling
University
Univer
Sity
Bay State
Fuller
Massachusetts
Doctor Alling
Doc Makes Roosters Lay Eggs Like Hen
Dr. Victor D. Lespinasse of Northwestern claims interstitial gland operations can alter poultry behavior and development. Visiting surgeons at the American College of Surgeons observed a hen with crowing traits, a rooster-like air clucker, and a hen hatched fowl showing partial rooster conversion.
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Doc
Chicago
Victor D. Lespinasse
Medical School
Northwestern University
Snow-White Crow Captured Near Denver
A snow-white crow, called muiagple, the only live specimen known, was captured near Denver by high school student Joseph Cummings. The bird is in perfect health with no black feathers and albino eyes.
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Denver
Col
Joseph Cummings
Tramp Proposes in Stockholm Skit Amid Police Presence
A fragment shows the Tramp in a Stockholm setting asking for a daughter’s hand during a playful exchange with Kusper as a policeman observes. The scene blends comic pleading with social satire in a city locale.
Rescue Brutally Interrupted by Gunfire in Chicago
Patrolman Hanson saved Rogers Compereto from an ambush by three men but was shot in the neck during the rescue. Hanson fired two shots at attackers, hitting one and missing another, accidentally wounding Compereto. Compereto’s condition is believed grave. The Begum of Bhopal remains Asia’s only recognized female ruler with near two million subjects.
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Overfield
Qverfield
Old Trail
Chicago
Osecear Hanson
Rogers Compereto
Hanson
Compereto
Begum
Bhopal
Asia
Heidelberg Street Dogs and Mules Placed Under Warning
In Heidelberg Germany a new law requires placards on dangerous animals seen in public streets. The notice cites horses that mope along or carry loads and warns passersby of potential kicks or bites.
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Meidelberg
Germany
A, TH
Greenhouse cucumbers offer profitable forcing crop
The USDA bulletin by James H. Beattie outlines how to grow cucumbers in greenhouses, noting their high quality and growing importance in the vegetable-forcing industry. It covers greenhouse types, equipment, varieties, management, harvesting, marketing, yields of 30 to 60 per plant, price ranges, and how to obtain copies from the USDA.
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United States Department of Agriculture
James H. Beattie
United States
Washington, D. C
Artificial Lights Boost Egg Production In Poultry Houses
The article explains adding low windows to poultry houses to increase light in early evenings and extend day length for chickens. Electric lights are used to start hens scratching and feeding earlier and may stay on in afternoons for higher output, with gains likely offsetting added costs.
Satisfactory Formula for Damp Proof Facing
A damp proof facing for plaster walls is given. Dissolve 16 pounds of white or whiting in one gallon boiling water. Soak half a pound white sizing glue for four hours in half a gallon cold water. In a water bath dissolve one quarter pound phosphate of soda in one eighth gallon boiling water, then mix the first and last mixtures and add the second. For thicker stock, use half a gallon water to dissolve paris white.
Profit in Sweet Clover for Bee Owners
In bee business there is no profit in box hives gums nor shift lessness nor cultivating honey plants just for bees. Sweet clover, white and yellow, grown for soiling crops or forage, will pay you as it grows along railroads bankings ditchlines fence rows. The mice will not prove a weed but a profit to every farmer having bees.
Firet and Beat Market on His Farm
A producer explains the first and best market is on his own farm and that when that market is glutted he will seek another market. The note reflects farming practices and grain marketing decisions of the era.
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Firet
Problem of Poor Soils and Soil Fertility Decline
Continuous selling of crops robs the roll of fertility. Livestock will help to solve the problems of poor soils.
Plan for Fine Seed Bed
Seed bed plan urges sowing a portion of the finest seed. Emphasizes quality seed selection and careful plotting to ensure a productive growing area. Focuses on preparation and arranging seed plot for optimal germination and growth.
Potato Brown Rot Threat To Potatoes And Related Crops
The USDA Circular 281 explains potato brown rot a bacterial disease affecting potatoes and other crops, causing field and storage losses. It spreads from soil and pests, with symptoms including tuber browning and rapid decay. Control is limited. lower storage temp below 55 F helps. Copies available from the Agriculture Department, Washington, D.C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
F.C. Meier
G. K. KK. Link
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. Cc
Methods for destroying American foul brood in favorable seasons
Indiana Bee Keepers' association secretary O Yost warns that in warm, spreading seasons the disease should be tackled after dark. He outlines plans including sealing entrances, moving hives indoors, destroying combs, and scorching equipment. Other options use a light tent, or treating a sick colony away from others then returning it. If using gasoline, seal the entrance first and smoke the bees down before applying.
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O. Yost
Indiana Bee Keepers’ Association
Care for the Poultry House Highlights Cleaning Duty
The poultry house should be littered with straw eight to twelve inches deep and renewed when damp or full of droppings. If a dropping board is used it must be cleaned weekly to prevent disease germs and mites. Thorough annual cleaning with a 30 percent stock dip is advised.
Fresh Corn Stover Palatability for Live Stock
Fresh corn stover is palatable but weathered stover loses palatability and nutrients. Ensilage preserves palatability and improves intake and results. Treat stover as a dry carbonaceous feed and limit use due to low protein content.
Trap Nest Boosts Hatch Rates By Identifying Nonhatching Hens
The article notes a trap nest method to mark eggs and identify hens with weak fertility. It argues that separating such birds reduces hatching losses and adds value despite extra labor, improving breeding in pens.
Multiplication Table Still Handy for Farmer
The United States Department of Agriculture notes the farm sector still relies on the multiplication table as agriculture faces ups and downs. Skim milk powder output has doubled in five years and cow testing associations have doubled in six years. Ice cream production also doubled over 12 years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa News Highlights Farm Growth and Roads in 1923
Iowa reports extensive soybean testing and rising farm product marketing activity. Construction, including a $700,000 Linn county courthouse and road bonds in Henry county, shows growth. Alarmed by Hessian fly absence in wheat fields, officials note rising farm product prices and a looming legislative session.
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Iowa
van Buren County
Church of Moravia
Union Meeting
Appanoose County
Ben J. Gibson
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Credit Corporation
Keosauqua
N. E. Kendall
Washington, D. C
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Grand Judge of
Clifford Thorne
Henry
Henry County
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
May Francis
Dubuque
Joseph Flynn
John R. Quinn
California
American Legion
Iowa Department of the Legion
Iowa State Teachers College
United States
General Assembly
American Red Cross
Separate Young Fowls From the Older Birds
Instructions urge separating young fowls from older birds to prevent roasting risk. Do not let young stock sleep on the poultry hauke on cold nights. Housing young with old makes them shy and prone to injuries. Keep young stock housed separately for safety.
Sunflower Thrives Under Drought, Matures Faster Than Corn
Experiments from the Itnols experiment station show sunflowers prosper under drought conditions that prevent corn crops and require less time to mature, suggesting a viable alternative in dry seasons.
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Itnols Experiment Station
Beet Top Silage Benefits For Livestock
The text notes beet tops as the best silage option because fermentation lowers the risk of injury or disturbance in the animal's system from cabbage salts found in the tops.
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Salta
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George Overfield
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Lewiston
Jesser
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