Oldest Active Barber Joseph J. Touve Tied to U.S. Record
Joseph Jacob Touve of Centralia Illinois, at eighty seven, is believed to be oldest active barber in the United States. He has worked sixty four years in his trade here after a three year stint in Bavaria where he was born. Emigrating in 1856, he opened his current shop in 1863 and counted Marvin Hughitt and Gen. Phil Sheridan among patrons.
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Joseph Jacob Touve
Centralia
Ill
United States
Bavaria
Touve
America
Marvin Hughitt
Illinois Central
Jusserand Dedicates Bird Fountain To Washington Birds
Retiring French ambassador Jules Jusserand, calling himself an old friend of Washington warblers, dedicates a bird fountain on the John Dickson lawn at Fourteenth Street. The marble fountain bears the inscription Dedicated to the birds of Piney Branch by Elsie and Jules Jusserand 1908-1926.
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Washington
Jules Jusserand
John Dickson
Fourteenth Street
France
Elsie
Warehouse Act of Big Benefit Prompts Broad Cooperative Use
The United States Department of Agriculture reports hundreds of millions in loans to cooperative marketing groups and farmers backed by warehouse receipts from licensed warehousemen. Prominent cooperatives across tobacco, cotton, grain, rice, wool, and peanuts realms use the act, with banks accepting the receipts as collateral and preferring the federally licensed warehouses under ongoing government supervision.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association of
Virginia
Carolnas
Wisconsin Co-operative Tobacco Pool
Carolna
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Arizona
Tennessee
Missouri
Cotton Growers Cooperative Associations
Kansas
Southwest
Indiana
Pacific
California
Montana
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Yohe
Federal Reserve Banks
United States Treasury Department
Pruning Tips for Fruit Trees and Grapes Before Spring Rush
Oklahoma A and M professor Frank B Cross urges pruning in January or February before spring work begins. Do not leave pruned branches to rot in the orchard. Apple plum and cherry trees need light annual pruning. peaches require severe pruning for profitability. Grapes should be pruned before sap runs, cutting last season's growth to two-bud spurs.
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Oklahoma A
M. College
Frank B. Cross
Hardening Hotbed Plants For Outdoor Growth
House raised plants must be hardened off before transplanting. Move the box outdoors for warmer daytime periods, remove sash as weather permits, and take off completely once frost danger passes. This process acclimates plants to outdoor conditions before planting in open ground.
Cultivation Aids Weeds, Air, and Soil Deepening
Garden cultivation aims to kill weeds, improve air access to roots, and break up soil to release plant food for roots. Do shallow, frequent passes in dry weather and cultivate promptly after heavy rains to prevent crusting and crop damage.
Joint-Base Promises Fast Relief for Stiff Joints
An in town drugstore ad touts Joint-Base as a quick, clean rub for sore swollen joints and related pains. It claims rapid penetration to tendons and ligaments, with faster relief for inflammation, lumbago, neuralgia, and congestion, urging use for joint ailments above all.
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Republic of Georgia
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Mamien Orakhalevshvili
Sirgo Ordzhenekidze
New
Sterling
Harry 8
Blue Ridge
Front Royal
Waynesboro
Rappahannock
Page, Warren, Madison, Greene, Albemarne
Rockingham
Augusta
James Buckley
Army
BAYER
Lumbago
Fletcher
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