Tama Jim Wilson A Champion Cabinet Officer Of Agriculture
Ineligh t popular with farmers portrays Secretary Tama Jim Wilson as a long serving agrarian leader since 1897. He is praised for making agriculture a national instrumentality aiding 40 percent of Americans through dry farming research, durum wheat from North Africa, alfalfas in Siberia, and tobacco farming in South Carolina and Texas. He even offers a five cent cigar as proof of its quality.
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Tama
Jim “Wilson
Jim
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
North Africa
Siberia
South Carolina
Texas
Carolina
Pioneer in Economics Frederick Winslow Taylor
Frederick Winslow Taylor a pioneer in a new economic school advocates maximizing labor output. His 15 to 20 percent productivity gains were cited after a congressional committee session. Taylor, born in Germantown Pennsylvania, rose from patternmaker and machinist to engineer and management innovator through the late 19th century. He held about 100 patents reflecting his shop floor and organizational reforms.
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Frederick Winslow Taylor
Congress
Taylor
Germantown
Midville Steel Company
Philadelphia
Togo Described as Gentle Naval Master in America
A Japanese official hails Admiral Togo as the simplest, gentlest man yet the world’s greatest naval strategist. Born in Kagoshima, Togo journeyed to England as a youth and captained a cruiser during the Chinese-Japanese threat, sinking an English ship resisting surrender, an act that helped start the war.
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Togo
Marshal Oyama
Kuriki
Kamimura
Yamamoto
Kagoshima
Mikado
England
Imperial Shrine rally draws 30000 Shriners to Rochester oasis
Chosen imperial potentate John Frank Treat of Fargo is leader of El Zagal Temple. An army of 30,000 Shriners arrived by train boat and auto from four corners of the earth, with visitors from Scotland and many U S temples. Each delegation featured a notable novelty from its home temple.
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John Frank Treat
Rochester
Fargo
N. D
el Zagal
Four Corners
Earth
Rochester Oasis
United States
Scotland
Khartoum
Winnipeg
Man
Islam Temple
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Production of Market Milk by W M Kelley
An article on producing high grade market milk emphasizes cow health, clean handling, and consistent care. It covers feeding, water quality, silage for succulence, annual tuberculosis testing, and controls to prevent disease transmission. It notes the balance between quantity and quality in pricing market milk.
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W. M.kelley
Plowing in Fall or Spring Explain Best Practices
The Missouri Experiment Station advises farmers to choose fall or spring plowing based on land type. Level ground allows fall plowing to let winter improve soil and save spring time, while rolling hills risk erosion and nutrient loss. Deep tillage of about six inches is generally preferred, with gradual deepening on poorly managed, shallowly plowed fields.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Color of Egg Shells and Market Preferences
The color of egg shells is discussed as a trade question with Boston and nearby towns favoring brown eggs while New York and San Francisco prefer white. Uniform color appeals to buyers and may become a market distinguishing feature. Mediterranean birds lay white eggs, Asiatic brown, and American breeds vary brown to lighter shades.
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Boston
New York
San Francisco
Value of Sheep for Farms and Profit
The article extols sheep farming noting sheep clean weeds provide fine fertilizer and wool and lambs yield profit, urging every farm to keep some sheep for sustainable benefits.
First Town Wedding in Fifty Years in Mount Washington
Misa Laura R. Schutt and Rev. Milton Whittler wed in Mount Washington Massachusetts breaking a 50 year spell with every inhabitant attending. Whittler a Yale Theological School graduate began in the village church and the couple plan to reside in Brookfield Center Connecticut.
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Oston
Misa Laura R. Schutt
Milton Whittler
Mount Washington
Mass
Whittler
Yale Theological School
Little Congregational Church
Miss Schutt
Mr. Whittler
Mise Schutt
Great Barrington
Schutt House
Brookfield Center
Conn
Wife Objects To Home Moving Pictures In Flatbush
Sam Noel Denton a Brooklyn produce merchant faced a summons from his wife over alleged brutality to their son amid family disputes sparked by moving pictures at home. Denton told Magistrate McGuire the film craze caused sleepless nights and comic scenes, but the magistrate discharged him.
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York
Moving Pictures
Sam Noel Denton
Denton
Brooklyn
McGuire
Flatbush Court
Thief Talks Clerk Out of Rare Gems in Chicago
A smooth talking stranger swindled a Michigan Avenue jeweler of a $4,250 diamond by arranging a substitute while claiming a need to be at the board of trade. The affable clerk, surprised by the fast pace and English accent, realized the gem was replaced only after he left.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Pearance
Board of Trade
Dental Work Boosts Pupil Minds at Marion School
Scientific data presented by Dr. W. G. Ebersole show improved mental efficiency after dental care. Among 640 pupils, average gains ranged from 40 to 100 percent, with notable improvements in memory, perception, and temperament following oral hygiene, eating and breathing guidance, and periodic tests.
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Marion School
W. G. Ebersole
National Dental Association
Hera
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