Cotton Stalks to Paper Process Promises New Industry
An 1908 report notes a successful method to make paper from cotton stalks hulls and other plant parts. A Atlanta Georgia company the Southern Cotton Stalk Pulp and Paper company aims to cheapen paper production and save forests by using cotton byproducts potentially keeping 1 500 mills busy twelve months a year producing twenty five tons daily per mill.
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Atlanta
Southern Cotton Stalk Pulp and Paper Company
Overreached And Lost In Wheat And Wool Speculation
A North Iowa farm story illustrates the risks of holding surplus wool for a higher price. Two years ago farmers delayed selling at 23 cents a pound. next season wool fell to 16 cents and then 8 cents this year. The piece argues not to rely on speculation and to sell when prices exceed the ten year average unless the product is highly perishable.
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North
Iowa
Mice Threaten Orchard Winter Health
Orchard work ends with clearing grass and litter to deter mice that harm trees. Mice breed in rotting debris and can girdle young trunks. protect by wrapping trunks with wire screen or wood veneer and maintain active mouse control.
Quack grass shown at county winter sessions urged
A reader proposes county officers display quack grass specimens with seed head leaf and root details during winter sessions. The aim is better identification and early extermination to prevent spread. The suggestion calls for formal discussion and ready specimens for practical instruction.
Cautious Farmers Reflect On Rations Fire Hazards And Harvest
The article discusses balanced rations using cottonseed meal and bran, notes how drought trims potato yields and influences prices, and stresses thorough work ethics in youth. It covers orchard pruning effects, silo storage choices, corn fodder value, and the westward harvest labor market with wages and hardships. It also warns of fires from dry conditions and calls for vigilant lumbering practices and patrols with federal reserve models.
Orchard Tips and Farm News from an Early 20th Century Page
Farmers advised on deep fall plowing for orchard soil, hawk and owl protection to guard rabbits, selecting seed ears for next year, and careful tree planting timing. A western farmer used molasses and poison to control rats. Road building hints through sand and clay, fall planting vs spring, and the volatile apple market with prices and buyer caution.
Consolidation Unites Pathfinders with American Insurance Union
The Pathfinders join the American Insurance Union creating a 25 000 member united order with a 30 million dollar in force. The move positions the new national organization at Columbus Ohio in the A I U Temple with reduced expenses and a single leadership structure. Pathfinders lodges become Pathfinder Lodges of the American Insurance Union and benefits are maintained with no rate changes or medical examination required.
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Pathfinders
American Insurance Union
Pathfinder
A. L A
A. I.U
A. I. U. Temple
Columbus
American Insur
The
Ohio
United Societies
Pathfinder Lodges
Supreme Trustees
United Order
Ps Hfinder
United Soocieties
United Societes
Indiana
Chiio
Supreme Lodge
American Insurance Journal
Path- Gnder
Noble Souls and Earnest Living Reminders from Clergy
A collection of sermon snippets urges living by ethical standards and earnest faith. Quotes from Rev. A. T. Horn, Rev. B. Edward Young, Rev. C. W. Collier, Rev. Howard Young, Rev. W. W. Bustard, Rev. Julian E. Johnstone, Rev. R. J. Kent, Rev. Charles L. White, and Rev. L. M. Zimmerman emphasize life seen through virtue, the home as civilizer, the Golden Rule in business, and steadfast courage in adversity.
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Edward Young
Presbyterian
Pittsburg
C. W. Collier
Congregationalist
Bangor
Howard Young
W. W. Bustard
Baptist
Boston
Julian E. Johnstone
R. J. Kent
Brooklyn
God
Raphael
Christ
Charles L. White
Waterville
Ife
Zion
Church of the Living God
L. M. Zimmerman
Lutheran
Baltimore
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Fetrigg
Regis Re
Rockford
F. E. Trigg
Timothy
Corn Belt
Mississippi River
East Kootenai
Saskatchewan
B. C
Fernie
Coot Creek
Hosmer
Cedar Valley Lumbering Company
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
Minneapolis
New England
Americas Insurance Union
Indiana Grand Lodge
E. A. Tucker
C. H. Werner
Harry M. Ham
B. W. Clay
Qhio Grand Lodge
A. T. Horn
Methodist
Chicago
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