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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
3
An American observer argues that the United States faced a clear moral and strategic duty to oppose Germany as the war expanded. The piece asserts Germany's lies, aggression in Belgium, and attempts to manipulate nations, insisting that only a change in German leadership can bring lasting peace.
The piece argues luck in poker mirrors skill and circumstance. It quotes James Hay Jr urging that consistent winners are skilled players, not lucky, and that long runs of luck or bad luck balance out. It warns against premonitions and favors quitting charms for action, urging duty and patient effort as the true constants.
A small canary landed on Mrs. Louis Brock's fur hat at State and Madison, staying there until she retrieved the warmth it provided. Brock, of 6862 Cornell avenue, recalls the tale of Mike the singing canary and a prior effort to care for Marjorie Delbridge, a white child in Mammy Jackson's custody.
Lee Brown of Howesville stopped a car on a road near here by crossing his own car and pointing a revolver at a rival party. He forced Miss Anna Howard to ride with him, then drove off with her. Brown was later arrested and fined for carrying concealed weapons by Magistrate W. M. Murdock.
Rising City Neb It is rarely that a man digs his own grave and is doomed to occupy it as soon as it is dug Prank Krenk of Able Neb seventy five dug a grave in the National cemetery with his son in law Joseph Barcul then fell head first into the grave breaking his neck He died before being taken out and was buried in the grave he had prepared
Cincinnati readers learn of a new venture by the International Hobo College Board to form a college for the unemployed. Incorporators include James Ends Howe of St Louis, dubbed the millennairehobio, and papers outline aims to advance literature education and uplift the mental moral and spiritual powers of the un employed.
Omer Mich Eliphalet Jones of Ingenuity built a slanted kitchen floor after a dispute with his wife over her uneven gait. Mrs. Jones claims the floor helps when at the sink but forces her to walk backward toward the stove, prompting the divorce suit.
The 13 principal farm crops in 1917 weighed in at farm value of 10.7 billion dollars, about four-fifths of all crop value, led by Minnesota, Texas, and Ohio. Drought-affected cotton shapes Texas’ ranking, while the North Central states dominate production and prospects for 1918 are urged by Secretary Houston.
Secretary Houston urges farmers and all agricultural agencies to push for higher production. He stresses no slackening in farm work as domestic demands and allied nations’ needs rise. Emphasizing urgency, he calls for further increases in staple crops and livestock to prevent shortages.
To get early cauliflower the seed should be sown in a mild hotbed or good cold frame early and covered with about half an inch of rich earth. As they grow every opportunity should be taken to harden on them plenty of strength and protection.
Citizens urged to protect billions of bushels of food from rats and mice. Emphasizes trapping poisoning and rat-proofing, recounts a town success with two teams killing thousands of rats, and calls boards of trade civic groups and farmers to act. Recommends Farmers Bulletin 806 and contacting the U S Department of Agriculture.
The Mississippi river region holds 9 percent while west of the river is 13 percent of total crop value. The North Atlantic and Western states each retain 7 percent. In 1917 corn is valued at 4.054 billion dollars, cotton lint 1.452 billion, hay 1.359 billion, wheat 1.307 billion. North Central states lead in corn, wheat, oats and hay. Southern states dominate cotton with strong corn, tobacco, sweet potatoes and rice support.
The text urges nationwide action to eliminate rats and mice causing hundreds of millions in damage yearly. It outlines measures for rat proof buildings, improved sewer design, cleanliness, early grain marketing, removal of harboring areas, natural predators, and trained guards on farms and warehouses. It also notes sugar syrup improvements and sweet potato flour research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A brief guide on growing lettuce notes best results come from sowing seed in cold frames with beds kept ventilated and lightly sandy. Do not cover seed more than half an inch and avoid damaging tender plants while providing fresh air as often as possible.
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