A Modern American Home Design by William A Radford
William A Radford presents guidance on light airy homes with practical layouts for busy households. The piece discusses simple exterior forms, ample windows, American influence from old masters, and interior trim that favors function over ornate decoration, plus a detailed plan featuring a rectangular main shape, hip roof, porch, brick work, French doors, a bright living room, kitchen efficiency, and a second floor with three bedrooms and a sleeping porch.
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Lincoln
Late Market Prices for Cattle and Farm Produce
Cattle prices listing steers and heifers by feed type with varying quality, cows, calves, and feeders. Also includes per ton prices for upland hay, Timothy and Alfalfa, straw, grain, oats, corn, bran, flour, and live poultry items. Regional prices reflect Colorado Nebraska markets with multiple perishables and packing figures.
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Rudighi
Ices
Colorado
Nebraska Upland
Nebraska
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Colo
Saek
Letting Time Guide A Quick Bath And Dress
A humorous Kilbournesque jab notes a woman claiming she can bathe and dress for a party in 18 minutes. The quote implies the challenge is the bath or the outfit, or both, highlighting social expectations about getting ready.
India's War on Rats and Civic Effort
The Christian Herald notes unions in India forming rat hunting committees to tidy church grounds and graves, help famine victims, and curb plague spread by killing rats. In past plagues boys from societies tally rat kills as proof of service.
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India
Chris Lan
Mixed Commodity Quotes From Markets And Grain Prices
Miscellaneous markets report quotes for metals including lead and silver, tungsten concentrate, crude ores, and related units. Chicago livestock prices show hogs, cattle, and sheep with highs, mids, and parities. dairy and eggs, potatoes, Kansas City butter and kegs. grains list wheat corn barley and provisions with bid prices for No. 2 red, yellow, white varieties and futures-like figures.
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Chicago
Rail Strike Declared Off C N D Granted Authority
The Council of National Defense is authorized to act for operators, ending the rail strike. Officials say the move grants powers to address labor disruptions and resume essential services.
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Council OF National Defense
Widespread Railroads Strike Threat Ends After Truce
After a forty eight hour truce among four rail brotherhoods the threatened progressive strike was averted. A conference authorized by President Wilson mediators guarantees uninterrupted operations as an essential national defense measure. Brotherhoods may gain prorata overtime on the eight hour day, while the Adamson law debateRests unresolved.
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Wgain
Union News Service
New York
Rail
W. G. Lee
Wilson
Elisha Lee
National Conference
the Council of National Defense
Lane
Supreme Court
Brotherhood
Guardsmen Held in U S Service Muster Out Pending
The War Department orders detaining national guardsmen on the Mexican border awaiting muster-out and remobilization camps. U S consuls return to Mexico with assignments to Guadalajara San Luis Potosi Monterey Frontera Mazatlan and state department guidance against return.
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U.S
Denver
War Department
Washington
U. S
Mexico
State Department
John R. Silliman
Guadalajara
Thomas Dickinson
San Luis Potosi
Randolph Robertson
Monterey
Thomas D. Bowman
Frontera
William E. Chapman
Mazatlan
Mexico Declares Absolute Neutrality in European War
Mexico confirms strict neutrality amid U S peace plan hopes. It pledges to keep Latin America free from involvement in the European conflict and to prevent belligerents from drawing in any nation on the continent.
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NIN
Mexico City
United States
Europe
Mexico
Man at Work Inference Sparks Humorous Debate
A village scene features an Innocent maid asking about the old proverb on sawing wood. The local philosophy dispenser claims the saying refers to a man on the job and rules out a woman, saying if a woman had to saw wood the world would hear of it.
Talked Too Much and the Promise of an Installment Urged
A man mutters about life and payments as a narrator recalls a dying husband and his spiritualist wife. The dialogue hints at fear, money troubles, and a joke about finding solid bottom below the sea.
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John
Promised Land
Mary
Frank Confession and Lost Pal Weeping in Indy
A fragmentary piece from an Indianapolis source details a man lamenting the loss of a friend and his grief over hunger. A character named Mr. Jibway references a familiar speech heard for years, while a Mrs Goodselee comments on stomachs and heartache.
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Harold
Indy
Mr. Jibway
A Rare Bird and a Woman’s Fortitude Said Quietly
A brief dialogue contrasts reactions to prosperity with a remark about gender. A man’s struggle is shown as a rare bird, while a woman’s stance on wealth is highlighted in a succinct exchange.
Deacon's humor and a Sabbath plan on economy
In a humorous exchange with Tambo Mistah Bones, a quip explains the honey comb versus honeymoon as a small cell versus one big cell. Parson Brown announces a sermon on economy next Sabbath, prompting Deacon Smith to suggest taking up the collection before the sermon.
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Tambo
Mistah
Deacon
Parson Brown
Deacon Smith
Draft horse action and gait, from Kansas expert
David Gray of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines key points for draft horse action. He stresses agile movement, straight forward and back foot motion, a bold effective stride, and a crucial walk with length and knee flexibility. Trotting requires clean knee folding and close ducks, with careful shoeing often improving gait.
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David Gray
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Gray
Ravages of Worms Crippling Hog Farms Across Regions
A historical note details severe losses on hog farms due to worm infestations and hog cholera. It cites a simple Iowa Experiment Station remedy using santonin, areca nut, enloe mel, and sodium bicarbonate, with dosage guidelines per pig weight and a fasting requirement before administration. It also covers soil moisture, seedbed prep, and crop rotations to sustain clover and buckwheat stands, including August sowing guidance.
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Towa
Causes of Failure with Clover Plant
A. J. Legg explains spring sowing of clover often fails due to soil nutrition gaps acidity late freezes and nurse crop smothering. He urges ample mineral nutrients and sufficient nitrogen to support young clover growth and reduce seed loss.
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A. J. Legg
Restore Fertility to Soil Through Livestock Farming
The piece advocates livestock farming as the cheapest, best method to restore soil fertility. It features a rural voice urging practical farming steps, including admonitions about egg-laying and incubator methods, with the rooster as a symbolic alarm clock.
Timely remarks on spray preparation in Ohio institutions
A memo from horticulturist S. W. Moore urges use of power pumps for spraying in Ohio state institutions. He argues hand pumps waste labor and fail to maintain constant high pressure, risking incomplete coverage and disease. Emphasizing material quality and thorough application, he urges ordering spray outfits and applying dormant spray before growth begins for trees and vines.
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Ohio
W. Moore
Ohio Board of Administration
Consul E
Conditions in Henhouse for Healthy Egg Production
The text stresses clean henhouse conditions and ample ventilation when hens roam outside. It warns improper ventilation and filth inside the house reduce productivity, noting hens suffer from nonproduction if the enclosure is dirty.
Hog-Breed Values Across Markets
Hog breeds serve practical market demands. value lies in using each breed for its designed purpose. Breeding aims to meet consumer needs with efficient production, quality meat, and adaptability to farming practices.
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