Spain King and Family at Madrid Amid War Time News
The king and queen of Spain live in Madrid with multiple excursions and social visits. King Alfonso and secretary Don Emilio Torres coordinate communication between 120,000 French POW families and prisoners, receiving 80 to 1,000 letters daily. The royal household also attends to prisoners, workers, and family matters.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Spain
Duke of
Tarifa
Cadiz
Count Gavea
Santa Cruz de Madela
Puerta del Sol
Royal Palace
Prince Leopold of
Battenburg
London
Paris
Beatrice
Prince Maurice
Leopold
Kensington Palace
Victoria
Gonzalo
Prince of the
Asturias
Don Emilio Torres
France
Champion Hand Fisherman from Penn Yan Catches Whitefish
Penn Yan New York Mrs Jennie Pratt of the foot of Keuka lake is hailed as a champion hand fisher man after a hard battle with a large whitefish. She spotted the fish surface like ice and grabbed it with her hands after multiple struggles in the icy water, despite striking her face on an ice cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Yan
N. Y
Jennie Pratt
Stranger Posing as Janitor Robs Prisoner in Chester Jail
A man posing as a jail janitor entered Chester Prison and assaulted prisoner C. L. Ben matt, stealing $15 before escaping. He claimed the chief needed the money for pat e keeping.
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Chester
C. L. Ben
Matt
Pate
Cost A Diamond Four Each Time Jilted
A Kansas City man visits a loan office to pay interest on a loan taken for a locket. He inspects the trinket and explains four diamonds were taken from the seven so he could use them in engagements. He hopes to find a wife who keeps her promise before the remaining stones vanish. The apraiser notes the diamonds are worth about $75 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Nevin
Nevin
War emancipates the Turkish women in wartime Constantinople
Constantinople has become quiet as allies left the Dardanelles and Turkish theaters. The fashion of veils fades as women gain new social roles. theaters host Turkish actors and Armenian actresses while emancipation progresses. Prices rise as Anatolia’s farming country remains near, yet life modernizes with war.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Petit Champs
Turkey
Anatolia
Women Not Real Anglers In Pratt Licensing Plan
New York Commissioner Pratt argues women do not affect the fishing scene and should be exempt from a bill requiring a $1.10 annual license for fishermen. Children under sixteen would also be exempt, with no wardens assigned to young fishers. The bill exempts catching suckers bullheads carp and other plebeian fish from license needs.
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New York
Pratt
Albany
N. Y
Planter Finds Bride After Six Months Across Midwest
George N. Howard of Birmingham Alabama found a handbag at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco last September containing a photo of a Wisconsin woman. He traveled across the middle west for six months seeking his ideal and found Miss Nettie Telsma of Oshkosh Wisconsin, the bride.
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Middle West
Hudsonville
Mich
George N. Howard
Birmingham
Ala
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Flying Hen Drops Egg In Flight At Graham Express Office
In Graham West Virginia a brown leghorn hen reportedly laid an egg midair after escaping a coop placed on a moving track. The egg, described as snow white, was caught by John Jones a colored roustabout who chased the hen.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Graham
John Jones
Orchard Fertilization Urged After Nine Years Of Study
J P Stewart of Pennsylvania State College argues orchard fertilization boosts quality and yield. Unfertilized trees averaged 78–85 bushels per acre, fertilized 180–216 at nine years, with gains up to 325 bushels in mature trees. Factors like moisture, frost, location, spraying, and pruning affect results. nitrogen and phosphorus additions help, potash sometimes critical. local soil tests recommended.
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J. P. Stewart
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Stewart
Starting Crops on the Jump Alfalfa Seedbed Prep and Inoculation
Starting alfalfa on the jump requires a well prepared compact seedbed and ample plant food. Seed after early crops eliminates extra summer fallowing and yields a market crop in the same season. For quality seed test samples for purity and vitality and inoculate with commercial cultures if needed. Lime soil if sour and apply 200 to 500 pounds of phosphate rich fertilizer before or during sowing.
Investing Money This Year in Farm Improvements
A farm’s profits hinge on timely repairs and productive upgrades. The piece urges investing $100 for spring improvements to buildings, fences, drainage, lime, and fertilizers to boost productivity and efficiency as a business.
Yield of Wheat Can Be Doubled Says USDA Official
Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman argues farming is a business like industry and that average wheat yields could be doubled with profitable production. He cautions against fearing over production while urging farmers to aim for higher returns.
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America
Carl 8. Vrooman
United States Department of Agriculture
Prices vs Profits in Fertilizer for farm yields
The column argues higher fertilizer costs are offset by rising farm product prices. With 300 pounds per acre of 2-8-2, cost rises from about $3.75 to $4.75 per acre, a $1.00 increase equal to one and a half bushels of corn. It notes better quality and earlier maturity bolster long term gains.
Best Farmers Share Profitable Methods From York County
Edward Schatzberger of York Pennsylvania details his farming journey starting in 1871 with no prior knowledge. He runs two York county farms and stresses returning nutrients to the soil. He applies 400 pounds of fertilizer per acre on corn, 250 to 400 pounds on wheat, and at least 200 pounds per acre on rye and oats based on field fertility findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Schatzberger
York
York County
Mr. Schataberger
Intensive farming as a businesslike method for high yields
The article argues intensive methods including proper plant foods boost crop quality and quantity. It compares farming to manufacturing where modern machinery and optimal conditions maximize output and efficiency, urging farmers to optimize soil management and inputs for better profits.
Handiest and quickest way to rid homes of pests
I A Wilt of New Oxford Pa advertises a wagon sale of the Bellows Box powder that kills flies mosquitoes bedbugs roaches fleas lice moths ants and other insects quickly yet is claimed harmless to people animals and poultry and does not poison food or drink. Bell Phone 28 15. 12 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Wilt
New Oxford
Bell ’Phone
Fertilizer guidance for potatoes from National Stockman and Farmer
W L Chamberlain advises high land preparation and heavy fertilization for potatoes. Use rich clover turf to reduce scab, avoid manure just before planting, plow eight inches deep, disk and harrow fine, and apply 600 pounds per acre of fertilizer both broadcast and in-row to promote early maturity and large yield.
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W. L. Chamberlain
National Stockman
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