What a Wise King Said Lesson for August 29
The lesson stresses the dangers of intoxicants using Leviticus Isaiah Proverbs and Romans. It cites religious disobedience political disorder national decay and personal degradation as harms from drink and promotes Romans 14 21 as the divine principle for avoiding hurting others. It also notes Nebraska legislative cost and 4 H club updates.
Wheat crop biggest in state since 1931
A. V. Nordquist notes Nebraska winter wheat harvest this year reached 46,306,000 bushels, the largest since 1931, with 3,261,000 acres harvested. Rust damage was less than feared, per acre yields averaged 14.2 bushels, and eastern counties fared better than the Panhandle and southwestern regions. Corn conditions have declined from August 1 levels due to heat and moisture shortage, with some eastern counties already firing, and central farmers beginning ensilage.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. V. Ordquist
Nordquist
Saunders
Lancaster
Gage
Panhandle
Southwetern
Hamilton
York
Polk
Almos
Summer Egg Production Tips From Dr Thompson
Farm Topics advises sustaining high egg output in hot months. Cull nonproducing birds, avoid rations changes, maintain water, clean nests, and ample ventilation. Gather eggs at noon and late afternoon, store in damp coal room, market often. remove male birds for table eggs, keep good stock for best summer results.
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W. C. Thompson
Rutgers University
WNU Service
Federal Shipping Point Inspection For Fruits And Vegetables
The fifteenth year of the federal shipping point inspection service on fresh fruits and vegetables is noted. The program, run by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, has grown from 1923 to 1936 with fivefold carload inspections and expanded year round in multiple states under cooperative agreements. The service is largely self-sustaining, with some state appropriations to supplement fees, while USDA covers supervision and overhead.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Louisiana
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Washington
New Mexico
Kentucky
Vermont
From flu to Carver a portrait of progress and science
The article recalls medical views on influenza with notes on the 1918 epidemic and the role of the bacillus of Pfeiffer, then shifts to weight loss diets and the dangers of fats. It profiles George Washington Carver, detailing his childhood poverty, education path from Neosho to Tuskegee, and his impact on Southern agriculture and science.
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Pfeiffer
George Washington Carver
Dizzy Dean Rise From Cotton Fields to Baseball Fame
Jerome Herman Dean known as Dizzy Dean was born in Lucas Arkansas in 1911. He quit school early to help his poor family with cotton picking and later joined the St Louis Cardinals after a Texas league start. His fast pitching and confidence propelled him to stardom with earnings cited at 400000 or more yearly.
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Erome Herman
Dizzy) Dean
Lucas
Ark
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Don Curtiss
Cardinals
Houston
St. Joseph
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul
Daffy
WNU
Leisure time sparks balanced growth and teamwork
Leisure time develops the whole person beyond work by engaging in active recreation like sports dramatics and singing. Group activities promote happiness reduce loneliness and teach perseverance, quick thinking and cooperation for a cleaner courageous life.
Don’t Wash Eggs Seven Common Sense Tips
The Missouri Farmer notes eggs have a natural bloom that keeps shells breathable when fresh. Washing blocks pores, causing deterioration. to clean for market use, wipe with a dry cloth or sand off dirt with sandpaper or emery cloth.
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Missouri
Crops In Irrigated North Platte Valley Look Fine
R. H. Willis chief of the state irrigation bureau said crops in the irrigated North Platte valley are twice as good as last year. Alfalfa sugar beets and corn look fine in the valley around Bridgeport and North Platte.
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North Platte
R. H. Willis
Bridgeport
State Irrigation Bureau
North Platte Valley
Farm Notes on Egg Preservation and Poultry Feeding
Water glass method aids egg preservation for winter use. Noon wet mash helps hens stay productive in heat. Agriculture cites about 4 650 000 honey bee colonies nationwide. Barberry bush may host 64 000 000 000 rust spores. U S lays 12 000 dozen eggs every three minutes year round. South Dakota 1937 duck crop across 58 of 69 counties exceeds 725 000 birds.
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United States
South Dakota
July Fire Loss in Nebraska Reaches Big Totals
Lincoln reports 175 fires statewide in July causing 170914.40 in loss. Property value 1905147 with 1413607 insurance carried. Sixty one cars damaged in 20 fires including a garage with 40 cars. Barn fires linked to hay curing and spontaneous combustion.
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Lincoln
Horace Davis
New Frocks For Mothers and Girls At Home
Three fresh sewing patterns offer fashionable frocks for mothers and girls. Pattern 1249 fits sizes 14 to 20 with 4% yards of 39 inch material. pattern 1207 serves sizes 34 to 50 needing 4% yards of 35 inch cloth. pattern 1366 covers ages 6 to 14 with 2% yards plus 1% pleating. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
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Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Man of Honesty Quote by Lavater
An attributed Lavater saying notes that greater honesty lowers pretentious sanctimony and that affectation of sanctity mars true piety. It presents a moral contrast between genuine virtue and public display.
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Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
God
Aaron
Christ
W. H. Price
Legislative Journal
Price
Legislative Council
Frisbie
L. I. Frisbie
The
Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Slavery
Neosho
Fort Scott
Kan
Simpson College
Indianola
Iowa
Iowa State University
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
South
Carver
Thomas A. Edison
Dr. Barton
Milady
S-Y-O
Little Brown Girl
Seneca
Linias
By Fred Neher