Nebraska Receives $63.6 Million in Federal Relief Aid
The Roosevelt administration reported Nebraska drew $63,616,963.45 in federal work relief funds for 1935 and 1936. Farmers received a large share, with soil conservation and rural infrastructure funded, plus rural electrification and resettlement programs.
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Congress
Forest Service
Weather Bureau
Rural Electrification Administration
Resettlement Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Public Works Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Lincoln
Nebraska Press Association
Cornell researchers link manganese to preventing poultry bone disease
New York State College of Agriculture reports Cornell poultry department findings on perosis in chicks. Studies show lack of inorganic elements like manganese triggers the disorder, while excess calcium and phosphorus worsen it. Aluminum zinc also help, with manganese key at precise trace levels. Researchers aim to pin down exact element quantities for prevention.
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New York State College of Agriculture
WNU
Cornell Poultry Department
Cornell
Why a Servant Lost His Job
Lesson urges choosing life in the Spirit over fleshly living, linking temperance to spiritual outcomes. It argues prohibition repeal failed, cites tax, unemployment, bootlegging concerns, and urges Christians to act with temperance and faithful service for the Master.
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God
Record of Nebraska 1936 Fire Losses Totals 2890
State Fire Marshal Horace M. Davis reports 2890 fires statewide in 1936, averaging eight daily. Omaha logged 655, Lincoln 219, others 1016, with chimneys 276 and defective chimneys 242 as top known causes. 27 fires traced to incendiarism, 506 unknown. law mandates investigation of suspicious or unknown cases.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Horace M. Davis
Omaha
Davis
Grain Shortage Deepens Says 1936 Supplies Fall
The state and federal division of agricultural statistics reports 1936 world and domestic feed grain supply shorter than 1935. Statistician A. E. Anderson gives 1936 production estimates: corn 66.4 percent of 1935 in the United States and 77.4 percent in 14 nations, oats 66 percent in the United States and 84.2 percent for 30 nations, barley 51.6 percent and 89.5 percent.
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Lincoln
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
A. E. Anderson
United States
U. S
Feeding pullets with mash grain in hoppers
A Wallaces' Farmer writer advises laying pullets with open hoppers supplying mash and grain or feeding grain once or twice daily. If production is not adequate, crumbly mash and artificial lights may help. Do not rigidly follow feeding instructions. feed enough grain to maintain good body weight. Typically a flock of 100 hens consumes 22 to 25 pounds daily, with 7 to 10 pounds mash and 12 to 16 pounds grain. Grain is more palatable, so overfeeding mash is unlikely.
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Wallaces
Methods for Preparing Market Fowl: Dry Picking or Scalding
Birds for market can be prepared by dry picking or scalding depending on facilities and price differences. Dry picking needs sticking and bleeding properly while scalding is easier for beginners. For small lots, remove the head and pick after dipping in water just below boiling.
Boyish misadventure ends with rescue at sea
A group recounts taking Bill out in a motor boat that proved dangerous for three novices. After a crash near rocks, Bill falls overboard and is later rescued by a fisher, while the survivors reflect on the peril and Bill’s role. The piece ends noting Bill later swore to reform and sometimes secures rides with his office staff.
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James J. Montague
Bill
Bayman
Charley
Harold
Aleck
Bell Syndicate
Household Tips for Food and Cleaning Uses
Salted peanuts taste better with chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream. Heat hinges with warm soapsuds then oil to prevent rust. For muffins preheat the iron pans with grease and heat before batter. Marble mantelpiece stains respond to bathbrick or soda paste with lemon juice. Corduroy clothes wash in mild soap and warm water, then rinse and dry. Butter in pancake batter prevents sticking and aids browning.
Blue Andalusian chicken faces commercial development risk
A Pacific Rural Press writer notes the Blue Andalusian is a Mediterranean breed like Leghorn but has not been developed commercially. He suggests there may be satisfactory birds, yet breed improvement has focused on common breeds, making an early start with an uncommon breed unwise.
Poultry Medicines Debate Prompts Caution
The article notes many poultrymen trust medicines but warns not all diseases respond to drugs. It mentions dangers like baking soda harming baby chicks and potential harm to adults, citing A. Presg.
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Otoi
Penitence and Mercy in Hawthorne's View of Heaven
Nathaniel Hawthorne argues that penance and mercy are essential for entry to Heaven, noting that outward cleanliness does not satisfy the heart’s pollution by iniquity. He envisions penitence kneeling while mercy proceeds from the throne, lest the golden gate fail to open.
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Heaven
Golden Gate
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Growth of Friendship by Joanna Baillie
A quotation asserts that friendship cannot grow quickly but requires gradual cultivation in the rich soil of esteem and kind relations to reach perfection. It emphasizes patient development of bonds through steady mutual regard.
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Joanna Baillie
Tipping the Hat Etiquette Described in Detail
A detailed note explains hat etiquette as a full uplift of headwear to acknowledge courtesies both grand and small. It contrasts full raises with simple tilts and emphasizes clear, unmistakable signaling through the gesture.
Shadowy John Smith T and the many Smiths in early US military lore
A biographical sketch outlines John Smith T the elusive duelist and land speculator tied to Missouri and Moses Austin and possibly the Burr conspiracy. It also recounts four other Smiths who used aliases at West Point and in the Civil War, ending with Morgan Lewis Smith who rose to brigadier general before 1865.
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John T. Smith
John Smith T
Missouri
Moses Austin
Worthy
Republic of Texas
Burr
John Smith
United States
Ohio
Senate
Smith
United States Army
J. Allen Smith
Pennsylvania
J. A. S. Izard
United States Military Academy
West Point
Joseph Brice Smith
Joseph S. Bryce
William Smith
William D. Fraser
Morgan Lewis Smith
Martin L. Sanford
Eighth Missouri Infantry
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