Reclamation Act Twenty Years Later and Cooperation Push
The piece surveys twenty years of federal irrigation under the 1902 Reclamation Act, noting vast expenditures and payments, ongoing farm prosperity tempered by low prices and high freight. It highlights a May 1928 act enabling irrigation district organization and farm loans, Secretary Hubert Work’s push for interdepartmental cooperation with Agriculture, and the appointment of Miles Cannon to coordinate reclamation projects across 30 sites with a $172 million federal investment and $46 million in reimbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
Roosevelt
Hubert Work
Interior
Colorado
Work
Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculture
Interior Department
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Far West
National Forests
Alaska
Miles Cannon
Idaho
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Cannon
Davis
D. W W. Davis
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate
Delights in Simple Footwear Styles for Summer
The article advocates simple youthful dress avoiding over ornamentation, highlights sport calf and crepe rubber soles, and describes chic summer footwear trends. It notes tan calfskin sports shoes with rubber heels, a new crepe sole from England, and white or sand colored options. It emphasizes coordinated stockings and hats, colorful sandals, brocaded slipers, and two leather fabric shoe combinations as modern developments.
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Calf
England
Memory of Cliff Dwellers Home at Bandelier Monument
A forest service booklet describes Bandelier National Monument in 1916 preserving cliff dwellers remains. West of the Rio Grande Buckman New Mexico on the Pajarito plateau the Rito de los Frijoles cascades into the Rio Grande with 80 foot falls. Ancient communal houses cliff dwellings and kivas mark Tyuonyl and plateau villages now vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandelier National Monument
Santa Fe Nattonal Forest
Forest Service
States
Rio Grande
Buckman
N. M
Pajarito Plateau
Tyuonyl
Villainous Cuckoo’s Elusive Nest Tactics
The cuckoo nests by laying eggs in other birds’ clutches then hatches and ejects rival eggs. It lifts nestlings from the nest or robs feeding duties, and can lay eggs matching the size of those in the host nest.
Freshens Carpets With Ammonia Rubbing
A tip suggests rubbing carpets or rugs with a cloth dampened with water and a dash of ammonia to revive color and refresh the fibers. The method claims to work surprisingly well for dingy fabrics.
Skirts of White Flannel for Summer Wear
Sport skirts for summer resort and tennis wear are often white cream flannel. Vivid jacquettes or overblouses in glowing silks usually accompany these skirts.
Cleaning a Sewing Machine With Oil on Wood Parts
Instruction notes apply sewing machine oil to a soft cloth for cleaning wood parts of a sewing machine. It leaves a polished look and protects against cracking, helping restore appearance. From Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Milwawkeep Sentinel
Earrings Highlight Lapis and Sapphire Combos
Jewelry note on black and sapphire blue tones in infi nery costumes and spring fashion. Lapis and sapphires featured in colored earrings.
Raymond’s Clearest Safe Place Remark Sparks Debate
A father confronts his son’s school performance with harsh anger, while the boy Ray mond replies that the bottom of the class is the safest spot. The exchange highlights parental pressures on academic outcomes and child resilience in a tense family moment.
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Raymond
A Feeling of Security with Dr Kilmer Swamp Root
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims every bottle is a sworn statement of purity, available in medium and large bottles at druggists, with a sample offer of ten cents by mail to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Just Get Outdoors and Dig
A fragment cites the Boston Transcript arguing a man imagines fatigue is due to overexertion and suggests more exercise to recover.
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Pxture
Boston Transcript
Fortune Knocks Once at Every Man's Dog Phrase
A compact adage notes that fortune visits each person only once, while misfortune lingers at his doorstep. The saying highlights the unpredictable nature of luck and hardship in daily life.
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Wallace
Yuma
Eunneenneeos
I Reclamation
Dodson Dat
Prue
Cantyewy, D. Wr Davis, AP
Unederwood & Liderne
Cococoen
Seene
Anfe
Western Newspaper Union
Faseiit
Chesedrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York
Bey
Scholde
Desler
Schall
Schell
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