Pests Do Two Billion Damage to U.S. Crops and Economy
The American Nature association warns pests imported from Europe and other regions cost about 2 billion dollars annually. It details pests like the Hessian fly, boll weevil, gypsy moth, Japanese beetle, brown-tail moth, San Jose scale, and 37 pests from Europe, with efforts at customs fumigation and border controls.
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Washington
American Nature Association
Atlantic States
Europe
Mexico
South
America
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Holland
France
San Jose
United States
Uncle Sam
Plant pest patrols inspect seed and plant material
In New York Boston Seattle and San Francisco officials examine seed and plant material and other agricultural products for possible infestation by foreign disease germs as part of plant protection measures.
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New York
Boston
Seattle
San Francisco
Treasure Chest Home Mystery Reveals Hidden Wealth
After Fred Smith of Bradford died his simple home yielded nearly 5,000 dollars found in various spots. A bank deposit of 750 dollars was found, with over 3,000 located in an old clock and bureau. An undertaker uncovered 640 dollars in a sugar sack in the cellar. Smith left no will or known relatives.
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Bradford
Fred Smith
Smith
Aline
Convict Son Alive After Five Years In Prison Reveals Truth
Clarence Peters alias Jim Holloway resurfaced in Alabama prisons five years after a claimed death, writing to his mother from behind bars. The case spans Morgan County theft rings, a 1918 escape, a Iowa railroad wreck rumor, and a 1922 letter that reunites mother and son at Gadsden.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gadsden
Clarence Peters
Peters
Jim Holloway
Morgan County
Decatur
Holloway
West
Alabama
Iowa
Woman Engineer Aboard British Ship Opens Sea Career
Miss Gwendolyn Robson serves as sixth engineer on the British steamship Vulcan City after arriving at Locust Point from Middlesbrough England. She has worked three months amid North Atlantic storms and is praised by her crew for equal skill to male engineers.
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Baltimore
Gwendolyn Robson
Locust Point
Middlesboro
England
Miss Robson
Vulcan City
Woman’s Auxiliary Corps
Tommywacs
Artillery Causes Most Gunshot Wounds in Wars
Medical reports from the AEF show artillery accounts for 70 percent of gunshot wounds in World War I, with Civil War losses dominated by small arms. Of overseas wounds, 32 percent hit upper limbs, 40 percent lower limbs, 12 percent head face and neck, and smaller shares to chest spine and abdomen.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick Walcott Recalls State Fisheries Tale
Frederick Walcott, president of the state fisheries and game commission in Winsted, Conn, shared this fish story reflecting his experiences and observations in local conservation circles.
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Winsted, Conn
Frederick Walcott
State Fisheries and Game Commission
Nebraska News Roundup Highlights State Events
Fremont plans a National Guard troop deployment. Wahoo advocates a public library. Fairbury alfalfa mill loss valued at 20000 dollars. Kearney publisher honored. over 85000 crows killed in crow hunts. Nebraska Threshers to meet in Lincoln March 18 14 15. Omaha market week draws 1000 merchants. Trecnmsen postmaster named. Fontanelle gains 24 hour electric. Randolph bond vote planned. Inter church Messenger launches at Fairbury. Ignace Paderewski to perform in Omaha. Deshier siren tested. residents oppose state owned cars for Joyriding. Burlington train incident near Wadicott. Omaha Auto Show sets record. Esther Kroger elected Kearney Chamber secretary. February state tax intake reduces deficit. Fremont auditorium vote on $651000 project. Lincoln appointees and civic matters. Prairie fire near North Platte destroys barn. Judge Grimison dies. Dr. Cutter elected head of American Medical Colleges. Crete oratory winner at Creighton event. Pauley Lumber fire damages Hastings stock. Ford Edison Firestone conference eyed in Omaha. Delinquent corporate occupation taxes total 54000. Nebraska Music Teachers convention in Omaha. coyotes menace around Nebraska City. Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben fixes fall festival dates. gasoline accident burns New Bourough home. 150 youth report net profits from canning club. Arthur Crittenden Smith insured for 2000000. Nebraska telephone poles down from sleet storm. Nebraska Day observed. record February sheep and lamb receipts at Omaha.
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Madison County
Nebraska Brotherhood of Threshermen
Lincoln
Omaha
P. A. Brundage
Washington
Trecumseh
Fontanelle
Fremont
Randolph
Fairbury
Jefferson County
Wilhelmina Cordes
Douglas County Hospital
Ignace Paderewski
Poland
Deshier
Hebron
Burlington
Wadicott
Tower House
Federal Reserve Bank of
Kan‘sas
North Bend
Allington
Olof Johnson
Stromsburg
Humboldt
Mary Margaret Presson
J. H. Presson
Bryan
North Platte
University Experimental Station
James A. Grimison
Sixth Judicial District
Irving S. Cutter
College of Medicine
University of Nebraska
Association of American Medical Colleges
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tamer Wunei
Donne College
Crete
Nebraska Collegiate Oratorical Association
Creighton University Auditorium
Pauley Lumber Company
Uastings
Roy Harrop
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Harvey
Firestone
American Economic League
Charles W. Pool
Mr. Pool
Mike Ramnold
State Railway Commission
Board of Governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
Hhe
van Conet
Arthur Crittenden Smith
M. E. Smith Co
United States
Nebraska
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Andrew Johnson
Hog House as a Profit Maker and Hygiene Model
William A. Radford offers free expert advice on building a farm hog house using hollow cement blocks or hollow tile for easy disinfection. The piece promotes a durable, cleanable design with concrete floors and removable plank floors, stressing annual disinfection and paved outdoor yards to prevent disease and rheumatism in swine.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Arctic Spot Never Frozen Across Murman Coast
An article discusses Arctic waters near Murman coast becoming more Atlantic due to the Gulf Stream. It covers hog house design for cold climates, coastal fishing rights off Norway and Britain, Russian nomads, and a failed 1917 Petrograd to Murman railroad project hindered by the Russian Revolution.
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Murman
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic
Europe
Arctic
Norway
Russia
National Geographic Society
Baltic
Black Seas
Petrograd
Woman landlord refuses homes to large families
Mrs. Vincent Gregg of Lynn Massachusetts declares she will rent her houses only to families with at least six children. All her properties are currently leased to six child families and she will require proof of a large family before signing any future lease.
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Vincent Gregg
Lynn
Mass
Pickrel in Pond Devours Itself
Four hundred half inch pickerel placed in a pond disappear as they cannibalize. After 21 days only one fish remains, the rest having eaten each other.
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Winsted Club
Keep Striving. It Is Better to Fail In the Next Attempt
The note urges ongoing effort after success, insisting perseverance beats resting on laurels. It encourages resilience and continuous striving beyond achievement.
The Aurora Borealis and Its Mysterious Origins
A historical note explains that before electricity, the aurora borealis was thought supernatural. It suggests a present view that it results from positive and negative electricity decomposition, seen mainly near the poles but bright enough to be seen globally.
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Poles
Is It the Younger Generation in Peril
Virginia H Corbett dean of women at Colorado Agricultural College argues in favor of young people. She notes two alarm signals while praising their willingness to question standards and their pursuit of entertainment which fosters learning and better preparation for modern dangers.
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Virginia H. Corbett
Colorado Agricultural College
Martin Luther
Dismal Outlook on Life
The quote by Edmund Gosse reflects a bleak view of life, contrasting a past mourned as a funeral with a future treated as an unwelcome visitor. The somber reflection frames time as weighty and unwelcoming.
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Edmund Gosse
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