One Divorce to 7.6 Marriages in 1922 in U S Census
Census data show one divorce for every 7.6 marriages in 1922, with Illinois at 10,995 divorces to 15,208 marriages and Texas recording 12,390 divorces. District of Columbia had the lowest ratio, Nevada notes a divorce to marriage tilt due to the Reno divorce colony.
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Ashington
Census Bureau
United States
Ilinois
Texas
Imnois
District of Columbia
Nevada
Reno
Mid-Western
Open Shop Gains Ally In Labor Board Ruling
The United States Railroad Labor Board sustains a complaint by the Switchmen's Union of North America against the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and its contract with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. It voids a provision that 85 percent of yard employees be union members, reinstating dismissed switchman C. A. Brown with back pay and seniority. The decision notes the union left the AFL and decries compulsory membership as discriminatory.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Switchmen’s Uion of
North America
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Switchmen’s
American Federation of Labor
Fit
C. A. Brown
Switchmen's Union of North America
Theodora Poole Wins National Safety Essay Contest
Theodora Poole a thirteen year old from Pontiac Michigan now living in Lansing has won the second national safety essay contest under the Highway Education board. She receives a gold watch and an all expenses paid trip to Washington as a guest of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and board. The 3rd annual contest offers six thousand five hundred dollars in prizes across four hundred eighty five awards for student essays and teacher lessons on safety habits.
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WST
Theodora Poole
Pontiac
Michigan
Lansing
Highway Education Board
Washington
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States Commissioner of Education
John Z. Tigert
Supreme Court Faces Crowded Docket With 580 Cases
The U S Supreme Court opens a crowded term with 580 awaiting disposition, including 368 carried over from June. Four involve California and Washington alien land laws, four question Massachusetts trusts taxability, and others cover Bitter Creek irrigation, forest reserve funds, North Dakota grain law, and railroad abandonment aid.
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United States Supreme Court
White House
California
Washington
Massachusetts
Bitter Creek
Wyoming
King County
Seattle
North
Dawes Declares Branch Banking A Menace In U S
Comptroller Henry M. Dawes told a joint congressional committee that national banks cannot engage in general branch banking following Attorney General Daugherty’s opinion. He argued branch banking threatens the federal reserve system and urged giving the Fed board power to limit admissions, opposing abolition of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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IAT
Henry M. Dawes
Chicago
Joint Congressional Committee
Federal Reserve System
Dawes
American Banking Association
Federal Reserve Board
Mr. Dawes
Federal, Reserve Board
Sanitary Hog Houses Promote Healthy Profits
To make hog raising profitable hogs must be kept healthy with sanitary quarters and proper equipment. Concrete surfaces resist germ growth and are easy to clean, rot proof and maintenance free. The skylight hoghouse, developed by the Iowa Experiment Station, uses north south orientation with morning sun from the east.
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Iawa Experiment Station
Half Monitor Roof Helps Sunlight In Hog Houses
Farmers use skylight and south facing windows in half monitor hog houses to flood pens with direct sun. Top row lights north pens and bottom row warms south pens, boosting pig health and reducing building costs. Builders must set window height for seasonal sun angles.
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United States
Poison Ivy Eradicated With Waste Motor Oil
A scientist from a Midwest university suggests saturating soil at poison ivy bases with waste motor oil to eradicate the plant. The method could be scaled on farms via auto service stations, leveraging drainings from used oil, which has commercial value and is obtainable in substantial quantities with arrangements.
Pit storage for cabbage and turnips via well-ventilated trench
When cellar space is tight, cabbage and turnips store well in a pit. Choose a high, well-drained site and dig a three by two foot trench. Line with boards, add innards and straw, cover with hay, then heap with dirt. Leave a small top ventilation opening. Apples can be stored similarly with minimal loss.
Winter Rye Grown in All Parts of Country
The United States Department of Agriculture states winter rye is the hardiest cereal and adaptable nationwide. It is most profitable in northern and eastern states, with rising U S demand and favorable varieties boosting cultivation. Sowing timing ranges from Sept 1 in North Dakota and Minnesota to later dates southward.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Keeping an Extra Team in Slack Seasons
The piece analyzes the cost of idle extra horses in farming. It cites a 1921 Department of Agriculture estimate of about 100 dollars per horse per year, with feed and bedding comprising roughly 60 percent. It suggests raising a couple of colts yearly to offset costs and selling idle horses during slack seasons.
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Department of Agriculture
Hogs Top Ohio Live Stock Shifting Since 1860 Census
Ohio farm stock trends show hogs surpassing sheep since 1860. Census data reveal 3,000,000 hogs and 2,000,000 sheep, with horses and mules declining since 1900. Poultry leads gains, rising from 8,000,000 in 1880 to 20,232,657 today as hogs and sheep swap ranks.
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Ohio
More Alfalfa Less Corn Becomes Farmer Slogan
Farmers push for alfalfa as soils degrade and corn struggles. Alfalfa restores soil and proves more profitable with four tons of hay per acre delivering 832 pounds protein and higher value than corn. An acre of alfalfa is worth about $100 compared with $35 for corn per 50 bushels.
Alfalfa Growth Rules Vary by Section in Farmers Bulletin
A discussion outlines methods for growing alfalfa and the section specific practices. Farmers planning alfalfa cultivation or those who failed are advised to read Farmers Bulletin No. 1283, available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington D C.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Exercise: Caution When Handling a Live Goose
Guidance on safely handling a live goose. Do not hold the bird facing you. It may strike with wings or scratch with feet. Grasp by the neck and lift with the back of the body toward the handler, supporting the body by seizing the first joint of the wing. This position restrains the goose and keeps it quiet.
Concrete Block Garage Design Tips and Benefits
The article advocates concrete block garages as practical for any size, matching house materials, with stucco finish and wide eaves. It emphasizes protection from weather, theft, and fire, convenient interior layout, durable hardware, and ample working space to accommodate future larger cars and reduce maintenance costs.
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Atucco
Sticking of Cone Clutch Remedies
The sticking may come from a clutch member fitting too snugly in the cone due to worn facing from slipping. A new leather facing fixes the issue. a temporary cure is wedging hack saw blade fragments between facing and clutch at several points to smooth the surface.
Trolley Car Safety When Cars Share The Road
Advice by Erwin Greer of Greer College of Automotive Engineering Chicago on preventing auto trolley collisions. He warns cars must watch for trolleys since they cannot change course, keep twelve feet behind standing street cars, avoid passing on the left, and anticipate turns at track intersections to prevent jams.
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Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
Chicago
Beware of the road lift warning in a perilous city era
The piece warns that offering rides on roads or streets has become dangerous as criminals scout for victims. Even well meaning people risk harm, including possible gun threats, hospital transport on a barrel, and victimization of strangers. Stay vigilant and avoid accepting or offering lifts.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Tube Repair Kit Essential For Every Motorist
A tube repair kit is described as a vital car accessory similar to life insurance. It is inexpensive and indispensable when a tire punctures far from repair stations, helping avoid delays and extra costs on country roads.
Auto Mechanics Note on Tire Pressure and Alignment
A tire with low air pressure creates friction and slows the car. A rigid shaft will bind unless alignment is perfect and frame deflection is prevented.
Simple Tire Cleaning Method Using Jack and Water
A basic method cleans tires by jacking up the car and placing a pan of water beneath the wheel. The tire is then turned slowly while stones and debris are scrubbed from the tread design.
King of Speeders Capt Vin Curzon Faces Record Convictions
Capt. Vincent Curzon, a member of parliament, holds England's speed record and has reportedly been convicted 16 times for exceeding the speed limit.
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Vincent Curzon
England
Diagnostic Tips for Rabbitt Metal and Engine Testing
The guide notes dry reaming of rabbitt metal and occasional kerosene use. It explains depressing the clutch when dressing or cleaning friction surfaces and tests for a faulty spark plug by shorting it with a screwdriver. If engine speed drops, the plug is live. if not, the cylinder is not firing.
Accounting Records for Live Stock Shipping Associations
The USDA bulleting promotes a practical accounting system for live stock shipping associations and related grain and supply groups. It covers farmers elevators and produce co ops, notes rapid growth and cost disparities, and offers free copies of Bulletin No. 1150 via the USDA in Washington, D.C. The work stems from collaboration with Iowa State College and cites an earlier Iowa Agriculture Experiment Station bulletin by Frank Robotka.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Livestock Shipping Association i
Washington, D. C
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Frank Robotka
Iowa Agriculture Experiment Station Bulletin
Digestive Organ Size and Growth in 1922 Illinois Pig Study
Professor R J Laible measured stomach and intestinal capacities in 45 pigs from three types at the Illinois experiment station. Pigs showed wide variation in digestive organ size but no correlation with feed consumption or growth. stomachs ranged from one pint to three quarts and total digestive capacity from ten to twenty six quarts.
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Ilinois
R. J. Laible
Illinois Animal Husbandry Department
Laible
Flushing Ewes Increases Twin Lambs for Breeder
The USDA reports six weeks of flushing ewes with extra feed before breeding raises lambing rate from 128 to 148 per 100 ewes. Extra gains of about seven pounds during flushing yield the best results, with fresh grass pastures soybeans and cowpeas highlighted as excellent flushers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Milk Producing Feed Advice for Fall Pigs
Farmers planning fall pig production should ensure pigs are well fed and receive milk producing feeds such as wheat shorts corn skim milk or buttermilk tankage and possible pasture. Dams should have liberal feed while nursing and a creep area for extra handouts is advised.
Commercial Life of Sheep in Wool Production
The commercial life for wool occurs as sheep age six to eight years, aligning with breeding life. A few extra fleeces may be possible, but keeping a ewe beyond her prime is not profitable.
Goats Clear Land Feasting on Weeds and Brush
Goats feed on grass weeds and bushes and even bark from trees. They are scavengers whose chief merit lies in their ability to clear land of rubbish and unwanted growth.
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Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Uncle Sam
A. Lt. Reeve
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent- Teacher Associations
Philadelphia
Richard J. Walsh
Collier's Weekly
New York City
James &. West
Boy Scouts of America
Edwina Hull
Frontier
Lester EB. Rolland
Thief River Falls
Poole
U. S. Supreme Court
Skylight Hoghouse
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