Experiment Station Established at Dubois Idaho for Sheep Work
Sheep breeders from six states gathered at the U S sheep experiment station near Dubois Idaho for the annual shearing. Rambouillet sheep scored highest for average wool weight, with Corriedale and Columbia grades also noted as crossbred stock of interest for dual purpose mutton and fleece. The station, begun in 2017, aims to solve range sheep problems and attract ongoing attention from the industry.
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Dubois
Idaho
United Stat Desa
Uniteates Staie of Agriculture
United States Sheep Experiment Station
Kkeen
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
New Zealand
bureau of animal_Industry
Why Percheron Is Popular
The Percheron remains favored by American farmers as an easy keeper early maturing hardy and vigorous yet docile and sensible. It adapts to farm and city work and shows a trend toward the original iron gray color, which should not detract from a sound horse's value.
Preparing for Spring Pigs
Plans for new pastures and pig lots for spring. Warns worms as major losses next to disease. Larvae persist in grass and ground for months. mudholes harbor them. Advocates pasture rotation as sound practice for healthy pigs.
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Goodden
Birmingham Ordinance Tracks Movers to Cut Rent Evasion
A Birmingham ordinance requires owners of all transfer or other vehicles to promptly report all moves to the chief of police. The records are kept in an alphabeted book open for public inspection and penalties deter false reporting. Enacted in 1913, the measure aided police, gas and rent collections, and even helped telegraph delivery match addresses.
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Birmingham
Retail Furniture Dealers’ Association
Commissioner of Public Safety
Artie Barber
Hho
Fedlight
Veteran Who Saved His Life Served Deserts Sentence
In Fort Leavenworth Kansas a veteran known as general prisoner No 22102 is serving six months for desertion. He claims his life was saved in France by a friend who assumed his name and influenced the case.
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France
Harry W. Haley
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Supreme Court Rules Law Constitutional and Reasonable
The Supreme Court ruled the measure constitutional and reasonable. Minor changes were made without interfering with its efficiency and it remains in place with broad approval from reputable interests.
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Supreme Court
Undertaker Laugh Sparks Martins Ferry Death Mystery
Mrs John Bolse found her husband apparently dead in their Martins Ferry Ohio home and telephoned an undertaker. The supposed corpse suddenly sat up and greeted friends, and the undertaker was met with laughter as the hoax or mistaken death stunned local observers.
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Martins Ferry
John Bolse
Magnetic salvage device could raise sunken warships
London reports a submarine magnet designed to lift steel from wrecks may salvage metals lost to German submarines. The octagonal magnet lifts up to 16 tons and, with three units and searchlights, seeks anchors chains and armor plates from deep water wrecks, aided by divers as needed.
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London
North Sea
English Channel
British Admiralty
Albert Docks
Silvertown
Port of London
Neale
Neale Magnet Construction Company
France Rebuilding After War Says Minister In Revival Of France
Paris reports M. Loucheur outlines official stats up to May 1 1921 showing France regaining strength and hope. He cites destroyed houses rebuilt roads restored farms cultivated and land cleared, with millions returned to France and civic institutions healing.
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Paris
France
M. Loucheur
Eucalyptus Industry to Boost West Australian Economy
In Perth the common eucalyptus is hailed as a potential driver of growth for the state. Governments and private interests have combined to invest over $100,000 in plant erection and further research, while coal is deemed valueless for porcelain furnaces as fumes discolor wares.
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Perth
West Australia
Buried Treasure Believed Hidden Near North Sea Coast
A Hamburg dispatch reports that a burial site near the North Sea coast has yielded fragments of a treasure believed to include gold and silver. The discovery, connected to a man named Caprera Claus Stoertebecker, follows excavation work prompted by the Berlin find.
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Treas
Berlin
Caprera
Claus Stoertebecker
North Sea
Hamburg
Neue On Ner Zeitung
It Was Too Late Then and Foolish Fly Joke
Two colored men chat as a large horse fly annoys one, a jokey line about not fooling “them hoss flies” traced to Forbes Magazine. A widow recalls a minister’s sympathy after her husband’s death with a morbid joke about a post mortem.
Like the Old Folks Bachelor Hints at Newborn’s Likeness
A visiting bachelor is teased by proud parents of a newborn. The mother asks him to compare the baby to them, and after a careful look he replies that the child resembles both parents, noting intelligence has not yet dawned on the face but he sees likeness to both.
Baby in Business Bargain Sparks Clear Exchange
A terse exchange where one party rejects a deal, declaring lack of business knowledge. The other demands an informed intermediary to handle the transaction. No further details on parties or outcome are provided.
Joe the Plodder Endorses Fence Upkeep and Patience
In pond repair guidance Joe the Plodder argues for keeping fences sturdy and temper steady. The piece urges practical maintenance and calm handling of pond projects to avoid setbacks.
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Joe
Secretary Lawson Purdy Defends Beggars at New York Dinner
Lawson Purdy of the Charity Organization Society says professional beggars are self righteous. He recalls a winter scene with a beggar woman and three hungry children, arguing the children are not truly hers. The anecdote challenges public attitudes toward begging and honest work.
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Lawson Purdy
Charity Organization Society
New York
Jane
Bereing
Embarrassing P S Isle of View Letter Joke
A reader recalls a letter from her beau ending with P S Isle of View. After misreading aloud to her family she realizes the pun and makes a hasty retreat.
Writer Style as Judge of Posterity by Avitich
An anonymous note riffs on how posterity will judge a great work by its style rather than content. It quotes Isaac and muses on authorship, influence, and the tension between craft and originality. The fragment hints at literary theory in a concise, archival tone.
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Avitich
Isaac
Dis Raéie Sc Sn
Cora Sparks Gossip Across College Halls
Every tongue in the college was wagging yesterday as Cousin Dick fueled chatter with cheeky remarks and playful gossip.
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Cora
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Admiralty
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Caxton Hall
Abbey
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Bayer
SPOHN
Spoqhn
Forbes Magazine
Dami
Los Angeles Times
P. S
Isle of View
Harry
Chicago
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Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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