Traveling libraries bring books to rural Indiana farms
Indiana's traveling library program extends from Plainfield started in 1915 to six mobile book wagons serving thirteen counties and about two thirds of the state's population. The system, modeled after early rural delivery efforts, aims to reach farm families outside town centers with curated selections from local libraries.
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Public Library Commission of
Indiana
Plainfield
Hagerstown
Washington County
Elkhart
Ind
Tobacco growers unite in Kentucky co operative marketing drive
After a year of activity the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association reports prices more than double 1921 levels and aims to include 55 000 Burley growers in a national cooperative marketing movement. Bank and war finance credit supports its pledge to handle 85 percent of the crop with warehouses in Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Kentucky opening to receive pledged tobacco.
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Bunky
Kentucky
Co-Operative Association
Burley Tobacco
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
American_Farm Burea federation
Mmarketing Pt
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Birley- Tobacco Growers’ Association
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
War Finance Corporation
Huntington
California
James
C. Stone
Lexington
Athis
Tre ’Atta
Hays Named Vice Director of Commodity Organization
M. E. Hays formerly horticulturist for the Texas A and M extension service assumes a post as vice director of a Texas farm bureau commodity organization. He joined after teaching at Missouri and will focus on cooperative marketing of perishable products.
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M. E. Hays
Extension Service
A. & M College Trawrs
Atcepreu Pos
Texas- Farm Bureau
Din
Tobacco Growers Agree to Pooling in Northeast Farms
Massachusetts and Connecticut tobacco growers sign with the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Growers Association to pool acreage. The Wisconsin Cooperative Robacec contracts 6,000 growers for 42,000 acres, out of 50,000 statewide.
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Putnam
Clifton Rodes
Huntington
Kentucky
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Connecticut Valley
Organization
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Tobacco Growers’ Association
Wisconsin-Co-Operative-Robacec
Deadly overdose and odd kitchen complaints noted in chatter
Snippet from Philadelphia Inquirer recounts a roach poison remark and a tense domestic exchange. The dialogue shifts to a boastful hero-wary office talk, a mention of a doctor prognosis, and unfinished serialized stories reflecting weary daily life.
Editor Returns Poem Under Policy
The editor writes that the poem cannot be published and expresses regret while citing management policies. The exchange shows courtesy and a formal stance on submission handling.
The Trial of Fate in Ragtime Verse
Fragmented carnival of quips and gossip shows gender roles and social quibbles. Readers glimpse snippets about courtship, freedom, labor saving devices, and a humorous exchange on marriage and finances in a satirical, period voice.
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Philadelphia Retail Sledger
John
Pattry
Ltty
Goward
Worl
Wiltson
Bilison
Hunter
Miss de Rich
Upolrmeciini
Wombat
Darkey
Westen
Uruca
Thunder
Lieve
Sec.potter
Featherhead
the Lakes Tommmorrow
Western Newspaper Union
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