Honor System Gains Fans Among Farmers Co operatives
Jed Wilmarth reports a nationwide shift as 56 cooperative associations drop ironclad membership ties in favor of an honor system allowing withdrawal at will. He notes strong organizations like the California Fruit Growers and Dairymen’s League favor spontaneity, arguing compulsion undermines loyalty and delivery.
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Es Coy Co-operative
Jed Wilmarth
Farm Journal
Wilmarth
California Fruit Growers
Dairymen’s League
Best Breeding Age for Heifers in Dairy Herds
Holsteins should be bred at 19 to 21 months Ayrshires 18 to 21 months Guernseys 17 to 19 months Jerseys 15 to 17 months These figures come from University of Missouri cow production records and Maryland Station Bulletin 217.
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University of Missouri
Maryland
Agricultural Squibs on Soil Health and Weed Control
This column stresses planting when conditions suit the land over lunar timing. It lauds sweet clover for soil building and weed control, notes early weed death prevents moisture loss, warns on barnyard manure handling, and recommends windrow curing to save leaf quality.
Phantom ships hunt by Eskimos along north Alaskan coast
Eskimos along Nome watch every spring for phantom ships frozen in drifting floes. Legends say ships vanish in the ice pack and may emerge as floes break up. Reported sightings describe a lone vessel or several boats buried in white bergs, awaiting release for potential salvage of wood tools and stores.
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Nome
Alaska
Eskimos
Alaskan
Polar
Point Barrow
Pole
Arctic
Harbor Waters Give Up Bodies in Boston Harbor
Boston harbor police logged a dozen floater cases in two months. Most victims were men who ended their lives during winter nights, often seeking secrecy, with one exception a woman. The medical examiner handles the follow up.
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Boston
Commercial Street
Boston Harbor
Town Uses Soda Water for Street Cleaning in Altheide
The city council votes to use soda water exclusively for street cleaning. Soda will be hauled through streets with sprinklers, replacing ordinary water. Altheide’s mineral springs produce 2,000,000 quarts daily, most of which was wasted as costlier water.
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Altheide
Germany
Magnet Save Incident At Guthrie Reveals Broken Needle
A young farmer, Fred Perdue, suffered severe back pain. An X ray showed a broken needle point under his shoulder blade moving toward his heart. Surgeons used a magnet to windrow the steel and save his life.
Sunday School and Community News in Southeast Town
Fifty attended Sunday School at Temple. Wash Bowen trip to St Louis. Mrs Frank Bradford visited Mrs Matt Belcher. Charley Bopp shucked corn then returned home. Miss Nettie Bell visited Opal Belcher. Ed Belcher and wife visited Melvin Belcher family. Harry Bopp family visited Pete Bopp. Mrs Theodore Meridith to Chicago for serious illness of son Harry. Pete Bopp and wife visited Matt Belcher. Will Snyder family visited Mr Orrell. John Henry Belcher Ransom Belcher and Mrs George Goodwin visited Centralia. Luther Barnes Kigmundy visited J A Shepard. Xmas Eve program at Mound Chapel. Floyd Carter visited Neck. One year gift to Register.
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Temple
Wash Bowen
St. Louis
Frank Bradford
Matt Belcher
Charley Bopp
Nettie -Bell
Opal Belcher
Belcher
Melvin Belcher
Mound’ Chapel
Harry Bopp
Pete Bopp
Theodore Meridith
Chicago
Harry
Will Snyder
Orrell
Sandoval
John Henry Belcher
Ransom Belcher
George Goodwin
Centralia
Luther Barnes
Kigmundy
J. A. Shepard
Mound Chapel
Floyd Carter
Register
Local Folks Visit Relatives and Finish Farm Tasks
Tom Cole and wife visited friends and relatives in the Neck last week. Walla Cooper and son hauled corn fodder. Bill Alexander and George Belcher made fence posts for Fred Sanders. Mrs John L Belcher visited daughters in Decatur. Claudy Carman and Morrisonville family spent the weekend with Walla Cooper. Grandma Wall traveled to Decatur for an extended visit. John Shepard and family were also noted.
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Tom Cole
Walla
Cooper and Son
Bill Alexander
George Belcher
Fred Sanders
John L. Belcher
Decatur
Claudy Carman
Morrisonville
Walla Cooper
Grandma
Wall
John Shepard
Donors for Jones Cemetery Cleaning 1928 List
A compiled roster of individuals who contributed funds for cleaning Jones Cemetery in 1928 is presented. The item names donors and amounts where available, reflecting community support for cemetery upkeep. This notice appears alongside an advertisement for Alcom's fancy Steel Cut coffee, 30¢ per pound. The two items appear adjacent in the era-era page.
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Jones Cemetery
Alcom’s
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Tronclad
Magnet Saves
Ohio
Kenton
Homer Latimer
Craulala Nola
Henry Oglesby
M. Lee
You
Clothier
East Broadway
Hatter
Hickok
Furnisher
Centralia, Illinois
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