Battle Across the Rio Grande Surges as U S Forces Hold
The narrative follows American and Mexican forces in Texas as General Brill and General Mole organize counterattacks against Van Hasselt’s invasion. Casualties mount with 107 officers and 1900 men reported, yet U S troops rally to halt the assault amid air raid warnings and mobilization across the nation. Captain Henry Bell dies of wounds, prompting Benning to seek resolve and readiness for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brill
Texas
Hague
van Hassek
Mole
Laredo
Brownsville
Eagle Pass
Rio Grande
Benning
11Th
Air Corps
Mayflower
Bell
San Antonio
Henry Bell
United States Infantry
Shoreham
Flagwill
van Hasselt
War Department
New Orleans
Galveston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Middle West
West
Orient
National Guard
Third
Houston
Fincke
Captain Bennig Seeks Van Hasselt Staff in Texas Front Report
Chapter XII describes Captain Bennig's restlessness as reports of the Texas front flood Washington. He searches cafes on Connecticut Avenue for Van Hasselt staff spies Fincke and Boggio while the 11th Infantry retreats from Laredo. Bell's aces in aerial assaults are praised, recalling their academy days.
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Texas
Washington
Captain Benning
Connecticut Avenue
van Hasselt
Fincke
Boggio
11Th Infantry
Laredo
5Th
12Th Cavalry
Bell
Military Academy
Fertile Soils Influence Livestock Nutrition
Article explains how soil nitrogen calcium and phosphorus affect forage quality and animal feeding. It notes nitrogen boosts protein in grasses, legumes fix nitrogen from air, liming aids legume inoculation, and phosphorus is essential for bone. deficiency causes bone disease and symptoms like bone chewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pierre
Agronomy
Towa
Brush-Off Fly Traps Aid Livestock in Summer Relief
A simple cagelike device 7 feet by 6 feet by 10 feet with a fly tight roof uses canvas flaps to brush horn flies from livestock as they pass through. Set at common passage points, the trap lets flies be captured and destroyed. The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine offers plans and illustrations upon postcard request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Washington, D. C
Weed Plants Color Egg Yolks and Whites in Stored Eggs
Poultry specialists warn that feeding hens more than 5 percent cottonseed meal can cause mottled yolks after months of storage and pink-tinged whites. Cheese weed, shepherds purse, and field pennycress may color both white and yolk. Strongly flavored feeds and crops like turnips onions garlic and leeks foul eggs with unwanted flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Shepherds Purse
Poultry Houses Require Clean Floors, NC Expert Says
Roy S. Dearstyne head of the North Carolina State college poultry department warns dirt floors in poultry houses threaten welfare. If used such floors must be scraped monthly removing four to six inches of dirt and replacing with clean sand or soil from unpolluted sources. Removed material should be disposed away from chicken ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Dearstyne
North Carolina State College Poultry Department
Proper Stuff and Money Saving Farm Catalog Ad
An advertisement from Mo Steel & Wire Co in St. Louis promotes a free catalog offering farm supplies and building specials. The message emphasizes saving money and highlights the slogan about having the proper stuff in it and in him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Steel & Wire Co
N. B.way
St. Louis
Free book offer from Dr Coe on Piles and Fistula
An advertisement offers a free valuable book on piles and fistula from Dr. C M Coe at 503 Pine Street, St. Louis Missouri. It promises payment for those who suffer and respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Coe
Pine St
St. Louis, Mo
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Abed White
Mexico
United States
Boynton
van Hassel
Hail
Laredo-San Antonio
Hell
van Halgek
23D
9Th
Joseph Lane
Laboulaye
Senermn
Manhattan
Corpee
Eral Grocer CO
Locke
Dixie Better Feeds
Dixie Mills
E. St. Louis, Ill
I-34
Ng Powd
Sir Thomas Browne
Mene
Ben Hogan
Smo
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