Agricultural tips and farming statistics roundup
The piece covers farm management practices for cattle hogs and dairy herds, fence construction guidance, and record keeping. It reports USDA data on farm ownership changes in 1926, gasoline tax revenues and allocations, crop rotation principles, and potato production comparisons in California and Britain. It ends with nutrition notes and practical fry pan tips.
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California
Great Britain
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Overlooked Money in War Bond Coupons
The treasury holds 35 million dollars in unpaid interest from liberty bonds whose coupons were not presented. Small savers are the likely owners, many losing or hiding bonds. forgotten funds may never be recovered. The piece urges prudent money handling to avoid idle funds and future regrets.
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United States Treasury
Treasury Department
Red Oil Request at Filling Station
A woman at dusk asks for a quart of red oil to fix her tail light. The attendant hesitates, then agrees, correcting the line with the simple response. The anecdote underscores a humorous exchange over a basic car repair need.
Airplanes to Carry License Tags Under New Rules
Washington dispatch reports future aviation tagging rules require license marks on planes similar to car tags. The commerce department outlines codes with C for commercial planes, S for state aircraft, X for experimental, and a plain number for private planes.
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Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Rich Uncle Tricks Nephew With Fake Illness
A London wit recalls Old Peterson who left his fortune to a single relative, a nephew. He jokes about pretending to be dangerously ill to cheer the marriage of his nephew, revealing the uncle's mean humor and wealth.
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Peterson
London
The Ignoramus in the Room
A classroom exchange has the teacher mocking ignoramuses while Johnny casually admits he resents seeing the teacher alone. He clarifies he is not an ignoramus, just reluctant to see her stand solitary.
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Johnny
Spring Yard and Kitchen Tips From Light Reading
The excerpt shares garden and cooking guidance such as cooking poke shoots briefly to remove bitterness and serving ways for asparagus like dishes. making festive strawberry shortcake in individual portions with pre-sugared berries. packing for weekend picnics with a basic kit. creating shade in a chicken yard with trees or burlap. and keeping soil loose two inches deep with a wheel hoe to deter weeds and aerate soil after rain or watering.
Gas shortage forces stop as couple halts for cop
A driver and his wife halted in traffic when their car ran out of gas. The husband reacts in frustration while the wife urges quick action to avoid attention as a police car nears.
Suitor vows to do anything for daughter in love test
Dialogue from Vancouver Province shows a suitor declaring he would do anything to prove his love. The father presses for support, and the suitor reiterates the pledge, highlighting the depth of his commitment.
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Vancouver Province
Senator Borah in Washington Critiques Chamberlain Support
Threatened Senator Borah commented in Washington that his party backed Sir Austen Chamberlain in Geneva but suggested the stance carried undertones of condemnation. He likened the moment to a preacher halting a sleepy pew and warning a presumptuous parishioner by name.
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Senator Borah
Washington
Austen Chamberlain
Geneva
Doctor Steenthly
George Jones
Newspaper Power Echoes From Daily Mail Mentions
A bold claim highlights the paper as a force from New York to Los Angeles. Mickie asserts many groups seek free mention in our pages for various topics and items.
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Uh!l
Daily Mail
New York
Los Angeles
Sound Investment in U of I Emphasized by James W Linn
Chicagoan taxpayer James Weber Linn argues the University of Illinois offers a sounder and safer investment than good bonds. He cites practical returns from university research improving agriculture, industry, and transport, while stressing the university’s broader value as a force for educated leadership in the state.
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University of Illinois
James Weber Linn
State University
Mr. Linn
Ilinois
Illinois
Illinois program trains chamber of commerce secretaries
The University of Illinois through Dean Charles M. Thompson offers a Trade and Civic Organizations course in the College of Commerce to prepare students for secretary posts in chambers of commerce and trade associations. About 25 students enroll yearly, with many already serving in small towns. the program links classroom study with practical field work through readings and talks by active professionals.
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University of Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Charles M. Thompson
College of Commerce and Business Administration
Chambers of Commerce
Test Tubes Change World
William Allen White remarks that test tubes will transform society more than Napoleon did, with scientific advances revolutionizing economics, radio, automobiles, medicine, and human thought in far less than a century.
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William Allen White
Illinois Department of Agriculture April Activities
A summary of April actions across Illinois Department of Agriculture divisions. Poultry husbandry held 33 shows along the Chicago and Eastern Winds Railroad route, dairy husbandry conducted multi county meetings, cooperative crop reporting surveyed apple orchards and winter wheat, and standardization issued fruit outlooks. Food and dairies inspections totaled 7,836 with 298 illegal samples. apiary inspections continued to curb foul brood. state fair work advanced with drainage, barns, and grandstand progress amid wind damage. animal industry tracked tuberculosis indemnities and testing results. plant industry intercepted uncertified nursery stock and tracked cedar rust and seed weed protection.
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State Department of Agriculture
Murphysboro
Quincy
Kankakee
Dairy Husbandry
Division of Dairy Husbandry
St. Clair County
Williamson County
White County
Illinois
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Division OF Foods and Dairies
Chicago
J “Inefield Laboratory
Apiary Inspection Legisla
Tion
State Fair
Fine Arts
Ford County
Monroe County
Express
Express Company
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Bureau of Public Roads
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Boston Transcript
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Duco
Fisher
Buick
Langenfeld
U. of L Sound
Linn
Illinois Department OF Agriculture
Love Brothers Auto
Irvin
Toka
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