Many Religions at College Represented Among Penn State Students
More than 3,000 students at the Pennsylvania State college reported religious preferences with about 25 percent Presbyterians, 20 percent Methodists, 12.5 percent Lutherans, and 10 percent Roman Catholics. Other groups include Reformed, Episcopal, Baptist, Hebrew, Evangelical, United Presbyterian, United Brethren, Quakers, Church of Christ, Congregational, Dunkard, Christian Science, Moravian, Unitarian, Mennonite, Universalist, Greek Catholic, Disciple, Schwenkfelder, and United Zion, each with small representation.
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Pennsylvania State College
United Brethren
Society of Friends
Church of Christ
United Zion
Mangum terraces offered to curb Illinois soil erosion
A University of Illinois circular explains Mangum terraces as a key method to stop soil washing on about five and a half million acres in Illinois. It details layout, construction, and benefits, noting past field results and guidelines for slope, spacing, and soil absorption to prevent erosion.
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Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
E. W. Lehman
F. P. Hanson
Mangum
Middle West
Vienna
Johnson County
Illinois agronomy veteran leads Davenport plots at college
C Chapman, now superintendent of crop production at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, started the Davenport soil experiments. He has over 27 years in the agronomy department and helped harvest oats on plots he first broke more than two decades ago. The work highlights cost cuts in crop production through better rotations with legumes and soil replenishment.
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Co. C. Chapman
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Davenport
Worm Causes Fallen Corn In Illinois Fields
Entomologist W P Flint of the University of Illinois reports the southern corn root worm as the main cause of widespread fallen corn this summer. He notes damage is severe in central and southern Illinois and recommends early spring ground cleaning and late planting to reduce infestation. Rotation shows little effect on the pest.
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W. P. Flint
State Natural History Survey
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Plint
Limestone adoption grows in Iowa and Illinois soil building
The piece notes the first 1904 carload sale of limestone for agriculture in Illinois and Iowa. By 1928, 40 firms sold 400000 tons statewide. Specialists say each ton, properly applied, can yield about $10 in increased returns.
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Ilnois
Soll
College of Agriculture
University of Iinaia
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
A druggist noticed many people suffer kidney issues unseen. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is praised for healing effects and strong insurer findings about unrecognized kidney trouble. Sample bottle offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY with paper note.
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Kilmer
Wish for Me Romance Then Cuticura Ad Ends
A playful scene shows a couple debating a wish after breaking a wishbone with a humorous line about wishing for the partner. The passage closes with an abrupt Cuticura advertisement promising skin, dandruff, itching, and rough-hand relief through a routine using Ointment and Soap.
Highest altitude photo of Dayton on display at War Dept
A photograph captured from 82 220 feet above sea level, the highest ever, shows Dayton Ohio. The image required special electric warming devices for the camera as temperatures reached 62 5 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
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War Department
Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Birthday Gift Dilemma Cited in London Answers Column
Tim voices uncertainty on a brother’s gift while Jim suggests giving money as a simple present. The London Answers column notes the tension between practicality and sentiment in birthday gifting.
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Tim
Jim
Poor Woman Goldie Newdollar Advised Against Remarks
In a domestic exchange Mrs Newdollar tells Goldie not to address a poor girl. The mother cautions against catty remarks, urging restraint in speaking to the girl who comes from very common people.
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Mic Sarboha
Tan
CME
Blue Box
Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo
Orwell
A. A. Saunders
Dorus
Frank Charlton
Bayer
Aspirin
Ww. N. U
ST. Louis
Mangum Terrace
North Carolina
South
Middle Western
Saw Hill
Cc. C. Chapman
John
Fletcher
Bob
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Uskide
United States Rubber Company
U.S
Uuted States Rubber Co
Broadway
New York City
Uskide Et Wr
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