Moldy corn and livestock health findings from Iowa State College
Moldy corn is rarely the cause of cattle and hog sickness, says Iowa State College experts. R E Buchanan notes that excess mold or rotten corn raises risk, while cattle and hogs tolerate moldy feed better than horses and sheep which are more susceptible. Veterinarians suggest testing fodder on a few animals first before full use. Swine adapt well to soft corn and may benefit from tankage in self feeders. a mix of meat meal tankage and corn oil cake meal is advised for hogs on soft corn diets.
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R. E. Buchanan
Bacteriology
Iowa State College
John M. Evward
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Farmers husk corn for neighbor after injuries
Neighbors of Marion Harner near New Sharon gathered last week to husk and crib twenty acres of corn for him. Harner was injured in a hayloft fall while his wife had earlier lost some fingers helping with a post. Fifty seven men eighteen teams and twelve women participated, providing dinner as the event finished by 2:00 PM.
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Marion Harner
New Sharon
Harner
Chronicle
Ifty
Children Bureau Finds Drop in Alcoholism Linked to Prohibition
The U S Department of Labor report by Grace Abbott shows a decline in parental alcoholism since prohibition. A Boston study of 2378 delinquent children and their parents examined pre and post prohibition conditions to gauge trends and impacts on juvenile delinquency treatment.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Grace Abbott
Bureau
Boston
Alcoholism Decline Among Fathers Linked to Prohibition Period
Central Boston Juvenile Court records from 1917 to 1925 show a drop in paternal alcoholism. The highest rate was 41 percent in the year ended June 30, 1919, and 16 percent in 1921-22, with 23 percent in 1924-25. About 29 percent of alcoholics in 1918-19 were nonalcoholic by 1924-25. repeat offenders tended to come from households with alcoholism.
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Central Boston Juvenile Court
Judge Baker Foundation
Foundation
Miss Abbott
Air Mail Clerk Seeks En Route Dispatcher Post
Walter Tochfarder of the Kansas Railway Mail Service writes the Post Office Department in Washington proposing to serve as an air mail clerk when routing shifts to air delivery. The application is recorded as a possible future appointment, highlighting his farsighted view.
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Walter O. Tochfarder
Kansas
Washington
Tuchfarder
Boulder Canyon Dam Seen Likely by Congress This Winter
Washington authorities expect a congressional accord this winter on the Boulder Canyon Dam project despite disagreements among the seven Colorado River states. President Coolidge also believes an agreement is possible.
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Washington
Congress
Boulder Canyon
Colorado
Coolidge
Remark by Washington paragr... business mood ends
A Washington paragrapher notes that President Coolidge finds the business downturn ends before Democrats realize it. Chronicle want ads promise results.
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Washington
Coolidge
Brand Whitlock Turns to Political Novel Big Matt
Brand Whitlock, veteran of Springfield clerks office, Cleveland mayor, and Belgium ambassador, begins a political novel Big Matt in The American Magazine. Advance copies circulated in Ashington and Washington amid buzz in Congressional circles. The work targets the boss and politics as the modern serious craft. Whitlock also cites a magazine piece on the science of politics recalling early Middle West days.
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Brand Whitlock
Springfield
Iil
Cleveland
Belgium
Big Matt
Ashington
Mr. Whitlock
Rank
America
Reducing Gasoline Costs and Oil Use
The Department of Agriculture seeks to boost domestic oil heating by using more residual crude oil after gasoline production. Arthur H. Senner notes 20 to 68 percent of oil distillate remains as light oil fit for burners, urging efficient use of vast stored oil to address a national supply imbalance.
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Department of Agriculture
Arthur H. Senner
Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Fuel Oil Use Expands From Cars to Heat Homes
The text notes fuel oil already powers heat for homes and industry and fuels railroads and steamships. It explains 28 million motor cars demand gasoline, boosting gasoline related by products and oils. Expanded domestic heating use could reduce gasoline costs for cars, benefiting motorists.
Tire care guidance from Washington circular No 841
The Bureau of Standards issue circular No 841 with tire maintenance tips. It covers inflation, proper wheel alignment, avoiding flat tire runs, wrapping spare tubes, avoiding rusty rims, loose tire chains, even brake operation, removing slivers from solid tires, prompt repairs, and cautious driving to prevent excess wear. It notes inflation tables for pneumatic and solid tires and warns against overloading and underinflation. It briefly explains fabric, cord, inner tubes, cushion and solid tire types.
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Bureau of Standards At
Washington
Orange City Schoolboys Shot Girls Stockings
School Notes in the Orange City Journal cautions that thoughtlessness leads to harm. Bean shooters once provided fun for boys but shooting at girls and at authorities’ faces crossed a line and was banned to prevent injury.
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Faces
Orange City Journal
Fire destroys Oldest Reformed Church at Newkirk
The First Reformed church of Newkirk in Sioux county was leveled by a mid Tuesday fire, with only the piano chairs and an oil stove saved from the blaze. Overheated furnace cited as cause. Firefighters from Alton and Hospers battled the flames as the parishioners faced a loss tied to a new lighting system an almost new organ and recent decorations. Rev. L Dykstra led the original congregation formed in 1882 and Rev Z Roetman now serves as pastor.
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Newkirk
Sioux County
Aiton Democrat
Alton
Hospers
First Reformed Church of
L. Dykatra
North Orange
Z. Roetman
Pella
Central College
R. D. Douwatra
John Ter Louw
Mr. Roetman
Reformed Church
Leighton
Central
Hen lays eggs with heavy feed in good health
A six pound hen laying 144 eggs annually yields about eight times her weight in eggs. A hen producing 240 eggs per year yields about five times her body weight. For such hard work a hen must be vigorous and in the best of health.
Commission warns firms to settle unfair ads without court
The commission reports success in addressing misleading advertisements across various business firms. Offenders are urged to resolve complaints and abstain from unfair trade practices to avoid prosecution.
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Manufac
Census Bureau Invites Public to Use Its Statistics
The United States Bureau of Census receives 48 000 inquiries annually covering nearly every aspect of economic business and social life. It is a vital government resource and invites the population to call on its statistics to aid in handling daily contacts and affairs with the world.
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United States Bureau of Census
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