Whiskey ban on medical list tightens 1926 rule
Prohibition rules issued by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews bar whiskey brandy and gin in medicinal preparations effective February 1 1926. Wines and alcohol may be used in non beverage preparations while physicians prescriptions permit treatment with distilled spirits. Manufacturers must file histories of their formulas and operations to continue non beverage uses. Genuine liquors will go to druggists for physician prescriptions.
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Prohibition Department
Andrews
Mahaska County Study Center Sees Strong Attendance
Mahaska County teachers gathered at the high school for the second Study Center despite poor roads, totaling 223 attendees including 95 rural teachers, 66 from grades, 80 from other counties, 14 students, and 10 non-teachers. Lectures covered curriculum, study techniques, geography, forestry, reading, and literature visualization, with positive feedback from participants.
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Mahaska County
Ing
E. W. Goeth
Louise Hearst
Grace Gaarder
Extension Department
Pruning trees and fruiting habits in horticulture
Long column discusses proper pruning times for fruit trees and shade trees, with February to March recommended for fruit trees while noting shade trees can be pruned in late summer. It covers branch cutting, tree openness for light, damaging crossings, and painting stubs. Also includes notes on weather observation tests and broadcast reception conditions.
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Chicago
Observation Stations Seek Causes of Radio Fading
Investigation of radio fading on a scale unseen in the United States will be conducted in mid January at twenty observation stations. J. K. Smith of Stewart-Warner Corp announces the plan. Previous experiments used only two or three stations with negligible results. The cause of seasonal signal strength variation remains unexplained.
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Mr. Smith
Stewart-Warner
Government
Weather Bureau
U. S
United States
J. K. Smith
Stewart-Warner Corporation
Two Men to Each Section of Wheat
America keeps the world wheat lead as tractorized farming advances. An NA Ford? Farm Equipment Manufacturers research bulletin says two men can handle 640 acres, a section of wheat land, without extra help. The Campbell wheat ranches on Crow Reservation in Montana saw the first.
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America
Research Department
The
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
Campbell
Crow Reservation
Montana
Spray the Hen Roosts to Get More Eggs
A historical note urges frequent spraying of hen roosts to boost egg profits during winter. The National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers promotes dry warm poultry houses, quarterly whitewashing, and weekly spraying of roosts nests and floors with a hand sprayer to kill insects.
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National Association’ of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
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A. P. Verploegh
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