Production of Silver Foxes Profitable Ranch Industry
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1151 surveys silver fox farming as a profitable, well managed ranch industry. It notes 500 ranchers, 12 000 to 15 000 foxes in 1922, and 8 million dollars invested. Emphasis covers stock quality, ranch layout, feeding, sanitation, and disease prevention to boost pelts and breeding stock demand. The bulletin is available free from USDA Washington.
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Frank G. Ashbrook
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Best Quality Crops Profitable on Farm Revenue
The article explains the profit in producing good quality crops and dairy items. It notes the price spread between good and poor quality goods often exceeds production cost differences. Proper tillage spraying and care drive the extra value and long term return, beyond mere expense.
Prune Tomatoes and Tie to Individual Stakes
Pruning and staking tomatoes to individual stakes produces earlier larger and more uniform fruit with steady cultivation through the season. Tying should be tight at the stake and loose around the stem using cuttable materials like twine or rag strips. Harvesting is easier without trampling the vines.
Alfalfa Proves High Quality For Feed and Drought
Alfalfa serves as excellent green feed for growing stock and cured hay provides valuable winter feed. It withstands prolonged drought and popular varieties include Grimm and Turkish.
Drive for Better Sives Sees Growth in May Participation
May activity in the Better Sives Better Stock campaign shows 553 individuals signing agreements to use pure bred sires for all livestock including poultry. The total cooperating livestock owners now stands at 10,964, with about 1,500,000 head of stock improved through this program led by state authorities and the USDA.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
States
Ducks Easy to Raise for Home Flocks
Ducks are hardier than chickens and easier to raise, needing little care at brooding time, especially when they hatch as the weather warms.
Uncertain moods thwart success and tradesman trust
A LondonAnswers essay argues that mood swings and unreliability hinder progress. It compares the uncertain person to a slow tradesman and urges self control, consistent behavior, and reserve of private misfortune to avoid affecting others.
Sioux City World War tribute honors 114 dead
Fred W. Pierce, historian of the Edward H. Monahan post, received praise from the national executive committee for directing the Gold Star ceremonial in Sioux City Iowa. The three day event featured war scenes, pageantry, music, and orations and drew many locals, featuring escort of Gold Star mothers and wives. Proceeds supported the Legion fund for perpetual overseas grave decorations.
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Fred W. Pierce
Edward H. Monahan
American Legion
Sivour City
Legion
National Executive Committee
Monahan Post
Sioux City
Pierce
Heat Waves Turn City Streets Into Scorching Maze
A noon scene shows pedestrians sinking into softened asphalt while a barefoot newsboy dodges scorching heat. The crowd slows as traffic directions struggle, and the boy finally uses his cap as a heat barrier then sits on it awaiting his turn.
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Trafic
Placing the Boy Anxious for a Literary Career
A parent debates the future of a son eager for literature. The caller asks whether to place him in the army or navy, weighing career paths in a tense domestic moment.
Boyish Requests Highlight Salads and Salt in London Punch
A humorous exchange from London Punch contrasts a boy asking for more chicken to finish a delicious salad with a small boy seeking a bit more of every element to finish a delicious salt. The quip showcases playful wordplay on food and terms.
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London
Widow’s Wealth Sparks Businessman Stalking Rumor
In a pane of gossip reported by the New York World and Globe, professional man Fred faces a tale that he neglects his enterprise to pursue a captivating widow, whom sources describe as having considerable wealth, prompting industry chatter.
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Fred
Stalker
Ted
New York Cun and Globe
Opening of the Season at the Beach
Tessie proposes a swimming trip for next Sunday while Jessie hesitates. They reference a handsome Ife guard who saved them last year and note he won’t graduate college until the first of the month.
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Tessie
Dearie
Jessie
Ife
Naval Academy honors bold athlete Harry Bolles
Harry Bolles of Yakima Washington, brother of Lemuel Bolles national adjutant of the American Legion, has earned varsity letters in crew football boxing and wrestling at the United States Naval Academy. He is a World War veteran Ensign Bolles won the Naval Academy Cup for athletic advancement and earned his commission after a rigorous exam. He served two years on the transport Great Northern gun crew.
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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Harry Bolles
Yakima
Wash
Lemuel Bolles
Natonal
American Legion
Sam
Ensign Bolles
Great Northern
Naval Academy
Legion Posts Aid Ten Thousand World War Veterans
American Legion posts nationwide will assist ten thousand World War veterans now in government training to reenter civilian life within months. Employment agencies run by the Legion will work with major corporations to place veterans in jobs matching their training.
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American Legion
Ufe
Legion
Veterans entertain with aged trio at St Paul Legion
Civil war veterans were entertained by St Paul Minnesota American Legion members. A trio of older men provided music and sang old war time songs. The combined ages totaled 234 years with the youngest at 74.
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St. Paul
Georgie Frog Starts Up His Own Bug Snapping Business
Georgie Green Frog decides to go into business and listens to many advisers. He weighs ideas about ability education and using his head while deciding to mix work and pleasure. He sets up the Delicious Fly and Bug Snapping Business and sings a gleeful jingle while waiting for customers.
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