Bankers and Farmers Unite Across States for Farm Aid
A nationwide banker farmer movement expands with state and county bankers associations and the American Bankers Association partnering with agricultural colleges and county agents. Missouri funds youth clubs and soil lime. Kentucky reports seven percent dairy cattle rise and scrub bulls eliminated. New York distributes 20 000 farm credit statements.
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Bankers’ Associations
American Bankers Association
Bulletin of the Agricultural Commission
Missouri
College of Agriculture
Saline County
Kansas
Extension Service
Louisiana Bankers’ Agricultural Committee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Committee On Agriculture
The
State Bankers Association
New York
Agricultural College and Bankers
Bankers’ Agricultural Committee
Farm Bureau
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nort Dakota Agricultural College
Montana State College
Idaho
Oregon
State
Bankers Agricultural Committee
Agricultural Commission
California
Arizona College of Agriculture
Bankers County
New Mexico
Clovis
Colorado College of Agriculture
State Bankers’ Committee
Nebraska
Lown
State College
D. H Otis
Agricultural Commission American Bankers Association
Popular French Provincial Furniture at Home Interest
The article notes American interest in French provincial furniture notably Nor Ody Breton Alsatia and Provence for its simple graceful tine and comfort suited to many homes. It highlights its rising popularity in American households and its fit with current home styles.
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Nor Ody
Breton
Alsatia
Provence
America
South American Missile “Rolas” Described
The Rolas are a missile weapon used by the Guinehos of South America and others. It consists of two or three balls of stone iron or other material attached to a thong. The third ball may be attached on a shorter cord to entangle animals.
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South America
Mottled wall finish technique described in text
Instructions describe applying wall paint over a ground color while wet. The surface is then textured using crinkled wrapping paper held near the wall to create a mottled effect.
Malay pirate gullivets described as armed gullivets
The text explains that Malay pirate vessels were large rowing boats with two masts and high triangul sails, fitted with a few small swivel guns, and known as gullivets.
Satire Figure The Yahoos in Gulliver's Travels
The Yahoos are fictitious figures in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. They are described as slaves of the Houyhnhnms the horsefolk and they bear a form that mixes human and equine traits. The section uses this grotesque image as a biting satire of humanity.
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Swift
Gulliver
Illinois News Brevities Chronicle Tragic Incidents Across State
Reports from Rock Island to Joliet recount multiple fatalities and injuries. Sidney Carney, Rock Island County adviser, died in a southern Rock Island auto crash. Mrs. Helen Severns committed suicide in Galesburg after fearing wedding collapse. Major Milburne Jackson of Chicago suffered serious injuries near Belvidere in an auto crash en route to Camp Grant.
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Sidney
Carney
Rock Island
Helen Severns
Galesburg
Henry Manhold
Dixon State Hospital
Rockford
Arthur Fellisher
Ilinois Industrial Commission
David Detz
Hquor
Detz
James Nester
Constantinople
Maj
Milburne Jackson
Chicago
Eighth Infantry
Illinois
Belvidere
Camp Grant
Jackson
A. Parnstera
Moline
Mary Jane Witherspoon
Augustus J. Belz
University of Ilinois
LaSalle County
William J. Butler
St Charles School
B. W. Norton
Vernon Plager
Reed
Plager
Republican State Central Committee
Rathbone
Richard Yates
Ruth Hannah McCormick
Clifford Ireland
Peoria
Col
T. B. FF. Smith
Carbondale
Carlinville
Edward Coetz
Goetz
Deneen
Yates
Fort Sheridan
Paul B. Malone
Jockey Club Plans Major Washington Park Upgrades
The Illinois Jockey Club informs Homewood officials it will exercise an option on 12 acres south of Washington Park and invest in a $2 million to $3 million program to modernize the track. Plans include beautification, improved facilities, and possible electrification of a branch of the Illinois Central railroad. The option dates to a 1926 lease, with intent to buy at $1,800 per acre, debated by the village board next week.
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Washington Park
Illinois Jockey Club
Halsted Street
Ridge Road
Homewood
Jockey Club
Washington Park Institution
Homewood Track
Lincoln Fields
Crete
Illinois Central
Chicago Heights Star
Regretted Economy Parable of Self Denial
The quotation reflects a middle aged speaker’s regret over omitted indulgences rather than purchases. It echoes a cautionary moral on restraint and self worth, attributed to a narrator figure in a humorous, old fashioned proverb.
Time Perception Depends on Note or Limitation Law
The piece contrasts how time seems to pass when focusing on a promissory note versus the statute of limitations. It explores differing legal timelines and their impact on obligations, obligations, and potential remedies.
Harvard Forms Its First Alumni Association in 1840
The Harvard Alumni Association traces its origins to 1840 when the first alumni group was established. This early organization connected graduates across years and laid the groundwork for ongoing alumni networks.
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Harvard
How To Catch A Bear
A Pennsylvania Conservation Commissioner describes trapping a bear using a corral with a log gate. The process includes lassoing two feet, collaring, forcing the bear to bite wood, and guiding it into a hidden crate with crew aiding to restrain the animal.
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Conservation Commissioner
State of
Pennsylvania
Contractor Right Allows Start Anywhere On Road Section
Springfield Illinois under a ruling by the attorney general's office a state highway contractor may start work at any point on the section he holds the contract for. He may begin at either end or in the middle the law permits this unless a special provision dictates otherwise.
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Springfield
Ill
Attorney General’s Office
Kankakee County
Price surge for giraffes prompts potential buyers strike
The Field Museum of Natural History notes rising giraffe prices, a trend likely to anger buyers. The editorial suggests a buyers' strike if the situation worsens in a quiet Seattle context.
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Field Museum of Natural History
Seattle News
Tree Planting a Virtue in a Child’s Future
An editorial allegorically links growing a tree to a child’s development, praising confidence in the future and virtues like intelligence thrift and fairness as seeds that will bear fruit later in life. The piece emphasizes steady nurturing and prudent character as the root of lasting growth.
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Powe
Nantucket Sleigh Ride Term Describes Whaling Tows
The phrase Nantucket sleigh ride describes a whaling boat being towed after a whale. It captures a historic hunting method where the whaleboat is dragged by a fleeing whale, creating danger and endurance for the crew.
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Nantucket
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Banker-Farmer
Bankes
Bankers’ Farm Schools
State Bankers’ Agricultural Committees
Kansas Agricultural College
Bankers’ Farm School
Rip van Winkle
Washington Park Race Track
S Jockey Club
I. C. Electric
David Harum
U.S
Federal
Washington
First National Bank
Dolton, Il
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