Survey of the World's News effort in Congress for cabinet homes
Representative Stephen B Ayres of the eighteenth New York district pushes a bill to appropriate 500000 to buy homes in Washington for cabinet members and the president’s family. He argues it will attract poorer men to service and boost the executive pool significantly. Also notes on Balkan atrocities estimates by a London Times correspondent, Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial progress in Caldwell New Jersey, uniform dress debate in Minnesota, Viscount Haldane visiting for the American Bar association, and upcoming U S naval fleet itinerary and state prison reform efforts in Illinois.
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Congress
Washington
Stephen B. Ayres
New York
Ayres
London Times
Turkey
Seres
Strumnitza
Gumuldjina
Keshan
Drama-Nevrokop
Novy
Plevna
Demir-Hissar
Djuma-i-Bala-Novrokop
Epirus
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
John H. Winley
The
College of the City of New York
Association
Andrew Carnegie
Viscount Haldane
Great Britain
American Bar Association
Montreal
Frank H. Kellogg
London
Lord Haldane
England
State Department
Irwin Laughlin
Kellogg
Stow Unseasonable Goods Out of Customers Sight
A small shop should limit stock visibility by seasonal items and store large, unwieldy goods at the rear or sides. Keep a few samples on display to aid sales while avoiding a cluttered, mussed storefront that turns buyers away.
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New York Press
Neck rings mark beauty among Shan women of Burma
In the Shan hills of upper Burma, women seek lengthened necks as beauty. From childhood they wear brass rings that tighten over time, with new rings added as the strain relaxes. They also wear heavy rings on their legs.
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Upper
Burma
Practical Spraying Timetable For Peaches And Plums
Practical farming guidance from Kansas Agricultural College outlines spraying schedules for peaches and plums. It stresses timing around bud swell and blossom drops, lists chemicals arsenate of lead and copper sulfate, and notes weather impacts and equipment choices for different orchard sizes. It also includes a brief aside on collar fit for bulky horses.
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Albert Dickens
Kansas Agricultural College
A Man's Judgment and a Ring in a Club Case
A club story recalls judging others after a ring goes missing at Mr. Jack Williams' musicale. A man contends with risk, suspicion, and social backlash as he follows risky logic to leave the ring or take it. In time, Stewart’s involvement and a detective reveal the truth, showing judgment misapplied.
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Jack Williams
Stewart
Williams
Jack
Mr. Stewart
Ohio State College farm help bureau connects job seekers and employers
The College of Agriculture at Ohio State University formed a bureau to unite farm workers with those needing help. Applicants may write to the institution, and their statements are recorded. When a match arises, they are notified of the counterpart without any endorsement of merit.
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College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Lkither
Rat Proof Room Guarding Farm Grain in Maine
A Maine farmer frustrated by grain losses from rats built a large barn room fully enclosed with quarter inch galvanized wire screen on all sides floor ceiling and door and windows. He placed sacks of grain inside and found the space utterly rat proof. The writer suggests corner rooms and pantries could be similarly screened.
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Maine
Roots or Silage for Small Dairies
Hoard's Dairyman argues roots are more economical than silage for small dairy herds. Mongels yield large per acre. Prefer fall manuring before plowing and a spring seed bed kept fine and level.
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Hoard’s
Millet Good For Fowls Feed Use In Chick Diets
Millet seed is widely used in commercial chick feeds. It forms an admirable base for young chicks when combined with other grains broken to a suitable size, supporting growth in the early life stages.
Great American Hog Facts and Figures Praising the Pig
A 1920s style piece argues the American hog is the most economical animal. It cites government experiments showing hogs waste less food and produce more meat per weight than cattle sheep or poultry. The hog’s carcass yields high meat value and benefits soil fertility by consuming waste fruit grain and vegetables.
Is He Working For You A Humble Gas Engine Hireling
A Iowa Flomestead item humorously extols a small gasoline engine as a versatile hired man. It will turn the grain mill and grindstone, pump water, run the washing machine and clothes wringer, operate the sausage grinder, and asks only board in return. It notes the engine is particular about its meals, though it eats only while at work.
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Iowa
Jacob's Dream at Bethel A Lonely Exile Transforms
Jacob travels 400 miles from Beersheba to Haran as a lonely exile. He camps on a bare rock pillow and dreams of a ladder to heaven with angels. Jehovah promises protection, land, and a numerous offspring, reinterpreting Isaac's blessing and foreshadowing Israel's future. He rises with fear and reverence, anoints the stone, sets up a pillar, names the place Bethel, and vows faithful service and tithes if guided and prospered.
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Haran
Jacob
Issan
God
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Heaven
Isaac
Jehovah
Bho
pThou
Abraham
Rod
Holy of Holies
Bethel
Luz
Yoyow
Hecob
Diod
Aly
Ducal
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Guantanamo
1Linois Womu
Democratic League
American Press Association
Memorial Association
By A. Purdy Lawson
Shropshire Lambs
Chicago
Henry L. Wardwell
New Yorker
America
Berean
Israel
Christ
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