Early Pony Express Origins and Farm Accounting Trends
The text recalls the 1848 start of a pony mail service from Yerba Buena to Independence and the 1847 use of unposted letters. It notes California’s rapid growth during the gold rush and cites counterfeiting arrests. It also reports a Michigan State College study showing 1935 farm cash receipts averaging 2826 dollars with net income around 1158 dollars, plus inventory gains and home production use.
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Pony Express
California
Samuel Brannon
The
California Star
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Pioneer Pony Express
Independence
Michigan State College
H. A. Berg
Berg
Sanilac County
Michigan Seeks 1937 Soil Plan Expansion for Farmers
The 1937 national soil conservation program, outlined by Secretary Henry A. Wallace, adds emphasis on range and grassland practices and higher payments for vegetable and fruit growers. Michigan remains in the North Central Region, with counties to host meetings and bases for soil depletion to guide conservation efforts. The plan maintains payments to counties for administrative costs and promises a minimum $20 earning for any producer, regardless of farm size.
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Michigan
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Congress
North Central
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Parson Jones Mixes Biblical Tale With Odd Details
An account from a Rotary Club guest speaker recounts Joshua Jones’s interview with a church board. Jones delivers a convoluted and comic version of the Good Samaritan story, adding improbable elements and biblical misreferences before noting a local accident involving Mr Pfahler and his wife.
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Lid
Parsons Jones
Jerusalem
Jericho
Sheba
Delilah
Mt. Ararat
City
Jezebel
Crow requests worry cafe owners in Ohio
Dr. Blair Talbot of Toledo, president of the Ohio Crow Hunters Association, faces restaurant owners asking where to buy crows and at what price after introducing crow as a delicacy at a Columbus banquet. Also notes a blue duiker at Fleishhacker Zoo and Michigan State College short courses starting January 4.
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Blair
Talbot
Toledo
Ohio
Crow Hunters’ Association
Crow
Columbus
Maitre
Michigan State College
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Feather River
Stockton
San Joaquin
Express Company
Eiveryone
Springfield Union
Stutt
Ned Moore
Dolly Madison
White House
Idouly Madison
Western Newspaper Union
Stath
Sam Pfahler
Pfahler
Monroe
Fleishhacker Zoo
Osborne
Ios
Nell
Uction
G. Washington
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