Wildlife destruction and farm losses cited in national survey
The article cites biological survey estimates of $400,000,000 in annual crop and forage losses from rodents and other wildlife, plus $200,000,000 to households and $20,000,000 for animal losses. Extermination efforts, including coordinated state action, are described, along with several local incidents and infrastructure updates.
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Biological Survey
United Sites Department of Agriculture
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Praine
United States
United States Railroad Administration
Secretary Payne Named Interior Secretary by President
Letter From Washington notes President Wilson appoints Hon. John Barton Payne of Virginia with West Virginia ties to the Interior post, succeeding Franklin K. Lane. Payne, a famed jurist and former Shipping Board chairman, is lauded for his service and regional impact alongside West Virginia figures like Newton D. Baker and John W. Davis.
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John Barton Payne
West Virginia
Franklin K. Lane
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West
Payne
Chicago
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Shipping Board
Interior
England
D. W. Gall
Pepto Mangan Promises Vital Blood Health
An old advertisement urges readers to take Pepto Mangan to build red blood during flu danger. It claims influenza weakens blood and that a tonic helps recovery, noting physicians endorse the product and urging buyers to insist on Gude's Pepto Mangan in liquid or tablet form.
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Gude
Public Farm Sale At Long Farm Near Rippon Station
Discontinuing farming. sale at Long farm 1 4 miles north of Rippon Station, 4.5 miles south of Charles Town, Jefferson County WV, Friday February 27 1920 at 10 a.m. Includes 8 horses and colts, 122 head of high grade Durham cattle, dairy stock, farming implements, four-horse wagon, manure spreader, plows, rollers, harness, chickens. terms: 12 months on sums 510 and over with negotiable note, cash under 510. Sale rain or shine. Walter Stickles, Chas. T. Engle & Bro. Aucts.
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Rippon Station
Charles Town
Jefferson County
W. Va
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Dlackmare
Durham
Newlea
Jefferson Bank & Trust Co
Walter Stickles
Chas. T
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