President Coolidge’s message to Congress reports national progress
President Coolidge delivers the Sixty-ninth Congress message praising overall progress and prosperity, endorsing the new revenue bill, urging restraint on new obligations, and highlighting budget savings. He stresses tax reduction through expenditure cuts, supports the budget bureau, and outlines foreign policy, defense, agriculture, reclamation, coal, and waterways plans, urging consolidation of railroads and civil service reforms.
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Washington
Coolidge
Sixty-ninth Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Union
Bureau of Budget
Army
Department of Commerce
Departments of Commerce and Labor
Last
Coal Commission
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Civil Service Act
Internal Revenue
Calvin Coolidge
Christmas Parcel for Miss Melinda
Melinda Brown pursues marriage with shy Peter Moffat for two years. After a Christmas misread, Moffat discovers her infidelity and confronts her with a demand to marry. Melinda yields, and they plan a wedding for the next day.
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Miss Melinda
Marion R. Reagan
Melinda Brown
Peter Moffat
Peter
Melinda
Chicago
Phtha Moffat
Mr. Moffat
George
Springfield
Delayed Appreciation in Youth and Family Ties
A fragmented reminiscence reflecting on how youths grow to value cherished joys. The text hints at a father figure and a distant relative named Santy and Ping, with incomplete lines suggesting a personal, familial memory and emotional learning.
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Santy
Ping
Manure substitutes for soil crops and vegetables
Farm researchers note stable manure is increasingly scarce and costly. Commercial fertilizers can supply nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash more efficiently, though organic matter from manure remains valuable. Rhode Island trials show 16 tons of manure plus 1,000–1,500 lb fertilizer per acre can match 82 tons manure yields, with green manures sustaining beet, spinach, and carrot yields even at 8 tons manure.
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A. W. Blair
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rhode Island Experiment Station
Decline in Prevalence of Parasitic Sheep Scab
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports a noticeable drop in sheep scab prevalence. Federal inspectors found about 15 percent fewer scabby sheep than the prior year after inspecting roughly 25 million sheep and supervising dipping of more than 4 million. Montana and Nevada reported no infections, Utah sees rare cases, and other western states show decreases except South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming where it remains prevalent.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Nevada
Utah
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
To Avoid Trouble Give Ewes Proper Attention
Old ewes require careful management to prevent losses beyond what young ewes incur. Even under good care, aged flocks suffer higher mortality, risking profits in inexperienced hands. The main risk is overestimating a sheep’s age, as teeth only gauge up to about four years.
Farm Facts and Dairy Suggestions for Winter Feeding
Practical tips on keeping ice houses ready, drying seed corn, grinding grains for dairy cows, protecting young trees from rabbits, cooling milk promptly to at least 50 degrees, feeding grain to milk ratio, and selecting economical lard hogs with strong body, arched back, smooth sides, and deep ham.
Ten Commandments for Mothers From Chicago Health Chief
A 68 page Chicago health department guide urges mothers to follow ten rules for infant care. Do not deprive the baby of breast milk, avoid soothing syrups, tailor feeding to each child, keep baby out of shared beds, welcome fresh air, limit handling, avoid kissing on the mouth, stop scolding, don't spoil, and shield the infant from colds and contagions.
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Bel
Massachusetts
Department of Health
Health Department
Chicago
Doctor Bundesen
Mothers
Cedar chests not foolproof moth guards say experts
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists Frank Rabok and B A Back report cedar chests fail to kill moths or eggs. proper preparation of clothes is required before storage. Thorough brushing, cleaning and sunning, plus rapid in and out actions and tight joints, reduce moth risk. use paupostene wash to be safe.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Frank Rabok
B. A. Back
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Court of International Justice
Senate
Permanent Court of International Justice
America
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
Farm Loan Board
Intermediate Credit Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Railroads
Civil Service
Santa Herom
Arthur
Kansas City
Brown House
Western Newspaper Union
Ellis Parker Butler
St. Nicholas
Cour mx
Frederick R. Gree
Health
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