Northern and Western Youths Join Washington Club Delegation
Potatoes corn and canning club members from northern and western states travel to Washington to receive diplomas from the secretary of agriculture. About 12 girls and 15 to 20 boys from the region attend, with additional state leaders and supportive local groups financing travel. The article highlights wide growth of potato and canning clubs, cross‑regional cooperation, and vivid examples of youth initiative in farming projects.
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Washington
Canning Club
Corn Club
Secretary of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Ohio
Utah
Iowa
Michigan
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
General Education Board
New York City
South
North
Sennan
Cleveland
Seiy Pesta
Potato Club
Idaho
Wyoming
Upper Michigan
Dakotas
Minnesota
Postcard for newlyweds travels through Kaiserhoff mail
A long decorated wooden postcard addressed to Air and Mrs. Roy D. Lee of Pueblo, honeymooning here, arrives after they depart. Clerk E C Bennett first tries a mailbox, then shelves, then forwards it to Rose lawn cemetery, Pueblo, as their likely destination, noting the card bears thirty four stamps and many hearts and cupids.
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Denver
E. C. Bennett
Kaiserhoff Hotel
Air
Roy D. Lee
Pueblo
Bennett
United States
Roselawn Cemetery
Colo
Remedy for High Cost of Living
Doctor D G Lusk argues fuel for the body should cost no more than twenty cents daily. He urges a thorough understanding of what food really is as the remedy to rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. G. Lusk
Ashes to Germany by parcels post under registrar permit
Under a registrar's permit the ashes of Miss Henrietta Branning a school teacher will be sent to Germany by parcels post from Paterson New Jersey.
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Paterson
N. J
Henrietta Branning
Germany
Diversification of Southern Farms Promises Major Gains
The piece argues farmers can exceed the current average staple yields by up to twofold through shifting from cotton to pastures forage crops and livestock. It urges collaboration among farmers, corporations, banks, and government agencies to educate and reform farming practices, promoting permanent pastures, legume crops, and soil restoration to boost prosperity in the cotton belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Alford
Cotton Belt
United States Department of Agriculture
State Departments of Agriculture
Holland
Cotton
Southland
Livestock Aims to Save Cotton Belt and Boost Soils
Advocates argue that silo use and cottonseed meal can keep wealth at home, while lime and ash content in southern feeds support robust crops. Dr. Tait Butler notes southern feeds meet plant mineral needs, eradicating the cattle tick would unlock large land areas for cattle and crop integration, boosting livestock farming as a cornerstone of cotton belt prosperity.
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Tait Butler
Cotton Belt
Farm Soil Improvement Methods
Five ways to enrich soil are listed: by barnyard manure, by growing and feeding clover and alfalfa, by plowing under green crops, by plowing under cornstalks and straw, and by applying commercial fertilizers.
Hard to Understand Woman
In Houston, a local incident centers on a man confessing he kissed a woman in a dark hallway and attempted to excuse it as a mistake. The woman pretended anger, then grew genuinely upset as the situation unfolded.
RUB-MY-TISM Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement touts RUB-MY-TISM as a cure for rheumatism and various aches. It lists neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and more with a price of 25 cents and the word Adv. included.
Public misses image of sinking schooner Marjorie Grown
The Times reports the schooner Marjorie Grown was taking on water and about to sink when picked up in the open sea. The New York Mail notes the public misses the illustration showing the vessel just as danger neared.
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the Times
Marjorie Grown
New York Mail
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America
Chigg
Houston
Carranza
Mexico
Madero
Gustavo Salinas
Machine
Syracuse University
Alberto Galinas
Troy Polytechnic
Qouthern Farms
Universal Farm
Bermuda
Alabama
Hanford
Adv
Tutt
Piso
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