Chalmers Touring Car Hits 586.8 Miles in Chicago Loop
A Chalmers seven passenger tourer ran 586.8 miles through Chicago’s dense Loop traffic in 24 hours starting Monday noon and ending Tuesday noon. The test used only high gear, with low and intermediate gears removed. The car averaged just over 14 mpg and demonstrated engine cooling and flexibility according to an AAA Contest Board certificate.
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Chalmers
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Chicago “Loop
Chalmers Stock Car Sets Enduring Road Record Feats
Certification describes a Chalmers seven passenger stock car driven 24 hours in Chicago with 586.8 miles at 14 mpg. It details 1916 records Chicago to New York 1047 miles in 31 hours, Wilkes-Barre hill climb win, Pike's Peak class victory, Detroit to Indianapolis record, Atlanta to Chattanooga fast time, and Dallas to San Antonio beat of Katy Limited.
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Chalmers
Chicago
New York
Packard
E. C. Patterson
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Detroit
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
South
Dallas
San Antonio
Selecting Rugs and Home Decor Advice From Nebraska Extension
University of Nebraska home economics advises rug choice to harmonize with walls and furniture. Guidance covers color restraint, multi color rugs for varied pieces, and sizing tips to avoid bare floors. Additional Nebraska extension notes urge full corn feeding for hogs to boost gains and profits, plus sunlight-informed wall colors for rooms with little sun including warm rose gray cream tan and avoidance of blue.
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Home Economics Department
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
The
State University
Seed potatoes need healthy stock to curb Fusarium losses
If potatoes remain part of the diet, seed selection and inspection deserve attention. Fusarium species cause heavy losses, but use of healthy seed can prevent much damage. If seed potato quality is in doubt, send specimens suspected of being diseased.
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Department of Agricultural Botany
College of Agriculture
Planting Potato Peels Proves Unprofitable
Horticultural experts advise against planting potato peels or small seed pieces. Tests show insufficient reserve food to establish a strong root system, leading to low yields and poor plant growth. The practice is not profitable compared with standard seed pieces.
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Horticultural Department of the Colleges of Agriculture
Coal color thoroughbred stands for suckling colt sale
A coal colored thoroughbred horse, weighing 1300 pounds, will stand on the farm in the west half of section 3-15-51, about nineteen miles northwest of Sidney, to stand for a suckling colt for twelve dollars.
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Wil
Sidney
Dairy and Creamery Dysentery Prevention and Treatment
United States Department of Agriculture outlines causes and remedies for calf infectious dysentery or white scours. Irregular feeding, dirty milk, damp stables, and improper sanitation trigger outbreaks. separation, disinfection, reduced feed, and sterilized pails help. Treatments include castor oil, bismuth preparations, limewater, white clay mixtures, and formalin in milk, with serum from biological producers offered as a modern option. Deaths occur within days if untreated. no definitive cure exists, and containment rests on sanitation and veterinary guidance.
Feeding Sows in Corn Districts Requires Balanced Ration
In corn rich districts farmers tend to feed sows almost exclusively on corn, which cannot yield best results. It also risks excessive fattening and heating during gestation. A balanced ration of ground corn, ground oats and wheat middlings with supplemental tankage linseed meal or skim milk is recommended.
Keep Cows Off Soft Pasture Advice Reflected
A brief note counsels delaying cows to pasture, warning that early turnout damages soil and grass by trampling roots and leaving holes. Authors urge patience, suggesting longer delay yields better grazing and land health.
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American Automobile Association
Giant’s
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Wilkes-Barre
J. A. Bentley
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Beatrice
Animal Husbandry Extension Service
Gage County
Ellis
University Farm
Lincoln
Jumho
United States Department of Agriculture
R. E. L. Jackson
Cash Grocery
E. Anderson
J. J. Treinen Proprietor
Frank Haller
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