Vetoed Pensions Bill Faces Senate Challenge
President Harding vetoed the Bursum pension measure citing a $108 million annual cost and a $50 billion long term obligation. He objected to extending benefits to widows married two years and warned of broad fiscal risk. Senator Bursum, author and pensions chair, said he would seek passage over the veto despite low odds.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Ife
Bursum
Bursuin
Senate Pensions Committee
Training the Foreign Born in Public Schools
Figures from the Bureau of Naturalization show 245000 students enrolled in English and citizenship classes in public schools nationwide last fiscal year. Textbooks and aids reached 8625 communities, helping learners with literacy and language to read, speak, and write English while understanding the Constitution and American government.
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Washington
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of Labor
Brighter Farm Outlook Promised At Nebraska Meet
C E Bass president and James Wallace secretary of the Mid-West Implement Dealers association report a brighter year for Nebraska farmers due to higher product prices in their annual convention speech. The fourteenth annual convention adjourned after sessions here.
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Omaha
Nebraska
C. E. Bass
Mid-West Implement Dealers’ Association
James Wallace
Redemption of Victory Bonds Prompted for Immediate Payment
Washington announces about 250 million dollars of Victory notes called for redemption on December 15 remain outstanding. Holders are urged to present notes bearing letters A to F prefixed to serial numbers for payment. Also noted are a 2.3 million dollar appropriation for forest roads and rural post roads under the federal highway act in the agricultural bill. Baltimore reports the death of Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell at age 63 in Washington after a long illness.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Baltimore
Alexander Graham Bell
Indians in Western Canada Make Agricultural Progress
Indians of western Canada are making good progress as agriculturists, per a report by W M Graham, commissioner of Indian affairs. The past season saw them harvest 836,617 bushels of grain across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Winnipeg
Man
Western Canada
W. M. Graham
Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Washington Urges Bigger Federal Buildings in 140 Cities
A government proposal calls for larger federal buildings in 140 cities at an estimated cost exceeding 40 million dollars. The report to Congress outlines anticipated needs and funding plans to accommodate growing federal operations nationwide.
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Washington
Leather Losses Can Be Reduced
The United States Department of Agriculture urges better tanning and care of hides to cut losses estimated at 15 million dollars annually. Farm and country butchers supply about 80 percent of hides and skins, with carelessness causing substantial value loss. Modernized processes and ashore knowledge could conserve millions in leather goods.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
More Milk Consumed Small Towns Lead
United States milk and cream use is rising with seven tenths of a pint per person daily, up from six tenths a decade ago, a 17 percent increase per USDA figures. Data from health departments of 356 cities cover over 2 million people, showing regional and city-size variations in per capita consumption.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
East South Central States
New England
Colfax County Cuts 14% Grade to 6% on Roads
The Colfax County Public Works department reports completing a road improvement that lowered a steep grade from fourteen percent to six percent. The project, funded from maintenance funds, reduces wear on teams and vehicles, prevents washouts, and lowers transportation costs. The department notes over 1500 miles of similar roads built statewide and highlights self-financing benefits.
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Colfax County
Department of Public Works
Wages and Production and the Social Balance
The New Tfu yan Journal-Courier argues wages must be tied to production to improve social conditions. It warns a wage focus alone creates distress, urging a joint effort by legislators and administrators to align economics with human effort and justice.
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Tfuyan Journal-Courier
Dentist Directory Listing for Dr Pettibone 161 Taxl
Local telephone directory note lists Dr. M. E. Pettibone a dentist at 161 Taxl with office over The Larson Music Store and phone number 419.
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M. E. Pettibone
Larson Music Stee
New findings on rust mite life history in citrus
The U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology reports new insights into the rust mite life cycle on Florida citrus, detailing host plant challenges, testing of sulphur and sulphur compounds, and continued use of Bordeaux emulsion spray for simultaneous control of citrus diseases and insects. Experiments pursue an adhesive to keep sulphur on foliage longer.
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Florida
Bureau of Entomolgy
United States Department of Agriculture
Mureau
Printing of Quality Work Promised by The Telegraph
In a concise appeal the Telegraph invites readers to seek high quality printing services, promising reliable outcomes for newspapers, pamphlets, and other printed materials with professional standards and dependable turnaround.
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Telegraph
Fragmented tale of a troubled editor and a bizarre exit
A man running a publication faced harsh, unclear criticisms about press honesty. Weeks later he cried, begged us to omit his drinking and misdeeds, and stunned neighbors by an unhinged rooftop incident with a fox. The piece ends with a note on nature and exchange.
Birds Help Fight Pests Across Crops
The Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture notes birds aid pest control over large areas, often performing the work of protecting crops. In Utah, migrating Mormons encountered block crickets, small short-winged grasshoppers, which birds devoured as part of their beneficial impact on agriculture.
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Utah
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Monument to Utah gulls aiding crops survives in Salt Lake City
In a historic note, vast flocks of California white gulls appeared to help farmers by destroying crickets that plagued crops. The birds’ aid saved the next season, and a monument in Salt Lake City commemorates their valuable assistance to Utah’s agriculture.
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Anman
California
Viermans
Utah
Stinds
Salt Lake City
Phone No 8 Commercial Hotel Office Bus to Any Part of City
Office at the Commercial Hotel advertises contact details and a city bus service. The terse line notes a phone number and a bus route offering rides to any part of the city, reflecting a simple local service notice.
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Sidney
FORD
M. W. Osborn
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic States
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Burlington
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Detroit
the McDonald Motor Sales Company
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