Kansans Rise To Harvest The Great Wheat Crop
In May Kansas enacted a broad mobilization of town and city volunteers to aid farm labor during the emergency harvest. Some doubted the effort but the harvest army of nearly 100,000, including men women and boys, worked in fields and kitchens to save the wheat crop with substantial local support and much of the labor supplied from within the towns.
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Middle West
West
Washington
Hindenberg
Kansas
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas Wheat Harvest Spirit Proclaimed as Do It Now Faith
The piece mocks critics of USDA limits and urges Kansas and other states to harvest wheat despite claims of impossibility. It cites heroic persistence, urging states like Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota to act and prove doubters wrong with decisive effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Kansas
de Luxe
Where Probation Originated in Massachusetts 1881
Probation began in Massachusetts in 1881, marking the origin of formal probation practices. The concise historical note highlights Massachusetts as the birthplace of probation.
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Massachusetts
Prevent Caterpillar Plague Starlings Help Birds Eat Caterpillars
The greediest earth creature is a nestling bird which eats its own weight daily and grows rapidly. A captive robin needs fifty earthworms per day while European jays’ offspring reportedly consumed about half a million caterpillars in a season.
Royalties Spark Fame for Thin Copper Tip Shield Inventor
A man who introduced a slender copper strip to protect shoe tips years ago earned about 4 million dollars in royalties. The story highlights the enduring value of a simple engineering idea and the wealth it generated for its inventor.
Rheumatism Arrested by Blood Purifier Scott Emulsion
Purported health ad urges readers with muscle pains and stiff joints to purify the blood to arrest rheumatism. Claims cod liver oil in Scott’s Emulsion strengthens organs and serves as Nature's blood-maker, aiding thousands unable to find relief. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J.
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