Windmill Power vs Gasoline Engine in Water Pumping
Extension Service compares windmill and gasoline engine costs for pumping water. Windmills cost 15 cents per 100 barrels versus 68 cents with engines when gas is 18 cents a gallon. Windmill life 24 years, engine 12. Suggests larger wheels and storage tanks to maximize wind use and notes wind speeds 6 to 15 mph. Recommends 10 foot wheel and 2 1/2 inch pump cylinder for reservoirs. larger cylinders for shallow wells. Discusses Farmers Institutes and short courses funded by state and federal funds. details available from Extension Service, University Farm, Lincoln.
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Nebrask College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Farmers’ Institute
Farmers’ Institutes
Extension Service
University Farm
Lincoln
Water system advice for farm homes from College of Agriculture
The Agricultural Engineering Department at the College of Agriculture Lincoln advises farmers that house water can be supplied with modest extra cost when installing farm systems. Farmers needing a simple, customized water setup can request information by applying to the department.
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College of Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering Department
The
Lincoln
Book list on rural life for pastors and teachers
A list of 21 books on rural community life and its problems and solutions was prepared by the College of Agriculture for pastors teachers and rural life workers at the Rural Life Conference held at the University Farm. The list may be obtained by writing to the extension service College of Agriculture Lincoln.
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College of Agriculture
University Farm
Lst
Xtension Service
Lincoln
Poultry Weights tabulated by Lincoln College of Agriculture
The Poultry Section at Lincoln College of Agriculture has published weight tables for pullets hens cockerels and cocks of various chicken duck geese and turkey breeds. These tables cover standard weights and are available upon request from the college.
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Poultry Section
College of Agriculture At
Lincoln
Mother of Billy Sunday Is. Déan. Mary Jane Stowell
Mary Jane Stowell aged seventy six mother of Billy Sunday was found dead in bed at the Sunday home at Winona taking Ind Her death was due to heart trouble and came very unexpectedly When she remained in bed longer than usual Sunday went to her room He thought she was asleep and did not realize that she was dead until he touched her face The funeral will be at Ames Ta on Wednesday.
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Billy Sunday
Déan
Mary Jane Stowell
Winona Take Ind
Sunday
Ames
Hughes Declines Nomination Urges Progressives to Back Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt writes to the Progressive National Committee in Chicago urging support for Charles Hughes. The committee votes 32 to 6 to endorse Hughes, effectively dissolving the Bull Moose as a national party. Hughes welcomes Progressive aid and commends Roosevelt’s wartime slogan for Americanism.
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G. O
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Bull Moobe
Charles & Hughes
Hughes
Bull Moose
O. K. Davis
Progressive Party
Mughes
Militia Hurries to Border Under Wood Appeal
Major General Leonard Wood reported an urgent appeal from the War Secretary to deploy at the border at once. Governor's Island records waived medical exams for the emergency. Fifteen thousand National Guardsmen from New York Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut have begun the march, with several western regiments joining.
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Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Baker
Governor's Island
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Backache Warning for Kidney Trouble Spells
An advertisement warns that backache can signal hidden kidney disorders and urges prompt treatment. It cites Bright's disease risk, urges Dean's Kidney Pills, claims wide use with 40000 recommendations, and includes a testimonial from Sidney B. C. Goodell of Sidney. Price 50c. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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United States
Iere
Sidney
B.C. Goodell
Dean
Mr. Goodell
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth
Real estate ad from Sidney Lumber Co invites readers to secure a home in a premier town with emphasis on quality housing and local services. The message positions the company as a trusted source for home construction and improvement needs in the area.
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Earth
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Extension News Service
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U. P. Hotel
Sidney Lumber Company
Sidney, Nebraska
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the Home of Quality
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Standard Poultry Weights
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