Alaska Station Reports Success Growing Cabbages
Report from the Fairbanks Federal agricultural experiment station notes cabbages grown to scale from seed at the neighboring station within two degrees of the Arctic Circle. The interior yields include turnips parsley carrots parsnips radishes and many annual flowers. seeds of smooth brome alfalfa and Medicago falcata are abundant. a Siberian spring wheat strain adapted to Fairbanks led to 175 acres sown in 1922.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Agricultural Experiment Station
Fairbanks
Alaska
Lerriary
South Dakota
Siberia
Quiet or Nervous Habits in Social Sitting
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes that fidgeting while seated disrupts conversation and signals a lack of poise. It urges training to keep hands and feet still except when needed, arguing calm posture reflects mastery and dignity in social interaction.
Notice of Discharge of Bankrupt in Nebraska Court
In the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska North Platte Division In the Matter of Virgil Marsh Bankrupt Case No 1420 in Bankruptcy Voluntary Petition On this 30th day of April 1923 on filing and reading the petition of the above named bankrupt for his discharge herein it is ORDERED that the 4th day of June A 1 1928 be and the same is hereby fixed as the date on or before which all creditors of and all other persons interested in said estate and in the matter of the discharge in bankruptcy of said bankrupt shall if they desire to oppose the same file in my said office at North Platte Nebraska in said district their appearance in writing In opposition to the granting of said discharge and also within ten days thereafter file in my said office specifications of the grounds of said opposition Witness my hand hereto at my office in North Platte Nebraska the day and date herein first above written Writer V Toogland Referee in Bankruptcy.
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United States District Court For
District of Nebraska
North Platte
Virgil Marsh
Nebraska
Toogland
Meat-cutting Demo Draws Over 600 Men to County School
The meat-cutting demonstration took place in the county school auditorium and drew more than 600 men, showcasing butchering skills and techniques of the era.
Dust Explosion Prevention Urged for Commercial Groups
A fire prevention bulletin from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States urges local chambers of commerce to study dust explosion hazards. Sponsored by the USDA Bureau of Chemistry, it calls for two committees to map risks, secure industry cooperation, and send doubtful dust samples to Washington for assessment. It also proposes safety device guidance and a Buffalo Chamber safety course for superintendents and foremen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Loci Chambers of Commerce
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
National Fire Waste Council
Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Inspectors Keep Insect Pests Out of the U S
Federal Horticultural Board inspectors and customs officers intercepted living European corn borer larvae in broomcorn stalks in passengers baggage in March. One interception involved a third class traveler from Italy bound for Missouri, another a passenger from Germany. The cases underscore the need for careful baggage inspection at ports of entry and plans to expand such work as funds allow.
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Federal Horticultural Board
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Italy
Missouri
Germany
Federal Horieultural Board
Suspicious Sign and Bank Employee in Western Town
A bakery owner noted for wearing a hat in the bank spots a bank employee, a Black worker, repeatedly cashing checks. When asked why he does not keep a bank account, the employee jokes about Panama heat and fear of departure. Burguess Music Store advertises new pianos at secondhand prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Burgess Music Store
Law Student Day in Toulouse in the Sixteenth Century
A Detroit News clipping recalls a day in the life of a sixteenth century Toulouse law student. Rising at four, lectures from five to ten, dining at midday, and study through the afternoon, with Greek and Latin after supper. Holy days featured mass and vespers, with music and walks on other days.
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Warlod
Henri de Messes
Toulouse
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Euripedes
Demosthenes
Cicero
Virgil
Horace
Detroit News
McDonnells Weather Woes Halt Farmland Work
A week of heavy snow rain and frequent lightning has left the ground saturated and kept farmers away from fields. Mr and Mrs J B McDonnell are mentioned among local residents affected by the soggy conditions.
Local Families Share News From Crook And Sterling
Mrs McDonnell and daughter visit Sterling while Mrs Dobbs receives care. Frank Loudy and Roy English deal in potatoes and produce. Prairie fields green again after recent snow as Cross families attend pie supper and Sunday School. Various visits noted among English McDonnell Loudy Reeves and related households.
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Mr. Job
Elvis Cook
Dubbs
Dorothy
Nora English
Frank Loudy
Roy English
Bloom
Little Son Mein
Denver
Trenry Rodgers
Chas Simpson
Willard Marshall
Sterling
Ed. Rodgers
Meyerholtz
Sprecker
Reeves
Z. E. McDonnell
Crook
Vernon
Pleasant Valley School
Pleasant Valley Cemetry Fund
Ellis Frakes
Hillsdale
Sidney
Pipeline firm to base office force in Kearney Nebraska
The project team will base headquarters in Kearney for the new pipeline office force. The Sinclair company plans to invest about 20 million dollars in Nebraska for the route from Seapot Dame Wyoming to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Pipeline Company
Seapot Dame
Wyoming
Kansis City
Sinclair Company
Nebraska
Butchering Demonstration Teaches Value of Purebreds
A Colorado county agent reported to the USDA on a demonstrative butchering and pork-cutting event using two market hogs. One was a purebred Duroc Jersey and the other a scrub red hog. Hogs weighed similarly live, but the purebred showed about seven percent higher dressing percentage and about two dollars more in value, despite being half as old and consuming less feed.
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Colorado
United States Department of Agriculture
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Alaska Station
U. S
London
White Cove Valley
J. B. McDonnell
Margaret McDonnell
Raymond Lope
Dobbs
Frank Tloudy
Harry Reeves
Ilazel Marshall
Frank Skurdle
Mr. English
John McNonnell
Prairie
Liberty State Bank
T. J. Halslander
Third Street
Union Pacific
Union Paific
Union Ppavifie
Avery-ize
Wes
Avery
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