Coolidge Takes Up His Duties As President
Calvin Coolidge becomes the thirtieth president after the death of Warren G. Harding. He takes the oath at Plymouth Vermont at 2 47 a m and is sworn by his father, a notary public, in the Coolidge home. He receives news of Harding's death by telegram and issues a brief statement as nation reacts.
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Coolidge
President
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
White House
Harding
George C. Christian, Jr
Bridgewater
Ludlow
Mrs. Coolidge
President Harding Dies in San Francisco
The message from Calvin Coolidge notes President Harding died suddenly at 7:30 p.m. while with family in San Francisco. Doctors cite a brain embolism or apoplexy as the probable cause. A telegram to Mrs. Harding from Plymouth Vermont offers sympathy and prayers.
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Calvin Coolidge
Grach
Coolidge
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Cal
Plymouth
Gheorghe B. Christian, JR
Silent Cal Coolidge Rise from Northampton to Vice President
Calvin Coolidge built a long career in Massachusetts politics from Northampton city council to mayor and state representative, then senate president, lieutenant governor, and governor. His 1919 Boston police strike handling earned him the nickname Law and Order. He later refused early nomination talk before earning the 1920 GOP nomination and vice presidency.
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Northampton
Mass
Massachusetts House of Representatives
State Senate
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Boston
State Guard
Law and Order
Terms Used by Farmers Explain Feed Components
A Clemson college expert details key feed terms such as protein carbohydrates fats nitrogen free extracts crude fiber and ash. It covers protein sources for livestock including cottonseed meal soybeans peanut meal and alfalfa hay, and notes minerals like calcium phosphorus and salt often missing from rations.
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W. D. Salmon
Clemson College
Acid Phosphate Boosts Farm Yield by Manure Mix
Ohio experiment station director C. J. Williams reports adding 320 pounds of acid phosphate with eight tons of barnyard manure raised corn by 10.61 bushels, wheat by 5.2, clover by 920 pounds, stover by 585, and straw by 614 over three years. Valued at given prices the acid phosphate increase equals $17.50, about $149 per ton, with profit potential though results vary. even half the gain could justify balancing manure with acid phosphate.
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C. J. Williams
Ohio
Sweet Potato Diseases Threaten Oklahoma Yields
D. C. Mooring of Oklahoma A and M extension warns two diseases cut sweet potato yields. Black rot and stem rot or wilt cause yellowing and plant death. Infected plants should be dug and burned to prevent diseased seed next year.
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D. C
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Turners County Farmers Build Prosperity From Dairy and Poultry
United States Department of Agriculture notes Turn er county Georgia farmers shifted from cotton after boll weevil threats. By 1922 milk cattle hogs and poultry boosted income to 1 000 000 with an average 600 per farm. A creamery expanded from 100 to 800 patrons and hog shipments and chick hatchings increased. Cooperative efforts and extension work drove the rural success.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Turner County
Keep Farm Water Free From All Contamination
Advice from Extension Farm Engineer W. H. Mc Pheeters urges farmers to prevent water contamination by proper well construction and location. Recommendations include thick clay surrounding bored or dug wells, substantial footing, water tight platforms, sloped ground, and avoiding pits or cess pools near water sources. Use sanitary toilets or septic tanks to protect drinking water.
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W. H. McPheeters
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Bordeaux mixture spray for foliage and fruit disease control
Spray can control many foliage and fruit diseases on garden and truck crops. Use power sprayers for large areas, hand sprayers for gardens. Bordeaux mixture is most satisfactory, with varying strengths. add resin fish oil soap to improve performance. Apply a fine mist to both leaf surfaces. Paris green or arsenate of lead may be mixed in without harming the blend.
Hot Water Essential to Sterilize Milk Vessels
Scalding hot water is essential to sterilize dairy utensils in both seasons. The text notes summer requires sterilizing vessels more due to higher temperatures aiding the process.
The Wreck of the Limited
John Enderby awakens at a train wreck site after a crash that leaves him numb and alone. He returns home to found Anne with a stranger claiming to be his late husband John’s ally. Florence reappears to reclaim him, revealing his life and love shattered by the disaster.
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Florence Neasden
Enderby
Philadelphia
Florence
Anne
Hnderby
John Enderby
John
Dessert Cake Honors Bishop Visit in Tientsin
In the English and American business exile colony at Tientsin a social highlight was the Episcopal bishop's visit. A Chinese cook prepared an exquisite menu, with the dessert crowned by a frosted cake bearing the inscription Hurrah for God.
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Tientsin
China
Harper’s Magazine
Strike Invited Husband Quarrel Over Meals
A report notes a domestic dispute where a husband and wife clashed over meals, with the expression strike invited used to describe the heated exchange. No injuries reported.
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Womad
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Chicago Woman
Mrs Helen Sevcik of 2711 Thomas St Chicago writes she recovered from backache weakness and other female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She offers to write to any woman facing similar issues and answer questions. The ad cites decades of similar positive reports and urges use of the remedy.
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Chicago
Til
Lydia E. Pinkham
Helen Seveik
Thomas St
Ill
Lydia
Pinkham
Mint Patch Decoy At Roadside Eatery
A roadside restaurant keeper explains he cultivates a large mint patch as a decoy to lure curious passersby. People sniff and seem hopeful, but often leave without wine, prompted to order buttermilk or a similar drink instead.
Handkerchief Woes Prompt Laundering Advice
A vintage advert advises washing children s handkerchiefs with good soap and rinsing in water dyed with Red Cross Ball Blue, noting they often look hopeless after washing.
Premier Baldwin's Son a Radical
The Living Age notes that Premier Baldwin's household includes literary figures as close relatives. Oliver Baldwin, one of his sons, is described as a confirmed Socialist and a fierce critic of Bolshevism due to his experiences with Bolsheviks in Armenia.
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Premier Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Rudyard Kipling
Professor Mackail
Oliver Baldwin
Armenia
A Matter of Necessity
Hale asks if Wilkins supports disarmament. Hardy confirms and adds Wilkins will sell his shotgun to pay the rent.
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Hale
Wilkins
Hardy
Faith Shattered by Pin Farewell to False Idea
A terse warning about clinging to a mistaken belief and the pain of discovering it was wrong. The line likens belief to a pin that wounds when it scratches the skin of conviction, illustrating the sting of realization.
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Georgia
Limited
By Edward Levine
Western Newspaper Union
Sidney Watson
Cleveland
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Jaques Capsule Co
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New York
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