Hughes argues for federal aid to farming and tax-exempt bonds
Former Justice Charles Evans Hughes defended the constitutionality of the Federal Farm Loan Act in a Kansas City federal court appearance. He traced government aid to agriculture from seeds and weather services to land banks, bonds, and tax exemptions, arguing such measures protect the nation’s food supply and support farming finance.
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Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Kansas City
Hughes
Congress
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Weather Bureau
Army
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Hughes
Muscle Shoals Town Built Fast for War Plant
Muscle Shoals Alabama grew from 800 to over 21,000 in seven months around the government ammonium nitrate plant. The Air Nitrates Corp under the Ordnance Department organized city services from housing and real estate to sanitation, police, health, education, and welfare to support a permanent, self governing community amid malaria, pneumonia, typhoid risks, and a harsh northern Alabama winter.
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Alabama
United States
Canada
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Air Nitrates Corporation
Ordnance Department
Health Department
New York City
Muscle Shoals Sanitary District
United States Public Health Service
Secretary of War
Ordprice Department
Aken ER
Petroleum applications show mite control in poultry
Entomologists from the United States Department of Agriculture tested many insecticides and found that a few thorough applications of crude petroleum to the interior of poultry houses could abate poultry mites.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pounty
Rouses Net
Women in Japanese Industry Surge Despite Poor Conditions
The War Work Council of the YWCA reports more women than men in Japan’s industry during World War I with 850000 women workers, including 80000 under fifteen. In Tokyo 100000 women operate in 62 industries, many facing long hours, dormitory living, and tuberculosis risks. YWCA plans dormitories and recreation programs in factories, partnering with managers, notably Mrs. Suzuki, a leading producer who employs 1000 women and funds a training school. she warns materialism threatens Japan while urging women's development.
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Japan
War Work Council
Young Women’s Christian Association
Tokyo
World Service For Women
Young Women's Christian Association
Suzuki
America
Japan Says Women Key to International Friendship
Japanese diplomats in Washington argue that genuine international friendliness rests on how women from nations relate and cooperate. They credit the Y W C A with fostering cross cultural understanding through recreation, study, and sport, promoting the 3 million dollar World Service program across multiple regions.
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Washington
Japan
America
United States
India
China
South America
Egypt
Beria
Near East
Mexico
Young Women Trainees from Forty Four States in YWCA School
Seventy plus young women from forty four states and nine countries attend the National Training School of the Young Women’s Christian Association in New York. They study methods and aim to take up YWCA work in the United States or abroad while expanding evening and daytime programs.
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China
Philippine Islands
France
Bulgaria
Hell and
Besa
Armonth
Canada
Mexico
The
Young Women's Christian Association
New York
Α. Woc
Y. Woc
Amortization Explained for a 1000 Dollar Loan
A description of amortization showing a $1,000 loan at 6 percent interest repayable over 38 years with semiannual payments of $85. The method uses a table to allocate each payment between interest and principal and to determine the remaining loan balance on any installment date.
Best Way to Handle Manure
Barnyard manure contains many weed seeds and near surface storage leads to weedier fields. Haul manure to the field soon after production and plow under in spring to reduce weed growth and save work.
Fall Plowing Desirable and Depth Records Noted
Fall plowing is highly desirable in many localities. The text also notes depths of 204 feet for diving, 182 feet for useful work, and dives to about 150 feet by sponge and pearl divers without armor.
Daily Thought Critics Satire on Today Reflects Weakness
A brief reflection notes that tomorrow mocks today by highlighting its flaws. The quote attributes the idea to Young and presents a concise meditation on perception and time. The line implies irony and social commentary typical of reflective editorial voice.
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Daily Thought
Medicinal Beech Uses Across Temperate Regions
The beech tree, common in Europe, America and Asia, provides tar creosote used in medicine. Creosote, creosote carbonate and gua jacolate supplement hygienic efforts that reduced deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Europe
America
Asia
Animal disease costs farmers millions annually
Animal disease such as hog cholera and foot and mouth are described as costing farmers and the public vast sums each year. The article notes agricultural leaders are fighting these diseases and that farmers may ultimately benefit from about 200 million dollars lost yearly to these causes.
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P. Barto
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