Milk at Night Needs More Icing Say Dairy Officials
The U S Department of Agriculture urges extra icing for night milk deliveries. It warns that quick delivery does not guarantee rapid refrigeration, notes higher temperature risks, and advises insulating containers and keeping bottles cold to 50 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Simple water system plan eliminates daily cattle watering
A farmer describes a plan to water cattle from pasture without driving them to the barn. He bored a 1%-inch hole near the tank bottom, installed a nipple, and connected it outside the tank with a coupling to a pipe running to a drinking station.
Watering system uses globe valve and goose neck drain
Beaty describes a field watering setup with a large tank fed by a 1%-inch pipe and a goose neck drain to prevent freezing when the supply tank is full. An incline between tanks is required for operation, and a 1%-inch pipe was used though 1 inch would also work.
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D. G. Beaty
First Indiana egg laying contest starts in Clay county
The 12 month program begins March 1 with 100 hens from Medi terranean American and English breeds gathered at a Clay county farm. Records of each hen’s characteristics will guide monthly comparisons and stock selection for profitability. A note on dairy also stresses generous hay and grain rations to boost milk output.
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Indiana
Clay County
United States Department of Agriculture
Go Back In Production Calf Feed Guidance
The text notes dairy practice where cows return to prior production levels year after year. It emphasizes feeding roughage and abundant clover or alfalfa hay to the calf to sustain or improve intake and health, suggesting hay as essential in maintaining production capacity.
Government Obtains Federal Restraining Order Against Rail Strikes
The United States Government secured a temporary federal restraining order to stop railroad shopmen and allied groups from interfering with railroad operation. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty argued the action to preserve government authority and the open shop, warning unions cannot dictate to the nation. Judge James H. Wilkerson set September 11 for a hearing.
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Chicago
United States
James H. Wilkerson
Harry M. Daugherty
Washington
France seeks conference on war debts and reparations
Paris replies to Britain's circular note by urging a general conference with all affected nations to consider cancellation of interallied debt and reduction of German reparations. France says it cannot commit to payment schedules until such a conference is held.
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Paris
Earl of Balfour
Britain
France
Debate Over Rhine Troop Stay Prompts Reopened Inquiry
The American government through a channel apart from its Paris embassy restarts questions on keeping U S troops on the Rhine. French reaction is said to be indifferent while Germany favors remaining troops as a calming influence on occupation forces in Belgium France and Britain.
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Paris
Rhine
de Meve
Oklahoma Congressman Purchases 28 Planes at Selloff
Republican congressman Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma bought 28 airplanes at a government sale at Southern Field. He said he would use the planes for political purposes in Oklahoma and other states.
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Americus
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Southern Field
Southern Firemen Balk Asheville Trains Refuse Movement
Firemen on Southern trains No. 21 and No. 4 refused to move in Asheville North Carolina after an altercation between a hostler helper in the Southern Railroad yards and a Deputy Marshal.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Railroad
Southern
Terms Rejected in Washington-Negotiations with Soviet
Government officials in Washington say informal talks on sending an American Technical Commission to Russia to survey the economy are closed. They state the United States will not meet the Soviet demand for reciprocity in exchange terms.
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Washington
Russia
Old Red Schoolhouse Gone Marks Rural Education Shift
The old one room schoolhouses vanish as rural districts adopt consolidated, modern schools with multiple rooms, libraries, and updated curricula. Historic contrast shows former manual tasks and single-teacher setups replaced by graded schools, diverse subjects, and regulated equipment. Times have changed for farm students since the century's end.
St Helena and Elba Ties to Napoleon History
The piece tracks Napoleon’s exile sites Elba and St Helena and notes public unfamiliarity with Elba, Waterloo aftermath, and Boer War era use of St Helena as a prison site. It highlights James Town’s wealth surge from British troops and prisoners and mentions sharks off St Helena and escape attempts by Boer prisoners aided by boats.
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St. Helena
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jamestown
Red Sea
United States Time Zones Defined by Regions
The article outlines the U S standard time zones. Eastern Time covers the Atlantic coast to a line through Sandusky and Mansfield and from Columbus to Zanesville then through Huntington West Virginia Norton Virginia Johnson City Tennessee Asheville North Carolina Atlanta Macon Georgia and Apalachicola Florida. Central Time runs from that line to a line through Mandan North Carolina Pierre South Dakota McCook Nebraska Dodge City Kansas and along the western Oklahoma and Texas boundary. Mountain Time extends from the second line to the western Montana boundary and through Pocatello Idaho Ogden Salt Lake City Utah Parker and Yuma Arizona.
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United States
Atlantic Ocean
Sandusky
Mansfield
Columbus
Zanesville
Huntington
W. Va
Norton
Pricking the Bubble in Bar Fight Sparks Church Rift
An Eastern visitor notes Deacon Summers lost prestige after a rough bar-room brawl while Arkansan locals deride his handling. The exchange reveals tensions within church circles as the incident fuels debate about Summers role and character.
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Summers
Arkansas
American Legion Weekly
Limit to His Appetite Bobble Dinner With Uncle
A boy named Bobble dines with his uncle who serves a large portion of every dish. After dessert is offered he explains he cannot eat it because his appetite does not hold much tonight.
Heart Disease On The Rise In City
Dr Louis I Harris reports rising heart disease in the city to Acting Health Commissioner Dr Frank J Monaghan. He notes higher infant and adolescent female incidence, rising male cases after age twenty four, and urges early detection and removal of at risk youths from strenuous industrial work. He warns public authorities, parents and employers share responsibility for preventing cardiac deaths.
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Louis I. Harris
Bureau of Preventable Diseases
Frank J. Monaghan
New York
New York Times
Tells of Green Fields of Arctic and Its Friendly Climate
Stefansson explains that the Arctic, due to low flat coastal plains and minimal glaciers, offers a warm disposition toward humans. Caribou herds number in tens of thousands, musk oxen roam, and a thriving insect and bird life flourishes in brief Arctic summers.
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Arctic
Mr. Stefansson
Alaska
Where to Buy One Baby Brother
Betty and Jean argue over who has newer things. Betty trumpets a baby brother as hers. Jean then asks where Betty bought him, revealing the joke turns on where to buy a brother.
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Betty
Jean
The Limit Language Test in a Hotel Lobby
A boastful linguist challenges a friend by dictating a paragraph. Hugh Hughes chops a yew log while a man in dark blue asks about his ewes. Hugh offers to accompany him across Europe to search for the missing sheep.
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Boaster
Hugh Hughes
Hugh
Europe
Spinks Confusion Stirs Child With Egypt Washington Link
A reader recounts telling a child her father slept and warning siblings to keep quiet. The seven year old asks what a Spinks is, and another child explains a Spinks as a big thing in Egypt that resembles George Washington. The tale blends mishearing and language play.
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George
Spinks
Robert
Egypt
George Washington
Boston Transcript
Cave shelter linked to ancient munitions factory in Kentucky
Professor A M Miller of the University of Kentucky reports caves and rockhouses in Wayne county Kentucky reveal an ancient arrow head workshop. In one site fourteen miles east of Mill Springs arrow heads lay on the floor and bones in a cave suggest burial use by aborigines.
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Mill Springs
Wayne County
Kentucky
A. M. Miller
Department of Geology
University of Kentucky
Miller
Lion attack halted by lone motor horn in Africa
Two native drivers guided a wagon with sixteen oxen near Nakuru in the Uasin Gishu railroad region when three lions attacked. The oxen panicked and dragged one carcass along the road as the lions pursued. A lone motorist used his horn to frighten the big cats, causing them to retreat into the bushes while the oxen paused at the road side.
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Africa
Nakuru
Opposing Views Spark A Humorous Verse Exchange
A witty dialogue features a hen pecking creature calling opportunity a single chance. A large man reasons that might helps, though not ideal. An atheist mocks religion as lazy explanation. The failed flirt expresses regret for silence, and a baby dismisses the verse with a simple bah.
Auto Look Bad and Two Short Letters
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Jones and Mr. Brown commenting on a man's appearance after a coincidence meeting and a car encounter. Farm Life humor notes a wife and husband correspondence with short, touching replies.
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Mrs. Jones
Mr. Brown
Fred
Lottie
New York Evening Mail
Golf Club Dilemma Painfully Simple
A Detroit Free Press quip notes many club members do not know how to play golf. The tongue in cheek exchange questions why one should join a golf club if skill is rare among members.
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Detroit Free Press
Record Earth Gliding and Jar Cover Test Notes
The entry cites John Henry Mears’s 1913 record for the fastest circumnavigation in 81 days 21 hours and 3 minutes. It also gives a jar top test to check for defects by inspecting a nail gap between lid and glass and lists Belgium’s population as 1 478 840 according to official figures.
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John Henry Mears
Belgium
Past and Present and The Goulds Jewels Dinner Tale
A Lakewood dinner party reveals Mrs. Gould’s disdain for divorce and a guest admires her wedding ring, noting its age and heavy design. The tale contrasts past expectations of lifelong marriage with modern attitudes. An unrelated ad asserts Dr Peerys Dead Shot expels various worms and cleans mucus in one dose.
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George Gould
Lakewood
Dissipated Creature and a Locomotive Conversation
A humorous exchange between a passenger and a driver on train life expectancy. The passenger questions the average locomotive lifespan, and the driver cites about thirty years, joking that heavy smoking shortens its life.
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