Shelterbelt project to start in March across western plains
Washington notes the shelterbelt program begins planting about March 1 with 100 miles of first year strips 10 rods wide. North and South Dakota will receive most of the plantings, Nebraska 20–25 miles, Kansas about 15, Oklahoma and Texas around 10 miles total, aiming to reach across from Canada to Texas cropping.
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Washington, D. C
Paul H. Roberts
Forest Service
Roberts
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Canada
Farmers Use Loans To Pay Taxes
William S. Myers, FCA governor, reports farmers used over 45.2 million dollars from farm credit loans to pay taxes. Federal land banks loaned 1.494 billion to farmers from 1933 to 1984. 45.2 million matched tax payments, aiding tax sales avoidance and land retention. Tax delinquencies fell 17 percent in 1933, with overall farm real estate taxes dropping from 58 to 39 cents per acre since 1929, Indiana seeing a drop from 1.39 to 0.55 per acre.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Credit Administration
William S. Myers
FCA
Myerss
Myers
Indiana
Governor Cochran urges in kind seed loan payment to Roosevelt
Governor Cochran wired President Roosevelt proposing farmers repay government seed loans with in kind payment or labor under relief programs. He argues seed grain is scarce and costly now, and next season supplies and prices could improve, reducing farmers' cash burden.
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Lincoln
Cochran
Roosevelt
End of Season Quip Sparks Laughs
A playful exchange ends the season with a joke about hair pins and a swallowed one, triggering lighthearted chatter among players and staff.
Compensation Won After Drought Hits Wheat Harvest
Mrs Bentover recalls drought losses of over 6000 bushels of wheat while Mr Bentover jokes about salvaging salt from shakers during the dry spell. The exchange reflects hardship and resilience in a rural community.
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Bentover
Taking Their Turns in the House No. Order of the Bath
A short Pearson's Weekly quip about domestic hierarchy in a house where a child named Willie is asked to define the Order of the Bath. The dialogue sets a playful tone on family roles with a child speaking first.
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Willie
Baby
Johnny
Pearson's Weekly
Sowa Tit Bits Magazine Item
A fragment notes a person named Jim being spoken to by Hy and mentions a comb used to smooth hair in a casual, gossip style fragment from Sowa Tit-Bits Magazine.
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Jim
Census Night at the Gambling House
In a terse exchange Cactus Joe denies raiding a gambling den, joking that everyone in town is there to take the census. The scene captures a breathless, rumor-filled moment as townsfolk gather around the house in question.
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Cactus Joe
Four Year Old Confuses Cowl with Faucets in Visit
A child visiting the city for the first time points out a cowl and believes it is a horse, while the mother explains the confusion by noting the faucets. The lighthearted exchange illustrates early observations of common objects during a city visit.
Christmas Quip About Help and Aunt
A witty exchange notes the speaker telling their maid she does not look a day older, aiming to please Aunt with a holiday compliment. The joke hinges on playful flattery about aging and a Christmas cheer seen in a household banter.
Early Commercial Appliance Use in Ancient Times
A dialogue notes the paradox of ancient tools with a humorous aside about a “loose-leaf age” in the Garden of Eden. The reference uses playful anachronism to hint at early practice of organizing information.
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Garden of Eden
The Retort Discourteous Angry Wife in Answers Magazine
A brief dialogue from Answers Magazine features a sharp exchange where the wife scolds the husband for marrying poorly chosen, while the husband defends his decision by claiming he did his best. The exchange captures a witty, domestic argument tone typical of the periodical.
Bug My Gosh Says A Horse Shoe Is Not Lucky
A humorous caption or quirky item notes that superstition about horse shoes being lucky is questioned or dismissed in a lighthearted tone. The piece evokes a rural or comic flavor with playful exclamations.
Bloom er Frock For Playful Girls Pattern 9086
Adorable bloomers frock with over the shoulder yoke puffed sleeves and front buttons. Size 2 4 6 8 10 patterns include four to five white collars. pattern 9086 costs fifteen cents and ships from Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
Quarrel Over Politics Shared by Cactus Joe and Crimson Guid
In a plainspoken exchange, Cactus Joe explains that after repeated quarreling Crimson Guid and he chose to let political leaders bear full responsibility for the ongoing argument. The remark signals a decision to disengage from partisan fighting.
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Cactus Joe
Competition Courageous Rescue by Firefighter Yeh
A Montreal Star report credits a fireman Yeh with a brave rescue. The account notes the rescuer faced three others who tried to intervene and required bold action to complete the aid.
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Sage
Montreal Star
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Finney
Ted O'Loughna
Y Western Newspaper Union
MR. Finney
NWA Arithamatick
Crimson Guid
Ila Dial
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