Irrigation Soil Studies Highlight Alkali and Seepage Risks
The report from the Division of Soils notes extensive mapping of irrigated districts in the West, detailing alkali accumulation, seepage water issues, and subsoil rise due to canal leakage. It urges canal company protections and liability for over irrigation, with pamphlets planned for quick distribution.
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Yellowstone Valley
Montana
Pocos Valley
New Mexico
Bast Lake City
Utah
Salta
Irrigation and Kindred Studies Open a Wide and Profitable Field
A broad discussion on irrigation science highlights the need for trained personnel to plan and publish research. Western colleges push education in soil physics plant pathology and irrigation to reclaim arid lands. The piece notes the 1899 assessment filings and the value of affidavits, plus a note on mail service costs and a Deaf Institute fundraising appeal.
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Western Agricultural Colleges
Women Opening Government Jobs Across Departments
In the Ladies' Home Journal Barton Cheyney argues women qualify for many government roles on equal terms with men. He notes the current low ratio of women in federal service, but cites 190 women among 428 appointments in Washington in 1898 and lists roles from clerical work to assistant microscopists and translators as open to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Barton Cheyney
Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
Pledges and Quinine on a Washington Streetcar
The Chicago Chronicle quotes a Chicago man recalling a Washington streetcar sighting. A widow of a state department figure takes morphine in Indiana fashion with a young companion nearby. The tale leads to the joke of a bachelors club urging marriage to widows, with fines for noncompliance and vague engagement notes.
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Washington
Chicago
State Department
Cleveland
Tim
Indiana
Chicago Chronicle
Weat
New York Herald
Pulea
It Looks Like Rain Weather Exchange
Fragmented dialogue describes misinterpretation of rain with humorous talk about the sky and weather. Characters chase clarity as rain seems imminent, debating terminology and the threat of getting wet before reaching shelter.
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van Tier Jamain
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