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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
6
Monson Maine Legion post winners in an essay urging public monuments streets cleanliness playgrounds band stands gyms and halls plus quarry work programs to stimulate Americanism and draw families and workers to town with patriotic entertainments and civic projects.
A Canadian Great War Veterans' Association member lauds the American Legion for its friendship and support to Allied veterans. In a letter to the Veteran editor, he recounts how the Legion helped him from destitution to a federal job via a Tacoma post, embodying the motto Every returned man a job.
A rookie assigned to cavalry against his will objects that he has never ridden a horse. The sergeant replies that they will start him with a horse that has never been ridden, starting both together.
In a humorous exchange from the American Legion Weekly a teacher reminds Willie Wiseacre to sit beside Mary Jones. Willie replies that he offered the seat to Tommy Smith for a nickel, highlighting classroom mischief.
Judge Thomas M Cotter of the Detroit Recorder's Court, urged by the American Legion, launched a probation system that spared many veterans prison. Since 1919 847 former servicemen appeared before him with only six or seven reappearing for violations, and the program has spread to all city police courts, signaling a shift from disorder to respect for law.
Kenneth F. Thomas, a Virginia convict serving for bigamy, escaped during a World War I outbreak, fled to Canada, enlisted, and rose to colonel before discharge. He later returned to Richmond admitting identity and war record, seeking pardon or parole after two years in hospital recovering from wounds, with the American Legion backing the effort and presenting his case to Virginia's governor.
Diligent search is under way for Roy M Hancock a World War I veteran and former private in the Motor Transport Corps. His mother Mrs Hat tie Hancock of Chattanooga Tenn waits for word. He was once labeled a deserter but later found to be a mental patient at Fort Sam Houston and escaped. He is 28, 5 feet 9 inches with a horseshoe tattoo bearing Good Luck.
Illinois American Legion officials state authorities and Chicago leaders gathered in Cicero for the dedication of a monument to Cicero soldiers who sacrificed their lives. The memorial, donated by a local real estate dealer, bears bronze plates with the names of the fallen. Dedication exercises were led by the Legion.
Mrs W H Weimer of Beatrice was attacked by a bulldog and bitten severely before help arrived. The Platte river overflowed its banks near Ashland and flooded bottom lands as well as nearing Lincoln. Mrs C E Craven of Broken Bow, 65, was injured after falling into an open cellar. Falls City marked St Mark's Lutheran fortieth anniversary. A two year old boy died after entangling in a rope holding a gate weight near Beaver Creek.
Annual Magles meeting set for Beatrice while state finances show nearly a million dollars in the treasury this month. Robberies, fires, floods, legal notices, school bonds and civic votes appear across counties including Cuming, Gage, Antelope and Dodge. A Beatrice ballot defeat on a city manager measure marks political shifts. multiple officials resign or retire. local clubs, electric districts and state boards announce changes and plans.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the study asserts the average dairy cow yields about 4000 pounds of milk yearly with 160 pounds of butterfat and that selection feeding and breeding could double this. Higher producing cows show greater income over feed costs and reduced feed cost per unit, with culling under 4000 pounds of milk and 160 pounds butterfat as key to gains.
Advice from Colorado Agricultural College expert R A Mc Ginty on picking berries in cool morning hours and promptly cooling, shading, and grading. Proper handling improves appearance and keeping quality, with deformed or foreign material removed and top-layer facing to show best side. Good, neatly packed berries in attractive containers fetch better prices and satisfy customers.
Sudan grass is praised as a superior summer pasture crop due to drought and heat tolerance. It provides good grazing for cattle, horses, sheep, and hogs, but should not be pastured until the plants reach about a foot in height to ensure strong rooting and resilience to trampling.
Hog oilers should not be relied on to eradicate lice and mange but they tend to lessen the spread of mange mites when kept supplied with oil and in good working condition. Hogs rub on the most convenient object rather than the rubbing post unless it is the handiest option.
Work horses require ample nourishment. Oats are acceptable while a dash of wheat bran improves condition, supplying protein and minerals. If corn kafir or barley is used, small wheat bran allowance helps maintain health and strength.
Insects threaten home garden vegetables making prompt control essential. Watch crops for pests and apply remedies quickly. For chewing pests arsenic like arsenate of lead is used as a spray or dust. for piercing sucking insects contact insecticides are required.
Alfalfa leaves comprise about 45 percent of the hay and hold about 65 percent of its protein. Harvest while slightly green to retain leaves, then dry and store with careful packing to avoid air pockets. Cutting in the morning risks rapid drying and brittleness, so late afternoon cutting is preferred followed by topping up the next day. Spread hay evenly in the mow and avoid opening it during heating to reduce spontaneous combustion.
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes early horn prevention in calves. As soon as horn buds are felt, clip the hair over the spot and rub with a dry moistened caustic potash stick wrapped in paper. Make a dime sized area raw and shield from rain to prevent caustic running onto the face.
The article argues that feeding dairy cows alfalfa alone with grain once daily does not optimize milk production. Cows can use roughage well but require a balanced grain ration, not a single daily portion, to maximize yield.
Orchard owners should not overlook bees as the main pollination factor. Fruit set depends on proper pollination and bees are essential. It pays to place bee colonies in orchards for pollination, with one colony per three or four acres recommended.
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