Reavis Calls for U S Government Bureaucracy Overhaul
Rep Reavis argues for consolidating 39 surveying and mapping, 26 building, 16 road, and 22 engineering agencies into a single department to cut duplication and save millions. He notes $3000000 in potential annual savings and cites indirect taxation as a driver of reform. He urges sane efficient organization over mere reorganization.
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Senate
House
Alexander Hamilton
Reagis
Nebmida
Wien
United States
Reavis
Interior Department
Pension Bureau
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Treary
Tony
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Board of Vocational Education
Congress
Hite
Bagta
Government reorganizing to cut duplication and waste
The article discusses the Dawes led Bureau of the Budget and a joint House Senate committee chaired by Walter F. Brown seeking to survey and streamline executive agencies. It notes repeated inquiries since 1887, aims to reduce overlap, save money, and improve overall government efficiency.
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Charles G. Dawes
Congress
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Public Health Service
Federal Board For Yoondunial Education
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
Harding
Senate
Senatora Smoot
Utah
Uarrison
Mississippi
Wadsworth
House of Representatives
Dockrell
Representative Dockery
Roosevelt
C. A W. Keep
Inventory Aids Farm Business from USDA Guidance
A USDA handout explains farm inventories as vital for business clarity. It outlines when to inventory, what to list under assets and liabilities, and how to compute net worth, emphasizing field by field checks and careful valuation.
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Cotton Belt
New England
Definite Plan for Garden Layout and Cropping
A detailed guide from the United States Department of Agriculture urges drawing a definite garden plan on paper before planting. It covers measuring land, selecting sunlit sections, aligning rows north to south for convenience, using companion and succession cropping, and placing tall crops on one side to avoid shading smaller plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Cost of Milk Production Across U S Regions
The U S Department of Agriculture began 1915 studies on dairy farms to determine pounds of grain hay and silage and hours of labor needed to produce 100 pounds of milk in various regions. Results cover southeastern Louisiana northwestern Indiana North Carolina western Washington Vermont and are published in departments bulletins with inventories of dairy buildings livestock and equipment.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Besgan
Louisiana
Northwestern
Diana
North Carolina
Western Washington
Vermont
Washington, D. C
Average pasture for Pins Fifteen to Twenty
The animal husbandry department at Iowa State College warns that Pins Fifteen to Twenty weigh about 100 pounds each and should be kept at that level. Overstocking the pasture risks spoilage and increases the danger from spreading diseases.
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Animal Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Cats Trail a Fish Dealer Through Queens Streets
A New York Sun report describes a Sheepshead Bay fish dealer who attracts a crowd of neighborhood cats by calling out and displaying scraps. After buyers purchase, the cats seize discarded fish parts, while some cling to the pedlar’s heels hoping for a final snack.
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Sheepshead Bay
New York
The Gallery Fog Hunting banter
Lord Blessus Yes and Mr Englebird discuss fog hunting and the hounds during a casual exchange about sport. The conversation notes the dogs leading the activity while others observe.
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Lord Blessus
Cuticura Talcum Featured in Requisites Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio for face skin baby and dusting powder use. The 25¢ item is advertised alongside Cuticura Soap and Ointment as essential toiletries sold everywhere.
His Good Business Sense
First guest complains of heat and asks to open the window while a second guest urges shutting it. Walter the waiter toggles between requests, confusing the proprietor. The proprietor resolves by deferring to the customer who has not yet dined, per Peterborough Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Executive Departments
Walter
Watter
Petergon’y Weekly
Sparring Claim Sparks Court Testimony
In a confrontation the defendant insists the injury resulted from sparring not an attack. The judge notes witness statements and evidence show a blunt instrument caused the harm during the incident. The prisoner maintains he told the truth about sparring and an accidental strike.
Yarns Prompting Girlfriend’s Rejection in Youth Tale
A young man tells a girl many yarns and she ends the relationship by giving him the mitten. The line reflects comic rural wit about courtship and misfit excuses.
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Sam
Edward G. Lowry
Washington
Newspaper Union
United Natian
Farmer
Iowa
Ayer
Bayer
Aspirio de
Animale
Detroit News
Coffes
Thone
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