War fronts and home front notes from latest dispatches
British, French and German actions frame new fronts as Russians pursue Turks on the Persian theater and St Quentin remains a flashpoint near Meuse. Trevier and other ships torpedoed, Missourian sinking reported, and U boat activity expands with American casualties. Sentiments at home push for large mobilization while western states report mining accidents and public rallies.
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Wenters
Stokhod
St. Quentin
Teutons
Macedonia
Berlin
Trevier
New York
Genoa
State Department
Wilbur
St Quentin
Trevone
Alnwick Castle
South Atlantic
Rio Janeiro
London
Rheims
War News Across Oceans And Americas Telegraphed
Reports from Madrid Paris and Berlin describe Germany condemning U.S. war moves while Austria Hungary breaks diplomatic ties. Queen Liliuokalani raises the American flag in Honolulu as Wilson's address draws praise in Britain. Russian relief and Mexican politics shift as labor unrest grows in Hamburg and a German protest against U.S. action is discussed. United States mobilization gears up with calls for volunteers and preparedness funds.
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Spain
Germany
America
London
Wilken
Mtn Petrograd
Mare
Austria
Hungary
United States
Reuters Amsterdam
Wilson
Congress
Liliuokalan
Honolulu
Bert
Berlin
Candido Aguilar
Ernest Carga Perez
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Ancan
France
Herne
Switzerland
London Morning Post
Washington Cor Fecpon
Wil Hatee
Bright
Berlin Tageblatt
Vulcan
Hamburg
Vulcan Works
Russia
Siberia
North
Asia
Baltimore
Villa
Juarez
Alton
Parker
New York
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
Ala
Gulf
Canada
Washington
Pennsylvania
Late Market Quotations From Agricultural Prices Page
The page lists late market quotations across cattle, hogs, sheep and produce. It names steers and cows by feed type and quality with price ranges, hogs, veal calves, bulls, and feeders. It covers grain, hay, and feed prices per ton, along with dairy and poultry values and assorted fruits and vegetables.
SUGGESTIONS ON TURKEY CARE AND FEED Clemson Colle Bulletin
The bulletin advises selecting two to four year old tom breeders and mated hens, warns against inbreeding, and recommends medium, vigorous birds. It details coop setups, separate housing from chickens, dry Clemson ega mash, grain mixtures, and daily litter scattering. For poults it prescribes eggs oats dry bread crumbs, five feedings daily, cheese, sour skim milk, and gradual changes to chick feed. provide fresh water, allow free range after two weeks, and use nests in barrels or leaves for laying. It covers incubation, broody hens, and housing, with emphasis on exercise and a strong diet including liver, buttermilk, and appropriate grains. it warns against moldy ground and promotes cleaning and worm control. Further info is available from Clemson extension.
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Clemson Colle Bulletin
China
Coop
Extension
Clemson College
Mixed Market Quotation Summary From U S Markets
Metal market quotes from New York St Louis and Chicago reflect varied prices for bar silver lead tungsten concentrates crude ores and other metals. Chicago live stock prices show hogs cattle calves and sheep with ranges for each category and types.
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New York
E. Lopper
St. Louis
Chicago
Butter Eggs and Poultry Market Prices Listed
Chicago Butter Creamery quotes 43 percent butter fat at 366. eggs firsts and ordinary firsts around 32 to 31.21 cents per dozen. potatoes from Idaho Colorado Oregon Washington at 2.55 to 2.70. Wisconsin Michigan 2.55 to 2.45. poultry fowls fresh at 24 cents. Linseed flax arrives in Duluth at 2.98 to 2.99 dollars per bushel.
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Chicago
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Wiscomsin
Michigan
Springs
Avoid Livestock Diseases Irrigation To Help Cotton
A Memphis chamber of commerce agronomist argues proper sanitation and inoculation prevent hog cholera and similar livestock diseases, noting that prevention outperforms cures. He suggests irrigation could boost cotton yields to two bales per acre, as rainfall in the lower Mississippi valley is insufficient in summer.
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HL. M. Cottrell
Memphis Chamber of Commerce Farm Bureau
Nore
Mlaxiesippi Valley
Velvet bean meal for cows study compares rations
Florida station tests show cows fed 43 lb velvet beans in the pod plus 10 lb wheat bran and 245 lb Japanese cane silage yield similar milk to a diet with cottonseed meal 4.3 lb in the pod equals 3 lb cottonseed meal. Southern farmers could produce about 5 tons of velvet beans for the cost of 1 ton cottonseed meal, with pod beans priced around $14 per ton in Alabama and Georgia.
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Florida
Alabama
Georgia
PLAN THREE YEAR ROTATION FOR CROP SEQUENCES
A discussion from Progressive Farmer promotes a three year rotation where oats or wheat, oats and peas or soybeans, or wheat and peas or soybeans are grown. Crimson clover is sown on pea or bean stubble and plowed under for corn the following spring, with corn followed by cotton in the third year. The system is said to improve yields and is considered good farming practice.
Grow Potatoes for Market Farmers urged to study bulletin
Farmers who plan to plant Irish potatoes for market this year should write to the department of agriculture in Washington DC to obtain Farmers' Bulletin No 73% on the Commercial Handling Grading and Marketing of Potatoes. The bulletin covers gathering grading packing and shipping and is a valuable study for growers.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Dress spending yields limited value and comfort claim
A quoted saying states that for every dollar a woman spends on her dress she gains about zero to show and ten cents of comfort, highlighting a dismissive view of fashion expenditures.
Dandeline Ad Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Renewal
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cure for dandruff delivering immediate effect. It claims hair becomes thicker and softer after weeks of use with new fine hair appearing all over the scalp. The ad emphasizes quick transformation through a simple application and encourages buying a 25 cent bottle.
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Knowlton
Truth and Habit Shape Behavior in Remote Communities
A reflective piece notes how some individuals embrace harsh realities. It argues that repeated exposure to large moving groups or fleets dulls sensitivity and fosters a cautious acceptance of collective burdens.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Montana
Sam V. Stewart
Frank I. Houx
Newton D. Baker
Ty Wroniing
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Universal Service
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House
Sporting News
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Matt Hinkle
Cleveland
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Jess Willard
Carl Morrie
Fred Fulton
Lattor Kirke
San Francisco
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Milwaukee
Denver
Montreal Canadiens
Seattle Metropolitans
Joshua Crane
George W. Wikhman
Boston
Dean Howard
McClenahan
Princeton University
Union News
Denver Markets
Fen
Carioud Price
Vere
Tolerato Upland
Nebraska Upland
Timothy
South Park
Jonalson Valley
Colo
Ieee
Ibo
Stags
Eastacy
Turkey
Egor
Sesvereree
Duluth
Wrigley's
Wrigley
Mary
Manila
Ter
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
Bie
Western
Spokane
V. Bennett
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