War News And Economic Strains In Early 1917 Dispatches
A collage of war progress and home front notes reports massive Russian prisoner counts, disputed naval losses, and British casualties. It notes new French credit requests, Russian and German front actions from Riga to Galicia, and preparations by Ottoman banks to move inland. Also covered are U.S. political moves, suffrage conventions, and domestic incidents including weather, labor shortages, and Taft birthday tributes.
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Merlin
House of Commons
Arquith
Thi
Constantinople
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Asia Minor
M. Ktibot Xald
Russia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Kibots
Chamber of Deputy
Paris
Riga
Stripa
Galela
Vilna
Grodno
Congress
Nmi
Fasence
Italy
Beedetta Lorentell
Lucea
Congregation of Studies
Kexla
Mavaia Harbor
Secretary of the Interior
An & Negro
Duma
Petrograd
Rodrianko
Phocaea
Smyrna
Manes
Turbulent Early 1915 News Roundup From Global Crises
Reports from Rome, Petrograd, Constantinople, and Athens describe political upheaval and war crimes. Turkish forces retreat while Armenians face mass killings. a California bond issue and a New York antitrust case headline a wide spread of events.
Farm Work Teams Deserve Extra Care and Feeding
A Missouri writer in Farm Progress urges farmers to care for their work teams with proper feed and housing. Guidance covers hay quality, grain rations, salt, water, stalls, bedding, grooming, and harness fit to prevent fatigue, illness, and injury during busy cropping seasons.
Tractor Occupies Important Place In Clover Seed Crop
An agricultural article argues gasoline or oil tractors fit modern farms, detailing tractor types, operation, and soil impact. It urges proper planning, skilled use, and balancing power with horse work, then emphasizes early threshing and careful hay removal to preserve clover seed yield and value amid rising demand and prices.
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E.R Grow
Colorado Agriculture College
To Fight Weeds Successfully
To fight weeds successfully all sources of weed seed introduction should be avoided as far as possible, and the weeds find perennial roots in the soil killed by painstaking attention. The soil must be brought to a high state of fertility and proper condition generally to favor the growth of the desired crops.
Old Time Garden Mixes for Pests and Cleaners
A description notes a homemade mixture combining a quarter pound of ixsolved laundry soap with two gallons of kerosene and five gallons of water. It also mentions using strong salt water to destroy cabbage worms by sprinkling the plants.
Property Matured Pallets
In matured pallets surplus energy beyond bodily needs fuels egg production.
Quality Of The Vegetables And Soil Moisture
A station bulletin notes that vegetable quality hinges on variety soil moisture temperature and ripeness. Popular varieties may be mismatched with flavor quality. soil type affects crops like celery and root vegetables. Moisture governs flavor and texture, with tomatoes and melons needing water early but drying later for best quality. Continuous cultivation or straw cover aids moisture in dry seasons.
Sudan grass praised as superior hay for work stock
Sudan grass is recommended as ideal hay for work animals fed grain with one acre supplying annual hay for one horse or mule. It endures drought well, attracting attention in dry years. Texas trials show stock prefer it to millets. Kansas 1914 cuttings yielded good quality hay eaten by horses and cattle. Colorado and Oklahoma tests show strong green forage and increased milk flow, with stems not wasted.
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Missouri
United States
Texas
Kansas Station
Kansas
Colorado
Church
Oklahoma
Root galls from nematodes harm crops. rotate crops to control
Nematode root galls injure tomatoes cucumbers and many plants mainly in sandy soils. Small worms attack plant roots with no effective treatment beyond crop rotation. Plant non susceptible crops like corn oats and velvet beans for about three years to reduce nematodes. Also notes farmers lacking scales in farm life.
Plan to exchange ideas on tuberculosis fights upcoming conferences
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis outlines sectional meetings in Indianapolis El Paso Columbia Springfield Albany to discuss social and medical efforts for eradicating TB. The Mississippi Valley conference spans many states while the Southwestern health conference in El Paso covers TB and other health topics across western states.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
Indianapolis
Ind
EL Paso
Tex
Columbia
Springfield
Mass
Albany
N.Y
Ohio
Indiana
Mlinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
el Pano
Southwestern Health Conference
Texas
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Covering Cream Cans Beats Sun Heat Loss on Transport
The article warns that exposing cream during transport reduces value. It urges farm and creamery operators to cover cream cans, noting sun rays heat the contents and that a simple wet burlap cover can cool cream by as much as 20 degrees on typical hauling distances.
Women LifeSavers Organize Junior Swim Branch
The National Women's LifeSaving League plans a junior branch for girls under sixteen with open enrollment as indoor season starts. Led by president Miss K P Mehrieus, senior swimmers have pledged aid to teach basic swimming to younger members, per reports in The New York Evening Post.
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William J. Bryan
Detroit
Henry Ford
San Francisco
Women's Congressional Union
Duluth
Minn
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Kanxax
Nebra
Miaxisaippi River
Rocky Mountains
United States
William Howard Taft
Los Angeles
National Women's LifeSaving League
K.P. Mehrieus
New York Evening Post
His Trouble and Odd Notes From New York City
A jumble of 1915 snippets from New York and Denver recount a stenographer out of work seeking three thousand dollars via a letter, a South visitor navigating the Hudson tube, and a lifeguard’s safe rescue. The piece mixes brief quips and social oddities from the era.
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New York
Hudson
Harpers Magasine
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