Corn Growing Value and Demand Soars, Editorial
The piece argues roads must stay open after snow using rotary plows on trucks and criticizes inaction. It then reproduces an editorial on corn prosperity, citing Glenn Griswold and market trends, predicting corn cash-crop growth and higher land values amid rising demand and limited supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Griswold
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Griswold
Igwa
United States
Corn Products Company
Rockefeller
Tin Cana
Value of Purebred Sires Shown in Dressed Steers
A Colorado Springs demonstration under the Purebred Sire Special shows a Hereford-sired steer at 715 pounds yielding 61 percent dressed, selling at 19 cents per pound versus a 470 pound scrub at 42 percent and 12 cents per pound. The superior carcass and weight produced a value more than twice the scrub, prompting calls for better-grade steers for economical gains and higher per-pound movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Straton
Colorado Springs
Colo
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Colorado & Southern
Burlington Railways
J. M. Gould
Straten Home Farms
King James Bible Declared Not Sectarian by High Court
Washington California Supreme Court rules the King James Bible is not sectarian or denominational for school library use. It upholds Fresno Superior Court and reverses California Court of Appeals, noting no single religion can claim universal acceptance. The decision discusses library inclusion as literature, not endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of California
Superior Court
Fresno County
California District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
James Verson
Hook
Confucius
The Secret of Why Some Men Obtain Credit
A study by the American Bankers Association explains how credit works and why some men obtain it while others cannot. It argues credit hinges on confidence and solid character, and that debt can be wise for home purchases or education while speculative debt should be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Public Education
American Bankers Association
Jones
Mr. Jones
Banka
Crocodile Digest Reveals Tanganyika Mystery
Odd contents from an East African crocodile shot in Tanganyikan territory include antelope hoofs tortoise shells porcupine quills metal bangles beads and a long wire strand. The wire cord indicates the fate of a missing native bay and suggests a crude riverbank burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanganyaond
The Mortality of Savings Accounts
The Savings Banks Association of Massachusetts cites a tabulation from a mutual savings bank showing account retention over time. Of accounts opened in six months, 86 to 90 percent remained at six months, about 70 percent at twelve months, 60 percent at two years, 56 percent at eighteen months, around 60 percent at three years, then a gradual decline of 2 to 8 percent yearly, and about 2 percent still open at ten years with deaths driving small later changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Savings Banks Association of Massachusetts
Mutual Savings Bank
New England
Peru adopts Federal Reserve Act to restructure banking
Peru becomes the first Latin American nation to reorganize its banking system along Federal Reserve lines. The act creates a Federal Reserve Bank in Peru with a nine member board, three government appointees and six elected by member banks, to modernize financing and resource development.
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Peru
Latin America
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Act of
United States Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Penu
Wrigley Interview on Advertising Drift and Momentum
A Chicago trip discussion reveals a desire to conserve advertising funds and ride existing momentum. Mr. Wrigley notes a successful westward journey and questions how much progress would occur if an engine were removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wrigley
Chicago
Area of the Earth by Ancient Measurements
The fittest measurements place the earth's area at 57,254,000 square miles including land and bodies of water, with seas covering 139,205,000 square miles and a total area of 9,000 square miles referenced in the excerpt.
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Hind
Four Tragedies Warn Against Daring Checks
A man lit a match to test an empty gas tank, another touched a live trolley wire, a man jumped from a boat to swim and failed, and a man cut out an ad to save money. Each stunt ended badly, illustrating the risky consequences of unsafe testing and the slogan It pays to advertise.
William Wrigley on Advertising Growth of His Company
William Wrigley Jr., the chewing gum king of Chicago, explains the rapid growth of his firm as driven by advertising. A traveling associate challenges him mid discussion aboard a trip to the Pacific coast, remarking on the progress already made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. William
Wrigley
Chicago
Pacific Coast
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Vindicator
Republican
Esthereville
G. A. Nichols
H. A. Nichols
America
Consua Bureau
Germany
Otto Weidfeldt
Han Heinrich Dieckhoff
Elva’s
RAIFE
City Park
Rio Grande Valley
W. A. Hendriksen
Alamo Donna Farms Co
J. W. Osmundson
Estherville
Iowa
Francis West
Woolwear Boys
Nau Brothers
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