Washington News Letter and Desert Guide Notes
A Washington news summary reports pension increases for Civil War veteran David A. Blue of Otho and a veto clash over the Bursum pension bill. It also covers snow and winter ground conditions from the Weather Bureau, plus USDA reports on buffalo births, moth infestations, cold storage insect research, and migratory bird banding. A Pacific Southwest desert road study highlights the Papago country guidebook and routes to desert watering places in Arizona and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Blue
Otho
Webster County
House
Senate
Great Copper Camp
Tucson
Pima County
Ajo
Yuma
Papago
Gila River
Kirk Bryan
United States Geological Survey
United States
California
Arizona
Congress
Pagago
Chambers of Commerce
Snowfall Trends Across Regions Highlight Sierra Peak
The United States experiences varied snow patterns with the Sierra Nevada recording the deepest and most frequent accumulations on many days. Analysts note regional disparities in precipitation, while general trends point to heavy snowfall in western mountains during winter months.
Tree Covered Desert of the Papago Country
The Papago country in southwestern Arizona appears desert green and tree filled with ponds and cultivated fields yet shade is scant and ponds dry often. Crops emerge only intermittently as inhabitants endure a precarious livelihood in a harsh climate with rare, sudden rains transforming sandy roads into mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papago
Arizona
Board
Brighten Up The Kitchen With Colorful Touches
The kitchen is the home hub for housewives and a focus for decorating. Small items such as cheese boards knives bread boxes and spice cans can be upgraded with enamel in the right hue. White enamel on curtain rods brightens the space and lifts the daily chores with cheerful color.
Brighten Rooms with Ready Stain Removal Kit
A compact case stocked with all stain removal supplies offers quick brightness to the room. Small bottles with uniform labels and matching corks, purchasable at any drug store, create an attractive, ready-to-use emergency kit for the kitchen.
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT NOTICE D D NO 29
Notice to property owners and occupants of Ellsworth and Emmet Townships that a drainage extension and change report for Drainage District No 29 has been approved. A final hearing before the Emmet County Board of Supervisors is set for February 12, 1923, with objections due by February 7, 1923. District action could proceed regardless. Kloppp, County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Jurries
George A. Weir
Lewis, Mathwig
Mary Luikart
Byron Weir
Marjorie Salisbury
Helen C. Salisbury
Mrs
Nettie Sechaad
Hurley W. Schaad
Mary Augusta Fancher
Neerles A. Logue
Frank, Maniece
S. T. van Eman
John D. Darling
Iowa Savings Bank
Elmer E. Crumb
L. L. Druley
John G. Smith
B. C
Walter Schultz
Ellsworth
A H. Schnittger
M. & St. L. Railway
Emmet
Board of Supervisors
Emmet County
Iowa
Surplus Army Supplies Aid States in Road Building
About 190 million dollars worth of surplus Army road building equipment and supplies, including 30,000 motor vehicles, have been approved by the Bureau of Public Roads. Roughly 160 million dollars of this has been delivered, helping states organize maintenance divisions and staff road systems. Major deliveries include shop machinery such as lathes, grinders, mills, cutters, planers, drills, and electric motors, plus eight million pounds of picric acid for road building and land clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Caps and arsenals supply gold from allies and foes
In addition to material from allied stores at capes and arsenals in the United States, there are now Meta returned from Germans and France 160 motor trucks, 28 Cadillac automobiles, and 300000 pounds of spare motor vehicle parts shop machinery and machine tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axreee
Capes
Arsenals
United States
Meta
Germans
France
Cadillac
Birds Speeds Dot the Sky and 14 Year Old Top Market Boy
A survey details migratory bird speeds from 45 to over 100 feet per second with hawks reaching 136 mph in ideal conditions. It notes diving speeds aid migration and predator avoidance. The piece also mentions 14-year-old Albert Shalow from Adair Iowa topping a stockyards market with an 850 pound Angus heifer selling at 10.25 dollars per yearling amid crop declines in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Lake Scugog
Canada
Trinidad
South America
V. R
Omaha
Albert Shalow
Adair
Iowa
Guthrie County
Albert
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Emmet CO
Estherville
Wehar ' Miller
Hélen Sullivan
Mildred” Larson Cues
Fradelle Lambert
Eeeewreseeeobhee Sean
Rath Osgood Dwin Ham
Eeesaes
Josephine Thorndyke
Denmark
Esther Bennicksen
Emma Anderson
Gladys Buchan
Wena Ae Asene
Alma Anderson
Ella Saxton
Lavas Alec
Vesta Gardner Ease
Tomnshi Mable Whiteford
Kate Brogan
Laura Harland Pee
Rose Harvego
Hazel Whiteford
Vera, Akrum Ce
Alma Herem Peete
Alice Martens Eae
Re Nazees
Anna Peterson Vee
Jack
Tressa Stiedl
Armstrong School
Emmet Cons
Halfa
Center Maple Hill
High Lake
Town Lake
Jack Creek
Swan Lake
Two Ear
Twelve Mile Lake
Washington News
Nevada
Cascade Mountain Ranges
Pacific Coast States
Weather Bureau
Summit
Calif
New York
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Caroline
Georgia
Alabama
New England
New Jersey
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Augusta
Birmingham
Ala
Vicksburg
Miss
Continental
Wind Cave Preserve
Sullys Hill Preserve
National Bison Range
Niobrara Reservation
Wind Cave
Sullys Hill
Long Island
N. Y
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Bureau of Entomology
Browning
Lexington
Nebr
Leavenworth
Kan
The
Sierra
Vv.r
D.D
Col
Wm. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Col. Cody
Chiropractic Health Service
F.w.hanson
D.C
Ph.d
Palmer
Christensen
Spain
Grand Theatre
Aloha
Hawaii
Havanna
Nau Bros
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