Three Presidents Lead Aid Drive for China Famine
President Harding and ex Presidents Wilson and Taft unite in a historic appeal to fund a humanitarian China famine relief. They renew prior calls, urge American generosity, and appoint an American committee for the China Famine Fund chaired by Thomas W. Lamont with Taft as a member. Wilson echoes the plea in a proclamation, stressing humanity and friendship for a distressed nation.
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United States
Harding
Wilson
Taft
America
China
White House
East
Life Saving Stamps Aid China Famine Victims Campaign
The American Committee for China Famine Fund reports sales of Life Saving Stamps totaling thousands of dollars in the first month and over 10,000,000 stamps issued for relief. Every state participates with 2,000 cities aided by volunteers from Woman’s Foreign Missionary Societies and various organizations. Stamps placed on mail and packages, with a quota of ten stamps per adult, are sold house to house and in cities to business houses. Local committees handle stamps via China Farfire Fund Committee, Bible House, New York.
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American Committee For China Famine Fund
China
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies
Y. M
Boards of Education
China Farfire Fund Committee
Bible House
New York
Reindeer Meat Refrigeration Plant Planned in Alaska
An Alaska project proposes a refrigerating plant to process reindeer meat aimed at keeping costs low. The plan envisions efficient handling of meat products to boost local economy, with emphasis on affordability in the Arctic market.
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Alaska
A Little Bird Told Me a Quip on Secrets
A proverb about information arriving secretly is discussed as not a literal quotation but borrowed from Ecclesiastes chapter ten. The passage notes power and warning, while alluding to whispered words carried by air and wings.
Little Ruth Enjoys Thunder Claps in Bed
A lullaby scene ends with Ruth awake during a severe afternoon storm. Mrs. Ruth climbs stairs and finds the child sitting upright, clapping and shouting for more thunder, saying bang it again, God, bang it again.
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Ruth
Teaches Birds to Bing in a Simple Mechanism
Popular Mechanics reports a device that uses an air system in stacked tanks to teach canaries and other canaries how to expand their singing repertory. A water filled cylinder and an inverted inner tank slide to produce varied whistle tones.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Porcupine Hunting Not a Sport to Underestimate
An exchange letter warns that hunting porcupines demands trained dogs and guts. Porcupines can reverse course mid chase and charge back, once killing a fearless bull terrier by spearing it through the heart. The writer stresses porcupine hunting is dangerous, not to be despised.
No Tips in China Barber Prices
No tips in China are common and Chinese barbers keep prices low. The article notes barbers offer a haircut a head shave a face shave and shoulder and back massage for under five cents. It describes the razor as triangular with a straight handle folding up and using obsolete steel blades.
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China
Passing the Buck and Personal Responsibility
A quotation from William Whitman in American Magazine discusses the habit of passing duties to others. It argues that meeting every obligation, even when unwise, builds character and prepares one for greater responsibilities tomorrow.
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William Whitman
American Magazine
Four Hundred, Ward McAllister and New York Society
A historical note explains how Ward McAllister defined New Yorks Four Hundred the citys social elite. He reportedly limited invitations to 400 guests saying only 400 persons counted socially in New York, with reporters later printing the guest names.
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New York
Ward McAllister
New York City
McAllister
Guesta
Campaign to Stop Hog Rooting Through Balanced Rations
A Michigan agricultural study shows hog rooting damages pastures when protein in the ration is low. Experiments by John Evvard of the ovas Agricultural Experiment Station indicate feeding hogs a balanced diet of corn and salt with protein-rich forage reduces rooting. Providing tankage or protein crops keeps pastures intact and improves hog growth by fall.
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John M. Evward
Ovas
Plant Sorghum for Forage as Emergency Hay Crop
Sorghum, an annual forage, yields palatable hay and larger forage than many grasses. Plant after ground warms in two weeks post corn planting. July mid favorable for hay. Seed 40 to 7 pounds per acre with drill. thicker seeding improves palatability. Seed price 3–4 cents. Early Amber matures 98–100 days. varieties differ. some not suited to Iowa conditions.
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Clyde McKee
Farm Crops Department
Town State College
Iows
Iowa
Kafir
Milo
Shallu
Feterita
Nowlang
Durras
Lime orders urged for fall farmers plantings
L W Forman of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station urges farmers to order lime now as fall applications offer best results. He notes a large rise in lime users after education campaigns and clover plantings, while quarry output is limited to a short season, accelerating demand. Farmers also seed annual white sweet clover and other varieties, boosting lime use to improve soil health amid low crop prices.
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L. W. Forman
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
HERE'S GOOD SPRING TONICS
Those who have recollections of an annual spring dosing of sulfur and molasses will be interested in a better method of getting the minerals which this mixture supplies to the body as a tonic. Vegetables will sup...
Vitamins in vegetables aid bone and blood health
Miss Jandhe Ingersoll of Iowa State College argues vegetables supply minerals in a digestible form. Iron comes through greens like spinach and lettuce, phosphates and calcium from carrots and asparagus, and daily use of greens promotes energy, better complexion, and helps prevent spring fever.
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Jandhe Ingersoll
Home Economics
Iowa State College
Coughing in Pigs Warns of Long Worms Menace
John M. Evvard warns coughing pigs signal long round worm infection from poorly drained, unsanitary hog lots. The worms threaten the wine industry as eggs persist in soil. Infected pigs contaminate herds. treat with a specific mixture and move suspected animals to clean pens with ample water. Clean yards and proper waste management prevent fly breeding and manure decay.
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John M. Evvard
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Mr. Evvard
Cut worms plague Iowa corn fields this spring
Entomologists warn that cut worms, mainly brown to yellow gray and about an inch long, are infesting Iowa corn fields this spring and may cause significant damage. The report notes widespread sightings and urges monitoring and control measures.
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Towa
Worm pest control in Iowa State College report
The report notes a worm with two broods, abundant this spring, damaging young clover crowns. It suggests control for corn fields: a mash of bran, Paris green, salt, molasses, water, and amyl acetate or lemon juice. Spread the mash where worms reach. plow a deep furrow to trap and kill them with a shovel. Early action advised for May and June.
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Iowa State College
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