Michigan potato growers urged to improve quality for market
Michigan Agricultural College extension official H. C. Moore warns growers lose millions annually on poor quality potatoes. He lists nine steps to raise market quality, including alfalfa sod planting, full fertilization, early seedbed preparation, earlier plantings for frost timing, closer hill spacing, certified seed, careful cultivation, and targeted spraying for uniform development.
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Michigan
H. C. Moore
Michigan Agricultural College ‘Extension Division
Mr. Moore
Moore
Michigan eggs win New Jersey honors
Michigan eggs declared supreme at a national egg show directed by New Jersey Agricultural College. Four entries from Michigan competed, three of four won prizes in the experiment station class. White entries swept first place with a near perfect score, while two brown eggs earned second and third in a large field. The second yearly Michigan egg production contest features about a hundred pens from Michigan breeders.
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Michigan
New Jersey Agricultural College
Michigan Agricultural College
Man Says He Killed Wife in Italy 14 Years Ago
Natale Zucco of Mount Kisco admits to killing his wife Carmela in Radicena, Calabria, on August 18, 1909. He claims she was unfaithful, fled Europe, and returned to America, eluding Italian police. He has been arrested many times but faced deportation while denying related Erie, Pennsylvania murder links.
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White Plains
N. Y
William F. Bleakley
Natale Zucco
Mount Kisco
Carmela
Radicena
Reggio
Calabria
Zucco
Bleakley
America
Zuceco
Frank Cherico
Rocco Cassone
Petrosino
New York
Italy
Leare Zucco
Erie
Pistol accident ends life of young man in kitchen
In Newcastle Pennsylvania William Kennedy, 20, used a revolver as a coconut cracker. While holding a coconut, he battered it with the gun’s butt, the weapon discharged, and the bullet pierced his abdomen, killing him. Rail publicity at Union Station in Chicago spurs transit frustration. A homebuyer urges going into debt again despite fully paid homes.
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Newcastle
William Kennedy
State Adopts Highway Warning Signs
The Mississippi state highway department will add many warning and direction signs over the next five to six months. Frank F. Rogers, state highway commissioner, said authorization came from the state administrative board. The signs follow a standard set by the Mississippi Valley Highway Association, representing eight midwest states including Michigan.
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State Highway Department
Frank F. Rogers
State Administrative Board
Mississippi Valley Highway Association
Middle West
Michigan
Breast fed babies strongest and healthier than bottle fed
Four fifths of deaths under one year occur among artificially fed infants. The Michigan Health Department notes bottle fed babies are less robust than those fed on breast milk which provides essential growth and nutrition. The piece shifts to social cooperation and warns against focusing on neighbors' faults, then comments on envy of Germany for servant girls.
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Michigan
The Light-Six Touring Car ERE Price Appeal
An advertisement extols the Light-Six Touring Car ERE at 1045 dollars, highlighting value over rivals and large scale production. It touts premium materials, Timken bearings, in-house body plants, and cost savings, inviting readers to request a free book explaining car value and how to spot true quality.
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Light
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