Western Canada grain crop looks to prosper in 1917
A Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta overview notes excellent growing weather, advanced grain stages, and strong profits. Land values rise as farmers, debt free, expect high returns and possible homestead expansion. Encouragement to aid the war effort with increased production and rationing emphasizes national self denial and cooperation.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
United States
Atlantic
Australia
New Zealand
Argentine Republic
Ottawa
Geo
A. Hall
Second St
Milwaukee
Wis
C. A. Laurier
Marquette
Mich
Dog Show Prize Quip Sparks Mild Exchange
In a light exchange at the Kansas City Journal, LT took first prize at the dog show. Flubdub quipped asking Wombat what he entered as, adding a smirk to the moment.
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Flubdub
Wombat
Kansas City Journal
GOOD EARTH ROADS ON TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE IN ROAD BUILDING
Prepared by the US Department of Agriculture this excerpt analyzes soils for road beds including clay, sand, loam, gravel, marl and gumbo. It explains how texture, structure, permeability and capillary action affect drainage, stability and maintenance, with guidance on clay and sand clay roads, loam mixes, and subdrainage needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Preventing Cutworm Injury in Gardens and Crops
Advice outlines wrapping stems with paper to protect tomatoes cabbage and other plants with paper extending below ground and above. For cornfields a Paris green poison bait is prepared by mixing half a pound of Paris green with bran syrup and water to cover two acres scatter in late afternoon.
Handy Harrow Or Gardens Practical Weeding Tool
A writer in Farm Progress praises a neat home garden with every vegetable in straight rows and no weeds. The owner used a small homemade hand harrow, a few boards with spikes, to mulch and weed effectively between rows, suggesting children could operate it weekly. After initial soil conditioning a wheel hoe helps keep weeds down with little hoeing.
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Farm Progress
Supreme Court Hands Down 52 Decisions Including 2 Million Road Bonds
The Michigan Supreme Court issued fifty two rulings with the Covert road act upholding two million dollars in highway bonds and enabling counties to proceed with road work. Other decisions include a Wayne County matter on grand juries, Nathan F. Simpson winning back prison salary, and a ruling on workingmen's compensation for hernia claims. The court also ruled a Wabash coal loader not a nuisance, and ordered a new trial in the Detroit murder case. Agricultural notes urge early seed bed preparation for fall wheat planting with plow and moisture conservation guidance.
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Supreme Court
Ionia County
Arthur P. Loomis
Justice Steere
Frank L. Covert
Pontiac
Wayne County
Jasnowski
Connolly
Recorder’s Court
Jackson Prison
Nathan F. Simpson
Board of Control
John Kutschmar
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Wabash
Delray
John Béla
Florence Spreng
Oakland Avenue
Detroit
Michigan roads advance after supreme court ruling
The supreme court upholds the Covert road law allowing completion of key highways around Detroit and Pontiac. Planned projects include a 5.5 mile concrete strip from Farmington through West Bloomfield, a 14.5 mile gravel link from Birmingham to Orion, a concrete Elizabet h Lake road segment, and a section near Clarkston aiding Flint access. Kalamazoo May pursue a paved route and bridge over the Kalamazoo River. Gull Lake Junction near Augusta to gain temporary hotels and stores with a $150,000 fund from Merchants Realty Co. The Battle Creek cantonment prospects remain uncertain. A six week U S Army engineers course begins at the University of Michigan for seventy young graduates in the army corps, with six week sessions through the summer and tours of local manufacturing plants.
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Supreme Court
Detroit
Pontiac
Farmington Township
West Bloomfield
Grand River
Woodward Avenue
Birmingham
Orion Township
Elizabeth Lake
Lake District
Clarkston
Flint
Michigan- Wisconsin
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Gull Lake Junction
Augusta
Merchants Realty Co
Engineering Corps
United States Army
University of Michigan
War Department
Are
Egg Ad Sparks Gentlemen's Moral Dilemma on Amsterdam
An Amsterdam Avenue delicatessen uses a bold sign promising “Guaranteed fresh eggs 52 cents a dozen” and five cents back for each bad egg. The shopkeeper admits he has not paid a single nickel for a returned egg and defends the gimmick as sound advertising.
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Amsterdam Avenue
New York Sun
Parson Quips During Power Outage Sermon
A Boston Transcript item notes a ready witted minister who, after reading a Job verse about the wicked’s light going out, faced an immediate church blackout. He quips that, given the prophecy’s fulfillment, they will spend a few minutes in silent prayer for the electric lighting company.
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Electric Lighting Company
Boston Transcript
Outclassed Dog Quips on Husband and Master
A lighthearted exchange features a dog who never growls because he knows his owner and husband are outclassed. The witty remark plays on loyalty and humor within domestic life.
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H. Jackson Blvd
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Jackson Blvd
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Grand Avenue
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