Titanic era radio talks shine at international conference
The June opening of the triennial radio-telegraph conference in London highlights the Titanic disaster and the US delegation’s push for a single international code. American officials aim to curb waterborne interference and seek a meeting in 1915 in the United States amid European resistance.
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London
United States
Congress
Berlin
Navy Department
John R. Edwards
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
John Hays Hammond, Jr
New York City
Yale Scientific Gaehool
Manuer
William D. Terrell
Department of Commerce and Labor
War Department
George G. Squier
Edgar Russel
Charlies McK
Testing Barley Seed Vitality and Plant Nutrition
Growers should test barley seed vitality before sowing. A simple germination tester uses two tin plates and cotton pads to maintain 74 to 80 degrees F, with 95 percent germination as a benchmark. Proper cleaning, grading, and record keeping ensure uniform crop growth and yield. Continuous soil nutrition requires nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, with legumes in rotation to fix nitrogen and manure every four years to sustain soil balance.
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A. L. Stone
Child Drowns In Swill Barrel Near Cainville
The thirteen month old child of Mr and Mrs Luciane Erdman of Cainville drowned after falling into a barrel of swill while playing. The drowning occurred when the father went to feed the hogs and the body was discovered later.
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Janesville
Wis
Luciane Erdman
Cainville
A Call for Pure Barley Seed and Higher Yields
A 1912-era appeal by Prof L C Burnett urges farmers to grow barley for high yield and uniform grain. The plan promotes a signed agreement with agricultural authorities to plant pure bred seed, standardize varieties, and demand graded prices, aiming to reduce mix and improve export quality. NAMES P.O. ACRES.
Barley Seed Promotion Plans Evoke Farmer Support
An advertisement urges growers to cultivate select barley instead of scrub and mixed varieties claiming no extra work and potential doubling of profits. It promotes a seed barley network where seedsmen and farmers can obtain the improved seed locally, elevating the area to a barley hub.
Home Varieties Best
Not only should the seed be kept free from mixture at threshing time as well cleaned and graded, but it is fully advisable to use home grown as if it is of good quality. Introduced seed is better only when it represents some new variety from a district better adapted for barley.
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United States
M. A. Carleton
By-Products Rated Two Cents. I C C Rules Rates Unreasonable
Interstate commerce commission ruled that certain petroleum by-products shipped by the National Refining Company from Muskogee Oklahoma to Cofferville Kansas should be rated at two cents per hundred pounds. Any charges above this figure were declared unreasonable.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
National Refining Company of
Coffeyville
Kan
Muskogee
Okla
Cofferville
Digestit Indigestion Relief Promises Instant Comfort
A tablet named Digestit is sold by Teninion's Pharmacy with a money back guarantee. Advertisers claim two or three tablets after meals stop fermentation, prevent distress, and instantly relieve dyspepsia and indigestion.
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Brown's Digest
Teninion’s
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