Farm Department Goes To The Farm Learning By Observation
A group of Williams County boys, led by E W Hall the county agent, spent a week on farm visits observing fields houses silos and gates. The program emphasized practical learning with meals and activities from 6:00 breakfast to evening games. The trip aimed to teach better ways to observe and apply farming methods. J C Hoke of the North Dakota Extension Department will manage Baldwin farms in Dickey County at a salary higher than his state pay, signaling strong private demand for trained agriculturists.
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E. W. Hall
Williams County
J.C. Hoke
Extension Department
North Dakota
Crop and business conditions across the district improve
The report notes heavy Wisconsin potato output and a promising central Minnesota corn outlook. Wheat and oats show strong growth with minimal rust. Moisture causes localized Red River valley damage. Livestock, wool, and copper production rise amid improving labor, rail, and manufacturing activity. Montana and Michigan mining regions report wage gains and higher demand for ore.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Red River Valley
South Dakota
Dakotas
Montana
Milla
Michigan
Western
None so little enjoy life and are such burdens to themselves
The passage extols active living, arguing that those with nothing to do burden themselves and that true relish comes from labor. Recreation gains value when it unbends us, as the idle know nothing of it. Exertion renders rest delightful and sleep sweet, with life’s happiness hinging on pursuing a laudable purpose that engages and cultivates our powers.
North Dakota Increases Lignite Coal Production in 1914
North Dakota produced more lignite in 1914 than 1911 and 1912, totaling 495,320 short tons valued at 750,379 dollars. The article notes steady output over four years and highlights uses in boiler fuel, brick burning, and SME irrigation pumping projects. It also cites a Minot briquette venture and details 1914 mine employment at 558 men with average 216 working days.
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North Dakota
United States Reclamation Service
Willston
Reclamation Service
Kenmare
Scranton
Dickinson
Minot
CONTENTMENT Hall of Fame and the toll of glory in Lifeopolis
A poem-like chronicle of Lifeopolis fame seekers detailing the Hall of Fame as a monument to excellence where the rich and the humble compete for recognition. It notes that many fail, some reach a silent gateway, and posterity may later honor the unrecognized while honors sometimes go to others. A town girl’s attempt to buy a beauty receipt yields a blunt reply about staying home.
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Lifeopolis
Hall of Fame
Eliminate the House Fly With Simple Traps and Hellebore
An 1910 agriculture bulletin urges public campaigns against the house fly. It explains two control methods a maggot trap and hellebore solution to treat manure, plus borax notes, then stresses screening to reduce disease spread and outlines fly life cycles and rapid reproduction.
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Department of Agriculture
Farmera
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland Agricultural College
Department Ofgriculture
Washington
Walt Mason On Home Patron Age
A reflective verse on local commerce and patriotism by Walt Mason. The piece mocks town reliance on outsiders for goods and travel, noting how residents cheer domestic business yet ship essentials from distant places. It critiques shopping habits and calls for more locally sourced, homegrown support.
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Walt Mason
AGE
Courage Versus Decency Editorial Stand In Small Town
A newspaper editor refuses to print a scandalous tip that would harm neighbors. The writer praises restraint over sensationalism, noting the editor’s courage to withhold harsh news. Decency, not courage, guides responsible journalism.
Chinese type writer promises faster writing speed
A young Chinese student in New York has developed a Chinese language type writer with three keys a back spacer a spacer and a key that strikes 4200 characters mounted on a rotating cylinder. The inventor claims the device can produce about forty words per minute.
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New York, Y
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