North Dakota Grain Act Get Tested Standards
J A McGovern, chief deputy inspector of North Dakota grain grading, urged farmers that the new grain act relies on chemical analysis and milling tests to set uniform grades. He explained licenses, sampling, and state inspection procedures to buyers and graders, and warned penalties for rule violations. He spoke to Farmers Elevators directors and managers, stressing cooperation, license adherence, and the move toward state regulated, consistent grain grades.
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J. A. McGovern
E. F. Ladd
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota Grain Grading Department
Bismarck
Tam
McGovern
North Dakota
Directors’ and Managers’ Association of Farmers’ Elevators
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Stern
J. A. Axtell
Fargo
Association
G. H. Bruns
Oriska
August Nelson
Crosby
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Aviation Bill Passes Senate and War Aviation Build Up
Washington letter reports the aviation bill with a 640 million appropriation passed the Senate with little debate and signed by the President. The War Department launches the largest aviation program in history, targeting 100000 airmen by next July, nearing the prewar army size. The Food Control Bill goes to conference, with disputes over a three member commission and a $2.00 wheat minimum price. President Wilson opposes the Senate plan to set a war expenditure supervision committee, and Ohio Representative is noted.
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Senate
War Department
Aviation Corps
United States
House
Lever
House Committee On Agriculture
Wilson
Congress
Ohio
Jay scarce in orchards but harmful to farms
A 12 inch jay with whitish underparts and brown back is described as resident from California to southern Washington and southern Lower California. It robs nests and preys on eggs and young chicks, eats insects including grasshoppers and caterpillars, and consumes cultivated fruit and grain, making it an unwelcome agricultural visitor in many regions.
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California
Washington
Safe light screens from gelatin coated glasses
Gelatin coated glasses can form efficient safe light screens for orthochromatic and nonorthochromatic plates by fixing undeveloped plates or removing images from developed negatives with ferricyanide and hypo. Equal numbers should be stained by immersing in naphtha yellow and methyl violet solutions, then bound film to film. For diffuse light, interpose tissue paper or papier mineral.
Public safety and flags in sovereign rights debate
A quotation discusses the duty of citizens to protect public safety and asserts the American people have broad rights over their own jurisdiction while others should follow their own flags elsewhere, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century perspectives on national sovereignty and loyalty.
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Century Magazine
Love and Marriage Gag From The Courier
A Louisville Courier joke quips about marriage, with a witty exchange on love and practical halves. The brief humor targets social set norms and satirical marriage timing.
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Louisville Courier: ‘Journal
Protect Your Baby Birth Registration Vital to Society
Weekly Health Letter urges universal birth and death registration in the state, linking it to education, child welfare, and lawful ages. It stresses reports to the state registrar in Boise and notes a found watch available by identification and payment.
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Boise
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