December's Farewell Party of the Nature Club
Emma Howard Wight recounts a whimsical Christmas farewell hosted by December for the Nature Club members named April May June July August September October and suitors January February March November Blizzard and South Wind. The vignette blends personified months in festive attire with playful romances and a final note of peace on earth.
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Gos F Decenver
Tonch
Nature Club
Naturé Club
Messrs
South Wind
Etra
Paleo Det
December
Miss April
Mr. Januaryly
Mr. January
November
Miss June
Mr. February
June
February
Miss July
Mr. March
Shay
South Wirtd
Decemver
August
Sonth
Kyren
Blizzard
Miss August
October
March
April
Ice Cream Brick Flavors and Ordering Prompt
The note lists multiple ice cream brick flavors including two layer vanilla custard and frozen fruit punch, three layer honey fruit salad with mint lime sherbet, almond bisque ice cream, and a French vanilla brick with a Christmas tree center of pistachio ice cream. It instructs to order through a dealer or by phone 543-.
Fragmentary notice on land leases and ship stocks in London
An incomplete clipping describes a clause where land would revert to the former owner if a ship was not kept on the stocks, a condition allegedly tied to British admiralty practice. Other fragmented lines touch on a cream brand and a painter, with unclear context.
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Eculiar
Claus Pees
London
Liberal Feeding Best for Fattening Hogs Says University Expert
E F Ferrin of University farm St Paul leads swine production on self feeding as most satisfactory method to fatten hogs. He cites corn and tankage as cheap feeds and notes pigs choose tankage in self feeders, reducing waste and labor.
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E. F. Ferrin
University Farm
St. Paul
Animal Husbandry Division
Model bridge tests show skew affects stresses in reinforced concrete
A seven foot long reinforced concrete arch bridge model built by the Bureau of Public Roads and U S Department of Agriculture tests how skewed bridges differ from perpendicular designs. Loads applied to the scale model measure stress via surface length changes and other methods to verify theory.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Lime Corrects Acid Soils In Sour Soils
Limestone neutralizes acidity and supplies available calcium to crops, enhancing manure and fertilizer effectiveness. It supports microbial growth, improves soil texture in heavy lands, aids disease and insect control, and helps make plant nutrients more available.
Deficient Organic Matter Rings Need Limestone Application
Some old farmland after years of cropping shows organic matter deficiency and acidity. Applying ground limestone or lime helps correct soil acidity and improves alfalfa and crop growth.
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Orante
Whitten apple hybrid shown by Missouri Station quartet
The Whitten apple, a new hybrid from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, was displayed by T. J. Talbert at the State Horticultural Society meeting in Joplin. The variety combines Delicious sweetness and Ingram juiciness, with late blooming habit and firm flesh, derived from cross pollination 13 years ago. more trials and tastings are planned statewide before broad claims.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
T. J. Talbert
Joplin
State Horticultural Society
J. C. Whitten
W. L. Howard
W. H. Chandler
Ox Whitten
Talbert
Upshaw urges officials to reject alcohol during Prohibition
Representative Upshaw of Georgia criticizes high officials in a House speech for flouting Prohibition. He calls for a Christmas proclamation of total abstinence and a public oath by governors presidents and judges to uphold the Constitution and the dry policy. He urges enforcement and personal reform starting with those in power.
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Washington
Congress
Upshaw, Demarrat
Georgia
Ano
Foch
Mr. Upshaw
Gov‘ernors
United States
America
Upshaw
White House
Sam Jones
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Universal Picture
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Jay Brown
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Abbert C_Brown
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