The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

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 By Recent Rains EROM Pickens couIty comes the U report that the rains of the past two weeks have vastly inn proved the crop prospect, following the long drought of more than eight weeks. Dispatches to The Age Herald from Carrollton say:>
 'If conditions continue favorable this county will harvest one of the largest corn crops in it's history. The oat crop recently harvested was one of the greatest yield and quality ever grown here."
 This is not isolated news. The same reports have come from yari- Jus parts oL tne stdle. IHe crop reporting bureau forecasts greater yields of corn, oats, sorghum and cane syrup, Irish and sweet potatoes, hay and peanuts. This forecast was made just prior to the recent rains and, therefore, is all the more apt to prove correct.
 The predicted yield of 22,OOO,O0 bushels of sweet potatoes is one of the most important items. It is 5,000,000 bushels in excess of last year and there will be. more than twice the capacity of curing equip ment. It also means a lot of food at home. This years crops have been raised at the lowest cost in several years. The early yields of fruits and vege- tables have been marketed in a business-like manner and at good profit. There has been more CO., operative purchasing of fertilizers and other common necessities, Twenty million Russians are said to be living on moss and grass be- cause of a dreuth. Possibly some of our political economists may be able to trace the connection between drouths and bolshevism.
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 It wasn't necessary to bring up the bonus bill to convince the country | that Congress is shifty on it's feet A woman was tarred and feather ed in Texas. Boy. page Southern chivalry, Gen. Sawyer of Marion. Ohio, and Washington has recommended horse- | back riding for President Harding. | As you may recall. the general is a doctor back home.
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 A shortage of paragraphic material forces us to use an item from Arms terdam. stating that the fcrme
  Kaiser has paid hts taxes to the municipality of Doorn, under protest.
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 If Alvin York had zane into the movies he might not have had mortgage on his farm. Still, he re- tains his self-respect, and that's something.
 Hon. Douglas Fairbanks will help in the fight against blue laws. Hon. Doug has always held conspicuous ly liberal views.
 Tourists say there is a heavy seep- age of Canadian whisky across the border Rum runners report "Busi-1 ness as usual''
 Now that Herb Hoover is behind the home building campaign we may ' expect to see bungalows sprouting in every direction.
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 Having looked everywhere else for help without seeing any in sight, the American farmer naturally turns his eyes toward Washington.
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 Senator Borahs soathing denun- citation of his colleagues during the f debate on the bonus bill deserves a place in the Congressional Record.
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 Florida is doing quite well. thank you, on her hundreth birthday, but where would she be if it were not for the tourist trade?
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 Should Mir. Harding succeed in dis arming the world nothing less than a full chapter in history would do justice to his career
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 The Washington Star says Presi- dent--Harding is busy man. Con gross has reached the same conclu- sion.
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