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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
5
A New England farmer won the 1908 prize for the greatest yield per acre. The region proclaims the finest sweet corn in the world grown in Massachusetts and Connecticut, claiming yield superiority over the corn belt.
The New England Corn exposition will convene in Worcester Massachusetts in November to show that New England can grow corn. It features exhibits by six New England colleges seven experiment stations and U S Department of Agriculture displays with daily lectures on corn improvement and seed testing.
European efforts push couples to have more children amid rising living costs. England offers a tax rebate to fathers of families. France weighs cash bonuses for government workers with children. In Schoneberg Berlin, municipal employees with three to more than six children receive monthly premiums of 2.50 to 5 dollars.
A French inventor produced a cotton substitute from wood pulp and demonstrated samples at the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers meeting. Joseph Hope of Rouen showcased fiber that reportedly bleaches dyes and finishes as well as cotton with a brighter luster.
A Grand Rapids Press poem laments a parched town as residents accuse mayors, aldermen, and public works of failing to restore a reliable water flow. It questions promises of pumps and infrastructure while a man stands with hose, unable to water his lawn.
Ottoman capital dispatches police sweepers and carts to rid streets of stray dogs at night. Dogs are driven away or spared only if guardians promise to care for them, amid renewed canine cleanup after past island exile failures.
The article outlines costs for new British peers including patent seals tobec, tobe cloaks, and heraldic fees totaling 660 to 700 pounds for an Earl. It notes coronet purchases and fees paid to the crown and College of Arms as part of accession. It also reports the keel laying of a large Argentine battleship in Philadelphia, a Dreadnought class vessel 585 feet long with 27,500 tons displacement, due for completion in two years.
The city relies on its railroads as estimates show 85 percent of New York’s population uses rail transport daily, highlighting the transit system’s central role in daily life and mobility.
A claim from an old notice states lavender and rose perfumes kill microbes. The assertion suggests scented products offer antimicrobial effects though no scientific backing is provided in the sourced text.
The Moclips Beach Hotel offers AMERICAN PLAN rates from 2.50 to 3.50 per day and weekly prices around 12.50 to 18.00. Special family rates apply. It provides 270 outside rooms, a 160 foot distance from the NP depot, 12 feet from the ocean beach, and a 2000 foot access with a 10 foot covered veranda and perfect Pacific Ocean views.
John Davey of Kent Ohio launches a movement with the Bird and Tree band to protect native birds and trees in Dayton Ohio. He warns sparrow destruction will drive song birds to forests, leaving forests barren and insects rampant. He argues tree life mirrors human life and champions root action in science.
A Washington dairy near North Yakima adopted modern milking machines forcing fifty women workers, who had milking duties for years, to lose their jobs after Japanese workers were deemed unhygenic.
Insurance statistics show that the United States must build 200000 new houses each year to meet population growth and Sv000 more to replace fire losses.
A collection of statements on art, beauty, and religion by Emerson Vernon Lee George Moore G Lowes Dickinson and Lufcudio Hearn. The lines explore art as a necessity and the role of detail and religion in artistic significance.
A brief survey notes a whale can stay under water for up to ninety minutes and a mile a minute is the ostrich’s top speed. It adds that ostriches are plucked about every eight months yielding roughly a pound of feathers. The Cherokee named the turkey oocoo coo for its call.
The Illinois football squad receives practice ovals for summer. The Federation of American Motorcyclists holds its annual meet at Point Breeze race track Philadelphia on August 12 and 13. Tom Longboat and Alfred Shrubb may race fifteen miles at the Scotch Caledonian games in Boston on August 7 after several months away from competition.
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