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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
8
A survey of spring fashion notes dainty neckwear and separate skirts as key trends. Articles favor lace edgings, crochet collars, and net guimples, with emphasis on economy through delicate trim and embroidery.
A United States Department of Agriculture study finds windbreaks generally pay for themselves in Middle West crops. Corn shows the strongest, most consistent gains, with oats, wheat, and alfalfa benefiting variably. protection depends on wind, shade, and soil moisture, but overall yields often exceed losses from shading.
United States Department of Agriculture tests show rapid temperature falls injure stored potatoes more than slow cooling and rough handling worsens damage. Frost injury forms two types from freezing and thawing. gradual cooling can drive temps below freezing without freezing, and potatoes may be saved by warming slowly.
War department turns over sectional steel bridges to the Bureau of Public Roads and the United States Department of Agriculture. Bridges come in two sizes to form lengths from five to thirty one feet with a 12 foot roadway. Also supplied are motor trucks and automobiles for road construction to aid states during high price periods.
Plans for harvesting and storing ice. Notes on farm fees and storage with insulated waste. Mentions University Farm St Paul and Offee of Publications. Print No 172 price ten cents shows plants for a sixteen ton capacity tee house.
The history traces Haron Rhorekiyo Taisahashi known as Takahashi who rose from poverty after surviving an assassination era to reach the Bank of Japan presidency and serve as minister. His youth in France and a stint as a miner in the United States shaped a late ascent to government and finance. The narrative covers early struggles, emigration, and rapid promotions within Japan's central bank.
Experiments at Mount Wilson Observatory under Prof. Albert A Michelson aim to measure light’s speed with one part in a million accuracy. The results could replace some trigonometrical surveys and improve stellar distance estimates and artillery fire data, with improvements in mirror handling aiding light path control.
Representative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma is accused in a breach of promise suit brought by Misa Anna Niebel of New York who alleges he offered marriage to the winner of a beauty test. Niebel’s mother has been appointed her guardian as the suit proceeds, with Herrick reportedly confessing a date and discussing marriage to shield a companion from unwholesome influences. Herrick’s background notes he was born in Ohio in 1876 and settled near Perry, Oklahoma, after the Cherokee Strip opening.
H A Nestos, elected to succeed Lynn J Vroasler after a recall, faces a hostile legislature and pledged economy. He aims to cut costs, improve efficiency, and restore public faith while pursuing relief for hard pressed citizens amid upcoming primaries.
Canada posted a strong showing at the Chicago Live Stock show with many first prizes in oats and wheat. Alberta oats led, J. W. Lucas of Cayley exhibitor, Canada also excelled in horses, Percheron, Clydesdales, and sheep and hog classes. The Dominion government exhibit drew interest, highlighting grain, grasses, vegetables, and dairy potential.
The text recounts a joke about why Nova Scotians are called Blue Noses. A man asks about the term while praising a potato name that locals perfect in food. An exchange notes American usage and the Blue Nose label based on the potato's color and quality.
A local railway company on the coast tests a new engine in a limited motion mode. The prototype reportedly can move only side to side or forward and back, signaling a cautious step in locomotive design.
A garbled text fragment muses on English goodbyes and the contraction Gon be with ye. It mentions pronunciation, wit, and a telephone, ending with a playful line about timb chops and cadog bablt stuyy.
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