Pirate Strongholds of the Caribbean and Tortuga's Legend
The article chronicles the Caribbean piracy era from the 16th to 18th centuries, detailing how privateers and buccaneers operated across Tortuga Jamaica St. Kitts and other islands. It notes Jamaica as a buccaneer hub, Tortuga as a pirate refuge and headquarters, and Panama Cartagena and Porto Bello as key treasure routes and targets of plunder.
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National Geographic Socriety
Washington, D. C
America
Riviera
Caribbean
Amer
Spain
Aragon
Castile
Tortuga
Hait
Jamaica
Martinique
Curacao
St. Kitts
France
Finnand
Netherlands
Council of
West Indies
St. Christopher
Leeward Islands
Porto Rico
Dominica
Columbus
Port de Paix
Haiti
Antilles
Mona
Cartagena
Porto Bello
Vera Crum
Cayona
Morgan
Port Royal
Federal Grades Expand For Fruits And Vegetables
The U S Department of Agriculture reports rapid growth in federal grading for 80 fruit and vegetable types. By 1922 18 items had grades and 30 commodities were covered with growing international recognition and state adoption. Virginia apple rings and Georgia peaches show strong use of federal standards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bermuda
Food Administration
United States
United States Food Products Inspection Service
Virginia
Georgia
Kansas State College Ayrshire Sets Milk and Butterfat Records
B M s Canary Bell a two year old Ayrshire at Kansas State Agricultural College completed a year with 9315 pounds of milk and 329.73 pounds of butterfat. The herd at K S A C is renowned for high producing cows with ten of sixteen class records held by Ayrshires and two world record cows among other champions.
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B. M
Canary Bell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Bell
Melrose
College Ayrshire
Ayrshire
America
K. 8. A. C. Ayrshires
Mailings of Seed and Plants Guidance Issued by USDA
The U S Department of Agriculture released Circular 823 to help mailers ship seeds plants scions and grafts long distances. It stresses careful collection labeling packing and clean healthy material to prevent loss and spoilage from tropical voyages and improper wrapping. A copy is available from USDA Washington D C while supplies last.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tropics
Department
Washington,d. C
Legume Hay Preferred for Farm Flocks of Sheep
The article discusses preferred feeds for sheep including alfalfa red clover and sweet clover when well cured. It warns sweet clover can be troublesome and deadly if not properly cured and notes wild hay millet corn stover and straw as partial feeds with cautions on feeding amounts and wool contamination. It also advises limited corn intake and warns Timothy hay is poor for sheep due to constipation especially in pregnant ewes.
Forcing Rhubarb In Winter Becomes Easy
Forcing rhubarb in winter is comparatively easy for home or commercial use and should be done more widely to provide a January through early spring supply. Roots are dug in late autumn with buds intact, dirt clinging, and partially frozen roots force faster. Ten days of severe freezing prepares roots. bring plants into a dark cellar at 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Scientific farming tips from an old-fashioned farmer
Drain barn lots with ditches or tile and fill low spots with rock or gravel. Burning woods kills trees and humus. Feeding high-value feed to low-value livestock is costly. Analyze fertilizer for best value. Regular sanitation is key for poultry sheep and pigs. Let pullets roost in trees if crowded. A mature pullet needs seven inches of roost. The farmer who mocked science now has a club-boy son using science to beat him.
Saint Anthony Retired as Colonel of Brazilian Regiment
For centuries Saint Anthony of Padua served as honorary colonel of a Brazilian regiment. The minister of war deemed the salary to the Little Sisters of the Poor obsolete and issued a formal notice: Col. Saint Anthony has completed three centuries of service, is gazetted general, and placed on the retired list.
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Saint Anthony
Little Sisters of the Poor
London
Brazil
Saint Anthony of Padua
Cole's Carboli salve offered for skin diseases
Advertising copy claims quick relief and healing of burning skin diseases with Cole's Carboli salve. Promotes 3 percent and 60 percent formulas sold by druggists or J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois. No scars promised and complete medicine chests urged.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Gilded Goggles Protect Workers From Furnace Glare
Dr. A H Pfund of Johns Hopkins University has invented gilded goggles made of yellow glass with a gold coating. The glasses are designed to shield workers from intense furnace glare and heat while preserving clear vision. The coating passes light but blocks heat and ultraviolet waves.
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A. H. Pfund
Johns Hopkins University
Popular Science Monthly
Cuticura Remedies Promised for Pimples and Pimply Faces
Advertises Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads and Cuticura Soap for washing in five minutes. Recommends daily use to maintain clear skin and suggests Cuticura Talcum as part of a daily toilet routine.
Fox That Escaped Neighbor Is Killed After Yard Sighting
Mrs Solomon Barnhart of Connoquenessing township Pennsylvania shot and killed a fox that had a chicken in its mouth. The animal turned out to be a large fox that had escaped from a neighbor eighteen years ago. A worn leather collar and broken chain proved its identity, confirming years of suspected raids on local chicken yards.
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Solomon Barnhart
Connoquenéssing Township
Pennsylvania
Chance to Make Good Lady At Back Door
A humorous snippet from the American Legion Weekly features a tramp claiming he can impersonate anything. He offers to perform inside a pantry and demonstrates with a vacuum cleaner impersonation, then a challenge to imitate Zev with a bloodhound present.
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Zev
American Legion Weekly
Green's August Flower Remedy Claims 58 Years of Success
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a long proven remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive issues. It notes fifty eight years of use in millions of households worldwide and availability in 80 and 90 cent bottles.
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Ady
Toe Dancing Students Adapt to Tough Toed Shoes
Toe dancers grow accustomed to the hard toed shoes by long practice and muscle exercise. Students first stand on toes with help from bars then progress through weeks of fancy dancing and leg ankle muscle work. Lamb's wool pads the toe slipper to prevent callouses and alcohol foot baths plus massage relax the toes.
Education raises earnings for tenant farmers in Midwest
In three representative Midwestern areas Indiana Illinois and Iowa tenant farmers with a high school education earn on average 526 dollars a year more than those with only a common school education. A college education adds 453 dollars to this, making graduates earn 979 dollars more per year than those with common school training.
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Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
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