Burma Reveals Its Hidden Peoples and Trekking Lore
National Geographic describes Burma beyond Rangoon and Mandalay, a land of diverse tribes and ancient pagodas. Travelers move by Irrawaddy steamer, encountering Shan, Kachin, Karens, and Palaungs, with head hunting tales, river bazaars, and century old customs amid limited road and hotel development.
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India
Ceylon
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Ruby Mines
Stabilize Oats Market Urged by USDA Study
The United States Department of Agriculture urges stabilizing the oats market by carrying over surpluses from fat years to lean years. The study estimates potential gains of about 171 million dollars in carryover value and argues for more uniform consumption to reduce price fluctuations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Department of Agriculture
Joseph
Egypt
Test Poultry Ideas to Determine Worth in Hatchability
USDA findings suggest hatchability improves by testing breeding birds for bacillary white diarrhea and culling affected stock. Egg size and shape do not predict hatchability or chick sex. Male chicks grow faster. skim milk in ration accelerates early growth, guiding practical feeding decisions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Provide Nest Boxes in All Convenient Places
Farmers and poultry keepers should install clean nest boxes with straw at convenient spots to prevent hens from seeking nests in unsuitable places. A box about one foot square and nine or ten inches deep is ideal, well made and painted. Do not permanently attach boxes to buildings. place on a floor or hang for easy access by fowls and attendants.
Remembered Young Man Aided Widow By City Attorney
William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, once lent $20 to a widow in need as part of his charitable work. A letter from the woman, who kept a mental image of a tall gray haired young man in the City Hall assistance office, rekindled the memory. She sent a photo of herself and said she had opened a Cleveland millinery shop and would repay the loan soon.
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William T. Bailey
Indianapolis
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Cleveland
Indianapolis News
Poser quotes Coward on morality and modern girl
The actor and playwright Noel Coward in New York faces critics who say modern times are more immoral. He retorts that such critics are prudes, and a London bishop once warned him about the modern girl being fast, prompting Coward to question how the bishop would know.
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Noel Coward
New York
Bishop
London
Japanese Mandate Session Show Cursors Island Progress Film
Film by Film Mr Sugimura presented progress and development of South Sea island populations under a Japanese mandate to the mandates commission. An advertisement extols Cuticura products for skin care, promising improvements to complexions and conditions like dandruff and itching.
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Sugimura
Mandates Commission
South Sea Islands
Wordplay on Birds and Language Origins
A playful note contrasts an aviary with a joked bird place and a knave lary pun. It states lantern slide entered English in 1909 first appearing in a dictionary, marking a milestone in lexicographical history.
Potash Study Aims to Cure Corn Diseases nationwide
Purdue University launches an extensive investigation into potash's role in protecting corn from diseases. The study, conducted with a major potash importer, will test how ample potash reduces iron and aluminum related susceptibility and ear production issues across the corn belt.
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Purdue University
United States
Farm Facts on Wheat Protein and Pasture Grains
Wheat tests higher in protein in dry years while barley surpasses rye and wheat for winter and early spring pasture. Purple vetch from Italy is hardier than some varieties and may fail in colder winters. Sorrel horses are praised for heat tolerance and enduring sound feet and limbs.
Rye Outperforms Wheat as Hardy Winter Cover Crop
Rye is a hardier plant than wheat in most respects it yields on poor soil endures greater soil acidity and can be seeded earlier or later. It almost never winter kills while wheat does and rye faces fewer pests. It can be pastured and still yield grain making it our best winter cover crop.
What Pretty Girl Did for Sick Stomach
Miss E. Rich of Brooklyn New York reports a stomach issue with bloating gas poor appetite and headaches. She tried Carter's Little Liver Pills after other remedies failed and says relief followed. she uses them whenever her stomach acts up and recommends them for sale at drug stores for 25 cents.
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E. Rich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carter
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Relief for Ailing Joints Ad
Pharmacists claim Joint-Ease speeds relief when other remedies fail. The ad targets sore rheumatic joints, promising limbering effects, a youthful feeling, and quick results at sixty cents per tube from druggists nationwide.
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