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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
3
Secretary Work argues for a new program, asserting its necessity for ongoing operations. Reporter John Dickinson Sherman notes the push follows recent discussions and outlines potential benefits.
The article recounts frigate birds used as fast messenger birds between Pacific islands, then shifts to a detailed discussion of U S reclamation policy. It notes failures of past programs, calls for farmer support, state federal cooperation, and new terms for land settlement and financing to revive irrigation projects and promote ownership.
The Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian notes 8. S. Smith of 1488 Bessie Street uses a razor strop in service since 1845. Smith, calling himself “a boy of ninety two,” reports weekly use, making a 76 year continuous record in old device field.
A large jade discovery was reported near Britts Transvaal South Africa found in blue white pink and green varieties. Prospecting for chrometron led to the find and a Johannesburg based company plans to hire Chinese jade experts to cut polish and market beads and art ornaments.
Ohio State Journal reports icebergs breaking from Greenland drift southward into the Atlantic drawing large flocks of fulmars shearwaters murre kittewakes and dovekies. Coast guard cutters on duty near the bergs warn shipping and note bird life this year is much greater than in the past as melting ice releases trapped marine food.
The Engineering foundation plans a $100000 dam test near Fresno to study weakest points and failure causes. The aim is to learn how to build high strength dams with minimal material and thin construction for economy, by deliberately bursting the test dam.
Serge Lifar, a promising Russian ballet prodigy in London this season, rose to prominence after a dramatic escape from Bolshevists in Kiev. His status as a leading dancer marks a notable chapter in the Russian ballet presence abroad.
A 19th century Davenport landmark, the first Iowa railroad depot in Le Claire and residence of Anton le Claire, is being transformed into a memorial. The site, tied to treaties with Sac and Fox and Keokuk, will become a sequestered museum under Davenport's DAR chapter with period flora.
The Sir James Clark Ross, the world’s largest whaling cookery, has returned to Norway with the captain’s body aboard after a remarkable voyage. The expedition achieved a full circumnavigation, traversing 32,000 nautical miles via Africa, New Zealand, Ross Sea, and Cape Horn despite extreme cold and rough seas.
Siamese students are increasingly arriving in the United States. The king's brother is a Harvard graduate. A royal railway official and a minister's son studied here. Associations in Siam and America promote U.S. education. Foreign-trained Siamese are gradually replacing Europeans in Siamese government roles.
The cyaniding method now yields about one third of global precious metal output. Ore is finely crushed and mixed in water cyanide solution, dissolving gold and silver which are later precipitated by adding zinc dust or shavings to replace them in solution.
Arcadia Kansas postmaster reports a California pen pal claims he stole a lunch basket in 1887 and has since joined the Salvation Army to make restitution. He writes seeking acknowledgment and possible guidance.
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