Haiti and Santo Domingo Aerial Overview and Ethnography
Prepared by the National Geographic Society this piece surveys Hispaniola split between Haiti and Santo Domingo, detailing language, climate, mountains, forests, lakes, landscapes, and the people. It notes political reality, geography, and beauty, contrasting the two states and their shared island.
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United States
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Caribbean
Greater Antilles
Columbus
San
Santo) Domingo
Dominican Republic
San Domingo
Hispaniola
Espanola
Saint Domingue
Republic of Haiti
Loma de la Tina
Saddle Mountains
Mont de la Selle
Artibonige
Port Au Prince
Gulf of Gonaives
Bay of Neiba
Island
Lake Limon
Lake Azuey
Lake
Enriquillo
Azuey
Control of Bee Disease Is Seen
The U S Department of Agriculture reports progress in disinfectant methods for American foul brood. Alcohol-formalin and water-formalin solutions show varying sterilization effectiveness. 20 percent formalin in water best balances action and cost, but complete 48 hour sterilization remains challenging.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bee Culture Laboratory
Department
Washington, D. C
Poison Bait for Cutworms Aimed at Strawberries
An inexpensive bait mix controls cutworms in new strawberry plantings. For five acres mix 29 lb bran 1 lb Paris green 2 qt cheap syrup three lemons three and a half gallons water juice from lemons and chopped peel into the water dissolve the syrup, combine with the bran, and apply in the evening when cutworms feed at night.
Raising an Orphan Lamb on a Bottle
When a lamb cannot join another ewe it can be raised on a bottle. Feed several times daily early on, reducing to three or four times by six weeks. Provide a lamb creep with ground grain to encourage grain intake and faster growth.
Alfalfa Weevil Film Demonstrates Control Methods
The Department of Agriculture releases a one reel film titled Alfalfa Weevil Control describing infestation spread from Utah to seven states since 1904 05. It compares dusting with arsenates and spraying with wide boom sprayers, showing sprayed versus unsprayed fields and noting one spray often allows regrowth and protects second crop.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
West
Utah
Bureau of Entomology
Free Scouring Tests of Wool Samples Offered by USDA
Wool growers may have samples of their wools graded and scoured free of charge by filing an application with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USDA in Washington. A wool scouring laboratory is available for tests and results include shrinkage estimates and official grade. Applications go to G. T. Willingmyre in charge of wool standardization.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
G. T. Willingmyre
United States
Grass and Grasshoppers Good for Young Poults
Rhode Island experiment station shows turkeys tolerate greens and milk well while grain should be limited to about half of their needs. Keep birds dry in wet weather, allow wide range when safe, feed near home to return nightly, and prioritize healthy stock. Grasshoppers boost growth where abundant.
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Rhode Island
Potency of Deadly Sound Waves Demonstrated
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University led by Professor R A Wood and Alfred Loomis showed a "death noise" high frequency sound waves kill small aquatic life in minutes. Waves produced by electrical apparatus reach 100000 to 400000 vibrations per second heating surface water and creating a rising mound.
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National Academy of Science
R. A. Wood
Alfred L. Loomis
Johns Tropkins University
Wood
Women and business money rule quoted by E W Howe
A maxim from E W Howe's Monthly states that a man who earns well will not abandon a profitable job or business for a woman. The remark reflects social attitudes on money and relationships.
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E. W. Howe
Bayer Tablets Sold In Varying Pack Sizes
An unbroken Bayer package reveals proven directions printed inside. Handy boxes contain twelve tablets at a few cents each. Drug gists also offer bottles of twenty four and one hundred tablets.
Delicate tease about godparents and cuckoo metaphor
A London Punch snippet has a young man awkwardly asking about the couple near him. The young woman explains they are her godparents who raised her, reframing the scene as a playful social quip about unconventional guardians.
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London
School of Experience Graduates With Market Drops
The Detroit News notes that every downturn in the market yields another class of graduates from the school of experience. The remark emphasizes repeated lessons learned as market volatility continues.
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School of Experience
The
Detroit News
Farm Advice: Pruning Vines and Tree Care Emphasized
The article urges careful farm practices including pruning vines for better grapes and treating trees like kept livestock with proper planting, soil care, pruning, and spraying. It notes cost comparisons between lubrication and machinery, storage tips for potatoes, and timing for sweet clover pasturing and seeding with lime requirements.
New Cancer Theory Claims Protozoan Cause Found
Leyden University professor P. Van Calear announces discovery of a cancer parasite. A protozoan isolated from cancer cells reportedly causes cancer in dogs after cultivation and feeding experiments. The theory posits cancer cells emit offshoots to consume surrounding cells.
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P. van Calear
Leyden University
van Calear
Court notes appear in Courier Journal quote
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet records a court remark about a cross petition linked to a bill and a cited spouse temperament. The brief line reflects a domestic context within newsprint.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted for Constipation
A Monticello Indiana physician promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle non griping laxative for chronic Constipation in children. The ad claims it establishes natural bowel regularity without upsetting delicate systems and urges a 60 cent bottle purchase to prove its effectiveness.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
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Women and Business
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Tnion Mats Order Company
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Pepsin
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