Turning Garbage into Fuel at Austin Plant Gains Notice
A new process by E L Culver turns municipal garbage into Oakoal bricks, burning with little odor or smoke. Austin and San Antonio plants prove scalable, with Regina Canada planning a municipal site.
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San Antonio
Tex
Austin
E. L. Culver
Chicago
Regina
Canada
William B. Philips
Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology
University of Texas
F. M. Gunn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Culver
World Notes on Trees Railways and Household Innovations
Italian olive trees face timber cutting for fuel while Japan plans a broad gauge railway expansion to 1943 costing about 3.7 billion. Bolivia’s Indian tribe shuns whites and lives in stone age fashion. A device doubles clothesline capacity by adding two wires for clothes.
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Russian Galt
Bolivia
Japan
Ice making plant baffles botanists with crystal form
Late autumn frost weed forms tiny ice crystals on cracked root bark after two bloom cycles. No botanist has yet explained the mechanism, with ice appearing before ponds freeze and detectable by digging deep rootlets. The plant also blooms twice yearly, golden yellow petals in June and again in August.
Truth's Weight in a Fading Proposal
A clipped dialogue reveals a woman seeking commitment and a man cautious about age and promises. She asserts flexibility in engagement while requesting a chance, hinting at compromise and evolving expectations between them. The exchange underscores shifting romance dynamics.
Trifle Ambiguous Exchange Between Dax and Max
A playful exchange questions a dish described as a sawdust elle and contrasts ep cus with coconut pie. The dialogue hints at a culinary debate with unclear terms and humorous confusion.
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Max
Dax
Self feeding plan yields quicker fattening for Berkshire pigs
A U S Department of Agriculture experiment at Beltsville compares hand feeding with self feeding in grade Berkshire pigs averaging 93 pounds start. Over 70 days the self fed group gained faster and more efficiently, producing 100 pounds of gain at $5.67 versus $6.24 for hand fed, and 87.5 pounds more final weight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Beltsville
Poungs
Geeuney
Irrerial Seabad
Early plowing boosts wheat stands and soil moisture
Early plowing buries Hessian fly, preserves soil moisture, and improves plant food availability for wheat. Keeping weeds down reduces water need and supports a vigorous spring start, while delaying plowing increases winter kill risk and weakens crop prospects.
Holder for disks and colters in farm tool sharpening
J J Hinds and M R Wright of Wall Lake Iowa describe a disk and colter holder with a movable frame on a stationary frame. A vertical shaft with a threaded end raises and lowers the frame via a crank. A horizontal shaft drives a disk or colter at the tool end through gearing and a transverse crank linkage.
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Scientific American
J. J. Hinds
M. R. Wright
Wall Lake
Time for Cutting Alfalfa for Hay
Guidance for when to cut alfalfa for hay across animal classes by A CG ARNY. It advises harvesting at the crown shoots just as blooming begins, avoiding earlier or much later cuts to maximize yield, palatability, and second crop potential.
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A. CG
ARNY
Annoying Habit of Horses and Tail Control
A note describes methods to curb a horse tail flicking over lines. Suggestions include a thick crupper under the tail, tying tail strands to the harness, or using leather straps to discourage the action until it stops.
Rat Exterminator Tries Gas Car Method in Illinois
A farmer in Illinois connected a car exhaust to a hose under a chickenhouse floor to kill rats. Twenty rats tried to flee but died. when the floor was removed, 140 rats were found dead or stunned, with none escaping.
Manure Experiments Show High Returns for Clover Fields
Experiments at the Iowa station report barnyard manure turned under on clover sod yields about 4060 dollars per ton. Applications on clover mixed meadows left for hay average 83.76 dollars per ton annually at the lows station.
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Towa
Lows
Cardus Wins Suit Against American Medical Association
In Chicago the jury found the American Medical Association guilty of Sibellag Cardus the woman's tonic once denounced as a nostrum. The three month civil trial, one of the longest on record, featured testimony from many doctors and chemists and nearly four million words of evidence.
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Cardus
United States District Court of Chicago
Carpenter
American Medical Association
Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti Ad
Advertising copy touts Skinner’s pasta as delicious nutritious and economical for children. Claims it builds bone and muscle without irritability and offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg Co Omaha Nebraska to mothers.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
New Fish Bait Declared Good Test By Chesapeake Fishermen
The United States Bureau of Fisheries reports on the last Fish Hawk cruise in Chesapeake Bay test samples of brined crayfish meat sent to crab fishermen. Fishermen report the crayfish bait works well and could substitute for current baits.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Fish Hawk
Chesapeake Bay
How to Remove Dandruff With Cuticura Ointment
How to remove dandruff by treating the scalp with Cuticura Ointment the next morning using Cuticura Soap and hot water for a thorough wash. The ad claims the emollients keep the scalp clean promote hair growth and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Umbrella Return Reveals Bad Condition
Henry apologizes for loaned umbrella. Omar notes it arrived in worse condition than expected and questions how it deteriorated since yesterday.
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Henry
Omar
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