White Rajahs of Sarawak and the Brooke Legacy
A National Geographic summary of Sarawak on Borneo, ruled by the Brooke family since 1830. It covers the Rajahs’ aims to govern for and with the people, opposition to exploitation, protection of forests and wildlife, and the 1841 installation of James Brooke as Rajah. It also describes Sarawak’s people, including Malays, Dayaks, and Chinese, and notes social structure in long houses.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Sarawak
Borneo
Ohio
Brooke
United States
Brunei
China
Venice
Hajah Muda Hasim
James Brooke
Singapore
Singapore Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Brooke
East India Company
Whit
Kuching
Hasim
Mr. Brooke
Manila
Brunel
Brooke Rajah
Rajah Brooke
Great Britain
Waj
Charles Brooke
Long House
Autumn Breeding Picks for Better Poultry Flocks
The United States Department of Agriculture urges selecting breeding hens in fall to distinguish top producers from average layers. Mark early layers with leg bands, prefer late molters for breeders, and cull older stock. Emphasizes sanitary hen-house conditions, moisture control, open-front ventilation, and proper housing depth to maintain egg production and flock health.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Doctor Stakman Studies Wheat Stem Rust Abroad
Dr Stakman of the USDA and Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station tours France Spain and Italy to analyze stem rust in wheat and its link to barberry. He reports little rust there and notes most damage follows barberry presence with breeding for resistant varieties emphasized.
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United States Department of Agriculture
CG. EB. Stakman
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Europe
France
Spain
Stakman
Italy
Study Reveals Number of Farm Problems Under U S Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture lists 4 770 specific problems studied by state agricultural experiment stations. Agronomy accounts for 1 960 projects, about one third, while 982 botanical and horticultural issues fall under plant sciences. Animal industry studies, including dairying, make up about one eighth, leaving three eighths for other subjects.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Totel
Scrub Herd Owner Looks Back at Purebred Dream
A 75 year old live stock owner told a USDA representative that starting with pure bred cows 30 years ago would have yielded pride today. He still believes in purebred sires, with his herd including some grade Holsteins despite not being pure bred.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Russian Siberia yields 16 poods gold in four months
The Russian trade delegation reports Siberia produced over 16 poods of gold in the first four months of the year, five times 1921 output. At $10 800 per pood the value is about $172 800, with annualized level just above $500 000, far below 1916 levels. Gold mines restarted at Elisatevinsk, Alevandrovsk, Ivanovsk, Youzhnatalginsk to ensure at least three poods monthly.
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Russia
Siberia
Engineering and Mining Journal Press of
New York
Elisatevinsk
Alevandrovsk
Ivanovsk
Youzhnatalginsk
Point of Resemblance in Hiring Wit
A humorous exchange compares a new hire to a steam engine not for labor but for whistling. The speaker notes the man whistles well, implying a skill valued beyond mere output. The remark plays on the contrast between performance and a cheerful, mechanical trait.
A Good-Natured Man Finds Anger Breaks Expectations
The saying that a kind man never loses his temper is challenged by a notable moment when restraint gives way and shock follows. This observation highlights how calm surface behavior can mask underlying intensity in certain situations.
Engagement Promises Turn to Long Distance Plans
A bride-to-be asks her fiancé George to write daily while away. He agrees in part but hesitates, confessing he will be in Havana and may not write every day. The exchange reveals the tension between romance and practical distance.
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George
Havana
Arbitration advances in Finland with rising case load
A Helsinki based commercial arbitration court, appointed by the Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce, started in 1911 with one case and grew to thirty by 1921. About three quarters of cases concern trade disputes and the rest address trade customs.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce
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the Brookes
Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Stations
Doctor Stakman
Minnesota
Wrigley
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