What Radio Means to the Farmer
Government experts say radio boosts farming profits by delivering weather, market and instructional data directly to farmers. From early market news broadcasts to current farm programs, the Department of Agriculture highlights radio as a practical, dollars-and-cents farming utility, backed by county agents and colleges nationwide.
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Atwater Kent
Jardine
Ufe
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Bureau of Standards
Washington
Post Office Department
Wireless
Uncle Sam
Trough i
S. Miles
Washington County
Indiana
Miles
Gardner C. Norcross
Plymouth County
Mass
Department of Agriculture
Government Bureau of Home Economics
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Mr. Jardine
Kansas
Fire Pockets in Volcanoes Explain Local Lava Reservoirs
The modern theory of volcanoes posits small superficial lava pockets feeding eruptions rather than vast interior fires. Hawaii’s two volcanoes, plus others like Vesuvius Etna Popocatepetl and Japan’s volcanoes and Erebus in Antarctica, harbor local pockets of fluid intensely heated lava just below the surface.
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Hawaii
Vesuvius
Etna
Mediterranean
Popocatepetl
Mexico
Japan
Mount Erebus
Antarctic
Tea Table Talk and the First English Tea Ad
A correspondent cites a 1658 news sheet claiming the Earl of Arlington first drank tea in England. The item notes the advertisement praised as excellent and by all, reflecting early public reception of tea.
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Earl of Arlington
England
Tea Tax and Chinese Tea Names at London Coffee House
Physicians approved the Chinese tea called Ticha by China and Tay by others, sold at Sullaness Head Coffee House in Sweetin's Rents by the Royal Exchange, London. An act of parliament in 1680 imposed a duty of eight pence per gallon on tea made for sale, making the beverage unusually popular after the levy.
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Sullaness Head
Sweetin
Royal Exchange
London
East Love Matches Defy Seclusion and Islam Law
The Buffalo Express recounts romantic matches in the East where love transcends arranged unions. A Tunisian merchant marries a photograph’s beauty amid family doubt, ending in an ideal marriage. Other stories trace childhood friendship and forced divorce, where childless wives provoke tragedy and lovers die united.
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Dorothy Buck
Buffalo Express
Mokhtar-ben-Reschid-ben-Mansour
Tunis
Mussulman
Steam Power Through The Ages From Hero To Watts
The article challenges the myth that James Watt started the steam engine story. It cites Hero of Alexandria as operating an early engine in ancient Egypt and describes how later Italians and Europeans improved on the design during 1601 1629 1656 1680 and 1712. It likens discovery credit to America where Columbus is upstaged by earlier travelers.
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Watts
Egypt
Christ
Hero
Italy
England
France
America
Columbus
Shower etiquette tale from a modern school building
In an Indianapolis grade school a shower period was offered on certain mornings if boys supplied towels. After bathing two boys told the principal they forgot towels and admitted that Izzy chased the other to dry off first, then the other chased Izzy.
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Indianapolis
Izzy
Cure for cancer discussed in 1810 letter
A Hartford diary catalog reveals Dr Benjamin Rush advised Dr Josephus B Stuart to abandon a claimed cancer cure. The May 24 1810 letter argues any potential benefit would accrue to others and leaves Stuart to face blame for failures, showing such cures were debated long ago.
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George C. F. Williams
Hartford
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Josephus B. Stuart
Stuart
Popular American names top list from Simon Newton
The ten most popular names in America per Simon Newton from telephone and city directories are John William James Charles George Thomas Henry Robert Joseph and Edward. In a 100000 name sample John appears 8280 times and William 7611, James 4258, Charles 4253, George 4171, Thomas 2710, Newry 2306, Robert 2308, Joseph 2266, Edward 1997. Leonard Nathan Norman rank 65 66 and 67.
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America
Simon Newton
John
Wiliam
James
Charles
George
Thomas
Henry
Robert
Joseph
Edward
William
Newry
Leonard
Nathan
Norman
Newton
Question of Altitude Sageful exchange in Stray Stories
In Stray Stories a lawyer asks a witness to swear to high words between parties but the witness corrects that the words were actually low. The exchange captures a dry humorous contrast.
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Reid, Murdoch & CO
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Purge and Physic Replaced by Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
Countless girls and women now know how foolish it is to purge themselves to combat headaches dizziness and stomach issues. They have found that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin establishes natural bowel regularity even for chronically constipated individuals. It offers gentle movement without griping and is safe enough for children, sold as a 60 cent bottle in stores selling medicine.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Radio Trang
Radio Che Foels
West Virgina
East
Cancer Cure
Cofffs Farrier
Cyildren
Fletcher
Rg Vm
W. B. Caldwell
Dr Caldwell
Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
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