Seed Selection Experiments in North Carolina Corn Yields
North Carolina Extension Service reports nine years of seed corn trials showing selected ears yielding higher than unsel ected stock. Dr Winters and W F Wyatts farm near Raleigh conducted side by side plantings to compare yields with fully weighted harvests. The study notes corn varieties, harvest weights, and the emphasis on yield over appearance, plus broader notes on botulism and food safety amid wartime fashion shifts in France and Japan.
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Corbett Belt Stolen In Davenport Theft Report
A Davenport dispatch notes Jim Corbett’s heavyweight championship belt, on display at a drug store, was stolen by a sneak thief. The belt was valued at $15,000. The item is part of a Banner Files recap from Athens dated April 1895 with other appointments in Georgia.
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Corbett
Davenport, Inc
Jim Corbett
Did It Ever Occur To You A Telegrapher’s Remarkable Night
Athens newspaper recounts Howell B. Hamilton of Western Union decoding election returns on a tight wire with flawless accuracy. The piece lauds his skill and endurance, describing the Athens man’s role in swiftly delivering results and the impact on local readers. It also touches on Athens football prospects and street railway importance to city growth and public transit.
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Rockefeller Sr Tries to Get Rest But Fails
John D Rockefeller Sr arrived to enter a scene in Michigan but efforts to secure rest were unsuccessful. The report notes his presence in a distant town and describes distractions and interruptions surrounding his stay.
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Monroe honored citizen passes away suddenly
Mr. George W. Felker Sr a respected Monroe figure died Thursday afternoon. The item notes local events including a county bread contest in Moore’s Pier and mentions various regional happenings from Lexington to Oglethorpe with census style statistics and community notes.
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Twilight sleep on inmates sparks debate in medical circle
A controversial plan to use twilight sleep on inmates drew attention at a Medical Association of the Southwest session. Dr. House promoted experiments on 1000 prisoners to prove a criminology theory, claiming potential justice safeguards, while others warned the evidence would not hold in court. The discussion touched on preventing wrongful convictions and the broader implications for criminology and law.
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Larry Gaunt's Column recalls early wilderness and Tempesta Falls
In a continuation from page 1, the author describes 1829 when the country around the falls was a wilderness. The lone settler, a hermit in a hut on the bluff opposite Tempesta Falls, watched Cook visit the falls, which were then largely unknown, and paint the scene.
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