Peru and Bolivia Plan Celebration of Ayacucho Centenary
Peru and Bolivia plan a December to Christmas fete in Ayacucho to mark the centenary of the Battle of Ayacucho. A grand opening will feature a mock battle and a Sucre statue unveiling with a memorial pantheon and museum. Lima and other towns will be festively dressed as nations display regional products and military delegations gather for the event.
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Lima
Peru
Bolivia
Ayachucho
United States
Leguia
Yorktown
America
Sucre
Army
Pizarro
Cuzco
Vaca de Castro
Young Almagro
Gonzalo Pizarro
L. Blasco Nunez
Pedro de la Gasco
Gonzalo
Ayuachucho
Boilers With 1200 Pound Pressure At Weymouth Power Plant
Boston's electric company plans a Weymouth power station using boilers rated at 1,200 psi far exceeding locomotive and prior commercial plant pressures. The 34-foot drum, four-inch steel walls, and cannonlike strength characters mark an unprecedented installation. The facility initially targets 400,000 horsepower with a building 148 by 800 feet and 125 feet high, its structure towering over local landmarks.
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Boston
Electric Fluminating Company
Weymouth
Bunker Hill Monument
Swedish Forests At Par After Thousand Years
A government report credits Sweden with leading forest conservation amid rising industrial output. It notes 60 percent of exports are forest products valued around 188 million dollars in 1928, with 19 million dollars of wood pulp shipped to U.S. mills in the year ending June, and forests covering about 62 percent of land, mainly spruce and pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Baltimore Moves To Preserve Historic Shot Tower
Baltimore plans to purchase and save the Fayette and Front streets Shot tower, a nearly century old landmark. City officials and civic groups, led by the Daughters of the American Revolution, seek public subscription after a threatened demolition by the owner. Built in 1828, the tower once housed shot production and remains a noted city monument.
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Baltimore
Fayette
Front Streets
Howard Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles Carroll
Doctor Keeps Timber Wolves as Pets in Private Park
Kane Pennsylvania reports Dr BEHB McCleery maintains sixteen timber wolves in a half acre enclosure surrounded by a four acre park for the animals. He says wolves saved from buffalo extinction are part of the pack and that he sometimes releases them to an outside yard to play and hunt.
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Doctor
Kane
BE. HB. McCleery
North America
United States
Doctor McCleery
Tootzofi
Nes Rot Sebut
Best spray timing before rain for fruit trees
Spray timing before rain key to control. Weather and growth stage affect how long spray stays on foliage. Spring rapid leaf expansion shortens coverage. late summer longer. Spray before 9 ton is advised. aim for thorough leaf twig and branch coverage. Dusting at dawn or dusk common to avoid wind.
Poison Bran Mash Offers Help Against Cutworms
Instructions describe a inexpensive poison bait using bran and green parts with lemon juice and syrup to eradicate cutworms in berries and vegetables. The method covers five acres, mixed with water and spread in the evening when worms feed for best effectiveness.
Spraying Blooming Orchards Threatens Bees
Orchardists urge spraying trees in full bloom is harmful to honey bees. Cornell Geneva and Vermont stations report bloom spraying injures blossoms and hampers pollen development. Pollination relies on bees, so spraying now weakens or kills hives. advise postponement to protect both crops and apiaries.
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Cornell
Geneva
Vermont
Horticultural Notes on Spraying Fruit Crops
Advice on spraying peaches plums and apples to protect against insects and fungus. Mentions grapevines around the home for beauty shelter and fruit and notes proper timing and technique to ensure edible fruit.
Dairy Barn Design For A Fifty-Cattle Herd
Mr William A Radford offers free farm building advice for readers with his expertise as editor author and manufacturer He describes a 125 by 36 foot gambrel roof barn with center feeding alley four pens for cows calves and bull a silo and feed room a concrete foundation and movable steel stalls water cups pitched gutters and a hay hoist system designed for ease of maintenance and labor savings for dairymen
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Practical Home Leveling and Studding Rules for Buildings
Practical items for homeowners to level small buildings with a hand level and wedges. A simple blueprint method estimates studding by measuring wall lengths on a scaled plan, then applying a formula. Correct footing depth and even foundations prevent cracks, drafts, and misaligned doors and windows.
Window Sills as Key to Color Harmony in Home Exterior
Interior and exterior roles of window sills are discussed as pivotal to color harmony. Emphasis is placed on proper preparation, including removing old paint, applying three coats, and allowing drying time to protect wood from heat moisture and weather.
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Dolntin
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