Father of the county fair Elkanah Watson and its rise
The article traces Elkanah Watson as the man who popularized the county fair, from his Berkshire Agricultural Society leadership to New York state support, showing how his Twelve years of effort built the modern farmer’s carnival with exhibitions, prizes, and social ceremony. It notes the fair’s evolution from Watson’s two merino sheep under an elm to a national agricultural movement inspiring today’s 3000 fairs.
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Elkanah Watson
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Edmund Andres
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Plan Beautiful Lake
An artificial lake of three square miles is part of the North Wales scheme to provide electric power, praised for its beauty and surroundings rivaling any natural lake in the country.
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North Wales
Nature’s Range of Plants Across Climates
Poem fragment quotes Edith Thomas noting how frost or fire confines plants to their native zones. It asks what range Nature grants and uses imagery of pine, palm, roses in ice fields, and edelweiss in alpine valleys to illustrate limits of plant growth.
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Edith Thomas
Jaguar Crashed into Home Occupant Finds Hidden Pet
Washington man William J. Slattery and three helpers captured a young jaguar mistaken for a cat after a nearby automobile crash. The animal reportedly belonged to a sailor who had been airening the jaguar in the crashed car.
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William J. Slattery
Washington, D. C
Slattery
Italy Imposes Fixed Prices After Lira Revaluation
Following the lira revaluation a decree orders fixed prices for all shopkeepers. Bargaining remains legal only for high end jewelry precious pictures and antique furniture. Local buyers may now find discounts nearly impossible to obtain in ordinary stores.
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Italy
Mirror aids rowers learning to stroke together
Popular Mechanics Magazine says using a large mirror during practice helps boys in an Eastern preparatory school crew see the coach's directions in action and view the entire row, enabling correction of mistakes and smoother team work.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Locust biscuits debut in Johannesburg cuisine
Locust meal biscuits are being served in Johannesburg South Africa. The new food aims to please palates once the taste is forgotten. Locusts were first tested as poultry feed then as cattle food with success.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Aic
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