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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
6
Paris reports a revival of the wasp waist silhouette with tight belts and starvation-era discipline, as high waistlines dominate Rue de la Paix. Reds dominate color trends while bold bathing suits and embroidered mottoes at Deauville signal daring, flirtatious style statements and messages like I can swim, thank you.
Mineola Illinois reports three miners Karl Anderson Frank Wright and Robert Tinnerray struck by lightning twice within minutes. First bolt knocked them down near a tree as they returned to their cabin. a second bolt hit just as they reached shelter, tearing off the roof and showering debris but leaving them unharmed.
Rome witness to a novel fad as American girls held vanity mirrors above their heads to view the Pope’s procession. The tactic let them see over crowds and soon spread, with the square flashing in sunlight as others joined the display.
A rainbow trout 25 inches long tagged April 24, 1929 and released near Manistee Michigan by the conservation department was caught by a Kenosha Wisconsin fisherman. In 60 days the fish traveled at least 140 miles inland and up to about 500 miles along the shoreline.
Dr J A Padberg of the National museum plans an expedition to Uniao da Victoria Parana in southern Brazil late this year to excavate for remains of prehistoric animals. Fossil vertebrae resembling those of a giant beast were found on a local farm and identified as an American megatherium from the pleistocene era. A paleolithic deposit and stone utensils were found near the Iguassu River headwaters at about 900 meters.
A single seater all steel aircraft with a 400 horsepower Jaguar motor and supercharger climbs to four miles in under fourteen minutes. With armament and heated gear it reaches six miles, speeds to 185 mph, designed for home defense from a British airfield to rise above incoming raiders once coastal crossings are detected.
Fruit growers rely on commercial nitrates, but experts say green manures like sweet clover and vetch improve soil moisture and plant food. 850 apple and 150 peach growers planted clover and vetch. clover is cut twice for mulch, while machinery limits use of vetch. Small amounts of inorganic fertilizer per tree are still recommended based on twig growth and fruiting.
The grape hoe, developed at the Ohio experiment station in 1928, narrows rows by half on each side, placing plants between rows for easier harvesting. A sharp plate to one and a half inches depth is needed, with weight added if the soil is hard.
Growers urged to collect heavily infested peach drops to curb curculic worms. US peach insect lab at Fort Valley Ga reports three collections remove about 90 percent of worms. destroy all drops by burying 18 to 24 inches deep with quicklime layer.
Proper pruning of apple trees leads to higher yields. Raw fruits retain their vitamin content. Adequate drainage is essential, yet black raspberries require ample water at certain growth stages, achievable with sandy or clay loam soil that is well cultivated.
A cryptic clipping from 1929 credited to the Western Newspaper Union quotes a maxim about determination. It urges firm resolve with three phrases I wish I can I will as trumpet notes to victory.
Culinary expert Caroline B King explains sugar enhances vegetable flavor beyond sweetness and offers recipes for fresh peas and scallions carottes a la Bourguignonne cherry pineapple conserve simple summer desserts custard tapioca and prune jelly with almonds, emphasizing careful sugar use and flavor balance.
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