Strictly business ends in a church benediction
After a bet entangles Harry Thatcher and Phillip Crasor over copying the Bible, the contest runs a year with 50 000 at stake. Crasor completes ten legible handwritten copies, then vanishes, leaving a letter and a sermon that echoes the outcome. Thatcher returns, pays the church, and reveals Crasor preached that morning.
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Thatcher
Phillip Crasor
Harry Thatcher
Philip
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Philip Crasor
Geome
Phillip
Jimes T
Tie
Tom
Tratce Ane
Italy
Philip Crasar
Eagar
Relaxation Rule From William James Echoes Through Time
A friend asks for guidance from William James on personality improvement. James replies with a simple rule: give yourself up to a chair daily and practice conscious relaxation. He links mind and body, noting constant physical tension shapes mental mood and urges utter relaxation to cultivate a composed personality.
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Willam James
Dr James
the Inquirer
de James
James
New Device Controls Termites Using Pipe System
A Chicago demonstration by W B Bill of Memphis, Tenn, at the National Association of Home Builders annual meeting unveiled a device to combat termites. Slotted pipes are installed during construction to reach inaccessible areas while perforated pine and potent chemicals treat hidden tunnels, aiming to cut annual property losses in the millions.
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National Association of Home Builders
Chicago
W B Bill
Memphis, Tenn
Termites Demonstrate Devastating Model Colony Display
A detailed display shows live termites at work inside a miniature model home, with workers soldiers and a young queen. The exhibit reveals mud tunnels and shelter tubes built by the colony, illustrating the desiccative damage termites can cause.
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Pipes Hill
New Look warns as agronomist urges crop variety caution
Iowa State College agronomist Joe Robinson warns farmers to beware the new look in crop varieties. He stresses performance records matter more than novelty and notes hybrid corn lines often come from a single producer, affecting certification eligibility based on yield tests.
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Joe Robinso
Iowa State College Agronomist
Robinson
Mosquito Control Uses DDT and Weed Killers Aids Aerial Fogger
Mosquito control uses DDT 2 4 D and other new insecticides to curb breeding while costs limit use in large areas. In such zones dueling and permanent methods are necessary. The image shows an aerial fog generator from the New Jersey agricultural experiment station used by a mosquito extermination commission.
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Income From Poultry Increases in Nebraska
Figures by J H Claybaugh show poultry and eggs accounting for 9 to 12 percent of cash farm income in Nebraska. Yearly egg sales exceed 50 million dollars, peaking at 67 million in recent years, while poultry rates average over 20 million, with a high of 27 million.
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Nebraska
J H Claybaugh
Extension Poultryman
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