World News Roundup From Washington and Abroad
A wide array of postwar actions unfolds in Washington with conflicts over revenue measures, appointments, and foreign policy. Japan seeks arms conference parity, while Germany, Austria, and China engage in diplomacy. Weather, accidents, and crime events fill regional reports across the United States.
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United States
Austria
Harding
Washington
Ellis L. Dreset
Ber- Tay
Senate
Japan
Great Britain
Baron Kato
Picric acid used for war aids stump blasting
United States Department of Agriculture outlines distribution of 12,500,000 pounds of picric acid from war stores for blasting stumps to clear old wood lots. It details placement of charges, hole depth, tamping, fuse or electric detonation, safety, and agency coordination with state offices and agricultural colleges.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Pleric Ad
Dalted
States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Rads
Use Green Manurial Crops For Market Growers
Prof. T. R. L. Watts argues in the Market Growers Journal that green manurial crops increasingly replace stable manure for fertility. Key points urge crop-soil fit, abundant seed, adequate commercial fertilizer, timely sowing especially before winter, and maximizing opportunities to grow a manure crop.
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TR. L. Watts
Minerals in hog rations boost bone strength and growth
In trials at Mindly and Oo stations minerals fed in balanced hog rations strengthened bones and aided gains. When pasture is unavailable and rations lack balance, minerals such as ground limestone, slaked lime, rock phosphate, bouwnwent, and salt prove valuable especially for breeding stock.
Lightning rod installation advice from Ohio bulletin
Lightning Rod Points from Ohio experiment station advises straight conductor runs where possible. When bends are needed use curves of at least one foot radius and secure rods to the building with single piece screws. Aerials should be spaced along the rod.
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Ohio
Truth in Second Place Deadly Weapon of Savages
A fragmentary ad style excerpt reports on deceit in advertising and describes a geographic society bulletin on Musa and Antarcha poisons used by African tribes. It notes remedies and products like Cutleria products for rashes and skin care as seen in a dated advertisement voice.
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Geographic Society Fulletin
Went a Little Farther and Other Humorous Snippets
A collection of short comic vignettes and misheard dialogues. The eight year old Jack stocks up on cakes at a party while his ten year old brother Joe schemes to share in the treats. A courtship proposal ends with a wedding date set for the next Thursday. A museum visitor critiques a natural history display, and a punchline references the elusive fly as a playful moral about expectations.
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Jack
Joe
No such thing as up against it in luck tale
A Richmond Times Dispatch note remarks that a destitute man can still be in luck when food is three miles away and a long walk can ease appetite. The passage plays on perspective that hardship is not absolute and luck may arrive via simple means.
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Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Infallible Signs Lesson With Miss Cross and John
Miss Cross, the new governess, asks John and his sisters about English history during their first lesson. John replies bluntly that his history book is his limit, revealing a child's impatience and rough humor.
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John
Miss Cross
Jain
Profiteering Whispers From Gaston Transcript
In a Gaston Transcript fragment a speaker complains of profiteering tied to quickly marrying couples. The other party notes a method of charging ten dollars extra per speedy marriage, implying graft or coercive tactics amid rushed unions.
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Squire
Gaston Transcript
Of No Use to Him Hewitt and Jewett Dialogue
A brief humorous exchange features Hewitt asking why they do not eat his goat and Jewett replying that he is a vegetarian. The snippet underscores a playful contrast in dietary attitudes.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Quotations on Work and Wisdom From A Humorous Collage
A garbled set of aphorisms comments on competence wealth honesty and human folly. It stretches from labor and learning to fear and affection with sharp quips about money appearances apologies and social pretenses. The piece reads like a fragmentary collection of maxims from a column or editorial page.
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