War drives tung oil price up amid China turmoil
The United States relies on tung oil from China for varnish and oilcloth, but civil war there has raised prices from 12 to 30 cents per pound. American gunboats on the Yangtze escort imports as plant explorers note Florida and the South could grow tung oil trees. current acreage is only about 3,000 acres.
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Washington
United States
Hankow
Yangtze River
China
National Geographic Society
Johnny
Mary
Szechwan
Walter
Florida
Georgia
Mississipni
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
Hunan
Bzechwan
Yangtze
Linkaw
Diet Extends Goldfish Lifespan to Twenty Years
London reports that under ideal conditions and regular feeding on ants eggs and crushed vermicelli a goldfish can live from fifteen to twenty years. Aquarium authorities note the carp family is renowned for longevity with claims of ponds in France housing centenarian carp from the Chantilly estate.
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London
Chateau de Chantilly
France
Prive de Conde
Trade and oil flow from Pacific to United States
The passage notes vast American dominance in white oak barrels and tung oil shipments, with tung oil entering the U S via tank ships across the Pacific at an annual rate of 12 million gallons. It highlights the scale of resource movement and U S industrial reach.
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United States
Pacific
Sues Cousin for Twenty Thousand Dollar Wedding Gift
New York. Mrs Adela TL Coudeau of Nice France sues her cousin Leon Schinasi a multimillionaire cigarette maker for a promised twenty thousand dollar wedding gift. She says she advanced her wedding date and married Rene Coudeau in New York on October 2 1926. Schinasi contends the money was not due within a year after the marriage.
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New York
Adela TL. Coudeau
Nice
France
Leon Schinasi
Schinasi
Condeaou
Adele L. Schratter
Rene Condeau
Insects Show Superior Power to Humans in Many Ways
Dr. Frederick Graves notes insect strength and agility surpass human limits in proportion to size. Beetles bury dead voles quickly, fleas and grasshoppers rival long leaps, and some shells resist sledge blows. Complex striped muscles in tough chitin give insects extraordinary leverage and contraction abilities.
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London
Manchester
Mac
Frederick Graves
Chambers’ Journal
Topsy Turvy Senator Park Trummell on disarmament
A Jacksonville reporter records Senator Park Trummell debating disarmament. He argues for spiritual readiness before physical disarmament and likens the speaker to an inexperienced orator. A short hand reporter speeds through the line noting the exchange and the tension.
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Park Trummell
Jacksonville
Heat Saves Baby's Life in Brooklyn Incubator Trick
A newborn in Brooklyn was saved from incubator care by improvised heating. A clothes basket lined with paper and a row of rubber hot water bottles formed a makeshift incubator, then blankets and an electric heater directed heat to cushion the infant. The baby is thriving.
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Brooklyn
Secret Service Notes From Capper's Weekly Letter
A constituent writes to a congressman claiming concern over Reds in the country. He describes a hired man, calling him a Polack who may be Russian, noting odd behavior such as sleeping in a barn and only sometimes speaking English. The letter urges detection and aid.
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Washington
Capper
States pass laws to protect native plants
Fifteen states including California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New York Pennsylvania Vermont Virginia Washington and Wisconsin enacted laws to safeguard native flora reflecting growing environmental concerns.
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Maryland
Masachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Babies Cry for Castoria Ad Claims 80 Years of Use
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for narcotic remedies used for babies. It touts 80 years of use, contains no narcotics, and urges reliance on proven directions on each package with physicians' endorsement and the genuine signature.
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Fletcher
McKage
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McDonald & Long
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J. E. Willis
CLIO
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