Labor and tax bills pass amid White House debate
House passage of the Wagner-Connery labor disputes bill creates a three member labor relations board and protections for unions while President Roosevelt outlines tax and social security plans to fund New Deal programs. The social security act passes the Senate with broad support, detailing old age benefits, payroll taxes, and state grants.
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Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Rats as Farm Pests Warned By U S Biological Survey
G. Operkirk reports rats are the top farm enemy, killing baby chicks and wrecking feed. He cites raids wiping out dozens of chicks, and recommends red squill poison mixed with bait, calcium cyanide fumigant for burrows, and coordinated community rat campaigns to minimize costs.
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Operkirk
U. S. Biological Survey
WNU
Manganese Tonic Or Poison For Plants Affects Growth
An official says manganese acts as a plant tonic within a narrow range. In soil with too little manganese, plants yellow. in water, eight parts per million boosts yield up to 215 percent. Slightly more becomes toxic, and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium alone may not suffice. Other trace elements like boron copper zinc may also be needed.
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Office of Experimental Stations
United States Department of Agriculture
Black Rot Canker In Apple Orchards Described
The Rural New Yorker notes common black rot canker in apples, appearing in fall as black decay and in spring and summer with age spots on leaves. It also causes rough limb growth and canker eruptions. all year, unless pruned out. The condition stems from Physalospora cydoniae, a parasite identified by orchard doctors.
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New Yorker
Milk Usage Percentages From Collier's Weekly
A Collier's Weekly correspondent states that out of 12 billion gallons of U.S. milk produced annually, 48 percent is consumed as beverage, 36 percent turned to butter, 4 percent into condensed, powdered and evaporated milk, 4 percent into cheese, 4 percent into ice cream, 8 percent fed to calves, and 8 percent wasted.
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United States
Collier's Weekly
A6 & Beverage
Agricultural notes on butter cheese and calves plan
Agricultural notes discuss more than fifty kinds of butter and cheese. A plan to save some of this summer's second cutting of bootby and clover for the calves. The United States has 12,000,000 horses on farms and ranches, the lowest in four years.
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Ignator
James Couzens
Michigan
Detroit
Pontiac
United States
Snoring labeled disease of civilization in Guardian note
The Manchester Guardian notes snoring as a disease of civilization arguing savages tolerate it less. The piece cites Lord Ullswater's view that snoring was out of order in the house of commons. It contrasts ancient and modern tolerance and recalls Beau Brummell’s nocturnal spectacle on a Calais to Paris journey with a king's messenger remarking that Brummell slept through it like a gentleman.
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Manchester Guardian
Lord Ullswater
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Beau Brummell
Calais
Paris
Cardui Claims to Boost Appetite and Digestion
Cardui is said to stimulate appetite and digestion helping women gain strength from food. As nourishment improves, pains lessen and many women report returning to health. A Virginia woman recalls regaining strength after childbirth and recommends Cardui to others.
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Hinton
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When Sentiment Fades In Life Souvenirs Become Junk
A reflective note describes how, as time passes, emotional ties to keepsakes weaken and cherished items lose value, turning once treasured souvenirs into clutter and memories fading with the years.
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