Yields Per Acre Gain for 40 Years
Washington notes that higher acre yields have driven most crop gains over 40 years. B O Weltz of the U S Department of Agriculture cites corn up about 18 percent and potatoes about 40 percent since 1985, with total production rising 77 percent as planted area grew 62 percent. The outlook ties future yields to product prices and soil fertility.
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Washington
B. 0. Weltz
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Weitz
Berkeley Professor Finds Old Testament Corroboration
Berkeley scientist William Bade on leave from Pacific School of Religion unearthed relics at Tel Nasheh Nasheth that Professor Swartz says substantiate biblical accounts of ancient Mizpah and the Old Testament, though some details may perish with time.
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Berkeley
Calif
Mizpah
Palestine
William Frederic Bade
Herman Frank Swartz
Pacific School of Religion
Bade
Swartz
Telesnasheh
Hil
Nasheth
Ex Kaiser's Chef Recounts Prisoner Past and Paris Links
G A Excoffier, dean of French chefs aged eighty seven, recalls serving the ex Kaiser Wilhelm II after being a prisoner of Wilhelm I's grandfather. He notes sending many cooks to America, mostly trained abroad, and says the ex emperor finally trusted him, admitting no poisoning intent. He describes training at Savoy Carlton or on ships like the Hamburg America liners and meeting aboard the Berengaria and Imperator.
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Wilhelm II
Paris
Wilhelm I
G. A. Excoffier
Still &Pry
America
France
Savoy
Carlton
London
Hamburs
Berentaria
Imperator
Emperor
Axely
British Workhouse Women Demand Bobbing of Hair
In London shingled hair becomes common with workhouse inmates. Biggleswade guardians approve a local barber offer to shingle all women in the workhouse at 17.50 yearly.
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London
England
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
Showing Up Blondes New York Book Cites Crime Statistics
Detective Francis Carlin cites that blondes make up 76 percent of persons convicted of crime in a New York book. The statistic is presented to discuss perceived biases and social stereotypes surrounding juvenile delinquency and gender.
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New York
Francis Carlin
World Auto Population Surges to 27 Million in 1927
A Commerce Department census shows 27,650,267 vehicles in operation worldwide on January 1, 1927, up 3,176,638 from 1926. The United States accounts for 22,137,834 machines, with the UK, France, Canada and others following in large quotas across Europe and the Americas.
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Commerce Department
United States
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Australia
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Spain
New Zewland
Anatomy of the body as a moving machine lesson
A lecture describes the body's frame as a system of bones joints and a chest box or rib cage. It explains how arms legs and the heart function like motors with voluntary and involuntary muscles, and introduces reflex control and the body's self repairing forces.
Why Goa Chose David in Sunday lesson plan
A Sunday school lesson on Samuel 16 explores Samuel mourning Saul and God directing him to anoint David. It emphasizes bravery, obedience, and stepping by step guidance, noting outward looks mislead and the Spirit enables true leadership. It highlights Eliab’s rejection, David’s selection, and the anointing by Samuel.
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Goa
David
Samuel
Saul
Amuel
Jesse
Bethlehem
Eliab
Elia
Bing
God
We Can Choose We Can Resolve to Be Faithful
An uplifting reflection on personal choice and character. The speaker asserts agency in shaping tomorrow, promising fidelity to virtue while navigating light and darkness. The passage emphasizes deliberate living and making steady, principled decisions.
That Which We Do for Christ Immortal Motto
A concise musing asserts that deeds for self fade while acts for Christ endure as immortal. The text echoes faith over ego and calls believers to service beyond personal memory.
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Christ
Early Phonograph Inventions Spur Various Inventors
The article traces the gramophone’s rise with Eile Berliner earning the first patent for a rais ing machine about four decades ago. It notes early devices by Bell and Edison era experiments, and Bertiner’s later patent shaping the phonograph noted as a pivotal inspiration for others.
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Eile Berliner
Fenby
Mechloe
Thomas A. Falcon
Palpon
Edison
Bertiner
Museum of the Rowan Empire Opens in Rome
A new Museum of the Rowan Empire has opened in Rome in the former Sant Ambrogio convent. The collection spans documents photographs plaster models and maps to portray republican and imperial Rome. It features 29 halls each dedicated to a Roman province with plans of Caesars era topography and provincial administration.
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Rome
Sant’ Ambrogio
Christian Science Monitor
Lost railway train recovered after bold theft
A quirky report tells of a coal train stolen by Polish railway officials from Chorzow Upper Silesia on February 24. The engine and 42 coal trucks were recovered after police action while the coal reached accomplices in various towns.
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Chorzaw
Upper Silesia
Circus barber shop for kids sparks fear-free grooming
Barber Jony Sarg invents a circus style barber nop for children anxious about clippers. The shop uses a tent design with life sized animal props and a six minute marionette show in front of seats. A fairy tale peep show sits in the waiting room and he plans dental office ventures next.
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Barber Shop
Jony Sarg
Circus
Outlook
Delicate Instrument Aids Heat Measurements in Starlight
A new instrument built with extreme delicacy will measure infinitesimal heat quantities in the spectra of distant stars, enabling finer analysis of celestial radiation. The device’s precision aims to advance infrared studies and improve spectral data accuracy.
Magazine Writer Declares Men Redundant in Family Roles
A magazine writer argues the traditional husband is no longer essential to raising a family, predicting sweeping changes in household labor and gender roles. The essay reflects evolving views on marriage and domestic duty amid changing social norms.
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Plain Dealer
Perpetual Thought Quotes Spark Moral Musings
A London Tit-Bits snippet questions Muriel's marriage plans with a wry line about perpetual contemplation. It contrasts a cheeky thought on love with a moral remark attributed to Mencius about respecting others and gaining respect. The fragment reads as a light, dated humor piece.
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Muriel
London
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mothers and Daughters
A reader testimonial from Mrs Franx Seuuma of Vinton Iowa describes relief from weakness after using Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound starting before childbirth. The piece notes generations of women praising the remedy and recommends continued use for health as well as for daughters.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Mas
Franx Seuuma
7Th Avenue
Vinton
Iowa
Lydia B. Pinkham
Red Cross Hall Blue Bluing Ad Says Glad to Use It
An advertisement urges customers to tell grocers to say Red Cross Hall Blue when buying bluing. The copy claims repeated use yields satisfaction and promises rewards or better results for trying the product.
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Red Cross Hall Blue
Probable meeting hinted by exchanged phrases on street
A fragmentary exchange suggests a sister may be present with Jimmy. he asks if she is nearby and another person replies she wasn’t expecting him, hinting at an unplanned encounter.
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Harry
Jimmy
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