Two Mergers of News and Rumor in Athenian Shadows
Beating from the page outlines Sam Insull in Athens and Baltimore, with a spoof of civic figures and prosecutors. The column blends references to Roosevelt pardons, casts a wary eye on Prohibition era politics, and imagines a February 22 showdown of boxing and history in Miami.
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Athens
Baltimore
Chicago
Cicero
Muncie
Sam Insull
Greece
Xerxes
Republic
Fair Land
Paul
Acropolis
Erectheum
Propyleaum
Bay of
Salamis
Hymertus
Parnassus
Aristides
John Hopkins Hospital
Dale
Roosevelt
Insull
Athena
Built to Burn Rural Fire Protection Urged for Farms
The piece argues thousands of rural communities cannot repair without a central fire department and cost concerns mislead farmers. It cites Wisconsin as a model of well funded, well equipped departments run by trained marshals, showing lower taxes and insurance, safer properties, and saved lives. It urges adoption of similar rural fire prevention nationwide.
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Wisconsin
Purpose in Life Sparks Upstream Success
A reflective piece from The Reflector urges firm purpose and unwavering resolve to overcome obstacles and rival competition. It contrasts live determination with dead fish like passivity, warning that half hearted effort leads to failure and lack of distinctive achievement.
Beher Hosts Bridge Club Wednesday Night
Arta Bundy and family plan to move from the Abe Coffin farm southwest of here to the Walker farm southwest of Charlottsville. Martin Roberts will relocate to the Coffin farm.
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Mrs. H. T. Beher
Arta Bundy
Abe Coffin
Here
Walker
Charlottsville
Martin Roberts
Coffin Farm
New York Porkers Show Strong Presence In State Farming
John P. William notes New York hog farming contributes 7.849 million dollars in income from 231,000 hogs in January 1980 with June totals higher. He explains feed use and efficiency, breeds led by Chester White, and that commercial pork production isn’t highly profitable though some garbage-fed pigs exist.
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John P. William
New York State College of Agriculture
WNY
New York State
Berkshire
Duroc Jersey
Poland
China
Hampshire
Mice and Rabbits Damage Fruit Trees During Snow
Winter snows drive field mice and rabbits to fruit trees in the eastern states. They chew bark to reach the cambium, often circling trunks. Bridge-grafting is vital. hold scions cold and graft at sap rise, with dirt piled over wounds to prevent drying.
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Washington Star
New Method Boosts Casein Profits for New England Factories
The dairy bureau reports seven New England plants adopted the new grain card method for casein. Two plants using the method earned 14 percent more per pound than those using the older sulphuric process. The bureau also identifies two new lactose outlets in confectionery and explosives.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
New England
Reed
Secretary of Agriculture
Trapping Japanese Beetle Warns Of Outbreaks Nationwide
The Bureau of Plant Quarantine deployed about 60 000 traps last year from Florida to New England and northward as the season progressed. Traps placed in traffic centers provide early warning of outbreaks, with 3 000 set in the District of Columbia this year. Traps are emptied daily to protect vegetation by luring beetles away from flowers and foliage.
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Bureau of Plant Quarantine
Florida
Ohio
New England
District of Columbia
Sheep Raisers Prosper Amid Wool Demand Rise
The wool raisers see daylight from the economic storm as wool prices stay steady. Demand surges due to resumed woolen and worsted manufacture, with raw wool purchases exceeding the five year average by about 3 million pounds, per the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Agricultural Chaff and Sweet Clover Market Trends
Agricultural chaff and sweet clover present strong selling prospects. Ohio roadside markets in 1932 were 94 percent farmer owned. Demand for boys to work on farms in New Zealand grows amid supply concerns. A large amount of farm waste, estimated at 370 million tons, could be repurposed for drugs, perfumes, and explosives.
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Qohio
New Zealand
Local CWA project injures Rush county worker
John Stewart of Rushville suffered a leg injury when frozen dirt fell from a large chunk onto a truck wheel while working on the Knightstown and Carthage road project. One of 411 CWA workers in the county, his injury is the most severe so far though not serious.
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Rush County
CWA
John Stewart
Stewart
Knightstown
Carthage
Amy
John Davis
Civil Works Office
Rushville
Davis
Dolph Cameron
Big Flatrock
Gowdy
Raleigh
Little Blue River
Arlington
Mud Creek
Homer
Cameron
Burned Brush by Workmen Reported in Timbered Area
In a logs and underbrush area, workers set a controlled burn to clear debris. Firefighters monitor the scene as flames consume dry brush and small trees, with no injuries reported and duties focused on containment and safety.
Editors Call for Level Heads in Time of Stress
Editorial comment praises private utilities and warns against radical changes to public and private power. Editors argue the American system of private initiative provides reliable service at fair prices under regulation and should change only gradually with careful study.
Be Kind to Wolves a Wolf Bounty tale from Pathfinder
A Minnesota man H. A. Offert of Mountain Lake killed and skinned a wolf that wandered to his door then took the hide to town and collected a $24.50 bounty. The tale closes with the Pathfinder quip praising the big wolf.
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H. A. Offert
Mountain Lake
Minn
Offert
Pathfinder
New Year Resolutions and the Housewife’s Task
The piece discusses New Year resolutions as moral stock taking and urges housewives to introduce more method into daily chores. It emphasizes balancing routine with mental effort, planning, and dedicating a daily leisure hour, while reflecting on past year faults and future improvements.
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