China the Sphinx Among Nations
A historical overview traces China from ancient progress to Confucian conservatism, noting the fixed social order that stifled change, vast population and land use, and enduring monuments like the Great Wall as the nation shifts toward a perceived future of light and power.
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Even Watering Improves Alfalfa Yields and Labor
Advice on irrigation and field preparation for alfalfa shows even water distribution boosting crop size and reducing labor. It covers land leveling, seed-bed quality, soil types, seeding rates, depth, moisture management, and rotation with forage crops.
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Incomplete OCR text mentions locations and entities but fails to provide a coherent event or names. Readable fragments obscure the main action and key figures, hindering a reliable reconstruction of the original news item.
Water requirements for wheat in arid regions
The text estimates water needed to produce one bushel of wheat, noting arid conditions raise needs. It cites about 40 percent of rainfall usable by crops, equates an inch of rainfall to roughly one bushel of wheat under good methods, and projects yields of 7 to 27 bushels per acre for various rainfall totals. It emphasizes variability by region and method.
Beets Strain Soil Says Colorado Correspondent
A Colorado correspondent warns sugar beets can exhaust soil if grown repeatedly without manure. He advises rotating with clover alfalfa soybeans and cowpeas every three years to restore nutrients and keep land productive.
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Colorado
Arkanena Valley
California
Nature's Method for Winter Mulching of Lettuce and Vegetables
The article explains fall mulching to protect seeds like lettuce and radishes. It advises covering lightly with earth then placing a deep frost barrier of litter to insulate. Next spring seedlings emerge earlier, with a one to two week lead over bare ground.
Keeping the Beet Lambs
Grim advice urges readers to resist pressure to sell prized livestock. A column encourages gumption and choosing to keep the best lamb rather than selling it for quick profit, promising greater payoff later.
Notes on Hog Rearing and Fattening Practices
The text discusses free range pigs and exercise for health and growth. It mentions feeding timing, selection of breeding stock, and average fattening yields per hundred pounds of grain. It emphasizes farmer interests in pounds of bacon per grain input and age targets for market readiness.
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Ted
Clothes Fool Clerks Fumble Cigar Sale Tale
Herman Follner reports a Washington stopover story from the Cincinnati Times Star about a cigar store clerk who mistook a well dressed group for big spenders. The clerk joked that their outfits fooled him and offered a pricey box, then claimed the best pickled smoker in the village as a tongue in cheek insult.
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Herman Follner
New York
Cincinnati Times Star
Washington
Hoe
Pellner
Mr. Fellner
Cuticura Remedies Report Hope for eczema disfigured child
Mrs HL Albrecht of West Point Neb recalls her three year old Gilbert suffering eczema from weeks old. Sores covered his face and ears, nightly itching caused restlessness. After two Chicago doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment improved his condition. Mail sample offer included.
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Gilbert
Chicago
Mra
Baltimore waiter seeks French study for Paris job
A Baltimore waiter announced he is studying French after being offered a mandy job in Paris at a hotel if he can learn the language. The exchange included puzzled patrons and local chatter about the approaching election and a misprinted caption.
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Baltimore
Lippincott
King and Moliere Swap Tales of Physicians
The king asks Moliere about having a physician. Moliere replies that the doctor writes prescriptions, but he does not take them and remains cured, illustrating a witty stance on medicine and power.
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Moliere
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