Nebraska Farmer Outwits Drought with Drought-Resisting Crops
Former Congressman Fred G. Johnson promotes forage crops for semi arid Nebraska. Pearl millet, Jerusalem artichoke, kudsu vine and earth nut yield green fodder with little care and irrigation. Artichoke and millet support livestock. earth nut provides hay and poultry feed. kudsu vine aids sick stock.
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Hastings
Neb
Fred G. Johnson
Nebraska
Johnson
Adams County
Pearl Millet
Jerusalem
Japan
Spirit Turtle Of White Dragon Lake Revealed
In Kwantung’s Huafong mountains the legendary spirit turtle is found to bear a Ming Dynasty metal disc on its back. Fishermen reported the creature’s fear of humans until it was dragged ashore and identified as a released animal by a Buddhist monk. The mark confirms the turtle’s age at least centuries old, prompting locals to return it to the lake.
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Peiping
White Dragon Lake
Huafong
Kwantung
Nome
Bering Sea
Arete Circle
Seattle
Bering Coast
United States
Small Town Black List Targets Beer Sellers
RED OAK Indiana mayor issues a black list of residents deemed unlawful to sell non intoxicating beer to. The list starts with three men already frequenting intoxication court visits, and dealers face license revocation for violations.
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Red Oak
Pure Silk Yarn Hits Home Knitting Revival in New Sweater
The piece notes knitting’s revival and introduces Silknit pure silk yarn now sold at Martin's and Killian's. It highlights a silk sweater blouse, its warm yet cool feel, shape retention, washability, and two yarn textures for sports and dress wear with a wide color range choices.
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Martin's
Killian's
Silknit
Nome Gold Sands Dredges Yield Massive Returns
The population stands around 1,200. Officials note that between 90 million and 100 million dollars in gold has been extracted from Nome region sands and creek beds. Large dredges continue to operate, eroding land and producing a steady flow of gold each summer.
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Nome
Astrological forecast for Monday October 1
The forecast highlights activity in business with emphasis on social and domestic ties and artistic or feminine interests. It predicts pleasure and prosperity, practical development in home related business, and strengthening friendships. Those born today may be practical yet drawn to social and artistic pursuits. Notable natal figure Annie Besant.
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Annie Besant
16 Day Old Baby Drunk For Surgery At Kansas City General
Whisky replaced ether as an anesthetic for a 16 day old infant named LeRoy Anderson during a delicate stomach operation at General Hospital Kansas City. The baby absorbed liquor through a sugar sack in the mouth. The operation was successful and the baby expected to recover. This marks the second such case in five months at the hospital.
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Kansas City
LeRoy Anderson
General Hospital
Nome's Bold Rise And Fall From Gold Rush Fame
Nome Alaska rose from a nameless cape misprint to a boomtown after the 1899 gold rush. Thousands flocked to the sea frontier, drawing glamour and tragedy as wooden streets and stampede crowds transformed the town, then faded to 852 residents by 1920.
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D. C
Nome
Alaska
Anvil City
Cape Prince of Wales
Bering Strait
Asta
National Geographies Societry
Washington DC
Snake River
Bering Sea
Rex Beach
Jack London
Nomes
Greenland
Frigid
Arkhangelsk 'Archangels
Russia
Midwest Farmers Build Ponds for Future Drought
Kansas City report notes farmers across the Midwest are constructing ponds and dams to preserve stock water. Old ponds are cleaned, gullies bridged, and earth dams built to create year round storage. More ponds could have kept cattle from being sold due to drought.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Worm Farm Provides Profitable Bait Source in Czechoslovakia
In drought struck Czechoslovakia fishermen face worm shortages. Josef Hoehenzug in Brno set up a worm farm, converting a field into a large bed. Worms are shipped in tins with soil and guaranteed alive for one month. A foot below the soil a concrete layer prevents escape.
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Prague
Ins
Czechoslovakia
Brno
Moravia
Josef Hoehenzug
Policeman Thrope Loses Night Snails To Wanderers
In Norwalk Connecticut a police officer's supper left snails in a bucket on a window sill. The snails wandered through the house overnight clinging to curtains windows rugs walls and ceilings and even reached the roof before morning.
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Norwalk Conn
Charles Thrope
Thrope
Bowman Hall Reopens After Remodeling At Cornell College
The Bowman Hall dormitory on Cornell College campus is unveiled after extensive summer remodeling. A cement terrace replaces the wooden porch and a new fifty foot sun parlor adds light. Interior upgrades include modern furnishings for ninety six co-eds, new kitchen equipment, and decor updates preserving decades of campus social lore.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Bowman Hall
Cornell
Elder Bowman
Bowman
College
Iowa Conference Seminary
King
722 866 Divorces in French History
Paris reports on the fiftieth anniversary of the French divorce law noting 722 866 divorces in France over fifty years. Wives file more often than husbands. adultery ranks second to cruelty. Paris no longer a divorce magnet for foreigners. divorce rose overall, except during World War I.
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Paris
France
Ministry of Justice
Herbert the Mallard Joins Hunts in Washington Mills
In Washington Mills New York the Hunts face a quirky dilemma as their mallard Herbert refuses to eat separately and sticks to Dixie the bird dog. The duck, deserted by its mother, follows the family around and now accompanies the Hunts on their planned southern hunting trip.
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Washington Mills
N. Y
Charles P
Herbert
Dixie
Texas Doctor Receives Word From Cop During Trip
Dr A J Evans a Mineral Wells physician was stopped in every town between San Antonio and Mineral Wells after a remote emergency call reached his office The highway patrolman located him and delivered the message fifteen minutes after the first call The same routine was repeated in each town on his return route
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Dillinger
Clyde Barrow
A. J. Evans
San Antonio
Dr. Evans
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