Where Pearl Buttons Come From
The origin of pearl buttons lies in the Mississippi River system where mussels produce pearls used in button making. A National Geographic summary by Hugh M. Smith explains how fish hosts and mussel larvae coordinate to sustain a $5.1 to $6.0 million industry employing about 20,000 people, with artificial propagation aiding mussel spawn in ponds using specific fish for nurseries.
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National Geographic Society
Hugh M. Smith
Mississippi
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
The Heiress of Famines in Russia Across Ages
A historical summary describes Russia’s famines from 1600 to 1911, detailing death tolls and coping methods. It notes 1600 famine with 100000 deaths, later famines in 1891 1906 1911, relief funds and flawed aid, and famine spread over one third of European Russia affecting about 30 million people with widespread hunger and subsistence foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Geggraplic Society
Ralph A. Grives
China
Europe
Wholesale generation and distribution of electric current for the special
A historical note outlines the wholesale generation and distribution of electric current for a special purpose. It details planning, control, and delivery arrangements among power stations, transmission lines, and distribution networks.
Air power vs battleships debated by US naval leaders
The article reports a debate among naval leaders including General Mitchell and Admiral Sims over whether air fleets or dreadnought battleships hold the nation's future strength. It notes tests and proposals to bomb and defend ships, with opinions split among senators and military officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Mitchell
Mitchell
Admiral Sims
Mny
Irrigation Power System in Queensland Traditions
Populo Mechanics Magazine notes a new irrigation approach in Queensland using surge wells on each landholding and electrically driven pumps. Over 160 wells feed about 18 miles of transmission lines from a central station supplying the water, with precast reinforced concrete cylinders 5 to 7 feet in diameter and up to 40 feet deep reaching the water-bearing layer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Australia
Popul
Mechanics Magazine
The Usual Expectation and The Endless Revision of Genius
The excerpt discusses the tension between money and art, noting that the artist must endure continual revision to approach truth. It contrasts patient, persistent work with the impatient demands of wealth and fame. It frames the artist as never finished, forever chasing a more perfect result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bort
Mussel Shell Beds Near Prince Edward Island
Extensive shells of mussels and oysters lie along Prince Edward Island shores in deep organic deposits. The material forms a high value fertilizer and soil conditioner with phosphates and alkalis. Dredging from rafts in summer or ice in winter harvests the deposits up to twenty five feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Ishind
Mouse Eating Toad Feeds on Insect and Mammal Prey
A Portsmouth account describes a toad consuming a mouse after chasing it, a rare behavior for toads that normally eat earthworms beetles and earwigs. Dr J A Boulenger notes he fed tiny mice to a tame toad and the prey was eaten with avidity, suggesting toads may swallow small live animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Bachan
Ennies
J. A. Boulenger
Doctors of Navy and Army Disagree on Naval Policy
Washington dispatch reports a split among medical officers and military leaders over future naval policy. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell argues for a stronger air force over battleships, while Rear Admiral William S. Sims defends the battle fleet approach. The debate mirrors broader civilian-military tensions about strategic priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
Washington
Byzantinm
Spain
Army
Navy
Simds
William Mitchell
U.S.A
William 8. Sims
Metropo litan Life reports record 1920 business
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company announces a 1920 record year with $1 651 950 151 of new US and Canada business, dividends of $10 819 369 to policyholders, 23 899 997 policies outstanding, and $81 257 393 paid in claims and endowments. Group insurance reached $214 547 572, and bonds and mortgages total $357 703 8 45 at year end. Metropolitan nurses and agents circulated over eighteen million health literature pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
United States
Canada
Metropollitan
Mortality Drop Noted in Industrial Policy Holders
The company reports ten year continuous policy mortality decline with 1920 showing the lowest death rate in its history. Overall mortality reduction over nine years is about 27 percent.
Live Tips From The Shoe And Leather Reporter
A satirical column explores U.S. politics and international tension with humor. It mocks Coolidge and Daniels, notes Senate minority tactics, and jokes about Ford, Dawes, and the League of Nations while mentioning Marconi and maritime steering in fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Marconi
Senate House
Washington
Easter Millinery Brings Bright Hats for Spring
Springtime hats arrive across the country with new millinery fabrics braids and silks. North readers can choose from five pictured styles featuring faille silk corded silks and satin trims with rhinestone and feather decorations.
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Japan
Army and Navy Club
Weiter
Simus
Thei.r
TM Conna
Ome
Ecc Trust
Hank
Hennery
Markle-Harder
Marlborough Theatre
Geneve Country
Flendrix
Anes
Nsurance CO
Germany
Henry Ford
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Daniels
Senate
Democratic Party
White House
Airdales
London
U.S. A
Land
L. P. Goulding South
Sudbury
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