Pocket Gophers Threaten Farms and How to Stop Them
An in depth guide on pocket gophers describing their destructive impact on crops and orchards. It covers trapping methods and traps, carbon bisulphid and strychnine poisoning, bait preparation, placement in main runways, and the need for community cooperation to achieve lasting control.
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Iinois
Wisconsin
Flora
Georgia
Exico
Biological Survey
Agriculture Department
Typhoid Risk From Farm Wells Highlighted
A state health laboratory director cites that over forty percent of tested farm wells are polluted. The article notes rural typhoid prevalence links to water purity and warns farmers underestimate well contamination. It cites case studies, inclines toward safe well placement and cautions against trusting long-used wells.
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State Board of Health
Wecn
United States Geological Survey
Mecca Sacred Stone Recovered Each Year with Damash
The sacred Kaaba stone in Mecca is re covered annually with damash sent by the Sultan or Khedive. In some instances a single covering has cost a substantial sum.
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Mecca
Rural typhoid risk linked to well placement practices
The article notes that typhoid fever is likely to persist in rural areas where wells are dug in convenient spots rather than safe locations, reflecting recurring conditions in countryside districts.
Curing Persimmons in Japan Fast Keeps Firm Flavor
A report by David G. Fairchild shows Japanese persimmons are harvested firm and kept from ripening. They are packed in sake casks with air tight heads, cured in 5 to 15 days and then marketed while retaining a firm texture and tasty flavor.
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David G. Fairchild
Department of Agriculture
Japan
America
Forcing Rhubarb Grown From Seed Boosts Quality
Experiments show forcing rhubarb at one year old plants yields a vigorous product. Drying or freezing roots simulate a long rest, producing crisper textures, thinner skins, higher moisture by 6 to 10 percent, and better flavor. Dark-grown stalks lack leaf color and are desirable for high prices.
Strong Light Affects Plant Growth In Arizona
Strong light hinders pollen tube growth in some plants and may explain why tomatoes cucumbers fail to fruit in mid summer in Arizona. Direct sun bleaches leaves and strawberries turn yellow for about three months under shade. North side shade from sorghum or cotton keeps plants green and vigorous all summer.
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Arizona
Telephones Extend Reach Into Remote Forests
The telephone system expands into northern and western forests aiding loggers and wardens. Dams along rivers use phones to coordinate flood control and quick dam operation, replacing shouted relays with rapid, wire communications.
Man Poses as Grover Cleveland in Chicago Hotel Bet
A tall man with a calm expression entered the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago and registered as Grover Cleveland of Princeton New Jersey. He then inked Fe L MacElroy Lafayette Ind claiming it was a bet to double his salary, a stunt he said he had repeated from New York to San Francisco.
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United States
Great Northern
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Fe. L
James Lick the founder of Lick Observatory
James Lick, noted founder of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, California, began life as a poor Pennsylvania Dutch piano-maker.
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James Lick
Great Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
San Jose
California
Paper Wrapped Matches Multiply to Conserve Timber
As timber grows scarce, manufacturers mass produce matches by spirally rolling paper and dipping them in wax or stearine to extend supplies and maintain production.
Elephant tusk sent to Roosevelt by Abyssinia king
Great herds of elephants roam Abyssinian country along the Upper Nile. Menelik the King of Abyssinia has recently dispatched to President Roosevelt one of the longest elephant tusks in existence.
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Menelik
Abyssinia
Roosevelt
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