Russia expands medical workforce and pay levels under government
The article notes Russia has 159,023 doctors, about 150,000 practicing, with half women, all in a government payroll and unions. Monthly pay ranges from 1,500 to 2,000 rubles, with professors earning 6,000 to 7,000. Some hospitals remain exclusive to officials, while private practice after hours is allowed to raise income. Medical education lasts six years, with students earning 225 to 300 rubles monthly but paying 400 rubles yearly in fees.
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Russia
Trade Union of Medical Workers
Moscow
Kremlin
Campaign Against Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot and mouth disease, recently spreading from Mexico, is highly infectious and carried by animals. A US Mexico quarantine restricts import of cattle, sheep, goats, swine and their meat. Officials prepare manpower and equipment to halt entry at the 1900 mile border while warned that visitors and contaminated vehicles also spread infection. The 1914–1916 outbreak in the United States affected 172,000 animals across 22 states and DC, with 3,556 herds involved and infection sources identified in most cases.
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Mexico
Department of Agriculture
México
United States
Department
District of Columbia
Tests Reveal Development Of Natural Ear For Music
Northwestern University researchers showed non musicians can develop pitch discrimination through training. Ruth F Wyatt led experiments proving training raised non musicians from low average to good while trained musicians rose from good to excellent. The study challenges the view that pitch skills are fixed by heredity. An apparatus using 14 steel tuning bars tested note memory and discrimination.
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Northwestern University
Ruth F. Wyatt
Northwestern
Child Death Rate Declines Yet Child Accident Toll Remains High
Metropolitan Life Insurance reports a survey showing child death rates from ages 1 to 14 have fallen 60 percent since 1930 with major diseases dropping 50 percent plus, but accident deaths, though declined, remain high especially for boys aged 5 to 14 where accidental deaths exceed combined deaths from several diseases. The firm calls for intensified child safety and accident prevention efforts.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Nematodes Cramp Fig Tree Roots in Split Pot Test
Department of Agriculture nematologists demonstrated root-knot damage on a fig plant by split rooting in infested versus nematode-free soil. After months, the stem on nematode-free soil bore 23 fruits compared to 7 on the infested side, confirming the pests curb growth and yield.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Painting Stucco Paints for Cement Base or Oil Based Types
Painting stucco can be done satisfactorily with either cement base water mixed paints or regular oil base paints. If cement base paints are used, dampen the surface per the manufacturer’s instructions before painting. For oil base paints, season the stucco for several months to remove free lime and ensure the surface is thoroughly dry before application.
Courtship in Nature Mirrors Human Mating Displays
The article notes that animal courtship includes elements like grooming and gift giving, paralleling human behavior. It cites bower birds of New Guinea as a famous example where males construct a display arbor and perform dances to attract mates.
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New Guinea
Rain Gauge For Pros And Homes From Wichita Meteorologist
W V Phillips, government meteorologist in Wichita Kansas, markets a new rain gauge for professional or home use. The aluminum device features a glass tube capable of measuring over four inches of rainfall and follows the principles of government grade instruments after more than two decades of meteorology experience.
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W. V. Phillips
Wichita
Kas
Weatherwise
Better Dairying Stable Farm Enterprise Description
Better Dairying presents a stable farm enterprise offering good income for efficient operators. It suits grassland farming with soil conservation, using grass crops as feeds for dairy cattle. Milk cows convert roughage into food, providing steady monthly income and year round employment.
Foreign Shoes and the U S Leather Trade
The United States imports about 75 million hides and skins yearly to support leather production and shoe supply for 140 million Americans. The country is the largest buyer in foreign markets, spending around 60 million dollars on imports and over 125 million hides tanned domestically each year, with an additional 10 million dollars on foreign tanning materials.
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United States
Pineapple forms a better flavor when crushed or grated
A reader notes that crushed or grated pineapple tastes sweeter and more flavorful than sliced due to using the outer flesh. Crushed fruit is cheaper and can replace sliced pineapple in dishes like mangos. Frozen pineapple is increasingly available packed in sugar syrup and may retain more flavor.
Mar Del Baseball News Highlights Memorial Day Matchups
Heavy rains paused Camden Wyoming Denton games with doubleheaders planned. Hardy faces Rock Hall on Memorial Day at Rock Hall. Denton hosts Felton, Denton to dedicate new park. Sunday games feature Denton vs Rock Hall and Felton vs Hartly as rosters trim from 20 to 16 ahead of July 4 cut-off.
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Rock Hall
Denton
Felton
Houston
Camden-Wyoming
Chestertown
Greensboro
Hartly
W. Berry
Graham
L. Everett
W. Palmer
A. Berry
Lawton
Baxter
Hummell
Seamans
Danes
Betz
Burris
Vodvarka
R. Everett
Hurley
B. King
Shoebrooks
Card of Thanks for John W. Carroll senior
We express gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for sympathy cards flowers and car use during the bereavement following the death of John W Carroll senior.
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John W. Carroll
Gems of Thought Silent lesson of a good example quotes
A compact collection of aphorisms exploring the power of good example and quiet restraint. Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes that reproof is less potent than example, while Addison notes silence as a forceful reply to calumny and defamation.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Addison
Obituary Notice for Walter E. Lord
Edith Lord and family express heartfelt thanks for sympathy cards flowers and kindness shown after the death of husband and father Walter E. Lord.
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Butes
Walter E. Lord
Edith Lord
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