Big Increase in Acreage Unwise
Secretary David F. Houston cautions against rapid expansion of farm land at this time. He argues remaining land is scarce and costly to bring into production, urging use of existing lands through improved productivity and careful studies of regional possibilities. Government agencies should assist new settlers with reliable information and guidance.
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David F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Department
Agricultural Colleges
Houston
Land Company
Needle in His Body For Half a Century
Elyria Ohio man Robert Myers fifty two endured mumps measles chronic indigestion neuritis. A lump between his shoulder blades prompted hospital diagnosis and doctors removed a tarnished needle with 24 inches of thread. They believe he swallowed it as a child and it wandered for fifty years causing various ailments.
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Robert Myers
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Tiny Hillsboro jeweler builds micro engine
A Hillsboro jeweler creates a miniature engine powered by compressed air. The device measures three quarters of an inch long and weighs two and one quarter grains. Cylinder bore is 281000 of an inch, flywheel 9 64 of an inch, and stroke 361000 of an inch. In contrast a valve from Ontario Power Co at Niagara Falls stands 31 feet high and weighs 65 tons with a nine foot water opening.
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Ontario Power Company
Niagara Falls
Inventive Tools and Global Trade Projections
An instrument enables draftsmen to draw perfect ovals and multiple copies. France patents a gelatin glue process yielding a non inflammable substitute for celluloid. The US surpasses Wales in tin plate exports for the first time. Denmark plans a Copenhagen wireless station for US contact. Egypt cottonseed oil cake offers a coal substitute with oil cake priced under one fifth coal. Brazil sets butter standards 80 percent butterfat and max 15 percent acidity.
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Egypt
Naval Hero Isaacs and Wife Photograph at Washington Yard
Lieut RE V M Isaacs and his wife are pictured at the Washington navy yard where he serves as Inspector of munitions. Secretary Daniels awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary wartime acts. Isaacs was captured by U90 after USS President Lincoln sank and, as a prisoner, secured vital German submarine intelligence before escaping and aiding the Allies.
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RE. V. M. Isaacs
Washington Navy Yard
Daniels
Isaacs
Lincoln
Fouryearold Louise mishears aunt on own resources
Louise aged four overhears a relative say she was thrown upon her own resources and replies that the aunt could take rides, mishearing race horses for resources. The humorous exchange highlights a child’s playful misunderstanding of a common phrase.
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Louise
Peddlers Join In Singing In Caithness Highland Skit
A Breton onion seller and a companion joined a piano recital in Caithness during a wartime visit. While playing Theodore Bottler songs, two onion sellers from the road came to the window and added their voices for over half an hour, much to the delight of local onlookers.
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Scotland
Caithness
Theodore Bottel
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