Nominees for Hall of Fame announced by Elmo Scott Watson
A panel of 108 electors will review 76 candidates for election to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NYU. The 23 automatically eligible names and 53 others to be balloted include figures such as Samuel Adams John Adams Jefferson Davis and Sacajawea. New entrants will be inscribed on bronze tablets and later honored with busts.
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Hall of Fame
New York University
Samuel Adams
Henry Barnard
Charles Bulfineh
Capitol
Washington
George Rogers Clark
Old Northwest
John Singleton Copley
Royal Academy
John Ericsson
Albert Gallatin
The
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Ghent
Ethnological Society of America
Cyrus W. Field
Henry George
Nathanael Greene
Sidney Lanier
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Paine
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Walter Reed
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Theodore Thomas
Henry D. Thoroay
Emerson
Noah Webster
Louisa May Alcott
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Petrovna Blavatsky
Theosophical Society
Alice McLellan Birney
Nathaniel Bowditch
California
Zachary Taylor
Sylvanus Thayer
United States’ Military Academy
West Point
John Quincy Adams Ward
Lewis Edson Waterman
James Wilson
United States Supreme Court
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Ralph W. Emerson
H. W. Longfellow
Robert Fulton
Horace Mann
Henry W
Origins of Oxford University Founded in Turmoil
The earliest Oxford origin traces to a quarrel between Henry II and Thomas Becket around 1164 when clerks were barred from Paris and returned to boost Oxford. The school gained the title of university in a 1201 document.
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Oxford University
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Thomas A Becket
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Oxford
School of
Birds Named Wren Species in Eastern Winters
The text catalogues house wren marsh wren winter wren and Carolina wren as Eastern birds. It notes the Carolina sings in winter woods while other wrens are present but Carolina is the one that sings in winter in the East.
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Carolina
Timothy hay fields may gain from spring top dressings
Ohio State University agronomists urge timothy sod top dressing this spring with 150 to 200 pounds per acre of sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda to boost yield. Calcium cyanamids must have been applied earlier. nitrogen alone should not exceed two years without phosphates and potash. Timothy seed prospects remain tight as 1935 production likely below normal due to last year's seedings failures.
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Ohio State University
WNU
Ohio
Drainage Advice to Cure Wet Spots on Farm Fields
Agricultural expert from the New York State College of Agriculture urges drainage as the best upgrade for wet field areas. Laying small drainage tile two feet deep with a four to six inch slope over compacted spots can end seed and fertilizer waste, planting trouble, and harvest nuisances. Backfill must include sod and surface soil to keep proper drainage.
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A. M. Goodman
New York State College of Agriculture
Butter fat content varies daily in a single herd
Tests show butter fat in milk from the same herd varies sharply day to day. Weather, feed, milking interval, and completeness affect results. morning milk tends to be lower than night milk.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Alfalfa soil erosion risk shown by experiments
Experiments cited by Hoard's Dairyman show that a seven inch soil layer on an eight percent slope cropped to corn or left fallow would wash away within a lifetime. The long term claim underscores erosion hazards even with alfalfa as a cover crop.
May and June Butter Tops Color and Flavor
California reports 3.9 million orchard heaters in use with 2.9 million burning. Wool production last year reached 4181580 pounds, about 9 million less than 1933. A cord from one acre yields 500 to 700 board feet from a well stocked woodlot. Milk and buttermilk add iron and minerals to farm grains, aiding pig fattening. Farm families are less likely to move than rural nonfarmers or city dwellers in New York state per a recent study.
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New York State
Pleated epaulet sleeve shirtmaker frock pattern
A pleated epaulet shoulder adds striking detail to a shirtmaker frock with front buttoning soft gathers above the bust and a patch pocket. Pattern 2212 offers sizes 14 to 42 with illustrated sewing instructions and costs 15 cents to order. Send name address and pattern number to Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Sneed Cop Display Sparks Offbeat Public Dissent
A bizarre exchange unfolds as a town criticizes a local officer named Sneed and mocks a spouse’s driving, using colorful metaphors about roaring and wind to convey frustration. The fragment hints at a tense community mood with playful yet sharp jabs.
Postum Free Week Offer Promoted by Company Ad
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of Postum free to anyone who writes for it. This health beverage promotion appears in another part of the paper as an advertisement.
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Postum Company
Ady
Prosperity vs Low Mood Reflected in Family Toast
A father explains to his son that prosperity brings wine women and song while hard times yield beer mother and the radio. The dialogue contrasts wealth and happiness with scarcity and simple pleasures, reflecting a nostalgic mood.
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Papa
Drawing a Line Between Dead Tongues and Modern Thought
Senator Sorghum debates scholarly focus advising study of dead languages. He warns against reviving mummified ideas and urges balanced study without clinging to outdated approaches.
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Senator Sorghum
Roofer Reframe: Man with High Deals In Detroit
A Detroit News caption highlights a man described as a roofer with big deals. The quote asks what he is and answers roofer, implying skill or tradesman status central to local business chatter.
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