Dick Battles Exhaustion as Well as Dogs
Dick confronts pursuing dogs on a trail near a shack. He fights with a stick, circles to trap the beasts, and uses a driving tactic to push them away toward the settlement. Exhausted but undeterred, he reaches safety and later receives a gun for the return trip, though no dogs are seen on the way back.
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Labrador
Vines Used in Homes Thought To Ward Off Snakes
A 19th century note questions popular claims that plants like calabash vines gourds and horseshoe geranium deter snakes. Botanists dispute any plant repels venomous snakes and early colonists used white ash as a supposed cure for rattlesnake bites, a belief noted by historians.
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Montreal: Herald
Massachusetts
New England
Black Death Killed More People Than Any War
The bubonic plague, known as the Black Death, killed more people than any war in history. Its impact was global, sparing no continent and reshaping societies through workforce loss, social upheaval, and economic disruption.
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Earth
Ventilated Cribs for Corn Save Losses Says Illinois Expert
W A Foster of the University of Illinois urges ventilated corn cribs to reduce losses from slow maturing crops. He details crib sizing based on ear versus shelled corn, recommends continuous single-site layout, layered expansion, and rat-proofing with hardware cloth and galvanized edge iron.
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W. A. Foster
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
WNU
Hogging Down Corn Found to Be Satisfactory Plan
Practical feeders and experiment stations show hogs gain as rapidly and economically when allowed to harvest corn as when it is harvested and fed. Use 125 to 150 pound shoats, avoid heavy grain rations, and move hogs to new areas to minimize waste.
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Indiana Farmer's Guide
50 50 Share Lease For Fully Equipped Farms
The common rental arrangement splits income and expenses equally on equipped farms. In a 50 50 live stock share lease the landlord provides the farm and half the live stock, covers taxes and building upkeep, while the tenant supplies work stock and machinery and the other half of live stock. Operating costs and revenues are shared equally, with possible adjustments for specific farm conditions.
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Tve
George A. Pond
Division of Agricultural Economics
University of Minnesota
Australia Imposes Wheat Processing Tax to Slow Surplus
Australia adopts a marketing plan rather than an acreage control. A processing tax up to 7.3 cents per bushel can be levied on farmers who withhold grain from the market. Eligible producers must store good condition wheat for at least six months and hold a minimum of 4,000 bushels to qualify for compensation.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Collective farmers of Minsk province harvest gains
For each pound of ragweed grown in the corn field deduct three pounds of corn. Farmers save freight by using highly concentrated fertilizer and applying with machines adapted for the purpose. Collective farmers of Minsk province rained more than
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Minsk
Quick fish meals with a range of tasty sauces
Busy cooks can prepare fillets in about fifteen minutes. Poach fry or bake, while a sauce cooks. Hollandaise Bearnaise Creole and Spanish sauces with bacon onions and tomatoes offer pungent options. Serve with buttered potatoes and tomatoes.
Dutch Boy string holder craft pattern ad
Advertisement for a Dutch Boy string holder pattern. It offers an 8 by 12 inch kit with stamped pants suspenders head body and shoes images on heavy board. Package A-12 costs 15 cents or four for 50 cents plus a stamped return envelope to Home Craft Co. Dept A St Louis Mo.
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Not Nine but 50 000 Planets Says Scientist
Prof Armin Leuschner of the University of California estimates the solar system contains not nine but about 50 000 planets. Besides the eight known worlds a swarm of minor bodies orbit the sun, with nearly 1 800 asteroids located since the early 19th century.
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Solar System
Earth
Armin
Leuschner
University of California
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Guiseppe Piazzi
Robbers Scare Off in Waukegan Stand Get $1
John Hanlon clerk at a Waukegan fruit stand faced two robbers who escaped with only $1 after Hanlon retrieved a shotgun and confronted them. The weapon jammed when he tried to shoot, leaving both sides rattled but unharmed.
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John Hanlon
Waukegan
Hanson
Hanlon
Great Stone Blocks on Guam Island Mystery
On Guam large coral burial stones weigh about 2500 pounds each and show blocks stacked in places. The discovery of multiple burial sites suggests a sizable ancient population. Little is known about early inhabitants.
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Guam
Easy to Spend and Save Money by Doing Without
The line notes only one path to saving money: cutting out something. It contrasts with the many possible ways people spend funds and hints at frugality.
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Richard Mercer
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