Moon Festival in China Described by Missionary
A Shanghai letter from 1928 details the Moon festival or Mid Autumn celebration. It describes mooncakes lanterns incense bushels and dragon decorations and recounts legends of the moon goddess Zaung-noo and the Moon Palace. The writer contrasts Chinese superstition with the need for the Gospel and Jesus Christ.
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China
P. D
Shanghai
Zaung-noo
Ming Wong
Moon
Man
Jesus Christ
Inauguration plans and Christmas greetings from Hallock
Plans proclaim King’s beauty and eternal reign in heaven while teaching Chinese children about Jesus. A Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year are wished to readers and their loved ones. A note adds a picture titled The goddess arrives at the moon displayed at the office.
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Jesus
H. G. C. Hallock
P. S
Four factors hinder higher farm profits in North Carolina
Raleigh January 31. Agricultural economist Dr. G. W. Forester identifies four main drags on farm prosperity. Production maladjustment, a cumbersome price system, inadequate credit engineering, and high railway rates with taxes. He urges better farm enterprise information and broader economic surveys across the state.
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Raleigh
N. C
United States
G. W. Forester
State College
Forster
State Tax Commission
Experiments Show How to Reduce Farming Costs
Agriculturists examine corn fodder versus corn silage in calf fattening at Colorado Agricultural College. Two groups of baby beeves received barley, linseed meal and alfalfa hay. Fodder-fed calves used 345.9 lb barley, 205.5 lb fodder, 51.6 lb linseed meal and 236 lb hay per 100 lb gain, while silage-fed calves used 350.7 lb barley, 52 lb linseed meal, 462.9 lb silage and 246.7 lb hay, with fodder offering cheaper gains at prevailing prices.
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Agricultural College of Colorado
Patton Wins Prize at State College Agents Conference
Rutherfordton December 31 County Agent F E Patton won second prize a ribbon in a publicity contest sponsored by the Raleigh News and Observer at the recent agents conference at State College. Patton displayed a fertilizer demonstration photo at the Ledbetter farm two miles west of Rutherfordton. He is regarded as one of the best county agents in the state.
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Rutherfordton
F. E. Patton
Raleigh News and Observer
State College
Patton
J. 0. Ledbetter
Card of Thanks for Mr. C. M. Robertson
We thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and love shown during illness and death of our beloved husband and father Mr C M Robertson. May God's richest blessings be yours.
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Mr. C. M. Robertson
Long Islander Credits Poultry Farming For Longevity
A centenarian Long Island resident attributes his long life to poultry farming, while neighbors contend the practice may be shortening lifespans. The debate centers on the health and hazards of farm work as a factor in extreme age.
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Romina Theatre
Harrill &King Real Estate
Forest City, N. C
A . Grant
U .S Army Corps of Engineers
Herbert Hoover
Jardine
Walter H. Haynes
New Theatre
Forest City Motor Co
Forest City
The
Kiwanis Club
Mr. Haynes
Farmers Hardware Co
Engineering Services
R. E. Carpenter
Cliffside, N. C
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