Entomologist Warns of Weevil Spread Across 17 Counties
An official from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in Raleigh reports a genuine poll weevil found near Lumberton is being tracked as it migrates south to north along a line from Charlotte to New Bern. Counties likely affected include Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Hoke, Robeson, Cumberland, Bladen, Sampson, Pender, Duplin, Onslow, Jones, Carteret and Craven with movement possibly extending beyond. Citizens urged to mail suspected specimens to Professor F Sherman.
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Raleigh
F. Sherman
State Department of Agriculture
Lumberton
C. C. Dukes
Robeson County
Robeson
Charlotte
Fayetteville
New Bern
Meckienburg
Union
Anson
Richmond
Scotland
Hoke
Cumberland
Bladen
Sampson
Pender
Duplin
Oniow
Jones
Carteret
Craven
Sheran
Gas From Waste Material Now Produced At Arlington Farm
The United States Department of Agriculture experiments at Arlington Virginia test straw gas from wheat oat and rye straws for light heat and engine use. Automobile tests show illumination cooking and possible tractor power but commercial value remains uncertain needing further study and equipment development. Technical lead H E Roethe Jr oversees production tests under David J Price with limited funds, aiming for farmer scale units and waste material utilization.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Arlington
David J. Price
Office of Development Work
Bureau of Chemistry
H. E. Roethe, Jr
George Harrison
Moosejaw
MacLaurin
University of Ichewan
Saskatoon
Canada
Materials of Paper Money Widespread
Washington reports that American paper money uses fiber from linen rags in the Orient, silk from China or Italy, blue ink from German or Canadian cobalt, black ink from Niagara Falls acetylene smoke, green ink from zinc sulphite in Germany, and red seal pigment imported from Central America.
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Washington
Orient
China
Italy
Niagara Falls
Germany
Central America
Straw gas device shown by university at New York expo
University and USDA showcased a straw gas equipment at the 1918 exposition in New York. Canadian investigators later ran an automobile on its product, though fuel was stored in a top bag. By products include carbon residue for lampblack, fertilizing salts, and tar for disinfectants with dye potential. If perfected and cheaper to produce straw gas could have major commercial use.
Brazil to Build Homes for Working Families
Federal and city officials move to ease housing shortages. A $50 million bond bill aims to construct 20,000 worker homes in Brasilia’s districts under municipal administration, with sales to heads of families on a 20 year payment plan. Two large apartment blocks with communal facilities would offer very low rent.
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Rio de Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Wearing Gas Helmets to Foil Bees in Indiana
In Knox county Indiana farmers halt wheat plowing as ground bees multiply after a long dry spell. Bees driven from ground by recent rains force many to change field work. Farmers report more bees this year and some wear gas masks brought back from France by sons in the service.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
France
Prize Pig Flies From Lincoln to Milwaukee Mystery
A truncated report notes a plane departed Lincoln Nebraska bound for Milwaukee Wisconsin carrying a prize pig from a rural agricultural college. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the flight and destination are identified.
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Lincoln
Mongolia Opens to Foreign Commerce Amid Chinese Claims
General Hsu Shu-chen announced Mongolia would soon open to foreign nations while China plans to maintain military garrisons on the Mongolian border. He says Russians sheltering in China will be treated equally and Chinese troops will eventually withdraw from Russia.
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Hsu
China
Urga
Mongolia
Hsu Shu-chen
Frontier Defense
Gobi Desert
Kiachta
Siberian
Kolchak
Russia
Calotabs Promises Nausea Free Cleanse
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a modern invention replacing calomel for biliousness constipation and indigestion. One tablet at bedtime with water is claimed to cause no taste nausea or griping and a morning liver purge. Original sealed packages cost thirty five cents with a refund if not perfectly delighted.
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North Carolina Historical Commission
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Waren County
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J. 8. Davis
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