Island of Sark Feudal State and Its Remote Rule
A National Geographic style survey details Sark in the English Channel as the world’s last purely feudal state. It covers geography, history from Saint Magtoire to Sir Meller de Carteret, governance by the Dame of Sark, Chief Pleas, and seigneurial rights including tithes, grinding rights, pigeon keeping, and the prohibition on motor cars. The article notes Sark’s bilingual culture, 675 residents, and strict customs maintained by the Seigneurie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
HM the Dame of
Channel Islands
Sark
la Counee
Great Surk
Little Surk
Magtoire
Dol
Brittany
Montebourg
France
Scotland
England
Sir Walter Raleigh
Jersey
Jenave
Saint Magloire
Ant
Heller de Carteret
Saint- Ouen
Milzabeth
Sir Meller
de Carteret
Saint-Ouen
Dame of
Ellaabeth
Nes
Chief Pleas
Sengland
Normandy
Duchy of
William the Conqueror
British Empire
Man and Woman Roles Across History
A writer argues that the struggle for women's rights has progressed since ancient times and notes that capable workers in communities rely on varied skills beyond specialists. He cites squatter sovereignty in taxes, the value of practical knowledge, and the misfit of overbearing laws, ending with the claim that most wonders are made up and never happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecky
St. Jerome
Bell Syndicate
WNU Bervica
Wilt Harms Dent and Sweet Corn Bacterial Wilt
United States Department of Agriculture notes bacterial wilt, or Stewart's Disease, now affects field dent corn as well as sweet corn. It threatens yield up to 25 percent, with infection prevalent in Illinois Ohio and Indiana. Breeding resistant varieties is the primary defense. infestation weakens plants, lowers yields and leaf area, and increases stalk breakage.
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United States Department of Agricultura
WNU
Corn
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
GG Illinois
Department
Feed Crops Set Record in 1932 Global Grain Output
World crop totals for corn, oats, and barley reached record highs in 1932, topping 1981 by nearly 13 percent per USDA. Shrinking export movement in 1932, smaller Argentine corn supplies, and low prices influenced global feed grain dynamics amid locusts and drought damaging 1933 plantings in Argentina and South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Union of South Africa
Russia
Danube
Golden crop could aid farmers and soil in Intermountain region
The Department of Agriculture notes nearly 7 million pounds of red clover seed are imported annually as U S growers fail to meet demand. Experts say a domestic crop would benefit farmers nationwide and help restore soils, with the Intermountain region seen as especially suited for such a cash crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Washington Star
Co-Operatives Shape German Agriculture Policy
German agricultural co operatives have grown to over 40 000 societies with 4 000 000 members. They back government aid such as farm product contingents, lower farm mortgage interest rates, and tenant eviction protections already enacted into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Sweet Clover Gains Value As Honey Source
The Montreal Herald notes sweet clover is increasingly valuable as a chief honey source in many localities. It is replacing red clover on eastern farms in places, and breeders aim to develop strains with better stems to enhance hay quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
Amnesia in all its forms shocks public minds
Waldentar Knoempffert notes in the New York Times that since January 1938 there have been 64 reported cases as serious as Colonel Raymond Robins. He says amnesia is more common than people think and explains types including localized, retrograde, and anterograde amnesia, with examples of how memory can return suddenly or fade under shock.
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Waldentar Knoempffert
New York Times
Raymond Robins
Rinso makes dishwashing easier with its gentle foam
A buyer touts Rinso for dishes and pots and pans. The soap leaves grease to float away and makes dishes bright with minimal scrubbing. The ad promotes Rinso as offering twice as much suds cup for cup, even in hard water, and suggests buying the big package for wash and all cleaning tasks.
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Rinso
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ED Howe
Joe Holt
Dent
Rinso Isas
America
Frances Lee Barton
General Foods Cooking School of the Air
WHO
Des Moines
WOC
Davenport
WOW
Omaha
General Mills, Inc
Canada
West Indies
Minneapolis
L. D. Goldsberry
Merchantville
N. J
Katherine M. Breck
Milwaukee
Wise
Thomas Gilbertson
Minn
Jennie C. Manchester
Chicago
Ruth M. Hoxe
Ulssess
Arcus A. Glese
Clinton
Iowa
Mia
Frank. Cook
Indianapolis
Aggic Mniguide
National Biscuit. Company
New York
Uneeda
Caan
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