Paper milk containers favored by housewives in Grand Rapids study
Evidence shows paper milk bottles will capture the store trade and door delivery. Marketing surveys in Grand Rapids and Flint indicate housewives prefer paper containers bought at grocer stores. From 1940 to 1941 paper containers expanded 400 percent in Grand Rapids stores and glass milk bottles were dropped.
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Grand Rapids
Flint
Mich
Grand Rapids Grocers Cooperative Company
Heart disease tops death causes among life policyholders
In 1946 heart disease was the leading death cause for life insurance policyholders, accounting for about one third of deaths with over 400,000 policies paid as claims. Cancer was the second leading cause, while overall death rates fell to 689.3 per 100,000 for ordinary policyholders and 768.5 for industrial policyholders, both down from 1941.
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Institute of Life Insurance
Reconstituted Milk Flows to Mexico City from U S Powder
Two million residents of Mexico City drink fluid milk produced far away. Powdered whole milk arrives in 200 pound barrels from the United States, pasteurized, homogenized, fortified with vitamin D, shipped by air, then reconstituted with sterile water in a modern plant and distributed at 150000 quarts daily.
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Mexico City
United States
Eclipsing Binaries Light Curves Reveal Stellar Properties
Eclipsing binaries exhibit periodic light variation as two stars orbit a common center. By mapping the entire light curve astronomers deduce relative brightness, masses, densities, radii, temperatures, and orbital inclination, with the curve shape indicating additional physical properties.
Efficient Transportation System of the United States
The United States has the world’s largest and most efficient transport network with widespread service. Private autos and motor trucks supplement carriers, linking virtually every community. Before World War II the U S held 6 percent of global population but owned about one third of railway mileage and over half of motor vehicles and trucks.
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United States
Fossilized tiger skeleton found in Tennessee cave
Dr Edward McCrary of the University of the South and two students discovered a perfectly preserved tiger fossil in a lime stone cavern near Sewanee Tennessee. The seal preserved specimen marks the first complete tiger fossil found in the southeast and suggests the Appalachian region was a lowland about 30 000 years ago.
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Sewanee
Tenn
Appalachian Mountains
Edward McCrary
University of the South
National Security and Savings Day Call to Support Old Glory
A fragmented public notice urges observance of Security Day and to secure the nation's future by buying United States Savings Bonds through payroll plans. It links personal savings to national stability and the flag.
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United States
America
Uncle Sam Urges Kids Savings Plan Investment
The piece encourages young earners to invest summer earnings in United States Savings Bonds. It highlights building a savings nest egg for future goals and notes the payroll savings plan as a method to impress upon children the value of saving for tomorrow.
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United States
Junior
Sis
Tevosiry
Hog cholera can strike any season underlining safeguards
JSS by Can Foundation for Animal Health urges year round precautions against hog cholera. Vaccinate at weaning time and prevent sick swine from entering premises. Fly and clothing carriage, improper feed bags, and careless needle handling risk outbreaks. Regular veterinary checkups ensure pigs are fit for vaccination.
Kill Them Very Young Weed Control Guidance
An active vigorous plant in early growth responds faster to 2.4-D than a mature plant. Typical effect is curling and twisting of leaves followed by gradual death in three to four weeks. After weeds die, apply a fertilizer to encourage the Brass to fill bare spaces.
Salad Dressing Styles for Cabbage Slaw Preferences
The article explains hot dressing softens a wilted cabbage for warm slaws and cold dressing keeps crispness when served, noting a sweet sour cooked dressing with mustard and celery seed is popular for cole slaw. It notes diminished physical writings and mentions references like the Song of the Wars of Jehovah and the Book of Tasher with no living traces.
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Sam-uel
Nathan
Gad
Judah
Israel
Puerto Rico Weather Misleading Tropic Claim
An article notes Puerto Rico lies in the tropics but its climate is tempered by constant trade winds. It reports average daily highs around 90 degrees and lows near 87, with the highest temperatures recorded in August and the lowest in February.
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Puerto Rico
Making Hay With United States Savings Bonds
Uncle Sam explains that saving with US Savings Bonds parallels farm hay stacking. The message urges timely saving while earnings and tax law changes improve take-home pay, framing bonds as future security for Uncle Sam’s guidance.
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America
United States
Safe storage guidance for dusts and sprays
Keep all dusts and sprays in tightly closed containers away from food and out of reach of children and animals. Store on a high shelf in a closet or a locked drawer or cupboard for best safety.
Tree farmer eyes 20 acres for steady timber revenue
A tree farmer seeks about 20 acres of growing timber to match the annual revenue that one acre earns from crops like wheat or corn. Trees can profitably grow on land unsuitable for grains, and once established they bear perpetually as nature handles planting.
Helena Earthquakes Defy General Rule in Montane Event
Helena Montana has experienced about 2,600 very light earthquakes over the past decade. Only a few dozen were actually felt by residents, challenging the idea that the area is not subject to earthquakes.
Trees Record Weather Through Annual Ring Growth
The article notes that American trees since 200 B C have tracked weather via annual ring widths, with wider rings signaling better years and narrower ones poorer. It adds that the word lumber derives from lombard, reflecting moneylenders, tying trees to banking as well.
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United States
Produce Station Ad Sparks Local Bargain Call
A terse classified item from Emmetsburg offers Cal Hansen Produce Station Grachtinger a contact option with phone numbers 195 and 241 for buyers to call about paid inquiries. The brief notice emphasizes a readiness to pay for calls.
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Cal Hansen
Emmetsburg
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United Stes Brewers Foundation
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