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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
4
Wadoo argues the Farm Loan Act supports farmers and the agricultural sector. He says the law sustains constitutionality and performs for agriculture what the National Bank and Federal Reserve Act do for commerce and industry.
The text outlines why a rural credit system was created to support farming as a national interest. It describes federal land banks providing low interest, long-term credit to small borrowers and joint stock banks serving larger lenders under government supervision, with tax exemptions for farm loan bonds to ensure viability.
Former Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo testified in a United States court in Kansas City about the origin of the federal farm loan act. He described Congress intent to provide ample funds for agriculture, low interest rates, and long easy terms of credit, aided by federal land banks and joint stock land banks to protect small borrowers and ensure widespread benefits.
The national forest reservation commission approved purchases totaling 66 381 acres across the White Mountains southern Appalachians and Arkansas at an average 3 91 per acre. Total land acquired or being acquired under the 1911 act reaches 1 835 308 acres with plans for a 10 million dollar appropriation over five years to extend purchases.
The Kansas City Star quotes the Chicago Tribune on human curiosity driving progress. It notes early ignition relied on friction with wood, now modern stoves use matches and gas to ignite fires efficiently.
The text explains how Mandeb or the Gate of Tears marks the Red Sea Strait known for perilous navigation. It also notes Venice's Bridge of Sighs linking the doge's palace to the state prisons where condemned prisoners pass to execution.
A quotation by Bolingbroke celebrates the real patriot who uses all understanding and directs thoughts and actions to the good of his country. It contrasts the intellectual joys of Montaigne Descartes Burnet and Newton with patriotic service.
The article notes sharks possess multiple rows of teeth and regularly replace lost outer teeth with those behind them. Mr Pindar explains the mechanism, emphasizing a ready supply of molar-like teeth to avert tooth loss in age.
The United States Bureau of Mines announces a new method for signaling danger in metal mines using compressed air. An odorless substance is injected into the air line and, within minutes, the scent alerts all parts of the mine to potential hazards.
The passage notes that inspiration usually stems from extended preliminary effort. After long mental toil and fruitless striving, the desired result can arrive suddenly while attention is directed elsewhere. The initial hard work bears fruit through subconscious processing.
A correspondent notes observed cases where deer leap from cliffs to death when chased by wolves and where mink muskrat and similar animals drown or leap to escape traps. The report also mentions a rabbit fleeing a weasel and choosing death over capture.
In Cairo and Alexandria cucumbers are highly valued and widely eaten. Wisely grown to full maturity they are popular among locals. The text notes cucumber juice is used by beautiful women as a skin lotion.
Molybdenite adds hardness and toughness to steel, aiding use in propeller shafts guns and boilers. Most Tasmanian molybdenite is exported to England.
Perfume first developed in Persia with later Egyptian priests leading early study. In ancient days priests, as the sole learned class, dedicated much time to making perfume and aromatic oils.
The passage notes that every family member may wake during the night, but the baby is the most reliably alert and wide awake among them. It emphasizes the baby’s prominent role as a performer in the household routines.
An Irish moonshiner, recently arrested, outwitted English revenue officers until betrayed by an associate. Smoldering fires revealed many illicit stills, leading him to connect his flue with the chimney of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Mr Growcher argues any man may oversleep if his wife arrives at breakfast with her hair in patent curlers, a humorous assertion reflecting domestic dispute norms and social attitudes of the era.
The director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington orders removal of mirrors from offices provoking protests by clerks and staff over policy implementation and workplace practices.
In Korea there is a custom where a man encountering his wife on the street acts as if she is a stranger, passing by without acknowledgment to maintain decorum and social harmony.
A dated observation notes high mortality and longevity risks: about a quarter of births die before age six and roughly one in a hundred reach sixty five, reflecting early life dangers and aging chances.
Public health workers and life insurance records report lower mortality and better health conditions across leading US cities this summer. Measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, diarrhea and enteritis show very low rates, while typhoid declines. influenza and pneumonia rise slightly in September but not enough to signal a repeat of last year's epidemic. Public health officials urge epidemics control and doctors advise regular checkups for influenza or pneumonia survivors to prevent heart, kidney or lung complications.
A French discovery, vis cum album, is an extract from mistletoe used to treat hemorrhage and arterial hardening. Developed by Dr Vaultier with Dr Doyen, it dilates blood vessels by affecting vasomotor centers and can be given as pills or injections.
A diet of oranges will clear muddy complexions and reduce superabundant curves. Lemons aid thirst and curb overindulgence in ice water. Externally lemons bleach skin and remove stains. Pineapples are said to sweeten and improve the voice and aid digestion. Apricots serve the same purpose and are favored in oriental countries.
The article notes several cactus species used to brew a mescal like drink that intoxicates users more enticingly than hashish without its side effects. It compares mescal to pulque from aloe and describes tepachi in Mexico made from sugar and pineapple juice replacing pulque.
There is potential money in alligator farming as demand grows and competition stays low. Farmers report profits from sustaining skins used for bags and luggage. Alligators require meat, but during their hibernating season from September to May they do not feed.
A short, witty meditation on minding one's own business and the idea that prices have fallen with stamps highlighted. The piece muses about a world where high wages and low prices meet and suggests no person can enjoy all the fun or bear all the sorrow in life.
The deodar tree, 800 to 900 years old, is treated as sacred in India's hill regions. It is seen as the gods’ timber and its loss or use brings misfortune. People avoid cutting old trees and even remove dry needles to avoid angering the deity.
War veterans from Senegal buy spectacles in Paris to impress hometown compatriots. An optician reports a soldier rejected plain glass and accepted concave lenses, claiming they help make everything look funny. The customer paid and left, colliding with furniture on the way home.
Mica mining began in the United States in the early nineteenth century in New Hampshire which supplied all domestic production until around 1868. The text notes the later developments but remains focused on the historical start and state role.
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