Educational films aid farmers and agents at low cost
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes time saving films for farming education. With 460 reels and 112 subjects, films circulate widely through extension workers colleges clubs and cinema houses. Borrowers pay only transport costs, using Circular 114 for details on borrowing buying selecting projectors and benefits.
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Massachusetts
Nebraska
Great Plains
North Atlantic
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
State Colleges of Agriculture
Farm Bureaus
Chambers of Commerce
Womens’ Clubs
Extension of
State Agricultural College
Napoleon and the Golden Bees Myth in Imperial Adornment
A tale explains how Napoleon adopted bee motifs as an emperor emblem after learning of supposed ancient gold bees found in Childeric The actual bees were mere adornments on horse trappings with fake wire legs. The original bees were sent as a curiosity to Louis XIV.
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Napoleon
France
Childeric
Louis XIV
It Must Have Been Describing the Principal
Seventh graders wrote descriptions of people. one pupil described the principal as having a cold and steely eye. The principal found it amusing and praised the line, while a shy girl joked that the writer could have improved it if not for signing his name.
Springs a Leak in Pamelia Lake
An article in Popular Mechanics notes Pa melia lake in western Oregon suddenly developed a leak last summer after years of reliable behavior. By season’s end the water had shrunk to a few acres as water drained through bottom fissures enlarged by subterranean disturbance.
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Pamelia Lake
Oregon
Popular Mechanics
Appetite and desire in speech about eating
A dialogue explores appetite as a measure of desire. A father asks why increased eating is said to increase appetite, and the son affirms satisfaction, prompting reflection on limits of appetite.
Housing Shortage Dubbed Nation's Top Problem
Senator Kenyon, chair of the Senate Investigating Committee, declares the housing shortage the greatest national issue. He cites about 18,000,000 improperly housed Americans and a deficit of 1,000,000 homes, urging federal aid for home builders akin to farm loan support. He notes Chicago district findings of 17 people per home and 500,000 lacking decent living conditions, and cautions federal action cannot quickly reduce building-material costs.
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Kenyon
Senate
United States
Chicago
Chi
Wife pleads for clemency for husband jailed again
Mrs. Edward F. Tate, a New York model, appeals to Judge Wadhams for mercy as her husband begins a new two and a half year term in Sing Sing. The record shows prior imprisonments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State prison, St. Quentin, Rhode Island, Joliet and active charges in New Haven.
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Edward F. Tate
New York
Sing Sing
Wadhams
Sosner
Tate
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
St. Quentin
Rhode Island
Joliet
New Haven
Kiss as Art and Brutality Says Paris Professor
Paris professor Edouard Malespine analyzes kissing as a required art. He says a kiss blends lips with many sentiments but warns a cold kiss is disagreeable and warmth enhances value. He notes racial contrasts but counters with the notion that kiss is ultimately nature's brutal desire.
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Edouard Malespine
Paris
Malespine
Army Demobilization Surges After World War I
In the year ending November 15, 1919, 3,422,233 officers and men of the U S army were returned to civilian life. The annual report to Secretary Baker by Adjutant General Harris notes more than 65,000 additional discharges occurred in the first 12 weeks of demobilization than during the union Civil War demobilization over 18 months.
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United States Army
Baker
Harris
Silk Stockings Taboo Raises Taste Test Debate
Miss Alice M. Robertson of Muskogee Oklahoma, the lone woman elected to the next Congress, opposes silk stockings and cigarettes for female members. She says cotton stockings suit her and she has spent years running a restaurant, yet remains single.
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Alice M. Robertson
Muskogee
Okla
Lights on Dobbin Proposal Sparks Mounted Patrol Debate
The Cincinnati Automobile club urges the city to add lights to mounted patrols to protect moving at night. Advocates say riders are hard to see in rain and on dim streets, while riders traverse both sides of the road raising safety concerns.
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Cincinnati Automobile Club
Passport rules keep Reds out across borders
American diplomats warn against loosening passport and visa controls amid evidence of Bolshevik efforts to place agitators in the United States. Officials say wartime restrictions persist, with renewed emphasis on passport control and medical inspections to screen emigrants and ease strain on Ellis Island.
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America
Moscow
United States
Holland
Europe
Ellis Island
Drake Digs Tin Hints Inside Thanksgiving Drake
Mrs. Wilbur Atwood of New Hartford Connecticut found twenty nails two wire brads corset steel three quarters inch long a corset hook two roofing nails and two nails with large heads in the gizzards of a Muscovy drake. The longest nail measured one and a half inches. The drake ate well and Mrs. Atwood jokes that ostriches eat tin cans.
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Wilbur Atwood
New Hartford
Atwood
Drake
Boys Robbed U S Mails in Burlington Rail Robbery
A group of youths allegedly planned and carried out a $38.5 million mail robbery near Council Bluffs Iowa. Four suspects were arrested and three reportedly confessed. Over $1 million of the loot has been recovered from a lake near Cornell with searches continuing to recover the rest.
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Burlington Railway
Council Bluffs
Bill's Handicap 100 Ne Bill Plays Golf With Minister
A Detroit Free Press item notes Bill, a Presbyterian by marriage, golfing with Rev. Mr. Sanderson. The round features Bill’s explosive language and comical bickering with friends as they tease him about his clergyman companion.
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Bill
Bil
Mr. Sanderson
Detroit Free Press
Sadducees and Pharisees in Our Lord's time in Jewish society
The passage contrasts two powerful Jewish parties during Jesus's ministry. The Pharisees, a national, tradition‑strict group preserving the living national spirit, and the Sadducees, priestly aristocrats aligning with ruling powers and adapting to conditions. It notes Pharisees believed in resurrection while Sadducees did not.
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Roman Empire
The First Bicycle In England and Its Inventors
James Plowright built England’s first bicycle and died in September. He copied France’s boneshaker and later used iron shed wooden wheels. M Michaux of Paris invented the front wheel pedal bicycle in 1866, imported to England in 1868, copied by Plowright. James Starley in Sussex refined the bone shaker into the modern bicycle and tricycle.
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England
James Plowright
France
Mr. Plowright
M. Michaux
Paris
Mr. Mowright
James Starley
Sussex
Cars to Be Run by Sugar Power
Admiral Dumas at the Imperial motor transport conference in Olympia London predicted sugar would fuel motor engines as a by product of coal and wine would become secondary. He welcomed the Pussyfoot campaign hoping to unlock alcohol now wasted in wines and spirits and urged officials to hang on lamp posts due to benzol losses from coal gas production.
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Admiral Dumas
Imperial Motor Transport Conference
Olympia
London
The Trouble and Percy Mystery in Fractured Talk
A fragment from a dialogue shows Patience asking about Percy who used to accompany them. Matrice replies that a cloud appeared, described as roughly the size of a man's hand, prompting further playful comparison about footwear.
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Percy
Ants as models of industry and order in Florida
An observer extols Florida ants for their vast numbers and organized society. The piece recalls Solomon and praises ant labor, noting workers haul food, remove dead, repair nests, and coordinate with surgeons nurses timekeepers and leaders, illustrating flawless industry and governance.
Plugger Song Story Delights Broadway Audiences
A New York Sun tale follows a determined song plugger who seeks stage exposure. He mails bourbon and orchestration to actors, then sends a case of the same liquor to their homes after the song joins a show. The anecdote credits his wife with inspiration and hints at a medal in her honor.
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New York Sun
Matron Of Honor Steals Spotlight At Wedding
The matron of honor, twice a widow before her present marriage, stepped forward to outshine the bride during reception attention. The ceremony was smooth until the bride hesitated in a response, prompting an usher to whisper for prompt handling from Marie.
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Marie
Newburgh ships use wide cargo space via twin propeller shafts
Two sulphur carrier steamers built in Newburgh New York feature a patented arrangement of twin propeller shafts. Placing the power units far outboard in the engine room moves the shafts along the after bilges near the joints of sides and bottom, creating unusually large cargo holds.
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Newburgh
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Going to Bob's wedding triggers regrets talk
A light exchange weighs in on Bob's upcoming marriage as Gill declines attending. The group muses on sending regrets while Bill questions Bob's judgment. The banter hints at social caution and personal stance on marriage.
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Bob
Bill
Gill
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