Sorghum Midge Control and Household Pests Tips
The article offers USDA Bureau of Entomology guidance on reducing sorghum losses from midges by locating fields away from infestation sources and timing blooms with nearby fields. It also advises housecleaning to prevent dirt ingress, horse care in early spring, roach traps using greased bread tins, and safe use of sodium fluoride in kitchens. It ends with a caution to avoid provoking traffic cops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Is There Really Any God Debate Between Father and Son
A father and son stage a private debate on the existence of God by the fire in 1930. The son argues against proof, while the father urges experiential evidence through acts, feelings, and the vast order of creation cited by Napoleon’s skyward question. The exchange explores belief, evidence, and the limits of human reason.
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Bob
Mr. Smithhough
Dad
Mother
God
Lfe
Napoleon
Western Newspaver Union
Is the Church Really Dying Questioned by Father and Son
A father and son debate church relevance in a domestic scene. The father argues religion underpins education and social welfare, citing Harvard and Yale origins, women’s roles, and Roosevelt’s praise, while urging open-minded change and continued faith. The piece frames religion as life itself, not a separate institution.
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Bob
Dad
Mr. Smitthough
I T
Hope and Love and Mercy
Harvard
Yale
America
Church
Lfe
Roosevelt
Weaturn Newspaper Union
Seedbed Start Aids Early Plant Growth On Farm Garden
A farmer considers a small outdoor seedbed with specially prepared soil to start plants. A mix of well rotted manure, garden loam, rotted sod, and fine sand is used, with peat or mold improving texture. The soil is mixed well and sifted for better seed germination and earlier transplants.
Egg handling guidance for incubation and cleanliness
Do not wash eggs for incubation. If shells are dirty, reject the eggs or scrape the dirt off with a tool. The guidance emphasizes keeping eggs clean while preparing them for incubation to prevent contamination.
Insane Ant Observed by Berlin Scientist
Dr. Robert Staeger of Berlin reported a rare case of an insane ant in a European ant colony. The creature ran in circles to the right, attacked nestmates, and later dragged its right limbs and antennae. A brain tumor on the left side was found upon dissection, causing cross-wiring similar to human brain injuries.
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Robert Staeger
Berlin
Science Service
Doctor Staeger
Staeger
Rudolf Brun
Zurich
Had Reason for Being Thankful for Baldness
New York Sun reporter finds a bald shoe shiner in City Hall Park appreciates baldness. He says wind on the head is no bother and his wife pays him a dime every time she cuts his hair, preferring a bald head to hair in his eyes.
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New York Sun
City Hall Park
New York
Sun
Rays
Long Straight Rail Spans Across Continents and Regions
The report highlights extended straight rail segments: a 72 mile Rock Island line from Guymon Oklahoma to Dalhart Texas with a brief 0.25 degree curve, followed by 25 more straight miles. Florida Seaboard air line claims 200 miles with eight curves. Argentina Pacific railway reaches Andes foot with 200 miles straight. Australian Trans-Continental traverses the Nullarbor with 800 miles of straight track.
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Rock Yelnand
Guymon
Okla
Dalhart
Texas
Seaboard Airmine
Florida
Andes
Nullarbor Plain
Mean Millionaire Duke Advocates Liberal Money Spirit
The tobacco figure Benjamin Duke told a YMCA audience in Durham that a stingy approach to money breeds no joy in later life. He cited an old millionaire who disliked a cheap radio because the bulbs were hard to read, illustrating practical, frugal living.
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Benjamin Duke
Duke
Durham
Science and Humor in a Curious Fact
The Indianapolis News notes that science can hide a sharp humor behind its seriousness. It cites Lewis Carroll as an example, escaping mathematical precision to birth whimsical thought, and remarks on the surprise of discovering Kilmer’s tree poem was born from quiet craft.
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Alice In Wonderland
Lewis Carrol
Joyce Kilmer
Indianapolis News
Sheep and Shepherd Contrasted in Gilfillan Poem
A short contrast explores the difference between a sheepherder and a shepherd in Archer B. Gilfillan’s verse. It notes the shepherd as a romantic, musical figure while the herder is blunt and wary, ending with the song "Sheep."
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Archer B. Gilfillan
Sunday school lesson joke about Lot and Abraham
A mother tests her four year old son Billy on today's lesson. He answers excitedly that it is about Abraham and Lot but then jokes that it may be about a "vacant fot" when pressed for details.
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Billy
Abraham
Lot
Incubator Eggs May Not Need Daily Cooling
The U S Department of Agriculture says poultrymen need not cool incubated eggs daily unless the incubator runs too hot. Observe the air cell size to gauge development. If it advances too rapidly, chill the eggs until they feel slightly cool to the touch.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Irene Delroy Prepares for West Coast Film Debut
Sleep follows the hard work of Broadway star Irene Delroy who fronts the musical comedy "Top Speed" on Steamship Beautyrest. The vivacious leading lady, in cocoa brown rayon pajamas, discusses rehearsal fatigue and the demand of dance and acting. Delroy plans to leave Broadway for Hollywood to star in See Napley and Die, her first talking picture.
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Irene Delroy
Beautyrest
Miss Delroy
Broadway
West Coast
Napley
Swine Parasites and Dairy Economics in Rural Notes
A mix of agricultural guidance on roundworms in hogs, preventive pasture practices, and longevity of worm eggs, followed by dairy economics advice on feed costs and profit and a tip for sowing celery seeds with sand. The passage closes with a reflective line about wickedness and hypocrisy.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
McLean County
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