Conan Doyle's Theory Not New in Modern Observations
London readers recount Arthur Conan Doyle pursuing new fields beyond Sherlock Holmes. He photographs fairies, claims birds sing beyond human hearing, and experiments with a cage of Japanese birds to test audible resonance. Some scientists doubt these claims. others warn against sensationalism amid war memories and strange executions stories.
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Barons Rise in Siberia as Refugees Report
Refugees in Siberia report Mad Baron Ungern resuming activity in the region around Insttittes Othere. Other claims say the spirit Bay has resurrected and is back, promising to kill Bolsheviks and abolish superstition as villagers fear new terror.
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Trades Wife for Ford in Curious 19th Century Deal
Fred Woodruff of Fulton New York traded his wife to Grover Count for a Ford auto. The agreement signed by Mrs Woodruff transferred her from one man to another. Woodruft couldn’t settle a mortgage on the car and it was seized by a former owner. The story segues into a late 19th century debate on woman’s status and a newspaper critique.
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Burley Receivers Open Dec 11 For 1922 Crops
Lexington notices that Burley Tobacco Growers Association will open receiving plants December 11 to take in members crops. District managers from all Burley areas will gather for final instructions and examinations for graders to ensure uniform quality across the district. Other notes discuss cover crops and demonstrations including barley rye clover vetch oats and wheat across multiple counties, plus a medicinal notice for Chamberlains Tablets.
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Many Kentucky Beekeepers Make A Living From Honey
Lexington Kentucky November 27 Beekeeping is often a sideline yet many Kentuckians rely entirely on honey production for income. A revised circular Elements of Beekeeping from the College of Agriculture offers guidance for seasoned and novice beekeepers and is mailed free to interested readers. Requests should be sent to the Experiment Station in Lexington for Circular No. 45.
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December best month to study farm business say expert
Lexington Kentucky November 27. December is the best time of year for farmers to study their business says W D Nicholls head of the farm economics department at the College of Agriculture. With field work finished yield quality and market prices known long winter nights allow time to review the year note mistakes and successes and plan for the coming year. A lead pencil used in winter helps make plans for new labor saving and protecting equipment on the farm.
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W. D. Nicholls
College of Agriculture
Cover Crops Save Soil On Thousands Of Acres
Lexington Kentucky November 27 Reports from 16 counties show cover crops this winter will stop soil washing and leaching of plant food on thousands of acres of farm lands KB Stephenson State College of Agriculture sole specialist says this second year of the campaign has made a substantial impact In 14 of the 16 counties farmers have started demonstrations involving close to 19000 acres of rye to protect soils from washing away
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Flappers and royal papers across papers
Readable fragments show a collage of opinions from newspapers on women roles and politics. The Washington Star notes a princess claims a Kaiser pact allowing two yearly eight week leaves. Other items praise housewives on farms and critique male-female domestic equity.
College girls resign over smoking protest at Wellsley
Miss Billie Burne of Barre Vermont and Miss Jean Roth of Stamford Conn. resign after a Wellsley matron confronts them for smoking in their room. They defend the act as a protest against slim rules for women and cite frontier grandmothers who smoked pipes.
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Stamford
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Storm Seen as Divine Visitation in Manila Chronicle
Manila reports a Philippine coastal storm episode touching provinces inhabited by Nocanos of Malayan origin. Superstitions resurface as storms blamed on divine punishment for offenses against the divine, while modern farm machinery faces local opposition amid ongoing modernization efforts.
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