Summer Session Opens at State College Raleigh NC
The North Carolina State college summer school opens for the fifteenth time with over three hundred students enrolled. Most registrants are high school teachers, with twenty five percent being co eds. Special conferences on June 22 23 and July 12 13 will be held, plus amusements, sports, religious meetings, and post session conferences. Directors Browne and Brooks predict the best session yet.
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E. W. Earnhardt
Commercial Education Bureau
T. E. Browne
FE. C. Brooks
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised By Pittsburgh Woman
Mrs. Fira Richards of 21 Chautauqua St Pittsburgh reports severe fatigue and weight loss eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She has taken eight bottles and similar tablets and says she now eats better and improves daily while recommending the remedy to others.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham
Fira Richards
Chautauqua St
N.S
Pittsburgh, Pa
Shaw's Last Will and Testament Outlines Socialism
The piece reviews George Bernard Shaw's 500 page Last Will and Testament, praising his style while noting it mainly serves as a socialist primer. It discusses Shaw's views on capitalism, distribution of wealth, and the role of women, suggesting his estate may spark debate among followers.
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NEA Book Survey
George Bernard Shaw
Androcles and
The
Pean of Arc
Pygmalion
Shaw
Brentano
United States
Milady
Nervousness Not a Real Disease Says Dr Fisherben
Dr Morris Fishbern explains that neurasthenia or nervous weakness is a misnamed nervous disorder. He notes heredity fatigue education environment and worry influence susceptibility and describes common symptoms such as low spirits headaches sleep troubles and irritability.
Move Factory to Fish Bremerhaven 4 A German Firm
A German firm received an order to install machinery on a Norwegian freighter converted into a floating fish meal factory. The vessel will cruise the banks to collect fish scraps from cod and herring factories and offal from ships at sea. Production is estimated at 25 tons daily.
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Bremerhaven
Hatching and Rearing of Fish Defined as Pisciculture
The process of breeding and raising fish is known as pisciculture, covering incubation, care, feeding, and growth to maturity in controlled aquaculture settings. This term distinguishes fish farming from wild capture.
Prospects for Large Peach Crop in North Carolina
North Carolina officials report a likely peach crop between 2000 and 2500 carloads, \nwith 1677 carloads shipped last year from Sandhills. Favorable moisture and 90 percent normal conditions point to a heavy season, and no damage reported from recent storms. Apple prospects also look strong in western regions.
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Sandhills
Department of Agriculture
Departments of Agriculture
North Carolina
Plan Fourth Celebration at Lexington Airport
Davidson County Aero Club and civic groups met at the American Legion to plan a Fourth of July flying circus at Lexington Airport. Separate committee meetings followed as plans accelerate and aviators are invited to participate.
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Lexington
Davidson County Aero Club
American Legion
Carload of Machinry for Pilot Hosiery Mills
A solid carload of knitting machines arrived in Lexington for the Pilot Hosiery Mills. The new equipment will double local production capacity, with twenty-five machines installed already and a target of 100 machines total.
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Machinry
Lexington
Pasture Quality Drives Cheap Sheep Rearing in Washington
Good pastures are a major factor in cost effective sheep farming in Washington's climate. Producers emphasize reliable grazing and forage sufficiency to lower feed expenses and improve flock health.
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Washington
Gas speeds up sprouting of potatoes and blooming of plants
Dr. F E Denny of Boyce Thompson Institute reports that exposing potatoes to chemical vapors such as thiocyanate and ethylene chlorohydrin accelerates sprouting by two weeks to two months. Similar treatments caused lilac and azalea to bloom earlier, with lilac and flowering almond forced to bloom before Christmas.
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Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
Nature
Boyce Thompson Institute For
F. E. Denny
Denny
American Chemical Society
Snake Will Grow To Seven Feet Or More In Length
The whipsnake is described as very slender though it will reach seven feet or more in overall length.
New Power Line Under Construction From Lexington
A five mile electric line is being erected from Lexington to the Sheets farm beyond the Junior Order Orphans Home. Built by the city to supply lighting for homes and power for nearby farms, the line will connect with the Orphans Home and become accessible there. Poles are up and wires are being installed this week.
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Lexington
Sheets Farm
Junior Order Orphans’ Home
Talbert Takes Office as Lexington Police Chief
R Bruce Talbert was sworn in by Mayor Fred Q Sink as Lexington North Carolina police chief succeeding A P White. He pledged cooperation with officers and promised a disciplined force with shared duties and no drones on the force.
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Talbert
Lexington
R. Bruce Talbert
Fred Q. Sink
A. P. White
North Carolina
Polo and croquet differ in play style and equipment
The article notes polo and croquet as two dissimilar mallet and ball games. Polo uses a horse and long mallet on a grass field whereas croquet is played on a flat lawn with stationary ball targets. Both involve strategic shots but vary in pace and apparatus.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
G. B. Shaw
Marguerite Brumbaugh
George
Gerard
Walter Cook
Niles, Mich
St. Joseph
Mich
Miss Brumbaugh
Cook
Daily Health Service
Morris Fishbern
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Carolina
John L. Cooley
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