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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1937
Page
12
A historical note extols the vacuum cleaner as a major aid for farm and home labor. It saves time for farm wives and farmers by removing dirt permanently from floors, drapes, and upholstery, while enabling tasks in dairy rooms and incubators. Electricity costs are minimal, and the device can even trap flies by targeted use at dawn or dusk.
The article notes farmers had only 0.16 kilowatts per worker versus 3.20 in industry at start of 1937, with rural electrification expanding under John M. Carmody. Indications point to stronger rural line construction in 1937, boosting tools and efficiency for agriculture as electrification catches up with industry.
The article notes vacuum cleaners ease house cleaning and suit farms, with prices from 20 to 65 dollars for stationary brushes and 30 to 100 dollars for rotating brushes. It adds a joke about two London cabmen trading barbs over a harsh look, highlighting everyday observations.
Three national farm leaders representing over two million farmers urge landowners to electrify tenant houses and outbuildings. They say modern wiring lowers fire risk, attracts better tenants, reduces turnover, and boosts property sale value, with full installation paying for itself via labor savings.
A collage quotes figures from the Roosevelt family and Irene Dunne, spanning American protection on the Whangpoo river and Hollywood career tangents. The remarks mix political imagery and personal ambitions, illustrating cross currents of fame and duty from the era.
A Rural Electrification Administration chart shows farms lagging in electric service compared with cities. It notes benefits from electricity such as refrigeration, cooking, feed grinding, and higher egg production, with programs funding new lines and equipment through the Electric Home and Farm Authority and housing agency remodeling support.
Public health service flea hunters investigate western states for plague risk as rodents carry infected fleas. Only eight human plague cases in four years, mostly in California Oregon Nevada and Utah, with one death. Eradication of infested rodents urged while eastward spread may continue.
Fragments describe a plague laboratory in San Francisco where researchers dissect animals to study disease. The text mentions exposing guinea pigs to fleas and other pathogens as part of the investigation.
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