Better Homes in America expands to more communities in 1925
The Better Homes in America program, guided by Herbert Hoover as president and led by Dr. James Ford, plans to extend its home improvement demonstrations to hundreds more communities in 1925. The Harvard- affiliated Ford, on leave to direct the program, notes the effort focuses on improving family comfort, economy, and beauty for households of small or moderate means through public and private gifts.
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Better Homes In America
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Better Homes In
America
James Ford
Doctor Ford
Harvard
Better-Homes
Cities and Suburbs Harmony Through Regional Planning
The piece argues high city taxes push industry to cheaper suburban land, creating industrial suburbs alongside residential areas. It advocates regional planning to unite city and suburbs under a common zoning and administrative framework to avoid conflicts and advance the whole region.
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Chicago Daily News
Beauty as an Asset in California and Florida
The Atlanta Constitution argues that beauty is a national asset, citing California and Florida where soil and climate are used to enhance ornamentation. It highlights orange groves, rose clusters, and hanging dates along country roads as examples of regional charm and development.
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California
Florida
Atlanta Constitution
Canadian farmers beautify Cap Rouge farms with ornamentals
More than 800 varieties of ornamental plants and shrubs have been set out in Cap Rouge district by Canadian farmers in recent years. Rare flowers and vividly colored trees have brightened the fields, reflecting enthusiasm for the dominion experiment station's beautification initiative.
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Cap Rouge
Dominion Experiment Station
March of Improvement in home building history
The transition from early settlers log cabins to modern homes shows great development. The past quarter century brought the greatest advances with new materials and home equipment driving progress.
No Beauty Without Trees in City Streets
A civic note extols street trees as essential to urban beauty. It argues that a tree lined avenue makes a city attractive and cool, while a barren streetscape repels visitors and strains the eyes and nerves.
Irresistible Force Drives Town Growth Claim
A town pursues steady growth as local leaders emphasize collective effort and shared direction to attract investment and expand opportunities. Officials cite coordinated work across businesses, schools, and government as key to sustained progress.
Learning by Imitation Says It Shapes Manners and Life
The idea that imitation, more than preachings, forms our manners, opinions, and lives is emphasized as a powerful, pleasant path to learning and personal development. It argues that observed behavior greatly influences character and daily conduct.
Life of Dwarf Trees Explored by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture notes that the longevity of both dwarf and standard sized trees has not been thoroughly tested. It adds that lone dwarf fruit trees may be shorter lived than standard trees, suggesting differences in lifespan between the two sizes.
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Department of Agriculture
Paper Cups and Dishes Made by Electricity
In Brooklyn a manufacturing firm uses electric driven machinery to make paper cups and dishes. A disk of paper is pressed into shape, then sterilized, formed with plaited sides, and heated to seal with hot paraffin. The cups are dried on a conveyor after a baking phase and air drying.
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Brooklyn
Danish engineer’s machine selects workers for search
A Danish inventor proposes an apparatus to spare most workers from search by using a ball container with conducting and nonconducting spheres. As workers exit, they press a button. if a white lamp lights, they pass, but a red lamp signals the person to be searched, replacing public stigma with a machine chosen process.
Wife Was His Memory
A Youth's Companion contributor recalls a Wisconsin minister famed for his poor memory yet saintly character. Absent mindedness defined his sermons as he relied on his wife to supply texts from memory, then preached effectively once she spoke.
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Wisconsin
Butterless Land and Dominican Milk Supply
The text notes adequate fluid milk in the Dominican Republic with modern production lacking. It highlights heavy import of condensed, evaporated, and powdered milks for infant feeding, and no local butter production, with demand met mainly by imports from the United States and Denmark.
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Dominican Republic
Republic
United States
Denmark
New York Times
Uncle's Africa Tales Spark Family Debate On Hon
An uncle returns from Africa with vivid adventure stories. He recalls a hunter bitten by a hippo leading to amputation. The family reacts with stunned silence and a daughter's ironic remark about the animal's fate.
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Africa
Tatler
Hon
Snowshoes Superior to Skis in Heavily Forested Regions
In thick forests of America the snowshoe proves more suitable than the ski. The snowshoe’s large surface provides greater resistance in soft snow and distributes weight to prevent crust break, enabling progress where snow shoes are used.
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America
A Little Learning and the World
An aphoristic quote from Grit criticizing people who think they know it all. It notes they stall progress, then blame the world rather than themselves for missed lessons. The piece echoes a cautious caution against self-satisfied ignorance.
Youthful King Charles XII Led 1700 Narva Victory
The young Swedish monarch Charles XII, aged eighteen, commanded an invasion into Frenmark in 1700 and achieved a decisive defeat of the Russians at Narva on November 30, 1700.
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Charles XII of
Sweden
Frenmark
Narva
States in Line of Honor Adoptions of U S Constitution
Delaware first to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787 and Rhode Island last to accept on May 20, 1790. The brief historical note lists the two states as the earliest and latest to adopt the agreement.
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United States
Delaware
Rhode Island
Pruning Wound Care For Orchard Trees
Warren P. Tufts from the University of California explains pruning wounds and wound care for orchards. Large branch removals are rarely needed if pruning starts correctly and wounds over 1.5 inches should be covered with protective material to prevent fungi as wounds heal. Use white lead paint mixed with raw linseed oil, asphaltum grade D, or Oronite as coverings, and disinfect wounds especially in foggy, damp climates with cyanide of mercury solution prepared safely.
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Warren P. Tufts
University of California
Save Girdled Trees by Spring Bridge Grafting
Winters bring rabbit and field mouse damage to young orchard trees. Bridge grafting in spring saves girdled trees, while washes fail to deter pests. Mechanical protectors like fine mesh wire or lath screens, corn stalks, and wooden boxing offer effective protection around trunks.
Horticulture Hints for Fruit Trees and Ornamentals
A horticulture note advises increased spraying in a poor apple crop and reduced watering. It urges including ornamentals in home grounds and cites planting trees as a divine gift. It notes improved fruit size from careful pruning under proper winter conditions and gives specific San Jose scale guidance for peach trees with nitrate-sulphur spray dilution. It also covers root pruning at transplant, trimming to smooth ends, shortening long roots, and removing badly braided roots.
Rosamond and Henry II in English legend
Rosamond, daughter of Wal ter de Clifford, is linked as Henry II’s favored mistress. Story says Henry moved her to a Woodstock labyrinth to hide the affair from Eleanor. Queen Eleanor discovered her and forced poison. Some say she died at Goodstone nunnery near Oxford. She bore two alleged sons, William Longsword and Jeffry, archbishop of York.
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Walter de Ciifford
Stereford
Llenry II
England
Eleanor
Henryes
Woodstock Park
Poisen
Goodstow
Oxford
Henry
William
Longsword
Jeffry
York
Apple in High Place as Family Physician
An American Pomological Society Bulletin excerpt extols apples as healthful and versatile. It praises apples as food tonic condiment and cosmetic, noting their vitality, social value, and role in temperance and family life.
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Apple
Cook Did Her Best but Big Egg Wouldn't Boil
A New England woman on a South Carolina plantation asks a cook to boil an egg “three times.” The cook reports the egg won’t run through the glass after several attempts, explaining she bit the egg on the side and that a wasp-wat bottle failed to process it. The anecdote, framed as humorous, reflects the literal obedience stereotype.
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New England
South Carolina
Irish Wake Awake and the Irish Wake Tradition
The article discusses the Irish wake as a vigil beside the dead derived from weecan, noting it as a long standing custom in many countries. It mentions spirits from Hades and describes Irish wakes as festive, with drinking dancing and storytelling, citing Grace Greenwood’s travel writings.
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Ireland
Grace Greenwood
Pathfinder Magazine
Dignities in Store Have Baltimore Girl Predict Future Roles
A Baltimore sister narrates future school roles with dry wit. She suggests her elder brother Samuel will advance from freshman this year to lawn mower next year and then progress to janitor and senior before graduating. The exchange reveals family dynamics and humor in daily life.
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Baltimore
Samuel
First Wireless Messages and a 17602 Discovery
A record hints at early wireless telegraphy from 17602 with P de Vencre noting a demonstration for King Henry of Germany. An inventor used two needles on magnets tied to clocks. turning one caused the other to mirror the movement across distances, with the king reportedly banning the publication.
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P. de Vencre
King Henry
Germany
Henry
Time at the Poles and Local Mean Time
The Naval observatory argues local mean time has no meaning at the poles and that common practice uses a specific meridian. In the United States time tracks with the seventy fifth, ninety, and one hundred twentieth meridians. At the poles any meridian could be chosen if agreed upon, theoretically equal.
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Naval Observatory
United States
Boost City's Industries for Sylacauga Growth
The piece urges expanding existing Birmingham area enterprises in Sylacauga to national scale. It argues city growth hinges on enlarging current industries rather than locating new ones, claiming bigger local enterprises will transform Sylacauga into a metropolis.
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Sylacauga
Community Worth
The largest building in the world isn’t valued as highly by a town as its largest building and loan, highlighting the local impact of financial institutions over monumental structures.
Caves Outlined in Millions of Years of Formations
Kangas City Star explains the geology of limestone caves and the formation of stalactites stalagmites and columns. Rainwater dissolves limestone with carbon dioxide, deposits build up from roof to floor, and long processes create cave structures over many centuries.
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Floyd Collins
Land Cave
Kentucky
Kangas City Star
Peppermint Growth Ties Price Rise to Demand
The growth of peppermint production in Michigan counties pushes prices higher as demand for the flavor grows. Peppermint now tests steam boilers, with odor indicating safety. Farmers reuse marshland for hay and peppermint, using muriated potash to sustain fertility. The September harvest is cut with a mowing machine.
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Michhigan
Snow Sculpting in Chicago Schools Draws Attention
Chicago school playgrounds hosted a snow modeling contest judged by famed sculptor Lorado Taft. Children packed snow on stick frameworks, carved with pocket knives and tin bits to create figures. One piece depicted an elephant fending off three wolves in a dynamic scene.
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Schuol
Chicago
Lorado Taft
Sardines Exportes Rise in American Trade
American sardine exports grow as foreign demand increases the quantity shipped and value earned. Industry sources report stronger weights and prices driving regional processing and shipment to international markets. Authorities note sustained catches and expanding fisheries infrastructure to support higher volumes.
Sardines Exports Surge With National Demand
The country last year showed a 50 percent rise over the prior year in sardine exports. At least 75 nations now demand the product, with U S factories in 1821 producing 6,649,000 dollars in canned sardines, Maine supplying 8,053,000 dollars and California 2,006,000 dollars, according to Youths Companion.
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United States
Maine
California
Earth Fully Packed by Year 8000, Says Professor
Professor Gregory warned at a British Association meeting that the earth’s surface will be densely filled by 8000. He projected a world population reaching 700 billion.
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Gregory
British Association
Letter Heads and Memos Ordered Now
A note urges ordering letter heads and memos promptly before supplies run short, referencing sample materials at The Globe Post.
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The
Globe
Post
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