City men needed on farms to relieve labor shortage
Washington reports a severe shortage of hired farm labor threatens food output. Secretary E T Meredith appeals to city men and college students to spend summers helping harvests. Wages up 15 to 25 percent, yet production may fall as acreage shrinks. Farmers with families push to farm more efficiently. plan for official aid and outreach through state agricultural extensions.
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Washington
E. T. Meredith
Federal Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Meredith
Discovery Aids Brain Tumor Localization By Air Infusion
Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Walter E. Dandy reports a process that injects purified air into brain channels to locate tumors and obstructions. The method, usable under local anesthesia, has restored mental function in some patients and aided diagnosis in difficult cases.
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Dandy
King Alfonso Fined for Walking on Grass at Alcazar Gardens
King Alfonso and his royal suite were fined two pesetas each for walking on the grass in the Gardens of the Alcazar. A guardian informed them of the rule and demanded payment. The king paid calmly, laughing, while the guardian remained praised for duty. the mayor apologized but was told to commend the guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Alfonso
Alcazar
Port Optic Missing Rejected by Marines
Anthony J. Howard of Fuc entur challenged Marine Corps enlistment rules at Jocay station as he was rejected for lacking left eye vision. He argued squinting or closing the eye affects shooting and urged modern efficiency in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Howard
Fucentur
United States Marine Carpe
Jocay
Howard
German Invents Dot Line Pattern to Distinguish Colors
A German inventor develops a method to emboss each color with a distinctive arrangement of dots lines or crosses to help distinguish hues in pictures.
Bridegroom jailed then freed to marry in Brooklyn
Alexander Kroskowsky appeared in court in wedding attire after a drunken episode in a Brooklyn gutter. Magistrate McGuire released him on the condition he not drink until his marriage is completed, as Patrolman McGovern testified The bridegroom promised to avoid alcohol to make amends with his fiancée.
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Tie
McGuire
McGovern
Kroskowsky
Kioskowsky
Pershing Fire Dog Reacts at Police Sergeant Burial
Martin's Ferry reports a funeral scene for Police Sergeant D. C. Park who died of hiccoughs. The town wonders why the fire apparatus did not respond when the bell tolled for the funeral as the dog Pershing, who answers every alarm, cried out with the firemen.
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Martin's Ferry
Pershing
D. C
Outdoor living reshapes village life with air and entertainment
A dated essay traces a shift from closed windows to open air living in rural New York. It credits theater, cinema, and phonographs with transforming social life, meals al fresco under the apple tree, and porch sleeping becoming common, while rural mothers still restrict outdoor infant sleeping.
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New York
New York Evening Sun
Grandpap
Wood Waste Used To Cut Living Costs At Forestry Exhibition
Articles made from sawdust and shingle waste are shown by the New York College of Forestry to demonstrate how mill waste can reduce expenses. Items include silklike fabrics, sausage casings, phonograph records, paper milk bottles, and tanbark shingles.
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New York College of Forestry
Slow Thomas Jackson in court satire dialogue
In a courtroom quip Lerret notes Jackson is slow. Yadillah, a boarding house resident, exclaims that even an elephant could bathe while Jackson cleans his face, a line attributed to a judge.
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Lerret
Yadillah
Jack
Gasoline savings shown by Ohio road test on trucks
Five army standard A trucks tested empty across seven road types reveal fuel use varies greatly. Best to worst roads yield a six miles per gallon difference with dirt to good concrete showing 5.78 to 11.78 mpg, and loaded trucks burn seven times as much fuel on poor roads.
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Ohio
Army
Culvert Grating Simplifies Cleaning of Debris Clogs
A simple iron bar grate culvert rests on stone or concrete and is supported by crosspieces. Bars are 1½ inches wide and a quarter inch thick in the example. Lifting the grating with a spade or hoe clears debris and restores drainage.
Highways in South Dakota Mileage and Comparison
South Dakota has 6000 miles of main highways, out of 203523 in the United States. Definite road systems exist in 44 states. North Dakota has 4000 miles and Minnesota 12700. Only ten states exceed South Dakota in mileage, while several have less than 1000 miles of main highway.
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State
States
South Dakota
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wyoming Highway Funds Top $3 Million This Year
The Wyoming state highway department reports contracts for improvements total more than 3 million dollars to be completed this year. The figure equates to about 15 dollars per resident.
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State of
Wyoming
Wycoming State Highway Department
Traffic Surge on Moroccan Highways Buses and Trucks
Traffic on Moroccan highways is heavy with substantial passenger flow by private and public autos and a major movement of merchandise by motor trucks.
Roads Keep Cities Alive With Modern Conveniences
Without roads, cities could not survive and country folk would lack many of the present necessities comforts and luxuries of life they now enjoy.
Bad Roads Impede Farm Produce Hauling
Farmers cannot haul produce to market when roads are impassable. road conditions hinder progress during peak pricing periods.
Road Drag Use Widely In State Road Maintenance
Road drag is used extensively across the state, with estimates showing about nine tenths of road maintenance done by dragging. The device helps smooth surfaces and prepare roads for sealing operations.
Best Good Road Argument
A concise declaration asserts that the strongest case for good roads is the roads themselves. The line emphasizes infrastructure quality as the primary justification for investment and policy support.
WAR ON RAES CALLS FOR ORGANIZED RODENT FIGHT
The United States faces a rat problem described as the worst animal pest with bubonic plague risks and huge crop losses. Experts urge denying food and shelter to rats, plus an organized nationwide effort supported by the Department of Agriculture with bulletins and specialist advice.
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United States
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Insulated House Tested in Canada Using Refrigerator Basis
A Canadian cold country project tests a residence built on a refrigerator principle with hollow walls filled with cork and shavings to minimize heat loss. The Ohio State Journal notes the house operated year round, endured a winter reaching 40 below, and used electric heat. The wall design includes cement plaster outer, concrete sheathing, asphalt paper inner layers, and an insulating air space. Construction reportedly costs about 10 percent more than standard methods.
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Canada
Ohio State Journal
Britain’s Oldest Possessions in the Channel Islands
The Channel Islands Jersey Guernsey Alderney and Sark are described as Britain’s oldest possessions. Once part of Normandy’s duchy they joined the English crown after 1066. Inhabitants, about 96 000, kept their customs and laws and were not bound by imperial acts unless named.
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Britain
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
Great Britain
Normandy
England
William of Normandy
John
Philip Augustus
Channel Island
France
Popular Turkish Drink Hooza And Its Military Role
For centuries Turks and Mohammedans fermented barley to make hooza a heat giving, hunger dulling liquor favored by soldiers. Excess leads to gout and dropsy, and drinkers often carry a cane. A Turkish saying links booze with hostility to dogs. Booze makers were usually Tartar gypsies skilled in brewing.
When in Rome Do as Rome Does in Diet Practices
A note on varying Saturday fasting customs in antiquity. St Augustine observed Rome’s fasting on Saturday while Milan followed different practice. St Ambrose advised flexible rules: he fasts on Saturday in Rome, but not on Saturday in Milan.
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Rome
Robert Burton
St. Augustine
St. Ambrose
Milan
Roads and Rome Anticipate Modern Network
The piece notes that civilizations falter without roads and that Roman highways influenced today s rail lines. It credits Stevenson with aligning the two paths and highlights how medieval losses were overcome by modern systems linking the past to current networks.
Remarkable Recovery Reported From Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Mrs Margaret Danz of Philadelphia says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organic troubles and change of life after doctors failed. She describes pain in the side severe headache inability to eat or sleep and relief from the first dose urging others to try the remedy.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tor
Margaret Danz
N. 25Th Street
Phila
Prayed for Cure Finds It After Ten Years
Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire recounts a decade of stomach trouble with souring meals and chalky teeth. After taking Eatonic he reports rapid relief and now eats freely with no pain, crediting the remedy and sharing thanks.
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Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
Teamster Credits Petersons Ointment Cure
William Haase of West Park Ohio reports a severe leg sore healed after using Petersons Ointment. He credits the treatment for relief after years of pain and medical advice predicting limited life. The firm claims many similar cures for eczema piles and skin diseases. 35 cent boxes and Buffalo mail orders offered.
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Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
William Haase
West Park
Ohio
P. G. Reitz
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
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