Breeders Propose Brucellosis Plan and Warm Up Dairy Show
Breeders associations at Farm Show last week urged a state brucellosis eradication program for swine and cattle with possible compensation from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. They also favor a warm up dairy show in Harrisburg for Middle Atlantic breeders to prep for the National Dairy Show, using local facilities and transport links to attract regional cattle competition.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
Harrisburg
Lesson From the Feedbank on Nutrition in Food Production
A farm feed manufacturer argues animals on farms eat better nutrition than humans and that infant formula feeding has boosted human life spans. He cautions parents give babies what they want rather than what they need, suggesting humans might learn from animal feeding practices. The piece ends with a reflective note from The Corn Belt Farm Daily.
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Corn Belt
Man squeezes out of tight parking space
A driver parked a station wagon with inches to spare between two cars and could not open the side door. He crawled over the seat, opened the rear door, and slid out into the street. The incident shows how quick thinking can solve a tight squeeze.
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Shell Chemical Agricultural News
Bank to serve tea Mondays four to six
The Christian Science Monitor notes a New York bank will offer tea service on Mondays from four to six. It adds that nearby restaurants have not announced plans to extend loans to customers.
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New York
Christian Science Monitor
Wild Man of Borneo tale and era notes
ThisWeek in Lancaster Farming recalls The Wild Man of Borneo conceived by P T Barnum as a salvaged drunken sailor used as a cage sideshow. The column also recounts 1907 topics from Norway fertilizer to Swedish servant corsets and Molisch microbes in meat and telephones spread in Sweden.
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Borneo
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
Pacific
New Bridgeport
Norway
Chile
25 Years Ago Aid to Farmers Through Agricultural Service
The passage notes a government program begun 25 years prior that has been largely beneficial. It highlights farm and home demonstration agents and their work helping farmers and communities through agricultural service and outreach.
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Agricultural Service
Marriage customs of Inhambani bride price in 1932 noted
Miss Ruth Thomas recalls Inhambani marriage practice in East Africa, where a groom paid a bride price of 76 dollars to the father. The approach began with asking if there are any marriageable girls, followed by the payment and the girl’s consent. After agreement, the couple kneels for blessing and the father sprays water on them to complete the wedding.
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Ruth Thomas
St. Louis
East Africa
Johannesburg
Thomas
Miss Thomas
Health and Sin Lesson for January 27 1957
A Christian health lesson links Jesus healing the paralyzed man to healing of the soul. Psychiatrists note guilt and sins against the body as disease causes. Jesus offers forgiveness, real presence, and influence through believers, with examples from Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Jesus
Russell Dicks
Duke University
Christ
Division of Christian Education
Natonal Council of the Churches of Garfat
Community Press Service
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Arming Farm
Lancaster County
Octoraro
Quarryville
Phone Sterling
Lancaster Phone Express
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E. Best
C. Wallace Abel
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
BY Jack Reichard
Molisch
America
New York Herald
Christine
Morris Heights
N. Y
Sweden
Hans Molisch
Prague
Africa
Ante Func
AMC
James
Foreman
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