Corn-Hog Ratio Signals Fewer Market Hogs for 1928
Urbana Illinois November 29 A Farm College expert says the December corn hog ratio indicates fewer hogs will be marketed in Chicago in 1928 29. A ratio around 10 percent below normal suggests hog supplies will fall about 8.8 percent from last year boosting prices and guiding farmers on sow retention and fall farrowing plans.
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P. E. Johnson
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College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Federal Department of Agriculture
Jellyfish as Food Across Cultures and Ages
Jellyfish spark interest for their colors and flavor. They are eaten in Japan and the inland sea islands and were once relished as far north as Cornwall in England.
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Cornwall
England
Free Speech Imperative Emphasized by Henry Ward Beecher
A Beecher quotation compares free speech to winds for a great people, warning that curbing speech breeds miasma and rapid death. It stresses free expression as essential to health and vitality.
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Henry ‘Ward
Beecher
Earliest City Subways The First Boston Underground
A fragment notes Boston built the first underground tunnel for surface electric transit into the business district. It references the New York subway contract of 1802 and a claim of 2044 miles of king possibly misread text, indicating lengthy earlier subway plans.
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Boston
Ely
New York
Better Ration Boost Milk Yield in Boone County Herd
Clyde Heaber, member of Boone County No 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Association, increased his herd butterfat yield by 50 percent in nine months after switching to a better balanced grain ration. The herd rose from 20.3 pounds fat per cow monthly to over 30 pounds, with one cow notably improving from freshening to higher output nine months later.
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Clyde Heaber
Boone County’ No. 1
Heuber
Montello Boyd
Pessimist predicts fruit from the horn of plenty
The Toledo Blade quotes a pessimist who wagers that the first thing emerging from a horn of plenty will be an unripe cantaloupe. The remark frames optimism with a humorous caution about premature abundance.
Be Content Yet Seek Better Ways to Change Circumstances
An old proverb says to be content with your lot while you look for a better. The calm acceptance of circumstances leads to peace, yet we should have enterprise and courage to change when a real opportunity opens.
Washington Initials Carved at Natural Bridge Rock Face
Visitors notice George Washington initials carved on a rock face at Natural Bridge Virginia. The feature appears among Blue Ridge scenery near Cedar Creek as part of a stone marvel lit by electric illumination.
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George Washington
Natural Bridge
Cedar Creek
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Explosive Discovery Reported by Tennessee Student
Edwin Mulvaney of Chattanooga high school found a substitute explosive for gasoline. Federal chemists are now examining the compound for practical use and safety implications.
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Edwin Mulvaney
Chattanooga, Tenn
Xperiments
Marble from Georgia used in Rhode Island statehouse
The Rhode Island statehouse features Georgia marble shipped in large blocks weighing 10 to 20 tons each. Workers sawed and carved the material in a Providence yard, using 327000 cable feet in the construction. Although finished 28 years ago, the marble remains in splendid condition.
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Rhode Island Statehouse
Georgia
Providence
Forest Giant General Sherman Tree Stands Tall
The largest tree in the United States is the General Sherman in Sequoia National Park. It reaches about 280 feet in height and 36.5 feet in diameter.
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United States
General Sherman
Sequoia National Park
Liberty
Administrator's Notice of Charles F. Wesser Estate
The administrator Robert C. Maurer announces Clark County Illinois court action for claims against the estate of Charles F. Wesser. The February term begins the first Monday in February. heirs and creditors must attend. Debts are to be paid promptly. Signed November 23, 1927.
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Charles F. Wesser
Clark
Illnois
Clark County
Marshall
Ted
A. D
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