Sugar famine and the push for better rail and business efficiency
The piece blames the Wilson administration for the sugar shortage and rising costs, arguing government inaction on Cuban sugar and calls for Republican leadership. It criticizes freight handling costs and urges rail and terminal improvements with labor saving machinery to boost efficiency and capital accumulation.
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Amercan
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
New York
Philadelphia
Marshall
Nature Study and the Everlasting Allure of Nature
The article praises nature study clubs once common for field observations of birds plants and flowers noting many clubs dwindled after wartime service by Bird and Walking Clubs. It argues nature study sustains lifelong satisfaction unlike fleeting pursuits and urges renewed interest this spring while cautioning against excessive handling costs in commodities.
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Red Cross
Malay Archipelago and Its Forest Dwellers
The text surveys the Malay Archipelago from Africa to Sumatra and Borneo, noting orangutans in the forests and likening the region to a submerged continent. It also elevates letters to ships, praising them for carrying knowledge across time, with a Raleigh quote on the invention of ships and written communication.
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Malay Archipelago
Africa
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Borneo
Philippines
Australia
Walter Raleigh
Making Iron Rustproof by Superheated Steam Treatment
Professor Barff explains a method where iron exposed to superheated steam at 650 degrees Celsius for six to seven hours develops a rustproof coating. The process protects against rust and fire, and untreated rust will not spread to treated areas.
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Barff
Fate of First of the Tribunes in Rome Riot
On October 8 1354 Rienzi the Italian patriot who led a revolution in Rome and toppled the aristocracy was killed He had become tribune of the people and his ambition led to his downfall as a riot he provoked ended his authority and life
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Rienzi
Rome
Insect Learns Where Grasshopper Is Not Wanted
A colorful line in a historical piece notes that a grasshopper, while leaping without aim, gradually learns through trials where it is unwelcome, thanks to agricultural agents guiding behavior and outcomes.
Old Pike County Floor Finds 160 Year Old Pitch Pine
A Pike County Pennsylvania house torn down revealed pitch pine floors aged about 160 years still sound. Planks measured two feet wide and an inch and a quarter thick, stunning the carpenters per American Forestry Magazine. If you don't like your friends, consider new ones.
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Pike County
Pennsylvania
American Forestry Magazine of Washington
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Marshall Chamber OF Commerce
Marshall, Ill
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Terre Haute
Ind
Coca Cola Bottling CO
J. EF. Mialllhouse
Clancy
Percy LeRosBt
The
McClure Newpaper Syndicate
NEI
Onti
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