Original Gardens On This Continent Cultivated By Indians
The North American Indians founded gardens before Europeans, using primitive tools. Virginia Indians cultivated 100 by 200 foot plots with corn, beans, pumpkins, squashes, tobacco and sunflowers, tended by women and children, with bird watchers and seasonal drying. Early corn varied in height and color, and traders noted barter for corn and beans with explorers.
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North America
Virginia
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Argell
Potawomack
Smith
Powhatan
Grasshoppers Turned Into Winter Poultry Feed
Farmers near Aldrich Missouri harvest grasshoppers to feed chickens and turkeys. They trap hoppers in holes and even sweep them up with a car mounted hopper. A preacher notes a quart jar goal of 50 large or 100 small grasshoppers.
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Aldrich
Missouri
Detroit Free Press
Bad Handwriting and the Duty of legible Signatures
A London Times Weekly critique argues that unreadable signatures insult identity and that illegible scrawls lack excuse. It notes some submitters provide typed versions or self made translations, while stressing that readable signatures are both a public and private duty.
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London Times Weekly
Local Youth Carves Violin From Walnuts In Spare Time
Angel Goni Navarcorena, 21, of Pampaiona, Spain, carves a violin from a walnut with a jackknife. He teaches himself to play and is a fixture at local fetes and dances.
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Angel Goni Navarcorena
Pampaiona
Spain
Railway Receipts in the Irish Free State Rise Year Over Year
Railway receipts in the Irish Free State show a notable rise from the previous year with total earnings reaching new highs as carriers report stronger passenger and freight demand. The gain reflects sustained economic activity and growing mobility across regions.
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Irish Free State
Expert Advises Michigan Farmers to Grow More Alfalfa
C E Reed of Washington urged Michigan dairy farmers to expand alfalfa acreage as the best feed for dairy cows. He emphasized soil conservation with grasses and legumes, noting roughage improves milk quality and reduces costs. Michigan State College displayed silage methods using dry ice and molasses, plus pest control and irrigation tips.
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C E Reed
Washington
Michigan
Reed
United States of Dairy Industry
Michigan State College
Peed
State College
Insects Battle Earwigs With Tiny Fly Army
In British Columbia entomologists release 69 000 parasitic flies to target earwigs, with 3 000 more for holly leaf miner. Dominion entomologist Mr Downes notes the parasitology approach grows slowly, needing years to affect billions of earwigs.
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B.C
Victoria
Downes
Dominion
British Columbia
Roadside Instruction Estimate Sparks Debate
Estimate places 9000 people involved in roadside instruction efforts, excluding spouses. A light-fed symphony is mentioned as context. The phrase He who hesitates is last appears as a proverb within the fragment.
Illustration Station System A Development Project Value
A Canada wide program shows Illustration Stations advancing crop and livestock improvements. An 80 year old beekeeper in New South Wales is cited as a model of practical farming linked to experimental stations. The text explains station goals, breeding, seed production, and farmstead development through 223 units across the country.
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Sydney
Australia
Smee
New South Wales
Commercial Apiarists Association
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Automatic brain brake observed by Chicago psychologists
University of Chicago researchers led by Prof. Arthur G. Bills report an automatic mental brake that activates when the mind tires and releases after rest. The brake allegedly causes pauses and stuttering in speech as the thinking process stalls during mental blank periods.
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University of Chicago
Arthur G. Bills
Bills
Lovely Crochet Lace Edgings Pattern 5671
Crochet fans can obtain pattern 5671 for delicate lace edgings and a matching insertion. Directions cover edgings suitable for crochet cotton or string, with material lists and varied usage ideas. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Wanipeg
Preserved Jewish Cave Tomb Unearthed Near Sheikh Abreik
A perfectly preserved cave tomb used by a noble Jewish family in the second and fourth centuries A D has been uncovered in the northwestern Plain of Esdraelon near Sheikh Abreik. Walls show carvings and pigment illustrations of seven branched candelabra and other Jewish symbols. The find may illuminate Jewish life as Christianity spread in the Old World.
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Esdraelon
Sheikh Abreik
Poor Jim's Fate and Wry Market Talk
In a blunt exchange a veteran conveys Jim's ruin by bad luck and insurance. A second man mocks fortune, noting how money changes hands and fortunes fade with accident and illness. The dialogue turns to aging, luck, and virtue as a poor man’s display of character compared with a millionaire.
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EBM Straight
Tareimg
Vancouver
Alice Brooks
Old Jim
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