Agricultural Scientists Develop Hot Weather Cow Breed
United States researchers pursue a two way cross between Jersey and Red Sindhi cattle at a Maryland station to create a dairy cow tolerant to southern heat yet yielding dairy output comparable to northern breeds. Louisiana trials mix Sindhi with Holsteins and Browns Swiss. project aims to boost national dairy production amid rising yields elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Maryland
India
Pacific
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Homer
Jeanerette
Tests Link Food Fears to Neurotics and Illiterates
The article reports psychologists Prof Richard Wallen and Prof William Altus finding higher rates of dislike for common foods among neurotics and army illiterates. Wallen links early experiences and training methods to tastes, while Altus notes substitutions still left illiterates picky, with 17 percent disliking beer and notable aversions to buttermilk and mushrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wallen
Western Reserve University
Wallen
William D. Altus
Santa Barbara College
Journal of Consulting Psychology
Altus
Various oddities and observations in daily life
A collection of light anecdotes on dieting dogs and cats, tall basketball players needing skylights, pigs tasting sharply, hunters and rabbits sounds, sawdust houses, vacuums, dentists and music, dining trends, egg timing, swordfishing, and a suggestion about the Yanks Are Coming.
Foot Care Vital For Health And Proper Shoe Fit
Health officials emphasize foot care and correct shoe sizing as essential to overall well being. Eight in ten adults have foot troubles and 85 percent of these could be prevented by proper footwear and early foot health education.
Children collect acorns for British Forestry Commission
Ipswich children gather acorns to help the British Forestry Commission grow thousands of seedling oaks for Britain’s future forests. The plan supports hardwood belts around evergreen forests to protect against forest fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
Eng
Suffolk
British Forestry Commission
Britain
Orders in eccentric will carried out in Philadelphia
A veterinarian, Dr. Alan Bachrach, admitted carrying out the will of 69 year old Nellie G. Murphy to kill 15 cats for $2000, cremating each in its own casket and scattering ashes to the winds in Philadelphia after her New Year’s Eve death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alan Bachrach
Nellie G. Murphy
Saloons Shut by Prohibition Era Widespread Closures
The era of prohibition led to the closure of about 177 790 saloons across the nation as government enforcement reduced illegal drinking establishments and altered local economies.
Dear Miss James A New Look For Dining Room From Doting DIY Readers
A couple shares a wallpaper trial with mottled paper and patching fixes for oily stains on a new wall design. A pantry tip suggests a white window shade above shelves to keep baking area clean and organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. White
Mrs. White
James
Ann M
Ann
Types Of Farming In Canada
A Canadian agriculture bulletin explains how climate topography soils and markets shape farming practices across the country. It details major crops livestock regions and the role of wheat and other farming types with maps and material from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Census
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Ottawa
Listowel boosts sheep evaluator pay by 150 percent
Listowel town council approved a 150 percent raise for J. M. Smith the sheep evaluator from 2 to 5 dollars a day to make the bylaw sound better. The catch is the job pays only when evaluating sheep and there are none in Listowel, so lost time is the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Listowel
Ont
J. M. Smith
Smith
Menu For Feeding Of Wild Pets
British Overseas Aircraft Corporation issues a travel care booklet for animal cargo on planes. Monkeys drink from water can spouts. big cats get one daily meal of raw meat, with weights specified. Orangutans gorillas and chimpanzees receive three meals daily plus sweets and greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Overseas Aircraft Corporation
Sarawak enacts new pictorial stamp set with diverse themes
Sarawak now a British colony under the Colonial Office in London debuts a 10 value pictorial stamp set. It features rare fauna including a missing link animal and a scaly anteater, plus human scenes from Kawan, Dyak, and Kenyah peoples. Other values show a tomb, map, and the colony coat of arms with King George VI inset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarawak
Colonial Office
London
Borneo
George VI
San Marino
Universal Postal Union
UPU
Monaco
India
France
French
Morocco
Jacques Leclerc
North Borneo
Cyrenaica
Barbados
Pratt Kuhn
Welington St. W
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago
Central Press
New York
Central Press Canadian
Francis James
Shakespeare
Fitzpatrick
The
T. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Norman Cribbens
James Montagnes
James Brooke
Great Britain
Charles Johnson Brooke
Charles Vy
Ner Brooke
Brooke
Amps
Alden
Johnson
Red Cross
Yugoslavia
Saar
Brazil
Rui Barbosa
Chile
Vieuna
Mackenna
Minas Gerais
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!