Industrial uses for farm products
American scientists unveil new farm product uses funded by the government and produced in regional laboratories. Milk casein brushes, a 150x apple extract, and potato derived wood coatings illustrate aims to expand rural markets. Apple syrup, apple concentrate, and other fruit products target bakery candy ice cream jelly and drinks.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
New Orleans
Albany
Calif
Peoria
Congress
Philadelphia Government Laboratory
Western Laboratory
Midwest
Philadelphia Laboratory
General Foods
Duffy Mott Corp
Canadian
Apple Products Co
Philadelphia
Signals System Doubles Alberta Main Line Trackage
Automatic block signals on 175 miles of the Canadian Pacific main line from Swift Current to Suffield near Medicine Hat are nearly complete. The $500000 installation covers 469 relays and 100 relay cases, supervised by C P officials, with trains moved by a centralized control board and permissive signals allowing closer following.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Swift Current
Suffield
Medicine Hat
Canada
Alberta
Maple Creek
Canadian Pacific
General Railway Signal Company
C. R. Hodgdon
Winnipeg
Western Lines
Arthur Davies
Calgary
Dunmore
Alta
Medicine Het
Sufield
J. W. Cartwright
McCracken
Chinese Casualties Mount in War With Japan
In seven years of combat the Chinese army has endured more than 2,800,000 casualties while civilian suffering has been even greater, highlighting the devastating toll of the conflict.
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Japan
Clock tower Morse reply to plane over Hay NSW
A plane flying over Hay in New South Wales signalled confusion by asking what town it was. In response the post office clock tower lights were flashed in Morse to spell out the town’s name.
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Hay
New South Wales
Dominions Labor Parties Endorse Peace Transition
Tribute to the dominions from Herbert Morrison and A V Alexander highlights democracy's success and the need for a common method of consultation. They praise naval escort work and Mediterranean activity, stressing unity of Commonwealth navies to keep sea lanes open for merchant fleets and wartime communications.
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Commonweath
Dominions
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
Commonwealth
Morrison
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Royal Canadian Navy
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Japan
Tall Clock at Claremont Library Worth More Over Time
One of the oldest U.S. clocks, the nine foot Tall Clock in Claremont NH library, duplicates a Dresden royal palace piece. It cost $1000 in 1880 and has grown more valuable with time per bay war savings stamps.
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United States
Claremont
N.H
Royal Palace of the Kings of Saxony
Dresden
Germany
Europe
Life and customs of Bulgaria in a brief portrait
A compact survey of Bulgaria noting its geography, key products such as attar of roses, Sofia as the Europeanized capital, customs like the rose leaf flavored foods, and social traits including frugality, industriousness, and village roles. It mentions notable figures like James Bourchier, Bogomil heresy, and cultural habits from marriage signals to dancing.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Trajan
London Times
James Bourchier
Bogomils
Gems of Thought On Cheerfulness and Virtue
A collection of aphorisms linking cheerfulness to wisdom and virtue. Blending quotes from Blair Montaigne Usher Addison Carlyle, the passages emphasize kindness, a bright mind, and maintaining inner serenity through joy.
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Blair
Addison
Carlyle
First to teach bread from wheat wine from rice claim
The fragment credits Ching Noung as the early teacher of bread making from wheat and wine from rice, allegedly dating to 1998 BC. The passage is terse and lacks corroborating details.
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Ching Noung
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