Moving sidewalk trial in Yarts and other era notes
Brief items note a new moving sidewalk test in Yarts, night dog races popular in New Orleans, and diverse topics from American farm machinery adoption, a 16 000 000 ton daily rainfall figure, to a Dallas inventor lighting telephone dials. Also cited are Liberia rubber plantations, U S Department of Agriculture farming, Venezuelan mills preferring American materials, a 10 000 motor entries, and other assorted facts.
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Yarts
New Orleans
Liberia
Africa
Tide Motor Proposed To Power Tacoma Dept
CG H Brooks presents a tide motor design using a floating platform and dual gear sets to harness Puget Sound tides. As tides rise and fall the platform moves a vertical shaft, with accelerating gears converting slow tidal motion into higher speed for the municipal power system.
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CG. H. Brooks
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Capital Visitor Chief Crazy Horse Visits Capital
Capital visitor Chief Crazy Horse of the Sioux tribe aged 104 and survivor of the Custer massacre arrived in the national capital from Philadelphia by air plane.
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Crazy Horse
National Capital
Philadelphia
Sivertan Dogs Endure Harsh Life on Tours
Travelers describe the Sivertan sled dogs living in harsh conditions with risk of starvation as supply lines run dry. The animals do not bark like domesticated dogs but emit wolf like whines. In summer they feed on frooseo fish and in winter they perform active rustling to survive.
Beavers Secret Methods And Pygmy Tribes In Dutch New Culuea
A sketch describes beaver damming tactics and log handling to prevent buoyancy. It notes supposed tail paddling by some trappers. The text mentions tribes of pygmies inhabiting the interior of Dutch New Culuea.
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Dutch New Culuea
Right Side Sleep Aids Stomach Emptying In Tests
English tests show right side sleeping empties the stomach in three to four and a half hours while left side takes about six hours under similar feeding. Early night comfort prefers right side to reduce heart pressure from a full stomach.
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England
Telegraph Poles and Forest Goods Tie Growth to America
The American Tree Association reports 5,000,000 trees cut annually for telegraph and telephone poles and 500,000,000 fence posts used every year. The text notes iron locks and keys appeared in Europe a century before Christ and likens tree production to westward civilization.
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Uncle Sam
American Tree Association
Europe
Odd Facts From the Past Recall and Oddities
A roundup of curious notes covers ostriches hissing when threatened, over 250 French cheeses, a wheat harvest 10 000 years back, the Chinese dragon as good luck symbol, poisonous shoe dyes, Scotland Yard fingerprints identifying about 15 000 people annually, and the Delaware River Bridge claiming the longest suspension span. Also noted are Queen Elena of Italy's cross project, mosquito bite relief with soap, a gas kill of 400 rats, a Washington state pest issue, Palestine disease progress, Eskimo longevity, Santa Monica ramps over stairs, a $50 bill found in a Ferguson Missouri rat nest, and a tattered old bill still usable.
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France
Washington
Palestine
Labrador
Santa Monica
Callif
Ferguson
Barberry Eradication Progress Reduces Stem Rust
The U S Department of Agriculture reports completion of an eight year drive against common barberry to curb stem rust in 13 states. Of 12 180 021 bushes destroyed by salt or kerosene methods, surveys continue in Michigan Ohio Illinois Montana and nearby states. Dr F B Kempton notes many escapes remain and urges removal of all barberry plants to prevent future rust outbreaks. Epidemics have eased in the eastern barberry states as bushes are removed and grain was again possible in areas once abandoned.
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United States Department of Agricultura
F. 2B. Kempton
United States Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Ohio
Ilinois
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Indiana
Barberry
Kempton
Young Chickens Spreading Tuberculosis Across Swine
Dr. T B Rich led a Michigan study culling 151 farms to test the theory that only older birds spread tuberculosis. Of 15 877 chickens examined, 86 infected, with 1 494 culled and disease found in about 38 percent of flocks, proving young birds can spread tuberculosis.
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T. 8. Rich
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Burning Weeds in Fall Reduces Seed Spread
Fall burning destroys weed seeds and dead plants and lowers future spread. Mow while green, rake into small piles to dry, then burn. ensure loose ends are covered in coals as the center burns. Prefer burning where green manure use is not possible.
Farm Facts and Practical Spring to Winter Dairy Notes
Farmers should prepare barns for winter after fall work. Milk yield affects feed needs. infertile eggs stay better. Alfalfa seed from Africa and Turkestan is unadapted for US use. A Kansas college legume rotation raised wheat yield and protein. US cow test associations are far fewer than Denmark’s. Noxious weeds affect 10 percent of cropland. use green manure. Drinking cups aid dairies. cows require ample water. Track feed and input prices to maximize dollars.
Tamerlane the Lame Conqueror of the World
The article recounts Tamerlane known as Timour the Lame, his rise from a Mongol noble to conqueror of Persia, Central Asia, and parts of Turkey. It notes his brutal methods including Bajazet’s death in an iron cage, his planned China campaign, and his death in 1405. It also highlights his paradox as a patron of science and arts who shaped Oriental history through conquest.
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Timour
Bajizet
Turkey
Tamerlane
Ile
Samerkand
Ind
Genghis Khan
Hussein
Charlemagne
Caesar
Persia
Alexander
Tartar
Tamerinne
Central Asia
Great Wall of
China
Moscow
Europe
East
Asia
Hindoo
Sultan Bajazet
India
Syria
Bajazet
Angoria
Perfections Highlighted Over Faults in Insight
The quote urges focusing on strong points rather than dwelling on errors. It emphasizes a constructive mindset that seeks improvement through recognizing excellence. This perspective aligns with Schiller’s emphasis on virtue and uplifting ideals.
Climbers Noted as Social Folk in Towns With Little Height
A Baltimore supplement notes social climbers appear amusing in towns that offer little to climb to. The piece observes their pursuit of status amid modest settings and social scenes.
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Baltimore
English Chimney Tax in Charles II Era
The article notes a chimney tax named chimney money levied on each hearth during the reign of Charles II of England, illustrating historic taxation practices and household levies.
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Charles II of
England
Old Adage Reversed in Pioneer-Press Quote
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press quotes a maxim reversed to claim a young man’s success hinges on early turning in. The brief item notes the adage and its contrarian interpretation.
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St. Paul
Moving Speeches Echo Traffic Cop Quip
A witty line from Cornell Widow frames rousing talk about leaving the area. The quip quickens the mood with streetwise humor as a crowd disperses.
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Cornell
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Queen Marie
New York
Queen Marie of Romania
Broadway
City Hall
Alcantara
Belfast
Ireland
Fven
June Marlowe
Minnie Regelmeyer
Lonors
Venezuela
America
Dallas
United States
Turner Valley
Calgary
Chicago
John Harrison
Hawaii
Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Station
Washington Naval
George Toombs
Los Angeles
Fortune Foundation
Mr. Toombs
Legion
Howard P. Savage
American Legion
E. L. Stock
Edward L. Stock
Bethesda, Md
The
Republicana
Montgomery County
Maryland
Senate
Marie
Gotham
Queen Marie of
Romania
U. S
Macom
Tower
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Mercersburg Academy
Mra. Coolidge
Scotland Yard
Delaware River
Camden
Elana
Italy
Rome
St. Helena
Russian Turkestan
Secretary of Agriculture
Kansas Agricultural College
Denmark
Joven
M. H.burna
Iowa State College
Schiller
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