Global silk that resists water spot advances
A survey of varied science notes reports on a water resistant silk, burns and tissue toxins, rainfall effects from Ethiopia dam plans, a Japanese light machine gun sized rifle that bombs two miles, a paper organ, a three hour handicap pigeon race from Paris to Brussels, volatile oils in flowers, monarch butterfly migration, Anta invasion near Pozuela de Vidriales, sardine lifespans, Shaw motif, Minnesota ripening method using ethylene gas, and Mexico's public health school for inspectors and nurses.
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Abyssinia
Egypt
Belgium
Florida
Arctic
Anta
Pozuela de Vidriales
London
Bernard Shaw
Hartney backs Berry in Fonck crew dispute
Col Harold Hartney vice president of the Argonauts supports Capt Homer Berry in the controversy over Berry's place on the transatlantic flight crew with Capt Rene Fonck. Hartney says Berry would be the third man if three go, despite Fonck's claim to take a radio man or mechanic.
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Harold ©. Hartney
The
Argonauts
Rene Fonck
Homer Berry
Fonck
Hartney
Berry
Briefs From Billville Refuse World Reform Efforts
A humorous note from the Atlanta Constitution lampoons reform efforts as impractically large for a small man. The columnist mocks self change and the prospect of reforming the wider world.
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Atlanta Constitution
Adlay Proposed as Wheat and Corn Substitute
Adlay a tropical grain, similar to Job's tears, is touted as a reliable substitute for wheat or corn if shortages occur. The hard seeds are noted for use as beads and for potential dietary value in fallback farming.
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Tropics
Job
If They Had Wings
Quotation from the New Orleans State asserts a hypothetical where humans move as swiftly as Africa’s fleet primitives and as agile as Rocky Mountain goats, suggesting cars would cease to terrify if pedestrians matched animal speed and leaping ability.
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Africa
New Orleans
Philanthropy Built Hospitals Not Gold
An essay-like quotation praises true philanthropy that funds hospitals rather than ostentatious charity, noting the value lies in the boy man heart and lasting public health impact. The passage emphasizes practical benevolence over display.
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Harley
Scene at wreck of the Northwestern railway at Clybourn Junction
Five people killed and fifty injured in a rear end collision near Clybourn Junction Chicago as trains returning from Labor Day excursions were involved in the wreck.
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Northwestern Railway
Clybourn Junction
Chicago
Optician Sends Glasses to Pope in Rome
Chicago optician Dr. J. J. Lucey who was asked by Pope Pius XI to travel to Rome for fitting spectacles has sailed for Italy. He previously fitted Cardinal Bonzano, papal legate to the Eucharistic congress in Chicago.
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J. J. Lucey
Chicago
Pope Pius XI
Rome
Doctor Lucey
Cardinal Bonzano
Eucharistite Congress
Italy
German scientist develops Totokain local anaesthetic
A German scientist reports a new local anaesthetic named Totokain derived from intermediate products of robber. It could replace cocaine in medical use and be prepared through a synthetic process.
Its Only Chance Expressed in Dialect Shaped Debt Plea
A letter in the Boston Transcript argues phonetic spelling could spread widely as the only means to escape debt, reflecting a populist plea for simplification and self help. It notes the writer’s plaintive sentiment and hopes for broader adoption.
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Boston Transcript
Oregon researchers classify 41 clam varieties study
Two University of Oregon professors completed a study counting 41 clam varieties 58 kinds of swai la and 20 varieties of crabs. All items were classified and officially rated.
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University of Oregon
Value of Allegories in Rhetorical Light
The excerpt defends allegories as guiding lights in discourse, arguing well chosen figures illuminate meaning and beauty. It posits allegories clarify complex ideas by linking them to recognizable concepts, enhancing comprehension and aesthetic appeal.
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Addixon
From Here and There Scotsmen settled In Nova Scotia in 1622
A kaleidoscope of small facts notes trends and curiosities from around the world. It mentions Scots settlers in Nova Scotia in 1622, train indicators in London, a Tokyo newsvendor, a Hawaiian crab boxing gloves, pearl layer thickness measurement, ebony ties in Mexico, forests giving spike wood, roaming elk, sunflower root weight, daily diet guidelines, malaria figures, barberry control in grain states, and a wedding elopement in Maryland to Texas.
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Nova Scotia
London
Tokyo
Sachiko Taneda
Haawaiian
Eradication of Tubercular Hogs Reported by US Dept of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture officials report a steady decline of tuberculosis in hogs as part of a broader livestock eradication program. Field data from meat inspectors show dropping economic losses per hog from 1919 to 1922, with Hardin County Iowa example and links to poultry infections identified.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Federal Meat Inspection Service
Iowa Packing
Packer
Hardin County
Towa
Central West
New Cabbage Strain Displays Disease Resistance
A new cabbage strain named Iacope, developed by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Ames from Copenhagen Market, shows resistance to cabbage yellows in infested soils. Field trials over two years report satisfactory yields despite soil-stage disease, promising relief for corn belt growers.
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Corn
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Copenhagen
Meat Scrap Raises Egg Yields in Free Range Pullet Pens
The article notes meat scrap or protein feed as a key ration component. Pullets allowed free range without meat scrap laid about 70 eggs annually versus 125 to 150 eggs in pens fed meat scrap. Feeding without meat scrap increased feed cost by 2.2 cents per dozen, reducing overall returns from eggs.
Pasture and Feed for Ducks in Egg Production
Guidance on duck pasture types and a balanced ration for egg production. Recommends bluegrass or alfalfa pasture, with a mixture of corn meal oats wheat bran flour middlings and sand grit beef scraps. On pasture no other green food or water is needed.
Breeds of White Geese Emden and Chinese Varieties
The Emden and Chinese white geese are large breeds with the Emden being more common for market. Both endure similar hardiness, though Emden are considered more domestic. Chinese geese have a knob at the base of the beak.
Three Strawberry Pests Insect Diseases and Birds
The article notes two major and one minor pest group for strawberries: insects, diseases, and birds. Birds rarely cause severe damage but are highly irritating as early spring food scarcity drives catbirds mockingbirds and robins to peck ripe berries, especially in Maryland home gardens where early fruit commands high prices.
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Maryland
Ration for Hens Measured by Health and Egg Output
The College of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota reports that laying hens need a simple set of core dietary requirements. Satisfied fully, these requirements can be met by several feeding methods, with consistent profitability depending on complete fulfillment.
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College of Agriculture
University of MlMnois
Good Hog Pasture for Oats and Rape Sowing Guide
The text advises sowing oats at about one bushel per acre as a base for hog pasture and following with Dwarf Essex rape at about five to six pounds per acre. It recommends sowing rape separately after oats with a light harrow, and notes hog lots can be plowed to plant rape for profitable use of available ground during wartime.
German Map Reports 70 World Air Routes
The German government issued an updated air map showing 70 routes worldwide, up ten from the previous edition. The map serves the needs of German commercial aviators and their operations.
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Alvin W. Hall
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Uncle Sam
New York City
Matilda Ries
Matilda
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United States
Post Office Department
Randle Cliffs
G. E. Frazier
National Capital
Paris
Brussels
University of Minnesota
City of
Mexico
Col
H. E. Hartney
Lieut
G. T. Cuddihy
George T. Cuddihy
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Ying
Philadelphia
Billville
Veterans In Hospital
President Coolidge
War Veterans’ Hospital
Tupper Lake
N. Y
Bessie P. Brueggeman
United States Employees’ Compensation Commission
Naval Reserve
Brueggeman
Pope
Niagara River
Buffalo
Canada
Ross C.thomas
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Fort Niagara
Ohio
North
South America
Rockefeller Foundation
North Central
bin Aister
Belair
Lawrence
Baxter
Elkton
Janie Bell
San Antonio
Texas
Iowa
Free Kalamazoo Book of
Elecay
Iit
Conan Farias
Delft
Malamaico Stove CO
Mire
Rochester Ave. O
Bellans
Winchester
Politsch Holw. Co
Quincy, Til
Dr Scholls Impan
Chesebrough Mfg. Co
Charles Howard Baker
Spokane
Wash
Baker
Tommy
Brooklyn
A. Schumacher
Carter
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