Intrepid Abandoned by Crew Reaches Squaw Harbor Alaska
Felix Horton the millionaire arrives with his mother Nan and Roy Stuart to recruit sailors but ends up with a band of nondescripts led by Sandomar aboard the Intrepid. The ship wrecks after Captain Waymire is killed and the castaways flee in a small boat. Eric Ericsson learns no outside contact exists as Fireheart, island priestess, greets the survivors.
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Intrepid
Felix Horton
Milelionaire
Nan
Roy Stuart
Squaw Harbor
Alaska
Horton
Sandomar
Waymire
Eric Ericsson
Eric
Marie
Fireheart
Garge
Sandy
Roy
Mother Horton
Ray
Ericsson
Chechaque
The Island Chief Claims Power on Forlorn Island
Eric, facing a lawless faction led by Sandomar, asserts marine authority aboard Forlorn Island. He warns that anyone breaking the law will be killed as he gathers natives and whites to enforce a new order. The night ends with his plan to unite people and begin the white man’s rule.
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Eric
Law's Sea Death Returns to the Surface
A fragment from a literary chapter shows Eric needing no revolver as Law, drowned and dead, rises in calm sight from the sea. The scene emphasizes fate and detachment as justice or consequence emerges from the depths.
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Eric
Law
Computing Horse Feeding Costs in 1918 Comparison
Professor D. J. Kays of Ohio State explains feeding costs for work horses, noting costs are one-fifth of 1918 levels and feed constitutes 72 percent of total costs. In Illinois costs are even lower, with about 8,000 pounds grain and 5,000 pounds roughage yearly per horse working 120 days.
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D. J. Kays
Ohio State University
WNU
Illinois
Ohio
Greene County
Specialist says young sows most efficient
Ohio State extension specialist J W Watcher reports ten years of data from 1 467 brood sows showing young sows perform best. Pigs farrowed and weaned decline with age. six and a half years yields only a third of farrowed pigs. He advocates culling sows after a two year old farrow and removes three year old producers from herd.
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J. W. Watcher
Ohio State University
Watchet
Flock Pasture Care Tips From Missouri Farmer
A Missouri Farmer correspondent advises on summer flock management. Park a small gasoline can pine tar and old shears by a fence post for quick access during trips to monitor sheep. Have stout cord to hobble feet and treat maggots promptly to prevent worse trouble.
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Missouri Farmer
Mosaic Disease Threat To Sugar Cane Tamed
The text notes mosaic disease nearly wiped out US sugar cane in the postwar era, especially in Louisiana and the lower Mississippi sugar bowl. Federal experts developed mosaic resistant cane from imported varieties, restoring sugar growing to levels comparable with preoutbreak acreage.
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United States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Washington Star
Agricultural Hints on Quebec Field Crops and New Brunswick Apples
Quebec field crops are 90 percent forage and coarse grain with potatoes and buckwheat leading cash crops. Apple scions were sent from the New Brunswick station in New Jersey to Albania, intended as the foundation of Albanian orchards.
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Quebec
New Brunswick
N. J
Albania
Europe
US moves toward bilateral trade pacts after London talks
Washington observers note President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull aim to push individual trade agreements with nations to reduce barriers and expand commerce. The plan seeks concessions on quotas and tariffs while maintaining nationalist tendencies amid wider calls for isolation in some quarters. Wheat acreage reductions, funded by a 28 cent per bushel tax flow, are outlined to stabilize domestic supply and purchasing power.
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Washington
London
Department of State
United States
Hull
Roosevelt
France
Congress
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
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James A. Reed
Missouri
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
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