Center of population moves closer to Indiana line
A 65 year old prophecy on the U.S. population center places it near the Indiana-Illinois border, with estimates showing a shift toward a point several miles west of Paxton, Indiana. Movements since 1790 are traced, noting long-term westward drift and alignment with the Thirty ninth parallel.
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Washington, D. C
United States
St. Louis
Census Bureau
Bureau
Paxton
Ind
Indiana-Illinois Line
J. D. Hilgard
Linton
Stockton Township
Greene County
Indiana
Hilgard
Baltimore
Balti
If Her Hat's Crazy Get a Load of This Hollywood
Miss Marion McKenzie, once a New York show girl, parades a gaudy lampshade hat with a rubber band flowers chain and shoelace on Hollywood boulevards. A laundry truck driver remarks that if that hat is crazy, his wife’s hat is worse.
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Hollywood
Milady
Marion McKenzie
New York
Britain Opens Fattening School for Its Recruits
London reports a new fattening school for army recruits to address unfitness. An Aldershot experiment began with 200 malnourished men who gained about six pounds and an inch in chest in six weeks through fruit milk and barley sugar, with fresh air and light exercise, and the Canterbury program aims to replicate this success.
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London
Canterbury
Aldershot
Spinning Wheel Keeps Odens Family Busy in Rushmore
In Rushmore Minnesota Mrs Martha Odens continues a family craft of carding and spinning wool and knitting a range of items. Her 1910s output included 11 comforters 118 pairs of mittens and 18 sweaters all made by her hand. She sells to markets as far as Illinois and crochets lace inserts for pillows and sofa tops in her spare time. The spinning wheel was bought for her by her late husband after she wore out the previous one.
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Rushmore
Minn
Martha Odens
Illinois
First Alchemist Lived in Japan 2160 Years Ago
The earliest known alchemist Jofuku lived in Japan over 2160 years ago. An MIT and Tokyo researchers say Emperor Chin Shih Huang Ti sent him on a voyage to find immortality on three mythical islands where a life extending drug existed. His tomb is at Shingu Wakayama, visited by pilgrims offering incense and prayers for longevity.
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Japan
New York
Jofuku
American Chemical Society
Rokuro Nakaseko
Tokyo
Tenney L. Davis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. C
Ssu-Ma Ch’ien
Shingu
Wakayama Prefecture
French Sailors Demand Action Over Mediterranean Piracy
Paris reports French sailors and maritime workers petitioning the government for stronger defense against pirate attacks. They cite the Jean Weems and Oued Mellah incidents near Catalonia and Minorca, urging aerial patrols and destruction of pirate bases. They warn of possible seaborne action if not protected.
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Paris
Jean Weems
Catalonia
Minorca
Journal de la Marine Marchande
National Federation of Maritime Trade Unions
Mediterranean
ghost buffalo herd myth unsettles Texas history
Texas researchers with the game fish and oyster commission unearthed a century old tale of a ghost buffalo herd said to rove Val Verde County along the Rio Grande. Initial reports claimed 40 to 50 animals in 1894 sparking hunts then dispersal as researchers led by H. P. Attwater concluded the herd was a myth.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Central Texas
Val Verde
Rio Grande
Kansas Dogs Are Sissies Coyote Roundup Fails
In Dodge City Kansas a large coyote roundup drew more than 500 people and many dogs but field tests showed the dogs hesitating and dropping back instead of chasing. Local dog experts could not explain the sudden change in dog performance or the fate of the trapped coyotes.
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Dodge City
Kan
Three Frocks for Spring Wardrobe Patterns
A set of three dress patterns for spring weather with varying silhouettes. Describes yardage, sizes from 14 to 50, fabric recommendations, and a sew chart. Patterns 1976 1452 and 1451 priced at 15 cents each, order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Gardeners urged to start care early for seedlings
Vegetable expert Harold Coulter advises gardeners to begin cultivation as soon as rows appear and to cultivate shallowly near small plants. If soil is baked hard, rake surface slightly and irrigate sparingly within the first week. Water late in the day and thin seedlings as directed.
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Harold Coulter
One I Know Worth a Dozen I Thinks
A voice urges firm certainty over half baked knowledge. True knowledge, when sure and steady, builds bridges, bores tunnels, steers ships, and shapes character. It guides life away from trouble and tragedy.
Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Novelty Seeds Highlight 1938 Lineage
For 80 years the Ferry-Morse Seed-Breeding Institute has refined flower and vegetable seeds through many generations. Each year the institute tests all varieties for growing ability and fidelity to type before they appear in Ferry's Seeds stores. 5 and up per packet with 1938 novelties highlighted by Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Detroit and San Francisco.
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Ferry-Morse
Ferry
Ferry’s
Ferry-Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
Discretion of Speech in Francis Bacon’s Writings
A compact reflection on rhetoric noting that discretion exceeds mere eloquence and that pleasing speech toward the interlocutor matters as much as polished phrasing. It emphasizes prudent communication as a higher virtue in daily dealings.
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Francis Bacon
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