House Hunt Spurs a Rising Statesman in Georgetown
Anne and Neal seek a dilapidated Georgetown house to buy and renovate as they plan a future for their family. Neal builds a national profile while Anne pursues travel, study, and music, and Harriet arrives to press anti tobacco tea and coffee lobbying at their home.
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Neal
Anne
Georgetown
Court End
Washington
Hinsboro
Paris
Europe
Fontainebleau
Dora
Horace
Congress
New York
de Grasse
Alphonsine
Madeleine
Harriet
Sol
Sam
George Washington University
Mme. Hstavi
Senator Lassiter
Blythe
Farmers May Now Get After Weeds
Bruce Thornton of Colorado Agricultural College explains a government program offering rentals to keep land out of corn and wheat. He details clean cultivation as the cheapest weed eradication method, capable of controlling field bindweed, wild morning glory, Canada thistle, Russian knapweed, and other pests over two years with weekly cultivations, noting occasional plant survival and improved land value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Thornton
Colorado Agricultural College
WNU
Quail Food Supply Key to Upland Bird Health on Farms
The Missouri Farmer stresses food scarcity as a main cause for decline of quail and upland birds. It urges farmers to create patches and preserve cover, broadcast seed like lespedeza and clover, leave edge rows, and let crops provide habitat. Quail also help reduce pest insects and deserve farmer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Bees Drive Pollination and Honey Trade in New York
Dr. BE F Phillips of Cornell says pollination by bees is essential so vital that 600 colonies were imported to Niagara county last year. Bees generate a $2,000,000 honey harvest in New York and pollinate over one third of the $15,000,000 apple crop statewide.
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BE. F. Phillips
Cornell University
Empire State Honey Producers’ Association
New York State
Niagara County
Agricultural production and farm electrification in the 1930s
The record cites 1933 meat consumption surpassing 15 billion pounds, Utah sugar beet shipments rising 10 percent from 1932, Ohio farm electrification increasing from 16 000 in 1928 to 48 000 in 1933, 178 994 common barberry bushes on 575 properties across 26 counties, cattle fattening risks above 1000 to 1100 pounds, and flax production dominated by North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota and Montana.
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Utah
Ohio
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart
Washington notes the expanding federal role under the New Deal. Agencies like the RFC and FDIC influence banks and mortgages while NRA codes tighten credit terms. Forestation plans seek long term timber protection. Tensions rise between the Federal Trade Commission and NRA as powers clash amid bootlegging concerns.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NRA
Graphic Arts Industries
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Johnson
General Johnson
White House
In Warbling Mood Dress Bought For A Song
Mrs enters den praising a dress bought for a song. Mr replies to send it to the collector and he will sing for him. Pathfinder Magazine notes a light exchange between a husband and wife about a thrifted purchase.
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Hubby's den
Pathfinder Magazine
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
A newspaper notice states the Postum Company will mail a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to any reader who writes for it. The ad is placed in the paper for promotional purposes.
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Postum Company
Ady
They Count Small Temptations as Timid and Bold
A reflective line contrasts minor temptations with grand ones, suggesting restraint despite perceived bravado in larger challenges. The speaker notes behavior varies with scale, implying moral choices repeat across contexts. The tone hints at self-awareness and caution.
How Kruschen Helped Lose 14 Pounds at 85 Cents
An advertorial note claims Mrs. R from Deer River Minnesota used one jar of Kruschen Salts to drop 14 pounds, ease gas, and improve health. It advises a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning with a 4 week, 85 cent trial and a money back guarantee.
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Deer River
Minn
Solicitors Market Life Protection and Benefits
Solicitors advertise life protection plans from 1 to 4 and sick and accident weekly benefits up to 40. The Lonora Lincoln Protective Corp based in Vandalia, Illinois, promotes coverage to ages 16 to 55.
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Lonora Lincoln Protective Corp
Vandalia, I
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By Frances Parkinson Keyes
William Bruckart
Roosevelt
Western Newspaper Union
Tris Coleman
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Houston
Galveston
Harold Somers, Inc
B'kiyn
Laboratory
Berkeley
California
Ask Vs
the Latex CO
P.O. Box
Tox
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