Big Men Not Always Strong Says New Jersey Inspector
W Leonard Johnson, a physical examiner for the New Jersey civil service commission, reports that police size rules are flawed. Tests on 450 applicants show height over 5 feet 6 inches does not relate to strength, and weight only matters up to about 165 pounds. He urges revision of patrolman physical standards.
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W. Leonard Johnson
New Jersey Civil Service Commission
Popular Science Monthly
Red Pepper Rub Promises Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
Advert says Bowles Red Pepper Rub uses heated peppers to relieve rheumatic pains within minutes. Claims it helps stiff joints lumbago neuritis and chest colds. Encourages readers to buy small jar from their druggist. Also features John Masefield remark on college cabin ads and poets.
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John Masefield
London
College Cabin
Marsh
Will bans copying of oil portrait of father after death
Miss Rosalie Bicknell Babcock of Lingfield Surrey who died last July left 47798 pounds and instructed her executors to burn the oil painting of her late father before her funeral and to forbid any copying of it.
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Rosalie Bicknell Babcock
Lingfield
Surrey
England
Miss Babcock
Harvard Libraries Hold Millions Of Volumes Across Main Collections
Harvard libraries house about 3,168,390 volumes with 3,371 tons of books. The Chinese library contains 47,775 books and the law library 359,400 volumes. The note ends with a Euripides quote about forgetting worries.
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Harvard
Law
The Plains of Abraham
Book notice for The Plains of Abraham published by Doubleday Doran Co Inc via WNU Service.
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Doubleday Doran Co., Inc
WNU Service
Warpath and Winter Threaten Chemussio People
In the Seneca town of Chemussio the Dark Year brings hunger and war talk as Tiaoga and council plan the spring attack. Jeems and Toinette part with hope for a priest and a future marriage while Wuskoo leads a winter hunting retreat toward Lake Ontario.
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Chemussie
Lot
Jeems
Shindas
Toinette
Mary Daghlen
Mary
Thunder Shield
Lake Ontario
Ah de Bah
Tinoga
Chemussio
Teems
Wuskoo
Tyanagarunte River
Odd
Waskoo
Soi Yan Makwan
Wanonat
Jeevis
Winter of 1756 Brings Famine Hope to Chenussio
In a harsh winter描 the Senecas and allied tribes face famine and death. Jeems struggles to feed his family on the Little Selus while Toi nette and Wood Pigeon cling to life. A gaunt Father Roubaud arrives and performs a Catholic wedding uniting Jeems and Toinette as the village endures continued peril.
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Waskoo
Selus
Wood Pigeon
Teems
Famine
Toinette
Orly
Chemussio
Chenussio
Reems
Tiaoga
Ah de Bah
Mary Daghlen
Hleven
Thrush
Odd
Mary
Shindas
Ohio
Fort William Henry
Pierre Roubaud
Chenufsio
Wuskoo
Native Mary Kassab School Spurs Arab Girls Education in Beirut
Beirut, a major Near East education center, hosts the Ahli yah school opened by Syrian Mary Kassab in the English mission building. The non-sectarian native school grew from 20 to 300 in a few years and attracts girls from Iraq Palestine and across the Arabic-speaking world. The New York Times notes its popularity rests on its native non sectarian character and strong technical reputation.
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Beirut
Near East
Mary Kassab
Iraq
Palestine
Druses
New York Times
Inventions that shorten distance lower prices say Macauley
Influential view notes that railways steamships telegraphs telephones and newspapers compress distance and information flow to drive down costs. The quote highlights newspapers as a key information and advertisement conduit shaping price dynamics.
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Macauley
Decrease in TB of Cattle Shown
Dr. A B Wight outlines dramatic drop in bovine tuberculosis infection from 10 percent in 1908 to 1.5 percent in 1931 after mass tuberculin testing. By November 1980, 1 271 counties or 42 percent of US, reduced to under 0.5 percent infection in modified accredited area.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
A. B. Wight
United States Live Stock Sanitary Association
Chicago
Doctor Wight
United States
Poultry profits From Fall and Winter Eggs
The article outlines annual feed consumption by common breeds and notes that profits depend on fall and winter production. It cites USDA findings that most hens lay under 60 eggs yearly, with March to June lowest price, and recommends rations including scratch grains mashes meat feed green feed mineral grit and exercise through scattered scratch.
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Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Wyandotte
United States Department of Agriculture
Profit From Bulky Feed Boosts Dairy Returns in Texas
James F. Taylor of Hast Point Texas used home grown bulky feed to profit despite low milk prices. The ration for January to March included ground hegari Bermuda hay peanut vines and cottonseed meal. Cows averaged 20 pounds of milk daily worth about 20 dollars per ton of roughage after grinding costs and manure value.
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Jersey
James F. Taylor
Hast Point
Wood County
Texas
James W. McGown
Taylor
Cattle Tick Eradication Advances Despite Opposition
The cattle tick campaign has reached 85 percent eradication in infected regions as officials hope for near-term complete removal. Opposition from growers delayed progress but did not stop declines, with further measures like dipping and quarantines cited as ongoing efforts.
Iowa State College backs ground corn fodder to stretch supply
The report says grinding corn fodder extends the feed supply. Nebraska experiment station results show calves eat coarsely ground fodder with less waste and gain better than on whole fodder. Other livestock also benefit from reduced waste and longer lasting feed.
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Iowa State College
Nebraska Experiment Station
Tums Women Embrace Fishing Sensibly
Women increasingly fish, aided by fashion freedom and modern gear. Authorities note knickers or short skirts lessen social fear, while artificial bait spares delicate sensibilities from handling worms and minnows.
Inkling Polly and Molly Push Open Charge Account Topic
Polly asks if her husband understands her and Molly notes he began another charge account last week. Molly adds that he opened the account for her.
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Polly
Dearie
Molly
Restful Sleep for Fretful Feverish Child
Restful sleep for a fretful feverish child promotes comfort by aiding bowel movement. Castoria offers a pure vegetable preparation claimed to be gentle yet effective, with no harsh drugs or narcotics. Genuine Castoria bears the labeled name.
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