Magellan’s Western Ocean Voyage Celebrated by Chile
A commemorative note marks Magellan as the greatest navigator, with Chile leading anniversary celebrations in Punta Arenas and Santiago. The story highlights Magellan’s two voyages, mutiny suppression at Port St. Julian, the mutineers' fate, and the Victoria’s solo return to Seville after three years at sea.
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Magellan
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Philippines
Chile
Columbus
Spee Islands
Columbia
Magelag
Far East
Serre
Spal
Portugal
Spain
Parichate
Punta Arenas
Ufe
Ferno
By-Product Chemists Cut Cost of Phthalic Process
Furfural by-product from corn cob processing cuts a key chemical cost in phthalic anhydride manufacture. New U S government bureau office of development work will seek waste-to-product projects, aiding industry without fees. Immigrant waves threaten to overwhelm Ellis Island. push for tighter controls and possible passport holds noted as Congress debates immigration bars and labor impact. Senate control fights loom across states with many incumbents not seeking reelection. new House expected with many inexperienced members and dry versus wet policy battles shaping voting.
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Bureau of Chemistry
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Free America
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Janes D. Phe Fon
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Frank R. Gooding
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
James Watson
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William B. McKinley
Towa
Claude BR. Porter
Albert B. Cummins
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
Richard Ernst
James W. Wadeworth, Jr
North Dakota
H. P. Perry
FE. F. Ladd
Ollo—W. A. Julian
Frank B. Willis
Oklahoma
Scott Ferris
John W. Harroth
Oregon
George Chamberlain
Robert N. Stanfield
South Dakota
G. Cherry
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Utah
HM. Welling
Reed Smoot
Arge F. Cottrill
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Wisconsin
Pont
Thomas F. Gore
Edwin S. Johnsen
William F. Kirby
Arkansas
Charles H. Thomas
Colorado
A. J. Grenna
J . Lawrence ¥. Sherman
Hlinois
Repubtteans
House of Representatives
House
Prohibition
Changing Styles in Humor From Ward to Twain
The piece notes humor shifts across generations, citing Artemus Ward and Mark Twain. It argues Twain’s humor endures more than Ward’s, with examples like The Jumping Frog vs The Prince and the Pauper. It also cites the Boston Transcript on the enduring appeal of Twain. It mentions early Negro presence in America, Jamestown 1610 and the 1780 census listing 757,208 enslaved people.
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Artemus Ward
Lincoln
Mr. Ellsworth
Mark Twain
The
America
Jamestown
Dried Mummies in Medicine and Apple Crop Importance
A National Geographic Society Bulletin notes dried mummy was a popular medical remedy from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, with warnings about fake mummy products. The report also highlights apples as the national staple fruit, crucial to health and the economy, with emphasis on a large crop’s value.
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Deaser
National Geographic Society Bulletin
United States
Road Building and Trucks Tailor to Haul Needs
Leading manufacturers have abolished fixed ton ratings and fit trucks to the job based on road conditions. Farmers know road quality governs how much a horse or motor truck can haul. A two-ton city load may need only two horses on concrete yet require five on bad earth and ten on loose gravel.
APPROVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS 1920 totals and federal aid
Up to June 80 1920 the secretary of agriculture approved 2085 highway projects totaling 29319 miles with an estimated cost of 384.9 million dollars of which about 163.8 million will be federal aid. 2116 projects totaling 15044 miles were completed or under construction with a combined cost of 200 million. Federal aid work in the 19 months after the armistice through July 1 exceeded 330 million dollars, about 3 million more than all other road work in the era, while completions were valued at 60 million, marking a construction rate comparable to the Panama canal.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Panama Canal
Maintaining dirt highway with a light blade grader
A historical note extols the light blade grader as ideal for earth road maintenance. It praises a patrol maintenance system and states the grader, strong enough for four horses in heavy ditch work, remains light and draft friendly for two horses in regular grading tasks.
Lack Inoculation and Lime Reported for Alfalfa Experiments
Iowa Experiment Station reports 19.5 percent of 1073 alfalfa feedings failed this year. Of the failures, 35.7 percent stemmed from missing inoculation or lime or both. Inoculation and lime are estimated beneficial for about nine-tenths of Iowa soils. Paint prevents decay and is a form of insurance against costly repairs. Celery bleaching benefits from boards. earth banking increases decay risk. A massive rise in tractor truck use for hauling farm produce is anticipated over the next five years.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
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