California couple proves cattle grading boosts herd value
California's John and Mary Crowe credit a UC devised performance grading system with turning their herd into purebreds in nine years. Their first annual sale grossed 152800 on 69 head with 500 buyers. weighing and grading are done yearly, and selective culling raised average grade and weight across generations.
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University of California
the Country Gentleman
Henry Schacht
California
John
Mary Crowe
Montana
Washington
Guilbert
Be of Good Cheer Be Not Afraid Jesus Calms the Storm
A religious lesson emphasizes fear as a root of illness and presents Jesus as safer guide than psychology. It retells Mark 6 where Jesus walks on water and calms the sea, urging believers to keep eyes on Jesus and trust his care through life’s storms. Peter falters when he looks away, but faith returns as the boat reaches shore.
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Jesus Christ
Mark
Jesus
Peter
Coronation Jewels Highlight World Largest Diamond Cullinan
London readers learn about the Cullinan diamond and its cuts as the crown jewels for the coronation loom. The article details the Great Star of Africa set in the Royal Sceptre, the Second Star of Africa in the Imperial Crown, and St Edward’s Crown’s gold, gems, and arches. It notes Elizabeth II may wear pieces from her own collection and that tiaras will be worn by peeresses at the ceremony.
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London
Westminster, Abbey
South Africa
Transvaal
Edward VII
Africa
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth I
England
Scotland
Ireland
Canterbury
Mary
Duke of Edinburgh
Hyderabad
St. Edward
Mary II
William and
Keep Heart Declarations Amid Storms and Faith
A devotional exhortation urges embracing faith now before trials intensify. It speaks of Jesus guiding believers to safety, encouraging immediate surrender to Him rather than delaying until hardship worsens.
Music at work causes clapping and chaos in BBC broadcast
The Christian Science Monitor editorial cites a BBC music at work program misstep with Deep in the Heart of Texas. Workers clapped during the chorus as belts ran unnoticed, risking accidents and damaged machinery. It argues for proper musical choice and Doric discipline to maintain order and avoid revolutionary tastes.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Texas
England
Orlando Gibbons
Henry Purcell
Plato
The
Christian Science Monitor
Holmes dismisses Watson underwear prank as foul canard
Real Sleuthing notes Bill Hart debunking a Doyle era rumor about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It recalls a supposed exchange where Holmes claims Watson wears long winter underwear and deduces it by an offhand remark. The anecdote is labeled a foul canard.
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Bill Hart
A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Watson
Holmes
Dutch Benefactor Grants Gifts to Widows and Couples
A wealthy American born in Amsterdam celebrated fifty years of marriage by giving gifts to all Dutch couples married on his wedding date in 1902. He expanded the program to Amsterdam widows who can prove their wedding date, and now to widows over seventy in the Zee land village of Biezelinge. Gifts include cheques tobacco sweets sausages and large seasonal bouquets.
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Adays
Amsterdams
Amsterdam
Zeeland
Biezelinge
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Tslinday School
Rev. R
Warren
B.A. B
Matthew
Mike
Sally Hopper
Rosette Hargrove
NEA
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